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My brother has an Springfield M1A scout and is looking for recommendations on a red dot for it. I suggested Leupold but apparently they don't make anything for .308 Any one have something they like I can pass along to him?

One thing I've noticed in this forum is mods/admins are zealous to close threads. I honestly think that any possible excuse an admin can find, even if they are not within the rules, will result in thread closure. Case in point: The 'You can never be too careful' thread about the Alec Baldwin...

I have a grandson that is an infantryman in the Army. Educate me on body armor. Is the stuff the Army currently issues the best available? (I sort of doubt that). What would be your recommendations for what is the most practical for someone in that position?

An interesting article, that I think ties into the previous accidental discharge thread, but I also think this is worth a discussion of its own: https://pistol-training.com/archives/1241 I think this is very true:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/26/us/arvada-colorado-police-shot-good-samaritan/index.html Not much detail here, but the high level is an active shooter killed an Arvada PD officer and was subsequently shot and killed by an armed citizen. On the one hand, I understand why he wanted to secure the...

I am fully aware that there are states and localities where it is hell to obey the law and own and carry a gun. But, the overall tide across America is overwhelmingly moving toward less and less restrictions. In 1986, there was only 1 state (VT) where there were no restrictions on carrying a...

PV has provided an update on how things are from the perspective. https://www.powdervalleyinc.com/reloading/industry-update/ A comment made there caught my attention: I've never heard anything like this before. Did I miss something or is just internet ramblings?

This ain't gonna help us with ammo prices. https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-8dfe8e59751b63c52921ebbc6ccf1caa Any takers on how long before we start seeing great prices on Aguila .22 on gunbroker?

I've always used passive retention for my holsters and didn't give it much thought. However, my new alien gear holsters have the option of using active retention. I certainly understand the need for law enforcement to have active retention because of the threat of being in a scuffle and someone...

I have a Springfield xds 9mm that I typically wear IWB with a stiff 1.5" belt (it has a kydex core). The holster is kydex and was cheap, typical snap on well molded to the pistol and has good retention. But it is often uncomfortable to wear. I carry a spare mag in my pocket, but that's not...

Youtube video going over a .50 cal MSR exploding on a guy. He sustained life-threatening injuries, but he did survive and reports he will make a full recovery. My reason for posting this is that I am very dubious of his claims that it was a 'freak accident' caused by old ammo that had been...

Per Politico Expected to require 'ghost gun' sales to go through FFL and speculation that other directives will be: regulations on concealed assault-style firearms prohibitions on firearm purchases for those convicted of domestic violence against their partners federal guidance on home...

There is an online course offering for "Home Defense Online" that I received an email about. I'm NOT trying to plug this, I would just like some feedback on this idea. link I've always been dubious about this type of thing, but then again I haven't found much in the way of local training that...

While I'm waiting for bullets, here's some stickers? :confused:

To start off, I don't consider myself a hunter. I did do a (notably unsuccessful) elk hunt once. But that was it. My Northern KY back yard has a steep dropoff to a stream bed and has some thick brush divided by a path that my dogs trample fairly clear through the middle of it. I was able to...

A few weeks ago I put my AR into the safe cocked with the selector on SAFE. I took it out yesterday to clean it, and after putting it back together, the selector was frozen. It simply would not budge out of Safe. I finally had to release the pistol grip and drop the detent completely out...

I've just gotten my hands on an M1 carbine (YAY!) and it came with 20 rounds. Due to this coming through family hands that know nothing about the rifle, I want to make sure that the rounds are actually appropriate for this rifle. I'm not having any luck identifying this headstamp. Can anyone...

My Grandson is a newly minted Army 11-Bravo (infantry). He was home on leave and asked Papa for a range day. We had a grand time of it. He sure knows how to handle an AR platform! He heads to Jump school in January.

https://strategypage.com/htmw/htpeace/articles/20201031.aspx This article discusses cold war era soviet munitions going off. Granted, it seems several of the incidents were due to unrelated fires, but I'm wondering why the western world doesn't seem to have these issues. Its not like there is...

I just discovered that the BATF has classifies unfinished receivers as not firearms. https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/are-%E2%80%9C80%E2%80%9D-or-%E2%80%9Cunfinished%E2%80%9D-receivers-illegal Which raises questions with me. I thought that firearms manufacturing required a ATF license and that...