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I was given this gun to fix. I wont. Don't even know what it is, doubt it would be safe. Anybody have any idea what it might me. There is zero markings except on the top where is says on one side of the grove notch for the rear sight, SAFETY HAMMER, on the other side it says DOUBLE...

I have a large Winchester gun safe. Digital style. It quit. I thought it may be the battery, (though its not that old) so I replaced the battery. it still don't work. Put the battery in, it lights up, showing its got powder and then the lights fade (per normal) but when I punch in the code...

In Nov. I mentioned that my son talked me into having my grandfathers depression era deer rack submitted to Boone and Crockett to attempt on getting it entered in their Record book. Original post: https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=581191 I had it measured and submitted, I got...

We made the news.http://trib.com/business/marine-corps-select-wyoming-plant-as-exclusive-combat-magazine-manufacturer/article_b4ba29a4-513b-5f48-90d2-c20789b0f905.html Magpul is headquartered in Austin, Texas, but moved its manufacturing facilities to Cheyenne last year. The Marine Corps...

I teach a women's SD and firearms' safety class for our local club. The little 38 J Frame size revolvers are quite popular. Some, moderate or low income women chose the Charter Arms 5 shot revolvers. Light hammer strikes pop up every now and then. I know Smith's and can normaly fix that...

The NRA has announced its moving the National High Power Rifle Championships from Camp Perry to Camp Atterbury, IN. Why I have no idea. By law the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) it task with conducting the National Matches and the Small Arms Firing Schools. This has been the case since...

During the depression not much was thought of buying licenses but when my Grandfather went to a hardware store to by a tag, the clerk said he would give him $50 for the deer before he shot it. My grandfather had this guy spotted, so he took his Model 94, in 25-35 and harvested it. (I've killed...

For beating out 40 other, Army, Marine, International, Fed and Local PD Sniper teams to win the 2016 International Sniper Competition. The SF Sniper School was 2nd, 3rd was the 19 SF Group. I haven't found the total results yet. It shows our "weekend warriors" can compete and WIN against the...

Spent yesterday comparing two Ruger Rifles. One was wife's Ruger Precision Rifle, the second my Ruger American Predator. Both in 6.5 Creedmoor. Accuracy was pretty close on both guns............when cold. When the Predator gets hot, it starts walking, shot about 1 to 1 1/2 Minutes High...

My 1868 (made in 1869) Springfield Trapdoor, in 50-70 has some interesting notches on the forearm, that were cut in for an unknown reason. Would be nice to find out why. If this gun could only talk. The gun shoots good. The slights leave a bit to be desired, but using the BSZ I had no...

Apparently the "no more Garands" rumors are false. They are just back logged. Got this from the CMP This morning. However they wont last forever. If you want a Garand (and every red blooded American should) save your bucks so you can get one when they start taking orders again.

I'm thinking I would get better results here then the reloading section. I'm in the process of getting a Springfield 50-70 Trapdoor (original). I want to shoot it but I don't want to use BP. Anyone have any recommendations for a Low pressure load. I'm looking at 5744 powder. According to...

I was ask to post a video. I elected to film one of my students instead of myself. Took me a while to figure out how to film and post the video. I need to hire a teenager if I'm going to make videos. This lady, is in her 40s and started shooting in Dec. Taking my 2 hours firearm safety and...

What do we know of this? I live near a small town on the WY-SD border. Rapid City being the closest large town, therefore I do a lot of shopping there. Scheels, Cabela's etc. And of course I've been known to buy a firearm or two across state lines. Long guns arnt the problem, Pay my...

I keep hearing/reading about Slam Fires on the M1/M14/M1A actions. Slam fire, meaning the firing pin hits and sets off the primer before the bolt is locked in battery. Excluding high primers (from poor hand loading practices) or loose primer pockets not holding the primer (again poor hand...

The president signed the NDAA. Defense bill. An amendment to this bill authorizes the Civilian Marksmanship Program to sell surplus M1911a1 to citizens of the United State. I do know the CMP has possession of these pistols, I saw the crates while at the CMP Advanced Maint. Clinic. How long...

I'm not a bird hunter, My son just brought me some pheasants. I've eaten them before and they were tasty but I don't know how they were cooked. Anyone have any good recipes?

I'm sure I'll get laughed at for this post, but here goes. I heard that pointing a laser at a snake kind of hypnotizes the snake. Not sure I believe it or not but now I'm having second thoughts. This has been an exceptional year for rattlers in this part of the country. Wife shot a couple in...

When traveling with a rifle/scope its good to confirm your zero prior to the hunt. The Weston County Sportsman's Club, Newcastle, WY will open its range to all wanting to confirm you zeros. The range will be open for "Sight In Days" from 9am -5PM Sept 29-30th, the two days before the Oct 1st...

I use to be a pretty good rifle shot, I'm still a dern good coach because I know what is suppose to be done but I don't shoot like I use to. I blamed it on age, I'm 68 now so that makes a good excuse. My kid wanted to go dove hunting as ask to barrow my 870 20 ga. so yesterday I dug it out of...