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    22lr Suppressor: clean or not?

    I'm considering a Ruger 22/45 and suppressor. My local shop sells two different Gemtech suppressors, one is $300ish and can be taken apart for cleaning, the other is $150ish can can't be taken apart. I understand the need for cleaning, but Gemtech's website indicates this shouldn't be done or...
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    Weigand "no drill" scope mount for Ruger Redhawk

    Anyone have any experience with this: http://www.jackweigand.com/Ruger-Redhawk-Scope-Mounts-No-Drill.html I have a 5.5" Redhawk that isn't drilled/tapped or otherwise set up to accept a mount and I'd like to put a scope on at times. Do any gunsmiths machine the scope mount dovetails into the...
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    Which new Contender barrel?

    I want to try a new caliber for my Contender, but I don't know what to select. I have the 30-30 already. I don't want to duplicate calibers I have in other guns (38spec, 357mag, 44mag, .223, 22lr). I also don't want to get a chambering that requires a lot of brass modification to work up...
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    30-30Whisper?

    I have a 14" Contender in 30-30. I'd like to work up a load that duplicates the 300 Whisper with heavy bullets (220+grains at 1000fps). Any powder and charge suggestions? This would be for range use only, not hunting. I think the barrel has a 1 in 10 twist, which is the same twist rate as...
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    Should I buy this Winchester Mod 70?

    A hunting buddy of mine is offering his post '64 Mod 70 (30-06) to me for $350. It's a push feed gun with a custom (ie non-original) stock and Tasco 3-9x32 scope. IIRC, it's in very good shape (short of minor markings from field use). I don't remember exactly how accurate it is, but it's...
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    There's hope for England...

    A buddy of mine met a lady on the Internet from the UK. They hit it off and started dating. After traveling back and forth for a year or so they got married and she moved here with her teenage daughter and dog (can you say instant family?). He is a big gun nut and hunter. She's a vegetarian...
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