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What advice is out there regarding 9mm ammo and Glock magazines? Specifically about over-all cartridge length. I have a Winchester brand hollow-point and one round was stuck and reluctant to pop up to the top. The shortest round measures 29.33mm and the longest round (the stuck one) measures...

There are no shortages of 357 & 44 Mag topics posted in the revolver as well as the hunting sections. There is always speculation and advice coming from those that do well with either or some don't suggest a 357 Mag for deer at all. This is my firsthand account. Opening day I shot a good size...

Does anyone have any info at all about perhaps some changes that would allow pistol caliber rifles, such as 357mag & 44Mag lever actions or bolt carbines in the zone that has traditionally been "shotgun" in the lower half of lower Michigan? I heard the neighboring state of Indiana allows that...

New to me and very interested in buying for deer hunting. Any good or bad experience out there with Magnum Research BFR in 45-70? I've seen a few things about it on line. Anyone have actual hands-on use commentary about it either way? For the money, not sure what I would gain over a Super...

First impression of newly purchased Ruger Super Redhawk. The plastic box seems to have been molded to fit the common wood side panel grip. The larger rubber finger groove grip is a bit of a squeeze getting it into the box. Mine is the 7.5 inch. Application is close range deer hunting. Used some...

Can someone say if this is a fault condition or normal? I have an older Marlin 336 dated about 1976, lacking the cross bolt safety as on newer versions. When the rifle is fully cocked and ready to fire, there is free play in the trigger. I can wiggle it forward and rearward about 3/8 inch...

Anyone have experience with poor results sighting in a scope on a Weatherby Vanguard 30-06? With mechanical centered bases and an optically zeroed scope, my hits are off a country mile. I can also verify that when bore sighting after poor results after firing. I learned of Talley designed scope...

Just thinking out loud on a random thought while browsing topics. I've had a couple 30-30's, one blued & short, another longer and stainless. I reluctantly had to sell them a while back to pay unexpected medical bills. I always regretted that. I'm not a serious deer hunter, but I enjoy deer camp...

I tinker with surplus and used optics at times in the shop. A buddy wants one of my used scopes installed on what looks like a Colt M-4 style rifle. Markings include Mckay Enterprises, LLC, 5.56mm, FirePower, Speed, M&S Armament. The application is coyote hunting, 100 to 200 yards. Any...

Any experience with Burris newly purchased Zee rings (low). Looks like they are fractured. Normal or defect? There's a split in the ring I don't expect. Package says 420083 Low, but mine look like super low. There's an extra split in the ring I don't quite understand if it's a defect or intended...

Any experienced opinions pro or con with the Mossberg 4X4 in 25-06? Shopping for a low cost 25-06, will skip over some I found, and I wondered if this one is a possible buy for me.

Any adverse side effects to rubbing the Bear Grease brand leather dressing inside a "Hunter" brand holster? Right or wrong, my thinking is along the line of "ball glove" dressing- you know, something to make new, stiff leather more supple. And I like to darken the color of the unfinished edges...

First time user of the new model Ruger Super Blackhawk in both the 7.5 and 10.5 inch barrels. Intended game Whitetail Deer. Plan is to sight in using common 240gr soft nose hunting rounds in 44 Mag from Remington and Winchester- unless there is a particular round you guys might suggest as being...

Just picked up a Ruger new model Super Blackhawk in 44 Mag for deer hunting season. I don't care for the original grip because I think it's somewhat poor fitting and slippery. A Hogue finger grip or maybe a more attractive wood finger grip is what I desire. For those that have already upgraded...

I've seen a good number of threads about revolvers, and I have always admired the name of "Colt". A very recent thread prompts me to ask about a Colt revolver. I don't have one. The only Colt's I've had were the 45ACP, AR-15, and M-4. I do have a superb 22 rimfire in a S&W 617, along with other...

For rimfire silhouette shooting, I've relied on a Leupold scope with target knobs. That has served me quite well until I sold the Kimber & Leupold combo. Today I tested a different scope that doesn't seem to need any adjustment at all from the chickens back to the rams. The scope is a Burris...

This morning I sighted in my new Ruger model 77 in 44 Mag. Man- what a punch! That dry dirt cloud at the berm, first shot, hole on center left and right, this little baby will take a deer no doubt at all. The 44 Mag really developes quite a lot of power out of this barrel. First shot was center...

Can anyone say from direct hands-on experience, if the Ruger model 77 / 44 Mag rotary magazine operates better than the 357 Mag? I was the original owner of a 357 Mag rifle, and the rotary mag was lousy failing to function as it should. Is it well known or not that the 44Mag version works as...

I had a customer ask me about a subject and I did not know what to say. I may find the answer here. This guy wants to mount a shotgun in some sort of a base or holder to his pickup truck. He has a carry permit that I presume allows him to have a pistol sitting on the seat if he wants. He wants a...

A deer hunting buddy wants a 20ga auto-loader, rifled barrel, 4X scope. So I suggest a Remington Sportsman 11-87, synthetic, deer model. I don't know much about what's out there and how good or poor the models may be. Any other suggestions?