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I have a Model 70 Bolt action with a 25-06 medium weight barrel, and I want to mount a Zeiss Contrast 3.5 x 10 scope with a 44 mm bell. I am planning on using the Leupold 2 pc Back Country scope rings. I haven't bought the scope rings yet, but I think medium height rings will work. Am I right or...

I have wanted a Springfield M1A SOCOM off and on, but have always been uneasy about getting one because of the loud report, due to the muzzle device. I have shot 308 carbines, plain barrel, and not found them to be all that loud or even that bad on recoil, so I don't care about the increased...

I get asked this question pretty often by people who want to buy their first handgun, and usually don't have much shooting experience, often women. And these women are not necessarily wanting a gun to carry for CCW or even self defense, but a gun to start shooting with for fun as a first...

There was an attempted murder and robbery at a local pawn and gun shop, this last Saturday morning, just after they opened. There are lots of things that could be discussed and there was some very good video that might still be available on it. I seen most of it this morning but when I did a...

I am a gun guy, and I have had a CCW for many years, but I will have to fly to a distant large city for a convention. I don't want to have to go through the gun checking process to send one in my baggage. I do want some kind of edge over bare hands, and so I am considering bringing a combat...

I have been reading some books lately, about true accounts of home invasions. And there seems to be a common thread or two: most often the homeowner is caught unaware and ends up quite often getting shot, stabbed, beaten, etc and has to fight his or her way to their firearm, before finally...

Does anyone have a Wiley Clapp Colt, Lightweight Commander? How do you like it. Did it work well?

This is a question that has been bugging me, for sometime, and it may seem like one of the last things most people would worry about, in the unlucky event, of having to defend one's self during a home invasion, but for others it may be an issue worth discussing. If a law abiding homeowner ends...

I shoot right hand boltactions, and I have a couple of Model 70 Winchesters which I like, but I would really like them better if I could swap out the right hand safetys for lefthand safetys. Does anyone make a part for this, or perform this operation?

Well, after a few weeks of asking questions on here and other places, and doing a little research I finally jumped in with both feet and purchased my first FAL. I was wanting a main battle rifle to go along with my AR-15's and after looking at M1A's, DPMS .308's, G3's, etc., I found a really...

OK, I have an AR-15 .223cal and will probably get a second one. But I also want a heavy hitter in .308 that hopefully will shoot both .308 comerical and mil-surp ammo and be accurate, reliable, and easy to keep working. I sorta like the AR platform like the DPMS .308, and I hear good things...

I am thinking about getting an M1A and I like the sights better on the Socom, and I like the short length, but I am worried about the muzzlebrake. Are they much louder then the M1A standard rifle with the flashhider? I don't much like muzzlebrakes, but I do like flashhiders which has me leaning...

I am looking at a local Colt AR 15, which was made during the AW-ban. It's says Lightweight on the receiver, has a light 16 inch barrel with no flash hider or anything else on the end of the barrel. It also says .223 Rem on the receiver. It looks almost new. It is not a flattop, and has fully...

With the sunset of the last ban, regarding certain things that you can have on an AR 15, like flash suppressors, etc., is there any real reasons, to want a pre-ban, vs a new AR? I havn't had an AR 15 in many years, but now I am thinking about getting one, and I want to get it right the first...

I haven't received it yet, but I recond I have a Winchester model 71 comming that has been changed over to 450 Alaskan. Does anyone here know where I can find, some reliable reloading data for this wildcat? I doubt I load full house loads in this gun, but I plan on loading some mid range...

I just purchased a New Springfield Lightweight Mil-Spec GI Champion 1911. This is of course the Lightweight Commander version with a 4 inch barrel. The barrel is ramped which I like and the end of the barrel is also coned and the slide does not have the standard barrel bushing. It is bushingless...

Do the 1911's work good with the 9mm round? I have had .45's for many years, but I have often wonder if a 9mm in that gun would be reliable. I wouldn't want a full sized 1911 in that caliber, but a commander, might be interesting. Today, I saw a Springfield(at least I think it was, I can't...

Well, I finally got around to buying that FN Hi Power in .40 cal., today. The one with the Cylinder and Slide work done on it. I had been trying to talk myself out of it for 3 days now, but I failed to convince myself that I didn't need it. I believe it is probably a keeper. I got home just in...

I found a Browning Hi-Power in 40cal. This a custom gun from a Company that goes by the name of Cylinder and Slide. It looks very nice, has night sights and two 10 round mags. It seems to have a very good action. The hammer spring has been changed out for a lighter one, and the slide is probably...