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Could someone distill down the firearms related wisdom in the now closed chimpanzee attack thread to the point where they could tell us what would be a good minimum defensive weapon for police officers tasked with confronting them? Surely a 12 gauge and 00 buckshot would be nice but if an...

Well actually this one had a happy ending when the shooter was apprehended by armed co workers and the police. Still the poor fellow she shot was in a world of hurt, what with the arrow sticking out and all. :) http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6219604.html

I have one quick and simple question regarding Montana game law. What is the magazine capacity limit for hunting deer/elk/bear? (My personal guess is either 4 + 1 in the chamber or 5 + 1 in the chamber, but I couldn't find the info on their website.)

Does anyone here have any recommendations about where to get started learning about all the models, styles, manufacturers, variations et cetera of the M1 Carbine? There are a lot of them for sale right now; some are $300 and some are $3000 and to tell the truth they all look alike. :confused...

Too many choices to make an automatic poll so this is a do it yourselfer. What are your favorite scope rings? Here is an incomplete list. Feel free to choose from the list or add another maker. Feel free to list favorites and wannabees. Warning 1: Duct Tape is not allowable! Warning 2: Tolkein...

As one who's been interested in gun and knife shows, flea markets and general people watching since the 1950s I've noticed a few differences recently. I would wonder if these are generally seen or just a product of the shows I've visited. Or a product of my imagination? :confused: First of all...

I was wondering if anyone else had a buck in their backyard that they've been following for a long time? I have one that I've been tracking, stalking and never quite connecting with for 4 years. Sometimes when I leave the woods I'll find his tracks where he has walked up to just out of visual...

Is there any good starting place to learn about red dot scopes and holographic rifle sights? I have no experience at all with them except for a couple of el cheepo holographic scopes I got as "free bonus gifts". Needless to say the freebies were like looking through toilet paper tubes.

(to misappropriate a line from The wizard of Oz) :eek: This is a 2 part question: Part 1, what are all the choices for AR action springs for the A2 stock? As of the time of this writing I know of 4 possibles, the standard milspec springs, Wolff extra power springs, Wolff low power springs...

With the recent discussion of Garands blowing up and Garand op rod problems and Garand ammo problems I looked up the field stripping and detail stripping process, just to see how difficult it would be. Link This page also links to detail stripping and reassembly pages. Having been raised in...

The question about rifle overall lengths has started me to wondering. What about machine guns? A form 4 for a machine gun specifies a specific length. But can you legally swap stocks or just remove the stock entirely? Or can you attach a compensator to the end of the barrel? Reason for asking...

I was out at the hardware store buying Christmas presents and the guy at the gun counter showed me a little bullpup rifle with really weird curved integral front and rear pistol grips, a brake and a fifty round magazine fitted into the top. The whole thing looked like it was the bare minimum...

Does anyone know about gun stocks? Not the wooden types but the company stocks which are bought and sold on stock exchanges. I wonder if they are going up or down? Intuition would say they would go up if sales are up due to Obagunmania but then intuition would say they're down in anticipation of...

Its getting close to deer season and I've decided to use the Grendel Hunter again this year. It has the ergonomics of an AR but it shoots a 120 grain bullet with plenty of reserve power for deer. :cool: But it got me to wondering. Are there any other Grendel fans here? Anybody shooting custom...

OK, suppose you had to sell all your guns. What is the last gun you'd keep? Not the last 2 or the "last A if X happens or B if Y happens" but the last one. I think my pick would be my Savage 30-06 as I could use it to hunt anything from rabbits to elk.

I've noticed that the acorn crop all around Dixie this year is really good, as is the level of greenery. There are so many persimmons the tree limbs are breaking from the weight. This makes sense as we've had a normal amount of rainfall and a relatively cool summer after 2 years of hot and dry...

How about an AR-15 caliber listing challenge? I'm going to ask each person who reads the thread to add a post with one single factory caliber which is available for the AR-15 and the trade name of an AR or upper in that caliber. Please don't repeat calibers that were already mentioned or...

OK, what is the story about Garden & Gun? Mrs. Meek brought home a copy this week. On the surface it is your typical magazine that little ladies of a certain age like to read. It has pictures of stylish clothes modeled by stylish 30-somethings. There are articles about the Blues, recipes for...

Ten years ago I would have thought something like this would have been posted on The Onion. But nowadays I really don't know. Can California really copyright its laws? Somebody tell me this is a joke. :( Link 1 Link 2 Link 3

Minneapolis/St. Paul police have raided a building and several homes occupied by the "RNC Welcoming Committee", an anarchist/leftist organization which is planning to stage violent riots to disrupt the convention. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=73913