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I have a Uberti, (sorta) copy of an 1873 colt single action army. The frame has a faux color case hardened finish and the barrel, cylinder and backstrap are finished in a bright, polished, charcoal blue finish. The finish is almost an electric blue color and pretty. The problem is that the...

I'm awaiting the arrival of a Howa mini 1500, mounted in an MDT ORYX aluminum chassis. The rifle is chambered for 7.62 x 39mm Russian. I haven't looked really hard, but so far, I'm finding that 0.310 diameter bullets seem to have limited availability and bullet style. A couple of decades ago...

Old bear started a thread about the quality of starline brass. I've always considered starline to be as good or better than any domestic brass. But that got me wondering: How do others here rank the quality of the different manufacturers? I've listed some manufacturers below. Add others as...

Christmas and a birthday are arriving, which means new guns. I'm considering jumping in to the .17 HMR arena. So, any shared experiences or opinions on that cartridge and bolt rifle, will be appreciated. First of all, many sub calibers tend to foul quickly. Is this true of the .17 HMR? Is...

There seems to be a few recent threads about browning hi-powers on the forum, and so I guess I can add one more. I'm not hopeful about an answer, and what's more, I'm not even sure about the question. However, any suggestions for alternative paths or different direction will be appreciated. I...

A while ago, the wife was in a local gun shop and saw a .30-06, Husqvarna 1600 series rifle on the shelf. She likes Husqvarna things and so brought the rifle home. The rifle is essentially a small ring commercial mauser action. The barreled action appears to be in at least 90% condition...

Short version: Are forster dies bad, okay, or excellent? Should I buy them? Long version: There are plenty of "my dies are better than yours" threads here, but this is a little different. Due to scarcity of ammunition or components, this is not the best time to adopt a new cartridge, but...

I'm sure that Diane Feinstein and Chuck Schumer would be horrified at the quantity, but I have a LOT of rifles and have been swapping a lot of scopes lately. I've decided that I need a laser bore sighter. Can anyone offer suggestions? I don't want to bore sight in my closet and so it needs to...

Magnum wheel man has a thread going about .25-'06 head stamps, and that thread reminded me of something that I've often wondered about: Why hasn't some major ammunition/rifle manufacturer commercialized and mainstreamed the 6.5-'06? Is it because the target crowd wants short action cartridges...

There was the lever action Marlin 62. I never thought about it before, but the marlin is sort of like a mini - Savage 99. Like the savage, the marlin cocks on closing and the bolt has an extension which locks up into the receiver ejection port.

I have two short action rem 700's with the ISS (integrated security system: the J-lock thing). I hate how the bulbous ISS system spoils the classic lines of the original remington bolt shroud and cringe every time I look at it. Plus the firing pin spring is so kinked that it rubs against the...

This is a Boyd's stock on an older Savage 112, chambered for .220 swift. Many people will pillar bed these, but I just put a skim coat of epoxy on the receiver bottom and recoil lug. It settled in as firm as could be. I replaced the trigger with a timney, put it a steel trigger guard, and an...

The tupperware stock is perfectly functional, but it was just too flimsy for my taste. The boyds stock really dresses up an inexpensive rifle. A bolt handle is not shown in the picture because I'm waiting on the delivery of an oversized handle. The savage bolts can be a bit harder to lift...

The title notwithstanding, this thread is really about rifles. I know the question is dumb and the answer is probably obvious, but I don't recall it ever being asked and answered. Besides, there is that tricky exception for air rifle scopes. I've been reviewing, and then replacing/upgrading...

I just purchased a new Ruger Vaquero two days ago. It had a trigger pivot pin which protruded out a little too much, but I thought that the problem was probably with the pin or its alignment and I could either realign the pin or replace it from my ruger spare parts kit. When I took the grip...

What brand of extra magazines do you recommend for my recently purchased colt gold cup and remington R11? This question was prompted by a current thread lamenting that kimber only provides one magazine, and the increasing availability of aftermarket 1911 magazines. What should I consider...

There's a similar thread in the pistol forum, and so I thought it might be fun if some forum members would post their plans for their next rifle purchases or trades in 2013. It can be centerfire or rimfire. I'm waiting for a ruger 1A in .222 remington, and maybe a henry .22LR lever action.

I just received my Ruger #1, factory chambered for .303 British, and I couldn't help wondering if you could bump up the performance a bit by using .308 winchester loading data as a guideline. From the data I could find, the .303 Brit has about 3 grains of water more case capacity than the .308...

What is the difference between a firing pin and a striker. Is there a commonly accepted definition for those terms? In my mind, a striker is propelled by its own spring, while a firing pin is propelled by something else (e.g. a hammer). If that's true, then my Ruger #1 and remington 7400 are...

Has anyone heard rumors about this rifle being offered in the US? I could find nothing about it at the ruger website? Are the rumors merely a cruel joke?