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    Favorite 1911 magazine

    I picked up a Sig 1911 45 ACP Nightmare fastback recently. I am looking to get a few more magazines for it. It came with 2 factory 8 round magazines. I was wondering if anyone has a favorite other then factory magazines? I have heard good things about Chip McCormick and Wilson Combat or is it...
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    reloading 300 blackout

    I lucked onto a Ruger 300BLK at a local fire company raffle. I was looking over reloading data for it. I noticed in the 2023 Hodgdon annual manual it shows small rife magnum primers for most of the loads. I have CFE BLK powder that I am planning on using in it. Does anyone have experience...
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    35 Remington Case trim length for Hornady 200gr. FTX

    I inhertited a Remington 760 pump and an old Marlin " waffle top" from my uncle in 35 Remington. I picked up some Hornady 200 grain FTX bulltes for them. i was wondering if there is a certain case trim lenght on 35 Remingotn like there are on other cartridges when for load the FTX bullet? Their...
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    Kimber Raptor II

    I picked up a Kimber Raptor II a few weeks ago. I was wondering what magazines you run in your 1911? I want to pick upo a few extra and it only ca,me with one from the factory. I looked at the factory magazine and they seem pricey. I attached a picture and the first target I shot with it. Thanks.
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    maple stocked rifles

    Looking for some input. I am looking at maybe purchasing a maple stocked rifle. Any pro or cons? I only own walnut or laminate woods stocked guns and thinking of changing it up next time. Any real world advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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    Remington Model 7- 260 trigger question

    I picked up a used Model 7- 260 a couple years ago. When all this stuff came out about their factory triggers being faulty I checked out their site to see if it affected either of my 2 guns. It did and I filled out the forms and hadn't heard anything from them about it till this spring. I filled...
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    Atikokan Boy Scout canoe trip

    I am a little late posting this. Me and my son went with his Boy Scout troop to the Don Rogert Northern Tier high adventure base this summer in Atikokan Canada. We canoed 75 miles in 5 days. We some some beautiful sight and had some awesome fishing. The weather was perfect 65 to 75 every day and...
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    243 neck splitting

    I was out shooting my 243 today with my daughter to get ready for deer season and after some of the shot I noticed that a couple of the cases the necks were split at the junction of the shoulder. This is the second time these cases have been fired and this gun. I partial resized them and they...
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    45/70 help

    My son got his 45/70 this past week and I need some help loading for it. I set the dies up as the instructions said (rcbs) and when I went to seat the bullets I crushed the cases. I figured I didn't have enough of the case mouth expanded, so I went back and re-expanded the case mouths again. I...
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    Marlin Model 1895 45/70

    Does anyone have any experience with the newest model 1895 that Marlin makes? I know that they had some quality control issues when Remington moved the plant to NY. From what I have found on the internet it seems to have been fixed. I was looking for any real world experience with them. My son...
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    Trijicon MRO red dot

    Long story short I lucked onto a gun in a raffle two weeks ago. I decided to take the store credit and upgrade to a Springfield Saint. I am looking at some sort of scope or red dot for it. I have no experience with red dots scopes. I watched the Night of the Saint videos and and saw that they...
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    windham weaponary src

    Does anyone have any experience with these firearms? I was thinking about picking one up to plink with. I don't know a whole lot about ar's and have posted on a couple of other forums. I am just trying to get as much info as I can before I shell out money for a gun. They seem like they have a...
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    need some imput/advise

    I know this isn't probably the right sub forum to post this in , but i need some quick advise on it and I thought this would answer my question the fastest. I picked up a used Sako Model 85 in 338 Federal this past week. The gun was supposed to come with a zeiss conquest mc 3x9 scope on it. When...
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    Montana Rifle Co. Model 1999

    I have the chance to purchase one of these. Don't know a whole lot about them. I looked at their website today and they seem to be well built rifles. Anyone have any experience with them? I looked in my Blue book and can't find any values on them. What would a fair price be on one of these guns...
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    Savage Model 14 feed problems

    I picked up a new/used Savage Model 14 in 204 Ruger. I took it out today to test fire it and see how accurate it is going to be. When I got to the range I couldn't get it to feed out of the clip. Anyone else ever have this problem? If you have was there an at home fix or should I look at taking...
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    custom encore rifle barrels

    I am thinking of purchasing a custom barrel for my T/C Encore rifle. Does anyone have any experience with a custom barrel for these guns. I was leaning toward one from either Match Grade Machine or E. Arthur Brown Company. I have been looking on some other forums and these two company's names...
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    What do you think it's worth?

    I am looking at purchasing a used T/C Encore 204 Ruger rifle. It has a cheap Tasco 3 x 12 scope on it. It also comes with a 209 x 50 muzzleloader barrel. It is wood stocked and appears to be in pretty good shape. I am not sure if the 204 barrel is factory or from the old Fox ridge outfitters...
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    Berry's for jam

    Not really a recipe, just of a picture of my berry's we picked tonight. I picked about 5 quarts of greenhouse strawberry's, 2 quarts of black raspberry's and 12 quarts of blueberry's. My sister got half of the blues since she helped pick them. The rest my wife will make into jam/jelly if I don't...
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    Cz American 527 rifles

    Does anyone own a CZ rifle. I am thinking of getting one in 204 Ruger. I have never owned one, but from what I have read they seem to be well made. I was also considering a Ruger or Savage in the same caliber, but am leaning toward a CZ. I like the fact that it is clip fed. It is a lot easier...
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    Joined the Whelen Fraternity

    I have been reading about everyone on here who has a 35 Whelen and how much they like them. I have been looking for one for a while and I finally found one. It is a used Remington 700 CDL. I put a Leupold VX2 3-9 on it. It appears almost brand new with only slight handling marks. Now I only...
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