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I'm back to shooting after over a year's absence (injuries), finally can shoulder my .308 again :) Much has changed in lead-free bullets since I last paid attention. I'm looking for something for shooting to ~600 yds, something accurate. Game-worthy would be a big plus: coyotes and deer...

Hi guys, I had some questions about a gun to use for bear a while ago, and got some good advice here. I finally have the gun all set up after trying some things, and am pretty happy with it. It is a Rem 870 Tactical 12-gauge pump shotgun with a 6-shot magazine and an 18" cylinder barrel. It...

Hi guys, Does anyone know of extra-quiet sling swivels for a standard leather rifle sling (service rifle type)? Not that the regular steel ones make a lot of noise, but I'd like something that is a little quieter. Or maybe if there is some trick to making them quiet (coatings, etc.) that...

What do you guys put on your Picatinny forends? I am putting a Picatinny forend on my 870. The gun does double duty for both defense and big game hunting, so the weaponlight will come on and off. Of course, working a pump gun that has three rails on the forend is not a good deal. I will have...

How quickly can you go from a slung shotgun (regular sling, not a tac sling) to a shot on target? How do you do it? I can do about 1.25-1.5 sec with my 870 Tactical that has a pistol grip stock. I carry with my right hand on the stock just below the pistol grip. I bring the stock in front...

I wanted a 12-ga with extra capacity for big game in the brush, so I went to my local sporting goods store and walked out with a Remington 870 Tactical with a collapsible stock. I didn't particularly need it to be collapsible, but it had a good recoil pad and seemed solid enough. (I'm not a...

Would you even try it? My one hunting rifle is a .243. I am using 105-gr Hornady A-Max bullets at ~2800 fps. Range will be less than 200 yards, probably a lot less. I have a 300-400 pounder I'm after around the place. I will be getting a .308 in a few months, but bear season starts in a few...

Hi Guys, Dumb question, but none of my three (3) local stores has either of these guns. Sig's site says of the P232: length: 6.6" height: 4.7" width: 1.2" For the P239: length: 6.6" height: 5.1" width: 1.2" Yet the P232 -- in .380 ACP -- is supposedly a pocket gun whereas the...

Hi Guys, I am looking for suggestions to give my wife for a carry gun. We just tried a S&W 638 airweight with 135-gr +P loads. It is too much recoil. It is also a little big for her to conceal and about the upper limit on weight. She is looking for something smaller with less recoil. S&W...

Well, maybe "pimp" is not the best word for a carry gun. I have a 3" Ruger SP101 .357 Mag with a kind of bad trigger that I am going to send off for some work. Besides the trigger job, what kinds of things would you have done? These are some that I am considering: -- bobbed hammer (would it...

Hi Guys, How important are night sights to you? Would you choose one gun that had, or could be fitted with, night sights over another that could not, even though you like the first one better? Scott

What do you take with you to investigate your bumps in the night? We all have mysterious noises at night, some of us more than others. What I do is get my gun and my flashlight, and pad around in bare feet. Pretty basic. My flashlight is a SureFire Kroma, which has low and high levels. You...

Hi Guys, Anyone know of a good shoulder rig for a Ruger SP101? I prefer the muzzle to be tipped up a bit, but any reasonable geometry is fine. I am also looking for a belt holster with a thumb break, preferrably IWB. Scott

Hi Guys, I am thinking about buying a Sig P239 with the DAK trigger in .40 S&W. Its purpose will be self defense, everything from hiking to business. Any thoughts about this gun? Good, bad? Anyone use Crimson Trace with theirs? Scott

Hi Guys, I have a S&W 629 .44 Mag for hunting. It is pretty much either locked up or loaded and carried by me, so I don't have a lot of need for the lock. I don't trust it, so I want to remove it. I took the side plate off the gun, took one look, and put it back. A lot of parts in there! I...

Hi Guys, Here is a hypothesis: the knowledge of having fewer shots in a revolver causes the shooter to be more careful in taking shots, even under the high stress of an actual shooting. Thus, a revolver shooter is more likely to put bullets on target during an incident. Stated another way, 6...

Hi Guys, Anyone have info on actual ballistics (muzzle velocities) from ammunition fired from small guns. I am interested in .357 and .38 from a snubie, also 9mm, .40, and .45 ACP. Thanks for any help. Scott P.S. Hope this is the right forum -- sorry if not.

Hi Guys, Any of you with largish hands carry snubbies? I am looking for a small carry gun that I can both conceal and shoot. I almost cannot operate my wife's SP101 with factory grips. I have to put my thumb out under the cylinder, and my middle finger nuckle takes a beating on the triger...

That's right, the unthinkable. And I am serious. I am looking for one (1) single handgun to use for self defense. Trying to get used to a change of holsters, different reloading, different malfunction clearing, different draws, different pointing geometry, etc., etc. is not a good thing. I...

Hi Guys, I got a set of Eagle's Secret Service grips for my 4" GP100 (which evidently Eagle is discontinuing). They are nice grips. Recoil with full-power 125-gr Gold Dot is ok. They conceal much better than the factory or Hogue Monogrips. For such a small grip they fill my hand very well...