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Earlier this afternoon, I was at the range target shooting with my AR-15 rifles. I own 2 of them, both in the A-2 format, the first being a custom Rock River Arms model in .223/5.56 cal. used for competition target shooting only. This rifle has no accessories or add-ons mounted except for an...

Does anyone know anything about this company? Even though I live in Fulton, there really isn't much written history on it, except it was one of the town's largest employers back when the company was in operation. What type of firearms did they manufacture and are they f any value today? One...

I'm sure this has been asked and answered before, but I can't figure it out, so I am turning to the others here for help. How do I attach picture files to a thread?

This is gonna sound crazy, but does anybody know the zoning requirements or laws regarding the building of a private outdoor shooting range on one's property in Central New York? I have checked the local and county zoning regs and have found nothing, not a word, and the building inspector nor...

This should get some interesting and comical answers. Today at the range, one of my buddies, Ron, asked me to borrow my laser bore siter so he could zero in the scope on his 'new' used Ruger Mini-14 he just bought yesterday. After he had it all sited and zeroed, he let me and a few other guys...

I own and love to shoot a Hi-Point .9mm carbine rifle. Before anyone rips me for this, let me just say for $200.00, it is an accurate and fun plinking rifle that is cheap to shoot, and is also a good home defence weapon. (Don't knock one til ya shoot one). The only complaint I have is the...

This morning, while the wife and I were taking advantage of a foot-wear sale at our local Gander Mountain Sporting goods store, she caught me 'drooling' over a Marlin 336 lever action rifle chambered for 30-30 that was in the store's formerly owned firearms rack. In her infinate love and...

Ok, let's see who can answer this load of HS: I have been doing some "catalog shopping" in my quest to purchase a new Ar-15 for target shooting and plinking. I have it narrowed down to 2 rifles. one made by Rock River, and the other is made by DPMS. These rifles are totally and completely...

Tonight, I was giving my home workshop/office it's monthly "cleaning" and my wife came in while I was going through my shooting supplies. She took one look at the ammo I have in the cabinet and said, "C'mon, isn't that a bit overkill with having that much?". I replied that ya can never have...

Ok, someone help me here. Today, I went to a local Kmart to pick up some 9mm rounds for my Hi-Point Carbine and some .22LRs for my kid's Cricket so we could go shooting this afternoon. After the clerk pulls out the ammo and scans it in the register, he asks to see my pistol permit. Kind of...

Yesterday, my 17 yr old daughter's fiance's (also 17) grandfather who is in his mid 80s, called and asked me to perform as he put it, "a service to an old soldier". Due to his failing health and no longer being able to care for himself, he is moving into an elderly assisted living facility...

Anyone read the article in the December Guns and Ammo titled "The Dirty Half Dozen"? Just for once, I would like for one of these 6 to explain and justify why they are trying to disarm America. To date, I don't think any single one, let alone the whole gang has even come close to it. Maybe...

Well, I for one am not going to be buying anymore shooting supplies (ammo, ect) or pretty much anything from Wal-mart after the crap I had to deal with earlier tonite. A few weeks ago, the Wal-Mart near us (Oswego, NY) had a pre-holiday sale on some of their rifles. Seeing how I was going to...

I need some ideas on what to look for here. Earlier tonight, I blew up my 4 yr old Bushmaster AR-15. By "blew up", I mean totally destroyed it beyond repair. Because of the serious nature of what happened, I am going to walk you through exactly what happened including the nitty gritty...

I am slightly upset and more than concerned over an event that occurred today to my 1st grader six year old son at his school. What started off the incident was yesterday, a 5th grader brought a BB gun to school for show and tell. Acting in the correct manner, the scool immediately confiscated...

Anybody here check out the gun show at the NY State Fairgrounds this past week end in Syracuse, NY? What did ya think of it? I kind of didn't like it. Most of the vendors were over-priced, there was way too much non-gun related items (knives, fishing equipment, jewelry!) and alot of the...

Here is a screwy one for ya: I own a Hi-Point 9mm carbine rifle which obviously fires 9mm handgun ammo. Today, I went to the Bass Pro Shop in Auburn NY with my 17 yr old daughter and her boyfriend to buy some 9mm in bulk because tomarrow, my daughter, her boyfriend and I are planning on...

How hard is it to get an FFL? I don't want it to open up a gun shop, I want it so I can order parts for my rifles and have them sent directly to me, eliminating the cost of a middleman. I recently bought an AR-15 kit, which contains the complete upper reciever and the stripped lower. This kit...

Well, after putting 1454 rounds (yes, I kept tract) through my Hi-point 9mm carbine rifle, I finally experienced my first malfunction tonite at the range. Somehow, the gun stovepiped on me. Closer examination after safely clearing the jam showed it was operator (yes, me <hanging head>) error...

A friend and I have decided to stop talking about it, and just open the gunshop we have wanted to open for a long time. We already have the application for an FFL, and are securing the other required permits. Has anyone here ever filled out an FFL application? If so, what are we up against in...