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I've contributed to the Firing Line for several years and Art was a familiar person and a great guy. Since then, I haven't noticed any particular person's name who might be the site's "manager". Is there any one person who is, or could be the "new" Editor? John Picher

I have a Rem 700 Light Varmint Stainless Fluted rifle, bought used. Lately, the factory Limbsaver recoil pad has "melted-down", becoming sticky. It was surprising to get on the Limbsaver and find the exact match for the pad from a list of factory rifle pad numbers, so I ordered one (not...

I have four, 10 round, home-made quick-reloaders for tubular magazine .22 rifles. My B.I.L. made them for his rifles. If you have a rifle with a tubular magazine you like to keep for shooting critters, but don't like loading/unloading it, these can be used for both quick loading and unloading...

The .270 Win, 140-grain Accubond, with 56.3 grains of Reloder 22 ripped into the 860 lb. bull's lungs at 290 paced yards, and it dropped into a small clearing, only 15 yards from the point it was shot off the haul road. The bull was walking slowly toward a couple of cows we'd seen minutes...

Target shown is my "control" ammo, consisting of 130 grain Nosler BTs from two different Rem 700s, shot recently to compare grouping of my Win .270 rifles at 200 yards. The reason for testing is to find the best .270 Win load for Maine Antlered moose this September, and perhaps for deer. Both...

Some time ago, I remember reading about using Auto Polish to protect the exterior surfaces of all guns and other metal items. I've been using Turtle Wax F-21 Liquid Car Polish on all my guns for several years now, and it works great! (It says it's safe for all surfaces and lasts for a year on...

I've used this target for sighting-in rifles, usually at 100 yards. I created it on an old CAD program that no longer works, but we print them from an original on a laser printer. (See attachment) (Feel free to download and reprint.) JP

The best scope for not too much money has been this one: Mueller 4.5-14X with adjustable objective. It's on one of my better .22LRs, but is a great scope for the money. I wouldn't hesitate to use it on a bolt-action .223 or somewhat heavier-recoiling rifle. I've had other variables that...

I "lucked" onto a "new-in-box" 700ADL, .223 Rem/with "cheap" scope at a salvage store for $265. Before shooting it, I pillar-bedded the action, adjusted the new trigger, and free-floated the barrel. Then, I picked up a Leupold VX2, 3-9x, on-sale, mounted and bore-sighted it at 50 feet in the...

Attached pictures, showing my tent blind set up adjacent to a Snowmobile corner signpost/blind. The view is 400+ yards down an old abandoned county road. Rifle is a Rem 700CDL, stainless fluted, .270 Win, in a Stocky's Ultra Walnut, Leupold VX2- 3-9X, Timney trigger. Note the protection tape...

Thought I'd share: I made this bipod (photo attached) when I was about 16 years old, when some of us were woodchuck hunting with our deer rifles in Central Maine. My dad was a plumber and showed me how to anneal copper tubing and to use various tools, including an acetylene torch to sweat...

My son inherited a Rem 721, 30-06 from his father-in-law several years ago, but hasn't used it because he has a nicer, lighter 700 BDL that I had given him in the same caliber. Now he wants to modernize and lighten it, so went ahead and bought an ADL stock, a new mount, and new scope, then...

My "used" 700 craters primers, but they don't back out at all. I've read all about 700s having too much gap around the firing pin, but mine seems to fit well. I sent the rifle to an authorized "Remington Repair Center" and they claimed that it has excessive headspace, saying that the action...

I'm concerned about the ethics of shooting at animals beyond the distance that people can hit a pie-plate sized kill zone on the FIRST shot. Have you lost animals you've shot, or shot at at long distances (over 400 yds)? Do you commonly use a rangefinder, a wind meter, and have you actually...

I have a Fluted, Rem 700 Light Varmint .223 Rem and recently noticed that when the barrel heats, the flute grooves seem cooler than the ridges. I had always touched the ridges to check for barrel heat, but thought the grooves would be hotter because they're closer to the bore. Has anyone...

I have a relatively new Rem 700 Stainless LV, .223 Rem. One problem I can't seem to correct is that it craters primers, with all loads. It's not a pressure problem, since I'm using relatively mild loads. Other than the crater at the firing pin hole, the rest of the primer is not flattened...

Two buddies and I went to Capitol City R&P this week and shot our bolt-action rifles. I brought my .223 Rem, Remington 700 SS LV, .243 Win, Rem 700 ADL - 1980 vintage, (converted from .22-250), and .270 Win, Rem 700 BDL SS, in a Sendero stock. All the rifles shot quite well and it was fun...

I used to do gunsmithing for a local sporting goods store in Central Maine. Once, a Winchester 94 came in for cleaning and sighting-in the factory sights. I took it to the range and, upon firing, the lever kicked-open somewhat, hurting my fingers. Another shot did the same thing, so I stopped...

Price, including a Rem $40 rebate is only $260. About $140 off, according to the flyer I received by internet. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Remington-Model-Bolt-Action-Rifles/1702427.uts (I'm not in the market for a new rifle at this time, even for grandkids.)