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    FIE Model 15 hammer won't stay cocked

    As the title states, I can't get the hammer to reliably stay back. Once it does decide to cock, it's a hair trigger. Dangerous. I just put this gun back together and I'm almost 100% sure it's right (it hasn't been in one piece for YEARS, so it isn't like it worked fine an hour ago and now it...
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    300 yard golf ball?

    Assuming you have access to a gun that can routinely shoot <1/2" 100 yard groups from a bench...how hard will it be to hit a 300 yard golf ball (~1/2 MOA)? Of course from a bench...feasible?
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    So I picked up a 642-1

    Last night we got a call from a friend of my dad's. Old buddy he played sports with in HS (36 years ago) who had this Smith that he wanted to get rid of. Long story short, he isn't really a gun guy, so the Smith is unfired, in the box. He wants and LCP because he figures he's more likely to...
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    buying a new rifle online...but in state...

    So if I locate my next new rifle($1049) online, but it's in state...do I order it online and shipped to ffl or just go to the shop that's selling it online? Online, I show no shipping cost or sales tax...if I go straight to store, I pay sales tax...thoughts? And p.s., I don't buy into the blue...
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    Aftermarket walnut 700 cdl stocks?

    Out of curiosity, where can I get a nice dark walnut stock for a 700 CDL? Would like it to look like a factory stock, but better wood grain. Maybe even a bedding block. Ideas?
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    remmy 700 .308

    So, I have this...friend. He's seen Shooter too much and had a hankerin' for an M24-ish rifle. Which route would you recommend (accuracy counts, price is second...a fewe hundred bones won't make much difference.) 1. Buy sps-v, re-stock and call it good (maybe some action/trigger work.) 2...
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    Hi-Power Reliability?

    Hey, all. I have a guy with what appears to be a very nice BHP in .40 who wants to move it. I'm thinking of procuring it soon. It's got night sights, two sets of grips (one is a nice walnut, other is black plastic looking) and 3 mags. He's asking $599, which I think is a good price, based on...
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    CZ 527 Varmint

    So I have this CZ in .204 Ruger. I have an OLD Redfield Widefield 3-9 scope on it. 100 yards, 5 shots that I could cover up with a dime. I have the best luck with 39g Sierra's loaded from the factory (Fed Premium.) Knowing that it's this capable with factory stuff...would it make sense to...
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    Glock 19...23...HK USPc?

    So...in determining what I'd like to use to replace my XDm 40 (just feels too big) I've run across some questions for you all. Originally, I figured HK USPc in .40, maybe even P2k. Found one that is nearly brand new ( 2 mags through it and it shows) for $600. It comes w/ night sights, 3 mags...
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    Should I let the XDm go?

    I have a predicament. I own the XDm in .40, black slide, OD green frame. It might have around 600-800 rounds through it. I initially shot about 400 rounds in a weekend, just to test functionality. After that, I would shoot here and there only at a range, or out in the country. It has...
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    Concealed Carry Options ( LCP )

    So now I'm carrying LCP in an Uncle Mike's pocket holster. I've ran plenty of ammo through this gun to assure reliability with several types of ammo. FWIW, I haven't had any kind of failure with any brand of ammo...after maybe 3-400 rounds (which I feel is sufficient.) I like to carry daily...
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    .380 ammo back?

    As we all know, .380 ammo has been scarce for some time. I put an order in for 15 boxes over a year ago from TSG, and they are still backordered...only reason I keep the order open is the price was right. Anyway, what are you all experiencing as far as ammo availability for .380? I ask...
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    Comparing the 10/22 and Model 60

    I KNOW that these two rifles are compared and beat to death like Chevy vs. Ford...but I wanted to give my impressions and see what the concensus was here. I have owned a couple of 10/22's over the years...and have been very pleased with them. I've had super accuracy (which doesn't seem to be...
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    Peep sights for 39a?

    So I was able to pry a 1965 Marlin Golden 39a from my dad's hands...coaxed him out of it for a Jap A-5 that I had collecting dust. He maintains that it's been super accurate for him over the years, and it hasn't been shot too much. I'd like to shoot it for rabbits, squirrels, various...
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    Improving the .204 Ruger

    Having read TFL and similar forums for some time, and reading about various improvements on standard cartridges such as a .xxx Ackley Improved...I'm wondering if this is possible for the .204 Ruger. I know it is already based on a parent cartridge (.222 Rem Mag?)...but my question is this: is...
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    What caliber next?

    So let's say you have: -A single shot .22 from probably the 60's...accurate. K-4 Weaver. -A 10/22 with long bbl...pretty accurate. No glass. -A converted (compliant) Saiga...not accurate, but sweet. No glass. -A CZ 527 in .204. Coyote medicine. Stacks bullets. 4-12x40 Pentax. Pretty good...
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    Ammo selection when sighting in...

    So I needed to sight in this .204 yesterday...figured I'd bring several types of factory ammo to see what worked the best. I was running a Boresnake before each type of ammo...so as to try to get the same conditions to give each type of ammo a fair shake. It was 19 degrees, 3 mph wind...
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    OTIS system HELP!!!

    I bought that OTIS system cleaning setup recently, just tried it tonight. I ran one dry patch through rifle...went fine. Next patch (wet) has become lodged about 1/2" past chamber area of rifle. I can NOT pull it through, I can't get tweezers or needlenose pliers to it from chamber end...
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    Gloss rings vs. matte rifle?!?

    So I ordered some rings from eBay, figured I would like to have them here by the time my rifle gets here. I didn't read the details closely enough, and it appears that I've ordered gloss finished rings for a matte finished rifle! Do I just ship the rings back and get a matte set, or is there...
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    CZ Varmint or Howa? What would you do?

    So the other day, I filled out the paperwork to get a NIB .204 Howa 1500 w/ Nikko-Stirling 3-10x42 scope and Hogue stock. I was delayed, and got to looking at some other rifles when the CZ 527 Varmint caught my eye. Here's the skinny: the Howa is obviously new, is blued with a synthetic stock...
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