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I took my 10 year-old grandson (and his father) to the range for the first time today. He was shooting his dads Marlin 880SQ (that I'd accurized) and he did extremely well. He shot standing, but resting the rifle on the sandbags and put the first shot dead-center on a 50 foot pistol target and...

Recently, there have been demonstrations promoting open carry of firearms in Maine's largest city. Although it's a person's right to do so, is it the right thing to do, or is it an unnecessary provocation that will ultimately hurt all law-abiding gun owners? When I was in my teens and...

I've been thinking lately of rebarrelling the old .22-250 Rem 700 into .243 Win. I don't have as much use for the .22-250 anymore, but there are lots of coyotes around and the .243 would be just the ticket for them and for long-distance varmints during windy weather, which is about all year...

Every time I clean my semi-auto .22 LR rifles, pistols, and revolvers, I find a mixture of partly-burned powder, wax, and lead coating the insides of the action. When firing in dim light, there's a lot of flame that shoots out of the loading port of semi-autos and revolvers. I'm wondering if...

My b-i-l Ken, known to some of you folks as Slabsides, passed away July 9th. He helped me learn the shooting sport over 55 years ago and I am thankful for his guidance. He was an excellent pistol shot, winning several state championships in .22 LR handgun silhouette in the seventies. Ken...

It's funny how any discussion of a particular caliber tends to sink to a "my favorite caliber is better than your favorite caliber" rut. It's the old "My dad can beat up your dad" philosophy. It would be refreshing if people could stick to the subject. It may be vailid to compare...

I'm generally happy with my Leupold, despite the hard-to-turn power adjustment ring in cold weather. One thing that was very apparent during early morning hours was the reflection of my orange hat in the reticle, causing it to show somewhat orange and close to the color of a deer in sunlight...

I mounted the new Leupold 3-9x Vari-X II on my Rem 700, .270 Win, stainless barrelled action in the "takeoff" Sendero stock (with a thin layer of epoxy to make a perfect fit). I had sighted in roughly with some old reloads a while back, but finished sighting in for deer today with fresh loads...

I was given a couple of boxes of .308 match ammo and happened to pull a bullet to try firing only the primer in a Win 100 to check firing pin function. When I went to dump the powder out, it was all stuck together and I had to dig it out. The boxes and cases don't look like they were stored...

It appears that the synthetic stocks on the Rem Model 7 can be cut to adjust it's length for smaller folks. I'm considering cutting one up to an inch to fit a friend. Has anyone here know that the stock is made to be cut? Is there any factory literature that says so? Picher

Good variable scope for a Rem Model 7, for 30-250 yard deer hunting, discount-priced no higher than $285. A woman just bought a Model 7 synthetic stainless in 7mm-08 and would like a decent variable scope to hunt in woods and fields near her house in Central Maine. She's not a great shot, so...

(I originally posted this under the New Model 70 thread, but maybe it deserves it's own thread.) I can't figure out why gun nuts like ourselves get so wound up about paying for the cost of a rifle, handgun, or shotgun that may last a lifetime and appreciate in value, and even passed on to...

Does anyone else hate the quick eyepiece focus feature on many scopes today? Some of them turn so easily that the crosshairs can disappear when going through brush, or accidentally hitting the eyepiece when handling the rifle. The old style of threaded eyepiece with locking nut seems much...

I'm a sub-permittee for a friend and need to back him up. Without resorting to borrowing my son's (my previous) .30-06, I'm thinking of using some already-owned (but never-tried) heavy bullets in my .270 Win. These are my bullets: 140 Grain Barnes "X" bullet 140 Hornady BTSP Interlock 150...

Yesterday, I was browsing the Kittery Trading Post and happened to look in the used stock barrel and there it was; a short-action 700 BDL Classic-type stock in Like-New condition for $40. I don't have a rifle that could use such a stock, but thought I'd post this, just in case someone wants...

I went to Dick's to get a few slugs to test my grandson's shotgun that I'd installed a Simmons Red Dot sight on last evening, when I spied the O/Us on the rack and started looking them over. First, I looked at the Stoeger Condor, then the Rem Whatchamacallit, then picked up one of the 20 gauge...

The new Marlin 717M2 autoloader shoots half-minute groups according to Shooting Times editor Hutchencroft. The article was quoted as correct by another poster under the "Looking for a new .22 Bolt gun" thread. Sorry, but the article gave the average group size of .65" at 50 yards. That's...

A friend brought over a 999 all apart and couldn't re-assemble the cylinder/frame. There's a small flat spring that retains the cylinder and though it came apart, now won't allow the cylinder to be inserted into the frame. Anyone have that problem solved? Picher

This is mostly for beginners: The way a handgun fits my hand and points naturally is very important to me. The first shot is the most important when hunting or doing quick shooting. I've tried hundreds of handguns and have dismissed most Semi-Autos, including the 1911 Colt variations because...

Reading about and experiencing the lack of stopping power in handgun rounds, I was wondering if anyone had tried using sabots to drive rifle-type 6mm bullets to over 2,000 fps out of .44 Mag or .41 Mag cases in revolvers. An 80 or 90 grain 6mm projectile built like a Nosler partition or solid...