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- Fri May 25, 2018 11:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Cops need to go back to revolvers
- Replies: 52
- Views: 10481
- Thu Apr 26, 2018 4:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Possible Service Pistol... Beretta APX
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2891
Re: Possible Service Pistol... Beretta APX
The APX was designed and tested by people with decades of LE and mil experience, lots of it on Glocks. I've carried Glocks near exclusively for 20 years, the M&P and APX being strong contenders if i ever move away. Most mil personnel have no clue when it comes to pistols, and issued ones are rar...
- Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Random firearms musings and comments
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2177
Re: Random firearms musings and comments
Its like v2.0. Same idea modernized. Reversible bolt handle, takedown, common mags.... all the stuff not done then. While 5.56 and 12ga do better, not everyone can handle one, so the 9mm has a niche. And it's built better than the Hi point..
- Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:53 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: M1 carbine
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4731
Re: M1 carbine
The NEW built Inlands seem to run ok, have spoken to several owners with lots of M1/M2 experience who seem pleased. Those owners had combat experience during the general festivities north of the 38th parallel and in the 1950-1970 Southeast Asian War Games, so i think its safe to say they know the su...
- Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Suppression Fire. Levergun content: 100%
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4010
Re: Suppression Fire. Levergun content: 100%
That is an Mlok foreend. You can add rubberized or plastic or even wood panels to it. Before people say it doesn't look right... Teddy Roosevelt had a Winchester 94 with an original Maxim suppressor.... over a century ago. So he could quietly kill pests (2 or 4 legged) at his place in NY and not dis...
- Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shaving the old way.
- Replies: 96
- Views: 10452
Re: Shaving the old way.
Rgates that is the method ive used with bowl, mug or tin the last 25 years. Low mess. Works anywhere from a truck bed to a latrine, as long as you have some water.
- Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:16 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ruger no I in 22lr. Update
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4022
Re: Ruger no I in 22lr. Update
The Marlin 39 is man sized.
- Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Shaving the old way.
- Replies: 96
- Views: 10452
Re: Shaving the old way.
I went from electric to Mach III, to safety razor. I use a Merkur 38.
Badger and Blade is a forum for shaving, also has a gun section... lot of knowledgeable guys there.
Badger and Blade is a forum for shaving, also has a gun section... lot of knowledgeable guys there.
- Wed Dec 27, 2017 5:56 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Any AR builders here?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4389
Re: Any AR builders here?
ALG is the sister company to Geissele (his wife runs it). For crisp 3lb trigger, spend the $$, get a Geissele DMR. I use a SSA in my duty rifle, the DMR will get down to 3lb (for work, 4.5 is our limit). Sharps has gotten into some shady stuff, .25-45 is not worth it for me. The new .224 Valkyrie ha...
- Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Self Defense Shot Placement
- Replies: 56
- Views: 8315
Re: Self Defense Shot Placement
Mozambique, and don't expect a single headshot to work. Seen two that didn't in 4 years. Know of others.
- Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:50 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Youth gun choice for hogs
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2438
Re: Youth gun choice for hogs
Headshot with the.223, she will do fine.
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:39 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Finally got the Marlin 1984 44 Magnum on the Range
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1524
Re: Finally got the Marlin 1984 44 Magnum on the Range
Mine had XS ghost ring sights. With .44 Mag Magtech loads or Winchester JSP it shot very good groups.
- Thu Oct 05, 2017 11:37 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "UN"-Cocking a Firearm
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3999
Re: "UN"-Cocking a Firearm
When i first started shooting revolvers 25 years or so ago, an older gentleman who by his age probably crossed the Red Sea with dry feet, knew Sam Colt personally, etc taught me the safer way to decock a pistol than the shooting hand thumb method i used was to pinch the hammer between thumb and inde...
- Wed Sep 06, 2017 5:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hurricane Harvey
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3857
Re: Hurricane Harvey
We are good now, just waiting for the insurance people to decide how bad they want to stick it to us.
- Sun Sep 03, 2017 11:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Hurricane Harvey
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3857
Re: Hurricane Harvey
I spent 12 days straight on duty, 7 sleeping on a cot, 4 of that with no power or water. Didnt go home for 8 days straight. Have power n water now, and easily $20,000 in damages. Friend in Houston had his house under 45 inches of water, including a Jeep, 2 trucks, 2 motorcycles and $7000 in guns inc...
- Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Do I need a special front sight?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6979
Re: Do I need a special front sight?
Not that i can remember though i don't have a 94 handy to check.
- Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:30 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: News From Henry Repeating Arms
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2490
Re: News From Henry Repeating Arms
Can anyone explain the fieldstrip procedure for the Long Ranger, with specifics? I emailed them and never received a reply.
- Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: RUGER M77 HAWKEYE 275 RIGBY
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6490
Re: RUGER M77 HAWKEYE 275 RIGBY
I have a pre 1913 Mauser, in 7x57mm... i will stick with it.
- Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Do I need a special front sight?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6979
Re: Do I need a special front sight?
For low-visibility work (heavy forest), the only thing that beats a fiberoptic front sight is a fully illuminated optic (Aimpoint, etc). I've spent a lot of time in low light hunting things that shoot back. Solid black irons are basically useless. I spent a couple weeks running around Bavaria with a...
- Thu May 04, 2017 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Kid's first deer kill
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2253
Re: Kid's first deer kill
I had to wait till i was 38, and used a 7mm Mauser. Last year. My dad waited till this year, used another Mauser. He never got one prior to Vietnam, waited 35 years after to hunt anything not shooting back.
- Sat Apr 29, 2017 7:03 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: ATV, UTV, mini truck?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3744
Re: ATV, UTV, mini truck?
Where i hunt, a 2 man UTV is the property utility vehicle and does well offroading a few hundred acres. A 13,000 acre deer ranch i hunted uses full size suburbans exclusively, and apparently with mud tires they get into places even ATVs can't. They have a squad of UTVs and ATVs for various uses, but...
- Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: .410 derringers. Thoughts?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10110
Re: .410 derringers. Thoughts?
Excellent for mice...
For dogs, a .38 or 9mm minimum. For meth cookers, that or better, with reloads.
For dogs, a .38 or 9mm minimum. For meth cookers, that or better, with reloads.
- Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Advice please-Winchester 1895 .303 British
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4258
Re: Advice please-Winchester 1895 .303 British
PPU, S&B, as well as Fiocchi should all be available in Switzerland in .303. All shoot fine in my Lee Enfields, the Sellier & Bellot probably the cleanest. The FMJ loads duplicate the British army loading and won't be too hot. If you can find it there, a Sentry Solutions Tuf Cloth won't hurt...
- Sat Mar 25, 2017 11:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 38 Special load and holster
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4935
Re: 38 Special load and holster
I use a Mika vest holster. For ankle....Bootlock is only 1 i can recommend.
- Sun Dec 18, 2016 5:06 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What are these things used for?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4273
Re: What are these things used for?
You are incorrect. They will reliably cycle in the Benelli Nova or Supernova, most Mossbergs or anything with a similar shell lifter.Bulldog wrote:The Winchester 1300 is the only repeater that will reliably cycle them without modification.
They've been around for about 15 years.
- Thu Dec 15, 2016 5:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What are these things used for?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4273
Re: What are these things used for?
They make a buckshot version that's made the double the amount of rounds you have onboard without significantly affecting terminal performance at typical ranges. You can fit about 8 in a 5 shot tube, etc.
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 2:33 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 1895 Love affair
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2750
Re: 1895 Love affair
Never shot a 95. One day....
- Thu Nov 03, 2016 3:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: SELLIER & BELLOT Ammo ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2052
Re: SELLIER & BELLOT Ammo ?
I've shot S&B extensively.
12 gauge
9mm Para
.45 ACP
.357 Magnum
7x57mm
8mm
7.62X39mm (lots)
.303 British
5.56mm
Various others. Across a 15 year period. Rarely had an issue with any of it aside from one box of .357 that kept sticking in the cylinders after being fired. You'll be fine.
12 gauge
9mm Para
.45 ACP
.357 Magnum
7x57mm
8mm
7.62X39mm (lots)
.303 British
5.56mm
Various others. Across a 15 year period. Rarely had an issue with any of it aside from one box of .357 that kept sticking in the cylinders after being fired. You'll be fine.
- Sun Oct 30, 2016 10:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AR-15 accessories?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1957
Re: AR-15 accessories?
Vertical foregrips are personal preference. Used them extensively on issued M4s. My current rifle doesnt have one as it needs to be slick as possible, getting hung up as you jump out of a patrol car really sucks. I generally use them as a hand stop not a true VFG anyways.
- Sun Oct 30, 2016 4:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AR-15 accessories?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1957
Re: AR-15 accessories?
Stocks and grips: Usually Magpul by choice. Sights: Troy Industries are good, Magpul also excellent, various others. Slings: VTAC My work rifle has a Magpul CTR, MIAD grip, MBUS sights, an Aimpoint PRO and a VTAC. Various others I have are generally similar with minor variations. Mine all get used f...
- Fri Oct 28, 2016 1:57 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: My Little Winchester 94 Family
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3772
Re: My Little Winchester 94 Family
I've never owned a Winchester (any) though I've certainly shot enough of them.....
- Sun Oct 23, 2016 9:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Front Sight Options
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1362
Re: Front Sight Options
The XS stripe works well but fiber works better for most older shooters.
- Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AR15 sling info and advice wanted **UPDATE**
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2862
Re: AR15 sling info and advice wanted
Not typically a single point fan, but for a pistol itd work. The Magpul is one of the few convertibles which really work. I use a VTAC at work by preference.
- Fri Oct 21, 2016 1:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: AR15 sling info and advice wanted **UPDATE**
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2862
Re: AR15 sling info and advice wanted
Magpul MS3 or 4 would do if you had to do both.
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 12:31 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Putting Iron Sights on....
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4664
Re: Putting Iron Sights on....
Shocking thought, but get a truck seat mount for the rifle?
Or a roof rack mount (above your head)?
I've seen scopes go weird too, but irons can get dinged up just as bad.
Or a roof rack mount (above your head)?
I've seen scopes go weird too, but irons can get dinged up just as bad.
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A better Range Trip with the Ruger 556 AR/ EoTech combo.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1090
Re: A better Range Trip with the Ruger 556 AR/ EoTech combo.
1 in 8 will stabilize up to 77 grain easily. If you truly intend on using for serious purposes, get rid of the Eotech. Period. I could bore and/or horrify you with over a decade's worth of bad Eotech stories, but Eotech was sued by the US government successfully and has refunded a lot of them due to...
- Mon Oct 10, 2016 9:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: "Get a Grip" -- Added "Deer Tracks" to a Stock, Part 2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1181
Re: "Get a Grip" -- Added "Deer Tracks" to a Stock, Part 2
I saw the first pic (white outlines) and thought that was the finished product before reading. My thought was "pimptastic".
But the finished product, while not quite to my taste, does look good.
But the finished product, while not quite to my taste, does look good.
- Mon Oct 10, 2016 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Krag Rifles ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2541
Re: Krag Rifles ?
Very smooth action. Not overly strong, but strong enough.
- Thu Oct 06, 2016 3:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good Reminder To Carry More Than Just Bear Spray
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2427
Re: Good Reminder To Carry More Than Just Bear Spray
Never hunted for either but I've read enough times that in some areas, firing a shot is basically a dinner bell for bears, and it's a race to get the meat/antlers out before the bears find you....so one guy works, the other guy guards.
- Sat Sep 24, 2016 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Guns of the old west
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1092
Guns of the old west
Saw a Fall 2016 issue in the wild today at Walmart for those inclined.
- Fri Sep 23, 2016 12:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Largest usable outdoor knife?
- Replies: 87
- Views: 9564
Re: Largest usable outdoor knife?
I've always stuck with 4 and 5" blades for general work. I carried a 5.5" Ka-Bar deployed and never actually used it (folders did all the work). Sunday I killed my first deer, ever. Cull hunt of a red stag (doe, so technically, a red deer), so it wasn't much of a hunt, but a clean kill and...
- Mon Sep 19, 2016 1:36 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Basic Question - "Rifle" vs "Carbine"
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5494
Re: Basic Question - "Rifle" vs "Carbine"
Then what do you call a shotgun with a rifled barrel?
- Sun Sep 18, 2016 10:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Basic Question - "Rifle" vs "Carbine"
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5494
Re: Basic Question - "Rifle" vs "Carbine"
The term carbine has been around for centuries, since wheellocks were in use. The Musketeers of fame and legend and many many Disney movies, before they carried muskets as the Mousquetiers du Roi (Royal Musketeers) were the "Carabiniers du Roi", carrying wheellocks, not flintlocks. The Ita...
- Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 870 remington fail and killed a woman
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4823
Re: 870 remington fail and killed a woman
You can do the exact same thing with an 870, 1300, Nova, etc.......
This is not new news.
This is not new news.
- Tue Sep 13, 2016 1:51 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Strange request for help
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2799
Re: Strange request for help
Any bicycle shop. The boxes they come packed in are huge and heavy duty.
- Tue Sep 13, 2016 1:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: 870 remington fail and killed a woman
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4823
Re: 870 remington fail and killed a woman
Major smell test issues on the intent. I've heard of 870s firing when dropped, but very rarely. Only legit one (seen pics) I know of involved a deputy who got into a guns-getting-pointed confrontation, chambered a round in his 870. Guy dove in his car and sped off. Deputy safed the gun and threw it ...
- Thu Sep 08, 2016 1:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Care To Comment On Washington AG's proposed Gun Ban?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2598
Re: Care To Comment On Washington AG's proposed Gun Ban?
Excellent way for him to remove himself from office.
- Thu Sep 08, 2016 1:46 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New shotgun Mousegun.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1429
Re: New shotgun but NO wildfowling.
I couldn't find one of those, so I had to satisfy myself with a 12 gauge Benelli Nova for pest removal around the place....
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 2:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Great customer service from EOTech!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1388
Re: Great customer service from EOTech!
A grand on a rifle, or an optic?
Rifle....Bravo Company Manufacturing, Noveske. Or Daniel Defense for most stuff.
Optic? Aimpoint, unless you need magnification.
Rifle....Bravo Company Manufacturing, Noveske. Or Daniel Defense for most stuff.
Optic? Aimpoint, unless you need magnification.
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 10:20 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A Question for the Ages - Medieval Armor.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 5192
Re: A Question for the Ages - Medieval Armor.
Sort of like a line from a Terry Pratchett book (satire and fiction) where everyone is signing up and joining units (the nation is going to war). One old sergeant (police type) who had served in the infantry is relating his experiences to the young guys. Shows them their equivalent of the Bible and ...