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    FEG AP 765

    Anyone have any experience with these; enough to go over the pros & cons, or any other experiences/tips.
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    Leupold Rifleman 3x9x50 scope

    I just offered to buy this brand new scope. Two of them are on another boards classified. For $175 (doesn't have box) I wanted a 3x9 so I jumped. Anyone have any experience or info (other than what I read on the Leupold web site. Can it handle up to 308 recoil?
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    Euro PPK clones

    Hello All. First time on this forum. I have a G19 for my primary HD 1st grab. I am considering getting a Euro PPK clone for a second "hide" piece in my home. I see CZ 50, 70, and 82 available. I also see the P 64. I had a chance to hold a PPK once and it fit and pointed well; did not get to...
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    trainer/cadet rifle

    I have an old Remington "cadet" rifle. I've researched it alittle with a Remington historian and a couple books. Sometime shortly after WW1 Remington or Stevens assembled these non-firing, non serial numbered rifles, from leftover Mosin Nagant M91 / US Russian 3-Line rifle parts. They were...
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    AK74 muzzle brakes

    Hello and happy new year to all. Will an original AK74 muzzle break perform the same, rapid firing on an AK74 clone, as an aftermarket (US made type) that works for 7.62x39 or 5.45x39?
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    Steel-cased, corrosive ammo in entry level AR?

    Prices on entry level ARs are getting close to my justification level. My first AR will be for paper and plinking only. I am a big fan of cheap steel cased ammo, in bulk. Which entry level ARs will not have problems with it? I see DPMS, Bushmaster, Olympic,...etc. getting close to affordable...
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    Left handed M1903a3

    Please don't shoot me...I am about to commit blasphemy...I think. A friend, with no computer, called me and asked me to find out this: Is it possible to convert a M1903a3 to left handed operation? Where could the parts needed be purchased? He said the rifle is a correct military grade...
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    unknown Garand ammo

    unknown M2 ball for Garand A friend has a bunch of old olive drab bandoleers full of what he says is non-corrosive M2 ball, in enbloc clips, for Garands. The head stamp is marked "L" at 12o'clock, "3" at 3 o'clock, "5" at 6 o'clock, and "S" at 9 o'clock. He says the guy that sold it to him...
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    Another +1 for BEEMILLER, INC. (HI-POINT) CS

    Went out in the cold to "proficiency" check my 995 TS, since I haven't for months. The little bolt that locks the front sight post sheared off. Maybe the cold?..it happened on the the first mag. Anyway, I finally got around to calling their Customer Service...3 days later an entire front...
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    SAW WHAT THEY DID SERIES BEGINS... MILSTUFF 7.62x54 -vs- Springfield 30.06

    OK "SEASONED" WARRIORS...maybe some youngsters too. Please relate some "saw what it did" info to show the affect these two historic calibers did; not just for what you saw your in global conflicts...but what you think they did historically...if you want to offer your opinion. I know that the...
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    30.06 Springfield M2 Ball ?

    A friend just aquired a Garand. He wanted me to get some 30.06 M2 Ball; I was goin to the Valley Forge show. M2 ball was slim pickings...but I found some white boxes labeled 30.06 SPRINGFIELD M-2 Ball (7.62 x 63 mm) 150 GR FMJ. The labels on the boxes look fresh made. A sign over the boxes...
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    Garand help, please

    Looking at a Winchester and a Springfield rcvr Garand, alot of other parts are good too. The barrels have crowns...and 1956-58 numbers...I think... and the seller says he has papers that prove Danish service then back to USA. Sound OK for...what...$400, $500 or more?
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    Laquered up old rifle...cleanable?

    There is an old WWI/WWII rifle I'm interested in. I want to make an offer but don't know if it is cleanable. According to the owner, the entire rifle...wood & metal is covered with a brownish laquer. Is it possible to clean this old rifle up? Any help appreciated.
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    new old Rem 1100 for bubba

    I recently picked up a beat 70s 1100 12 field grade. Cracked wood, not much blue left and some pitting on the barrel. I test fired it and it cycled all without a miss. I just put a Rem Shurshot pistol grip stock on it and a 8+1Tacstar tube on it. If I cut the barrel at the end of the tube, it...
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    Rem 1100 accessory quality

    I recently aquired a vintage 1974 field grade 12; plain 28in mod barrel. It must of seen many years of hunting abuse. Not much blue left, some light rust, heavily wore and cracked stock. BUT, it cycled 7/8oz light target and 00 magnum mixed, rapid fire and some other cycling drills FLAWLESS...
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    Help with carbine red dot co-sight set up?

    I used low rings to put a 28mm red dot on a railed 9mm carbine. It came out so that the completely hooded front sight post tip sits exactly dead center in the hood, which forms a smaller front circle that is exactly centered inside of the 28mm red dot optic. So without the red dot on I have...
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    Build a HD Rem1100

    I already have a (primary HD piece) and a backup for it too. Neither is a shotgun. I've used 870s and Brownings many years for hunting and for various clay disciplines. Now I want to try my hand at building an HD Rem 1100...my pumping days are over due to a serious shoulder injury. If I had...
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    Lookout...semi HD build

    Can't pump much any more, rotator cup issue. Want a working man HD semi. Lookin at pikin up a Rem1100 and puttin on add-ons... pistol grip, xtube, maybe ghost ring sight, Have several <$300 old hunters available around here. Lookin for advice on the reliable add-on stuff. I will be savin for...
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    more mini 14

    Will cheap steel cased ammo cause problems and/or will milsurp .556 ammo cause problems. Considering a mini 14 for plinkin, most of my ammo is cheapest I can get. I have other pieces for HD/SHTF.
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    Folding pistol grip stock?

    Any after market folding pistol grip stocks for a Rem 1100 or 11-87....12 or 20?
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