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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 05-26-2007, 08:38 AM
Replies: 0
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Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Center for abused, neglected and misunderstood rifles

Preacher TJD calls his home shop by this name.....he does some amazing things with rifles......mostly stuff that people trade off cause they won't shoot, are extremely inaccurate, or just plain...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 05-24-2007, 10:54 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 16,891
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: flattest shooting rifle?

Well..it is almost always the combination of weapon, ammo, optics and shooter.....but.....the best is probably the one you can afford to shoot....a lot......having said that....I have found that many...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-24-2007, 10:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,496
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Smile Re: New CZ 453- wow

You are on the money..the CZ is a very good platform right out of the box....add a mildot scope...about 3x 10, one inch version....put a rail on it...and get a case of CCI minimag solids..not the...
Forum: Self Defense Tactics & Weapons 05-13-2007, 07:18 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 19,203
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Best Auto Pistol for CCW

The best pistol is one that you can afford to shoot a lot. If all else is equal, pick something with 4 in the caliber. I like .45 ACP but .40 SW is also a good selection. The key is being able to...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-13-2007, 12:05 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,156
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: The 10/22 Hobby

Terry,


As you know, I own some fancy engraved guns, some very accurate ones....but if I could only have one gun my 10/22 would be it...pound for pound more fun than any other gun I own....
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-06-2007, 11:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,156
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: The 10/22 Hobby

Thanks Bruce,

Well....we got it together and now the issue was getting it all adjusted to me......we put a target stand downrange at 16 yards. This distance has meaning for .22 LR. The target...
Forum: Feedback Forum 05-06-2007, 09:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,565
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
MIDWAY Tumbler

I bought a tumbler from Midway and about a year after I bought it the switch shorted out and caught fire. Luckly I had it on a power strip and the reloading room (and house) didn't go up in flames. ...
Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum 05-06-2007, 09:56 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 820
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Ruger Mk I

I got one too....nice little tackle box gun but I need a spare mag....the late ones that are in my 22/45 do not fit...Haven't found a source....got any ideas...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-06-2007, 09:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,195
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Very Disappointed In My New Stainless 10/22

Tex....please take a look at my thread on the 10/22 hobby.....my son has one of those with a bull barrel....after we tweaked it..it is a tack driver....
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-06-2007, 08:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,230
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Tricking out a 10/22

ah please see my thread on the 10/22 hobby.
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-06-2007, 08:40 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,420
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Range report -- Savage Mk I FVT

The problem is variation in rim thickness...most common .22 LR varies from .036 to .042 in rim thickness. If you measure it and shoot only the same thickness, i.e. .038, then all of that stuff will...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-06-2007, 08:31 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,156
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: The 10/22 Hobby

The 10/22 trigger is an example of a great design executed coarsely. The trigger has a mile of creep and a ton of pull....is sloppy and changes each time you pull it. To fix all of this the very...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-06-2007, 07:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,678
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Cleaning

Please see my thread on the 10/22 Hobby. I have an unusual technique on my 10/22s. First...I always clean from the breach to the muzzle. Since I have learned how to make the 10//22 a precision...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-06-2007, 07:18 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,156
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: The 10/22 Hobby

Finishing up the receiver.....

I drilled and tapped the receiver for a weaver rail. This is important. The ring mounting arrangement on the standard model is just unacceptable. I wanted to use...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-06-2007, 07:02 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,156
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: The 10/22 Hobby

Working on the next installment....
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-05-2007, 11:04 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,907
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Marlin 60 problem

Boy 22 wrf is all over this one....I launched the spring and spring guide from mine several times....I usually could find the spring but the location of the spring guides, that little nail looking...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-05-2007, 11:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,907
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Marlin 60 problem

I never could get past this problem in mine...until I found that CCI Mini Mags seem to work like gangbusters in it....but almost everything else jams up from time to time....
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-05-2007, 10:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,156
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: The 10/22 Hobby

I then completely disassembled the rifle.

The high dollar approach is to buy a new barrel....

The stock barrel is ok if you work it some......


Most used rifles have been cleaned from the...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-05-2007, 07:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,156
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: The 10/22 Hobby

The first thing the preacher did was to hold the 10/22 at the balance point and to push in on the rear of the receiver with his thumb. It moved! He then took the stock off....as it turns out, the...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-04-2007, 11:38 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,156
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: The 10/22 Hobby

I met him then, he was a preacher for a small church in town. He loved to fix up 10/22s on a shoe string and then paste the guys that spent hundreds of bucks on theirs.....we got to be friends and...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-04-2007, 10:41 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,156
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
The 10/22 Hobby

A few years back I was at the range plinking with my .22 Model 60 Marlin and doing some accuracy work with my .243 when this character showed up with a couple of old rifles that looked like they had...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-03-2007, 11:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,215
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: 10-22 help please

The suggestions to clean it are good ones but the problem you have may also be the extractor. It is fairly easy to replace, you just have to be very careful not to lose small parts...Brownells and...
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 05-03-2007, 10:29 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,302
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: .22 shorts

Boy do I remember those.....22 gallery rounds were fun
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-03-2007, 10:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,568
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: CZ 452 varmint .22cal LR arrived

I love that rifle...they are tack drivers right out of the box and the set trigger is a joy....
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-03-2007, 10:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 850
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Ammo Sensitive

it is called stacked tolerances......22 is sensitive to headspace and it headspaces on the rim....before you get too far along....clean it real well and finish everything off with a bore snake. If...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-03-2007, 10:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,174
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: bolt action vs. autoload

There are a lot of variables to consider...but if you have ammo with uniform rim thickness...then try the Cz bolt gun.....it is a tack driver out of the box and has a wonderful set trigger.....

I...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-03-2007, 10:09 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,736
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: .22 subsonic HP's

If you have a rifle that is capable of really accurate grouping then subsonic will give you an advantage at longer ranges..when a .22 goes from sonic to subsonic it becomes a little bit less stable...
Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum 05-03-2007, 10:07 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,295
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: High quality 22 auto for target shooting

I have several .22 pistols....the best of the bunch is a High Standard Military model...a very accurate and fun to shoot pistol.....a close second for fun is my Ruger 22/45 with long barrel and...
Forum: The 1911 Forum 07-21-2005, 08:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 948
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: AMT Skipper

Well..as luck would have it, I called this morning and someone had just purchased them so I am am back to looking for magazines for the Skipper .40
Forum: Vietnam Memories Forum 07-20-2005, 10:28 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,003
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Hueys

It usually meant I was getting extracted to me.....so...the sound gives me goose bumps....what I can't stand is the smell of JP4...I have been in a couple of these things that burned....
Forum: Vietnam Memories Forum 07-20-2005, 10:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,860
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Did anyone in your squad choose the AK-47 over the M-16?

I wasn't a Marine but I certainly used an AK-47 for night cordon and search entry operations. The reason had nothing to do with reliability. It was the sound. Normally I worked with one other...
Forum: The 1911 Forum 07-20-2005, 10:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 948
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: AMT Skipper

Thanks for the lead..I will order a couple tomorrow...Mike
Forum: The 1911 Forum 07-17-2005, 03:38 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,138
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: Kimber or Springfield ,for my 1st 1911?

I have a Springfield miliary model that has been modifed with a trigger job and Bomar sights. As long as I used good magazines, I have no problems with the pistol...None....

My dad has a Kimber...
Forum: The 1911 Forum 07-17-2005, 03:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,212
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
Re: IAI 5000

I am having the same precise problem as Shooter45 did with the same pistol. I have re-tensioned the extractor and done a light polish on the ramp. The problem remains. I am hoping that a quality...
Forum: The 1911 Forum 07-17-2005, 03:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 948
Posted By Mike_MTM_Rolla
AMT Skipper

I have an almost new AMT Skipper in .40 S&W. The Skipper is a stainless steel compact in Commander size. I need a source for magazines. I tried a Megar for a .40 Colt Defender but it doesn't fit. ...
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