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Not exactly On Topic, but thought I'd share.
I was in the Air Force ROTC in 1972, "just in case".
Can't say our inspections were like this.
Thank The Lord.
I was in the Air Force ROTC in 1972, "just in case".
Can't say our inspections were like this.
Thank The Lord.
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I am appalled at how many civilians were covered by the muzzle of that weapon.
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Man, does this bring back memories. I was also ROTC in college and on a rifle drill team, one of the top dril teams in the nation. That said, the inspection was a bit more intense than most I’ve experienced.Bamaberry wrote:Not exactly On Topic, but thought I'd share.
I was in the Air Force ROTC in 1972, "just in case".
Can't say our inspections were like this.
Thank The Lord.
If those were like ours drill weapons, the pins were gone so no worry about injuring civilians, that is unless that thing slips loose and stabs someone.
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I got a ChiCom SKS, off an on-line auction, three or four years ago...for under two hundred bucks!...what can I say , it was Christmas time and I was the only bidder...out of the box the best shooting rifle I own. At 150 yards, a 10 shot group that would fit into a Dixie cup. I have a WW2 bolt action .303 Lee Enfield...just like the ANZAC's took to war...just like Dear old Dad's, except he was a Bren-gunner. (wish I had a Bren Gun) this makes the 7.62 x 39's look like shooting girly guns! AND it can reach out and touch a target at over a thousand yards! I've home built a couple of AK 47's. They were fun to put together and to shoot...I saw the prices that the AK kits are going for today...I could crap brass! They're over a grand a pop...and that's with out the barrels!...sure glad I'm not starting to get into that game now. On the wish list...I saw the movie Wind River recently...the hero has a Marlin Model 1895SBL chambered in .45-70...HOLY SHI# that beast makes the .303 Lee Enfield look like a girly gun! and it's only about...completely out of my price range! So keep dreaming Kiwi!
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Just saw this on Twitter:
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/201 ... rifle.html
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My hunting rifle is a Winchester model 88 .308 given to me by my dad.
I recently inherited a sporterized German Mauser that started out as a sniper rifle in world war II. It was brought back from
Germany by my dad's hunting partner who was a bomber pilot. He had it converted to 30.06 due to lack of ammunition at the time
but it retains the original Mauser action and dual trigger setup. Also still has the original scope used by the sniper. The hair trigger
has an incredibly light pull. Amazing gun.
I recently inherited a sporterized German Mauser that started out as a sniper rifle in world war II. It was brought back from
Germany by my dad's hunting partner who was a bomber pilot. He had it converted to 30.06 due to lack of ammunition at the time
but it retains the original Mauser action and dual trigger setup. Also still has the original scope used by the sniper. The hair trigger
has an incredibly light pull. Amazing gun.
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Bammaberry, perfect example of smokeless powder used in a black powder firearm.
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the article states that that particular model muzzle loader was designed to use smokeless powdersltm1 wrote:Bammaberry, perfect example of smokeless powder used in a black powder firearm.
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I've got a few guns. Still got my first, a Savage 93 22rm got it for Christmas when I was 7 I think. Few yrs later got a single shot cooey 20ga still got that as well, wish I had the rabbit and grouse I've shot with that one. Got a 12ga same make and model. A Mossberg reserve 12ga over/under. A savage 22-250, and a Remington semi 12ga. When my grandfather passed away i was left a 30-30 lever, and a mint Remington 11-87 semi 12ga.
Best all around? Hard to beat a 12ga for that
Best all around? Hard to beat a 12ga for that
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Recently got a 721 Remington .270 Winchester that I didn't want because of the way I got it .
My Dad bought it new in 1954 in Dillon , CO to replace the 98K 8mm that had failed him miserably hunting in the high mountains . When that rifle spoke in Jack O'Conner's
favorite caliber you better have your skinning knife sharp . There was gonna be meat to process .
Loaned through 3 generations it has become legendary as a one shot rifle .
Dad always handed it out with the admonition ,"I been shootin it once to get my meat . Don't you teach it any bad habits ."
Next year I'm going to ask gen 4 (my oldest grandson ) to take it out and not teach it any bad habits .
My Dad bought it new in 1954 in Dillon , CO to replace the 98K 8mm that had failed him miserably hunting in the high mountains . When that rifle spoke in Jack O'Conner's
favorite caliber you better have your skinning knife sharp . There was gonna be meat to process .
Loaned through 3 generations it has become legendary as a one shot rifle .
Dad always handed it out with the admonition ,"I been shootin it once to get my meat . Don't you teach it any bad habits ."
Next year I'm going to ask gen 4 (my oldest grandson ) to take it out and not teach it any bad habits .
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My boss has a Model 70 Winchester in .270 and has harvested many a deer and pig with it though his lifetime. He says it is his go to rifle when something needs a hole put in it. Shoots a 130 grain spitzer with 59 grains of IMR 4831.
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That's a good load corene but the darn .270 is so versatile that I've stopped loading for my M70 that I've had since I was a little kid. Switched to Walmart Remington 150 grain round nosed Core-Lokts. Groups well and things still go bang flop.corene1 wrote:My boss has a Model 70 Winchester in .270 and has harvested many a deer and pig with it though his lifetime. He says it is his go to rifle when something needs a hole put in it. Shoots a 130 grain spitzer with 59 grains of IMR 4831.
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308 is for deer. And favorite round. 300 short mag 4 elk. .40 is the side arm. As well asakel-tek sub 2000 in .40 as well.
Amazon sells red and green flashlights with attachments to mount to your scope and a thumb trigger. For shooting possums Coons and coyotes at night
Amazon sells red and green flashlights with attachments to mount to your scope and a thumb trigger. For shooting possums Coons and coyotes at night
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You have a Kel-Tek sub 2000...just saw one at the Gun show...I like the look and feel of it...and the price !MM-Brew wrote:308 is for deer. And favorite round. 300 short mag 4 elk. .40 is the side arm. As well asakel-tek sub 2000 in .40 as well.
Amazon sells red and green flashlights with attachments to mount to your scope and a thumb trigger. For shooting possums Coons and coyotes at night
How do you like it ? how does it shoot ?
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Ben Stiller.
Dam, that old German K-98 Sniper Rifle would have been best left untouched. Maybe about 5 Gs now.
I have 3 K-98s but what you described was a HI dollar rifle.
Dam, that old German K-98 Sniper Rifle would have been best left untouched. Maybe about 5 Gs now.
I have 3 K-98s but what you described was a HI dollar rifle.
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.44 rem mag for deer and bear
a good old .30-06 for moose
.22 lr for rabbit coon squirrel whatever
and any bolt rifle for road hunting (over.30 cal up here)
i love a .44
knocks the ass off a deer or bear at 50 yards
a good old .30-06 for moose
.22 lr for rabbit coon squirrel whatever
and any bolt rifle for road hunting (over.30 cal up here)
i love a .44
knocks the ass off a deer or bear at 50 yards
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More guns than I care to admit,some I built with the help of a gunsmith friend. Currently building a micro mauser 7.62x39 but got a cva scout v2 pistol for Christmas in .243
Got my eyes on a siamese mauser in 45/70 at the local gun shop rt now also.
Got my eyes on a siamese mauser in 45/70 at the local gun shop rt now also.
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ITs AWESOME I call it my backpack gun. I got it chambered for a Glock 22 (.40 Cal and side arm) Its pretty accurate out to almost 100 yd. The buffer spring make a unique sound. Then only down side is that I do go through ammo quickly with it. If you run out of ammo during the zombie apocalypse you can use it as club pretty easy LOLkiwi Bruce wrote:You have a Kel-Tek sub 2000...just saw one at the Gun show...I like the look and feel of it...and the price !MM-Brew wrote:308 is for deer. And favorite round. 300 short mag 4 elk. .40 is the side arm. As well asakel-tek sub 2000 in .40 as well.
Amazon sells red and green flashlights with attachments to mount to your scope and a thumb trigger. For shooting possums Coons and coyotes at night
How do you like it ? how does it shoot ?
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I like the idea of it taking the glock 22 mags that match the pistol
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they offer 30 round mags for the Glock 22
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Hi guys, chasing a bit of advise here pertaining to shotguns rather than actually rifles.
As a lot of you might know Oz have a few crackpot gun laws regarding shotguns, that is semiautomatic and pump action guns are effectively banned under most firearm license categories any normal person can obtain. I do have an old as dirt ultra rare Rohan Viking double barrel shotgun but as this is made of Damascus steel in the days of black powder I have to be somewhat cautious what loads I'm using. That's fine for bunnies and small game at close range and a damn pain with multiple targets. Years ago I did consider getting a ICA, Chiappa etc 1887 clone but the early models had issues and with that sorted it might be an option now. Other than that if been looking at various side ejector tube fed lever actions like Adler, Pardus and Uzkon etc with their various rear side and front con rods. Then there is a mag fed pardus ( LAX12mf) that seems to mitigate some of the inherent tube fed issues. I didn't really have a lot of interest in the straight pull selection as it seemed like a pump with the pump action moved to just behind the bolt. Today I checked some out and even though you do have to move your hand from the trigger to manually eject and reload it wasn't as unerganomic as I imagined, it's just a pity there are all designed to be activated by the trigger hand and not with the front idle hand.
Has anyone messed with these various systems or have an opinion on which one is preferable
As a lot of you might know Oz have a few crackpot gun laws regarding shotguns, that is semiautomatic and pump action guns are effectively banned under most firearm license categories any normal person can obtain. I do have an old as dirt ultra rare Rohan Viking double barrel shotgun but as this is made of Damascus steel in the days of black powder I have to be somewhat cautious what loads I'm using. That's fine for bunnies and small game at close range and a damn pain with multiple targets. Years ago I did consider getting a ICA, Chiappa etc 1887 clone but the early models had issues and with that sorted it might be an option now. Other than that if been looking at various side ejector tube fed lever actions like Adler, Pardus and Uzkon etc with their various rear side and front con rods. Then there is a mag fed pardus ( LAX12mf) that seems to mitigate some of the inherent tube fed issues. I didn't really have a lot of interest in the straight pull selection as it seemed like a pump with the pump action moved to just behind the bolt. Today I checked some out and even though you do have to move your hand from the trigger to manually eject and reload it wasn't as unerganomic as I imagined, it's just a pity there are all designed to be activated by the trigger hand and not with the front idle hand.
Has anyone messed with these various systems or have an opinion on which one is preferable
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I'd fight shy of that detachable mag fed model . The other two look doable . I've swung many a lever gun in my years with positive results .
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Just picked up a Bushmaster BR .308 AR 10 . Rounds out a quad package acclimated to my ATN HD ii 5x20 day/night scope . Railed a 10-22 Ruger , 721 Rem in .270 Win , AR 15 .223 .
Should be good from close range rat shooting to large varmints to 800 yds .
IR for night work is very intriguing .
Should be good from close range rat shooting to large varmints to 800 yds .
IR for night work is very intriguing .
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I expect it matters what yer using your rifle (or handgun, or shotgun) for, don't it? I have a nice Browning (semi) automatic in '06 that I hunt with and recently got an M1 Garand to have fun with. My .556 AR gets a lot of target use and maybe a hog now n then. Sometimes a bolt action Remington in 300 Savage but one of my 22's, either the single shot Mossberg or the semi auto Ted Williams is fun. Got an 1898 bicycle rifle that is a real conversation starter. Shotguns are fun and I got a couple, but don't see much use. More handguns than I can count, from .22 to .45 long Colt just in case I need one, from a 2 inch pocket gun to an 8inch "hand cannon." Never who ya might meet... And hell, I just like guns.
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Might take back what I said about straight pulls being clumsy
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This is the build I did a few weeks ago. 300blk. Cereckoted the lower reciver, it is a little sloppy but not bad for my first go at it.
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rd...that's a very fine looking firearm, did you build it using an 80% finished receiver?rubber duck wrote: not bad for my first go at it.
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Yes it's on an 80% reciver. I use a 5d tactical jig these days, they are expensive compared to other options but once you use one you will throw away your other jigs. It's pretty simple to use and I can mill a reciver in around 30 minutes.
I think the total parts cost on this rifle is 400 ish dollars and I could one for 300 dollars if I went with some cheaper parts.
The tools cost some money but if your going to own more then on ar15 it's better to build your own from the ground up.
I think the total parts cost on this rifle is 400 ish dollars and I could one for 300 dollars if I went with some cheaper parts.
The tools cost some money but if your going to own more then on ar15 it's better to build your own from the ground up.
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New addition to my cabinet
Wickliffe '76 Falling block single chambered in .223 made by Triple S development Co (now defunct,since early 80's)
Wickliffe '76 Falling block single chambered in .223 made by Triple S development Co (now defunct,since early 80's)
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