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Check out the old Mossberg Model 43 or 44B. Both good entry target rifles.

If you regard a rifle as a tool, kind of like a garden rake or wheelbarrow, it makes no sense at all. But if you like rifle design and rifle history it makes plenty of sense to me. That's why I have four Krags and a Winchester 95, all different and all in 30-40. Of course I don't have a wife...

I heat my 30x40 insulated shop with an overhead propane unit I bought from Northern Tool. Takes about 30 minutes to heat things up when its' cold. Since I have an open ceiling I need a fan up there to blow the warm air down and circulate it better. Otherwise, this arrangement works just fine...

I use Privi brass in 7.5x55, 30-30, 7X57 and 9.3x62, as well as their bullets. My supplier is Graf and Sons.

I'm thinking that if your son shoulders the rifle and sees only black, it is either a gun mounting problem, an eye relief problem or the stock is too long for him. Eye relief will be shortened at higher magnifications, as well, making that full circle of light harder for him to find. Another...

Bolt handle clearance is more of a problem these days with the bulky scopes shooters insist on installing. If the objective lens doesn't contact the barrel, it is the bolt handle hitting on the ocular end of these variable power scopes. Then because you often have so little space between the...

I see it has the earlier milled trigger guard. I also like to see a properly greased Garand, even if it can be a chancy thing on a pretty quilt. You'll have much enjoyment out of this rifle. I own a new production Springfield Armory M-1. The fact that it has an "un-original" receiver keeps...

For you fellows who might pick up a Win. 71 in the future, it might be a good idea to buy brass and bullets now, especially the brass. A few years back when manufacturers were trimming back production of less popular calibers, I stocked up on .348, .250 Savage and 30-40 Krag brass. I agree...

My previous efforts in forming cases for my 1910 Ross were with 300 H&H brass. I don't recall extreme efforts in doing so, just a lot of neck trimming and more rejected cases caused by dimpling in the shoulder. I even tried expensive BELL basic brass years ago but had indifferent results...

I just finished up 50 cases and lost only 4, so not a bad outcome for such a radical forming procedure. Here are the steps I followed. 1. Use a .348 Win. sizing die with the stem removed, adjust the die until it sizes the neck just down to the shoulder junction. The purpose of this is to...

Would you let the rest of us in on the secret? I find it strange the rifle does not even have a proof mark on it. Test firing it, I think, would require a tire and a long string. Good luck and wear safety glasses.

Just a suggestion on Marlin 39's. Try to get an old one if you can without that devil's invention, the rebounding hammer. The newer rifles also use a different carrier which is more subject to mechanical problems. The older style 39's are smooth as glass, whereas the new 39's are gritty when...

I believe we have hashed this problem out before. When the bolt is closed and cocked, the striker is not being held far enough back for the cam on the safety to engage with the corresponding area on the striker. If you want to confirm this, just put a bit of paper or shim on the trigger sear...

Back in the late 70's I lived for a year in a cabin 50 odd miles from Manley Hot Springs. Thanks to my Marlin 39-M and my retriever dog, Zach, I made many a meal from spruce grouse shot out of tall trees. The rifle never failed me and has an honored place in my gun safe.

Welcome to the forum, Ty. Dr. Mike is spot on with the idea of getting a .22 rifle first and learning the basics of shooting and firearm safety. Then you can begin to learn the fundamentals of hunting, the humane killing of game, the proper field care of game and finally, the tasty result at...

Photo of my Newton rifle.

I own a Newton, Dr. Mike, and can tell you a little about the rifle. My rifle was originally in .256 but, no doubt because of the unavailability of factory ammo, was re-rifled and rechambered to .270 Winchester. A pretty easy conversion if you think about it. With a groove diameter of around...

Palouser: One more photo of the rifle from the other side. I'll keep you in mind on this. The rifle is not going anywhere anytime soon.

Here is a photo of my Winchester Mod. 70 Fwt. in 7X57. I purchased it from the White Elephant store in Spokane and over the years it has hardly been used and has yet to be blooded in the game fields.

Good to see the interest in the 7X57. I endorse the idea of stamping the barrel .275 Rigby, just for the nostalgia, if nothing else. Nice reloading setup, SJB. Similar to my layout, except I have a RCBS Rockchucker next to my Forster Bonanza Co-Ax. Dr. Mike, I have a post-64 Win. Fwt. in...