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Hi folks, I am seriously thinking about getting an NAA Black Widow .22 Mag 4" for off-duty situations like going out with friends and dancing (even the G26 is heavy when dancing). So, who owns such a gun and what do the owners think about it? Black Widow Specifications: •Caliber: .22 Magnum...

Hi Folks, how far would the max distance for a 4-inch group with a .223 bolt action rifle be? I am asking because I want to buy/build a superaccurate bolt action rifle to compete with at 300m and beyond. I wonder if I need a .308 for that or could go on even with the .223 with a good bolt...

I have small hands and the Steyr SBS plastic stocks don't work for me. Their pistol-grip ist too flat. The wooden stocks of the SBS rifles are fine, they have steeper pistol grip. Also the SSG69 plastic stock is steep and fine for me, but I'd like a Steyr SBS with a synthetic stock and a steeper...

Hi Folks, today by hands-on-testing I could eliminate most of the choices for my next out-of-the-box precision rifle with some useability for hunting. These two are left to choose from: - Steyr SSG 69 PII (25,6" barrel, 65cm, .308Win) - Mauser 03 Jagdmatch Extreme (23,6" barrel, 60cm...

Hi Folks, I have to share this with you. The site I link to is swedish, but you will understand the bottom line(s). They tested various hunting rifles and one test is a fully blocked barrel with - as far as I understand - a standard factory cartridge being fired despite. Here you can see all...

Hi folks, I am about to buy a new .308 bolt action. I want it to be as precise as possible and still useful for hunting. Being Austrian, I'd like a Steyr, but I am open for others as well. But even choosing between Steyrs is hard, which of these would you choose and why? Steyr SSG 69 PII...

Hi folks, let's start our engines. Which would be your choice any why for your one and only hunting rifle to hunt everything from fox to elk with, a .308 or a .300 WinMag?

Hi Folks, I’m in trouble, I can’t decide between a Mauser 03 and a Blaser R93, both rifles would be in .308 and with match barrels (20mm). I’ll buy the rifle - for hunting (sus scrofa), - for 300m competitions and - for extensive practice at the 300m range. I want the rifle to be as accurate...

Hi Folks, one of us just posted the following in anonther thread here: I didn't want to hijack his thread so I ask the question here: What caliber & bullet have you actually successfully used on moose? With "actually successfully" I mean with the shortest possible or no need for tracking...

Hi there, almost by incident I've bought a pack of S&B "PTS" for my 7x57 today. Then I checked the ballistic data. Wow. Less initial velocity but hey, at 200m they outperform my RWS stuff by 500Joules! The S&B PTS are said to be identical with Hornady SST. Dou you have any experience with...

Federal now makes HE (High Energy) Cartdrigs that push 4.121 Joule / 3.040 ft/# out of a .308 with a 24" barrel. If you were to buy a new hunting rifle for boar and deer, would you go for a .308 or a .30-06?

I've just found out that my inherited and well appreciated Mauser 98 in 7x57 "only" has a 22,2" (56,6 cm) barrel. RWS factory ammo data is from 60" (23,6") barrels. I've never chrono'd my rifle. Would I notice a relevant difference?

Hi Folks, I am getting more and more interested in the .270 WSM. On the paper it seems to be a perfect cartridge (for 7mm people like me). Short barrel (60cm/23,6"), great performance, flat trajectory, moderate recoil, high energy, good bc... Do you folks have any real life experiences with...

A young colleague has her job-related ccw permit now. She only thinks of personal defense in close combat and wants the smallest sensible gun. Please do not make this a service-caliber thread. So we found the Taurus PT-22 and she likes it. - Is the PT-22 any good? Any experience? - Which other...

Hi Folks, I know, I've recently started a thread stating that caliber and bullet don't matter as much as we might think (http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=348820) But, still: I am looking for the best bullet for my 7x57 to hunt the following game. Let's assume the bullet...

Hi folks, I'm getting interested in the the Mauser 03 Match Extreme in 300 WinMag: Any comments / experience?

...I've recently read a very wise post in a German forum follwoing a newbie-question on what would be the best all-around-caliber for deer and hog. The answer was something like that: That summs it all up, doesn't it? IMHO all calibers are so similar in fact that the choice of caliber doesn't...

Hi Folks, I've heared rumors about problems with the Blaser R93. Yet very good shooters and hunters I know own and love their R93 rifles. Is there a problem, or ist it a Glock-Kaboom-Like Urban Legend?

What would you pick and why? IMHO it seems the 8x68S outperforms the 300WinMag, whereas the 300WinMag offers more different factory ammo and is wider spread worldwide...

what would be your pick? I assume a Steyr Pro Hunter...