Search results

I have a mec 650 20 gauge shot spilling machine. I have had it a long time it has never really lived up to what I thought it should be. It seems like I don't get through a session of loading with out it doing something that involves it dumping shot on the floor. It's favorite way is to hang in...

This is embarrassing but I give up. Can anyone clue me in on how to resemble the trigger and shell lifting mechanism in a Remington 512? The back part with safety I'm good with, but can't tell which side of trigger spacer goes on can't get feeding mechanism to time or function right or bolt to...

The news right after the horrible school shooting was that they found the dead shooter with two hand guns a Sig and a Glock. Later in the day his car was found and a Bushmaster AR 15 was found in the trunk or at least thats what I remember now if I am hearing right the dead were killed with an...

Does anyone have any suggestions / experience with taking a glossy wood finish and making it a more satin type? I have refinished a stock using true oil it's very glossy and was wondering about what to use to break the gloss would roten stone be a good choice? bb

Browning A5 20 gauge older gun maybe 60s vintage. This gun does not eject the last shot. Shooting skeet with it, load two rounds first shot cycles normal and loads next round which fires then that shell hangs in the port still held by the extractor and is kind of hard to get out. The gun is...

My bushnell range finder has turned sticky. Just pulled it out of my hunting box and the plastic has turned supper sticky don't know if it is age or maybe bug repelant has gotten on it, but it feels like glue. Does anyone have a cure for this? Some chemical that might re-cure the plastic so to...

I have used Art's Belgian Blue with good luck, but what about Pilkington Classic American rust blue, and Mark Lee Expess Blue 1? Has anybody used them is one better or worse than the others? Is one of the easier or faster? bb

I remember seeing this many years ago in a magazine article but bullets for reloading were cheap then. I just looked it up on line and found some info from Corbin. The equipment seemed very expensive I would have to make a lot of bullets to of set the costs. Has anyone, or is anyone doing this...

On the rimfire central page is a post about stock refinishing using armor-all and true oil in combo? He posts some examples and they look great any thoughts?

I'm thinking of finishing a rifle in some sort of grey finish. I have seen some Ruger Rifles with a grey color finish that was darker than a stainless type finish. Any Ideas or suggestion's I don't think I want to "paint" the gun with a bake on type finish. bb

OK I have had some good luck with using Belgium blue on modern guns I got an older gun that was at one time blue, its marked nickel steel which I think might have been sort of a for runner to stainless steel. It is now as silver as any of the knives and forks in my wife's kitchen drawer. Has any...

I have a brno 611 which is a very trim easy to Carry 22 mag. That is with iron sights, ad a scope and it's as bulky as any other scoped rifle. There are almost no parts or accessories for this model rifle. I have 57 year old eyes. No line trifocals make iron sights possible but not great. I...

Some time back a friend brought me his Remington 1100 in a bag. He had taken it apart to clean and couldn't get the right combination to put it together again. It had been apart for years and had rusted some on the barrel. I got all the rust off and took the barrel down to bare metal and...

Has anyone tried the Barnes loaded ammo especially the 243 round? It's kind of pricey so it would be nice to read a report from someone who has tried them. bb

I am wanting to re-blue a rem 1100 barrel that has rusted. I have sanded out the pits I started with 320 then 400 now 600 wet sanded with wd 40 the metal is now ready. The question is, it is a vent rib barrel and I was thinking of using Art's Belgium blue which involves putting the barrel in hot...

Changing the hammer spring in a ruger 22 auto is a real female dog to do. Does some one have a jig or tool or technique to make this a little less painfull bb

Please tell how to grain the metal I understand the sand part but do not have a clue when it comes to giving the metal a grain finish PLease and thank you bb

If you do love the shooting sports here is what the old buzzard bait thinks you should do. Get out the 22 grab some targets and ammo and take a kid shooting. Make it the kids day, make it fun and informative and you will be rewarded many times over. bb

I have loaded some 30-06 rounds as follows ww case cci 200 primer & 150 gr barnes tiped triple shock bt 52 gr imr 4064 over all length 3.245" I'm shooting them out of a 22" barrel rem 700 I get fair groups I want to plug in the velocity to the spot on nikon bdc program. Can anyone give me a...

Why did ruger drop the 10 22 magnum? Was it lack of sales are was there some problem with the rifle? bb