Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-22-2013, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 149
Re: A question about Ar-15 22LR
I'd suggest carefully thinking this over. I have a Colt .22 M4 Carbine, and I do like it. There are some things that you might want to consider:
The feel, balance and wieght are almost identical...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
05-19-2013, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 308
Re: For the AR gurus, I need some advice..
I'm starting to get in over my head here. As far as to the 'why' on those chrome bores, I have not read any tech information from the builders on that one. I can only go back to the 1960s and early...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
05-19-2013, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 308
Re: For the AR gurus, I need some advice..
The heavier bullets are NOW harder to get than the 55 grain FMJs. The 55 grainers have been around for a long time, and it seems that everyone and their cousin produces them. Now that the current...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
05-18-2013, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 308
Re: For the AR gurus, I need some advice..
From reading your past posts, and from where you describe the area you live in, for barrel length I'd say go with an M4 length barrel. That's not saying an M4 barrel, because those are milled for the...
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Forum: Curio & Relics Forum
05-17-2013, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 206
Re: My Latest Re-creation
I am a 'keep it factory' kind of guy, but THAT IS ONE NICE REVOLVER!!!! You did a great job with it. I'm with the others on this - what caliber is it and how does it shoot?
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
05-17-2013, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 398
Re: Homemade Pistol???
The one 'Kentucky" flintlock kit that I built required the drilling of the flash hole (where the flash from the primer pan ignited the charge within the barrel), but I recall my brother building a...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
05-17-2013, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 398
Re: Homemade Pistol???
Don't know where this is going, but the hammer is affixed to the LOCK PLATE.
As an assembly, the lockplate, hammer, sear and mainspring comprise what I've always known as the 'lock'. Remember the...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
05-16-2013, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 398
Re: Homemade Pistol???
I'm not the premier guy on this one to go to. All of the kits that I saw or built came from mostly Italy, and a few were Spanish. One was even Japanese. As far as the marking on that lock, I...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
05-15-2013, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 398
Re: Homemade Pistol???
I'm still thinking it came from a kit, but it is very possible that your Dad made it from parts, too. Dixie Gun Works sells just about everything you'd need to build just about any pistol or rifle....
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
05-14-2013, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 398
Re: Homemade Pistol???
A couple of very goods and a not-so-good for you. Your Dad did a great job in building this pistol. If I had a guess, I'd say it was a kit gun from the 1960s to the mid 1970s, and your father did a...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-13-2013, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 486
Re: Primer problem?
Two things came to mind when I read this post: The first thing was are those small regular pistol primers?, and the second was maybe a light strike from the hammer/firing pin from a weak mainspring....
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-12-2013, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 134
Re: Cleaning Stock On Remington 511 .22
No matter what you use as a cleaner, you should strip the rifle down. You'll be much better able to do a really good job of it. Another point is that I'm pretty sure that your rifle is ready for a...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-09-2013, 01:38 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 520
Re: Inherited a Remington-Rand!
That was the first thing that caight my eye, too, Double D. The slide catch looks like a replacement. Not knit-picking, but the stock screws look a little chewed up.
Steeler - that is a nice...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-09-2013, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 202
Re: hornady #3120 for 303 brit AND 7.7jap??
Hope this helps - I read in an OLD Rifleman magazine (1950) that data for the .30-40 Krag could be used for the .303 British. The lightest .303 bullets were listed at 150 grains, but the Krag had...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
05-08-2013, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 212
Re: Some old WW2 ammo Range Report
Great post! Good shooting, too. Especially when you figure ammo that old fired from open sighted military weapons.
Happened to do an inventory of my little stash and ran across some 1959 FA Match...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-08-2013, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 441
Re: Derringer
Sounds to me like you got a good one. A derringer is a true 'Belly Gun', in that if you poked it into the belly of the attacker you might just hit them.
I bought a .22 derringer on impulse and...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-03-2013, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 312
Re: Can't crimp undersized bullets
This isn't too huge of a leap - you are talking about QC at Hornady. That's a big part of Customer Service.
I just cancelled my order with Lyman for a .223 case guage. Had the darn thing on order...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
05-03-2013, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 531
Re: Parent open carries in school
I'm glad that this guy had the right to open carry (I carry conceal all the time), but I'm not wild and crazy about his way of testing the law.
As a parent and grandparent, I know how goofy kids...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-03-2013, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 312
Re: Can't crimp undersized bullets
I'm with Stev on this one. That's about the last thing I'd have expected from Hornady. I think I'd have miked my cases though, if the sizeing dies were new or if I hadn't used them before. I'd never...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
05-02-2013, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 741
Views: 29,932
Re: who's reloading tonight?
Now That's one sweet lil helper you have there, Time2shoot! I just came up from loading a couple hundred M193s and some M1 Carbine, and have added both to my rainy day stash.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
05-02-2013, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 844
Re: Need help identifying this gun
Looks to me like that pistol started off as one of the widely available 'kit guns' from the 70s. A lot of places sold them for about $75, and you built them like we did model airplanes as kids. The...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
05-02-2013, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 3,623
Re: .22 long rifle ammo
Looks like there be brightness on the horizon. I've been watching the prices of .22 long rifle, and just today I've finally seen some on the internet at under .20 cents each. Still pricey, but it's...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-02-2013, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 318
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-02-2013, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 222
Re: P-38 Hold Open Problem
From my manual on the P-38, the slide catch is held down (and out of the way) under slight pressure from the forward end of the 'cocking piece spring', and that slight tension is over-ridden by the...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
05-01-2013, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 343
Re: Mitchell 8mm Mauser
Never owned or even handled a Mitchel Mauser, but every post I've ever seen from Mauser collectors shines a pretty dim light on them. The ones I've seen advertised have brightly polished bolts. I...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
04-30-2013, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 222
Re: I am getting Frustrated!
Steve - round ball moulds are still easy to get. Have you thought about maybe getting a set of Lee moulds? They are cheap and they are very simple to use. Lead for casting is as cheap and easy as you...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-30-2013, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 253
Re: bunch of 45-0 stuff / questions
That's quite a treasure-trove you have there, Soundguy! I haven't found much on early .45-70 balloon head case headstamps, but I'd bet that is what the unmarked case is. Not sure about the case with...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-29-2013, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 282
Re: Hornady 110 gr fmj uses
I'd say that you could use those for either the 30-30 or the 30-06, but to start with the starting load and work up from there. I think I'd keep my velocity under 2000 FPS.
That being said, other...
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Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum
04-28-2013, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 537
Re: Veteran strikes back
I'm not too keen on "being tolerant of national pride for people moving here". My Dad came over from Ireland in 1939, joined the Army, served in WW2 (D-Day Infantry, and later with General Patton),...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
04-28-2013, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 557
Re: Lever Action Rifle
Bigdad5 - those Oregon Trail lead bullets are great! I used to buy those for my .45 Colt 'Cowboy" loads (250 grain) and they are the very best lead bullets I've ever used. It's been a while, but I...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
04-27-2013, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 447
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
04-26-2013, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 621
Re: Whats the future of assault weapons?
Bumblebee - I'd bet that your M1 Garands WOULD be on a ban list IF the Liberals get their way. I can almost certainly say that eventually even Garands will be called 'Assault Weapons' because they...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-26-2013, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 226
Re: Bushnell Rifle Scopes
I am not a Bushnell scope authority, but I have owned 7 or 9 of the 3X9 Sportview models over the past 40 years. In my experiance, I generally like them, but I have found the quality to be...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
04-26-2013, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 621
Re: Whats the future of assault weapons?
As the other members have expressed here, the term 'Assault Weapon' has been misused by media and political intrest groups to the point where it means nothing, except of course, to demonize certain...
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Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum
04-26-2013, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 537
Re: Veteran strikes back
He did the right thing in stepping up to the plate and ripping that foriegn rag from the pole and leaving it on the ground. It was flown in deliberate disrespect to our flag. I doubt if the Mexican...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-24-2013, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 641
Re: Some old WW2 ammo
Congradulations on a great score on that ammo! From the pictures, the .30 Carbine ammo looks like it MAY have been reloaded - to me looks like the extractor grooves look darkened like they have been...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
04-24-2013, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 879
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
04-24-2013, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 331
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Forum: General Discussion
04-22-2013, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 266
Re: Ammo Bots
Thanks for the link! I'm waiting for .22 long rifle to come back to our Universe before I buy more - .30 cents each is just plain wrong. When I started out shooting as a boy, Winchester Super X was...
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
04-22-2013, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 396
Re: my jungle carbine
Not too sure about the wandering zero being a myth. I've only had one No.5, and the groups opened up for me when the barrel heated up after 30 or so rounds down range. As far as the scope mount, the...
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Forum: Black Powder Shooting / Muzzleloaders / Handguns
04-22-2013, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 615
Re: Run on black powder?
I'm going to have the wife keep hers in the vault.
Danged idiot Liberals.......... With the current ammo prices, I was going to get out the ole .58 Springfield to keep in practice with and save...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
04-22-2013, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 402
Re: Ruger 10/22 Takedown question
Unless Ruger changed the rear sight leaf on the takedown model from the standard 10-22, there should be a slideing insert on the rear sight leaf with 2 very small slotted head screws. That will give...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-22-2013, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 458
Re: IBM M1 30 Carbine
I have to agree that your IBM shooter is about $700-$800 in todays market, and with the insane prices of ammo, $1000 for your 2000 rounds is about right. George - I'm with you on the actual value....
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
04-21-2013, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 520
Re: For post 556 I give you
Air Force Security guys are lunatics in my books. Had an inflight emergencey (likely rotor blade seperation) in about 1982 and made a forced landing at a SAC Base in Northern California. We were all...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
04-21-2013, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 520
Re: For post 556 I give you
As late as 1984 the Reserves had a mix of M16A1 and M16A2s ( I was active duty assigned to an ARNG Unit). As far as the forward assist (M16 vs M16A1) all components - Active, Reserve and ARNG - had...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
04-20-2013, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 256
Re: Question about 223
In choosing your load, the first thing is decide what the intended purpose is. You need to consider the rifle (bolt or semi), the purpose of the load (tin cans or critters), the availability of...
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