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Funny, now I think of it, I haven't named many long guns, and two are smoothbores. Weatherby .300 is "Mr. Weatherby," like the principal in Archie comic/cartoon. Nikko 5000, a shotgun, is "Nikko-san" due to Japanese manufacture. Smith & Wesson pump shotgun is "Smitty." My Dad called his...

^ This . . . The only rifle I can shoot offhand with any stability are two pellet guns, a Gamo and a Ruger. Oddly enough, both are on the heavy side but both have a nice balance to them. Most any other rifle, if I am shooting off hand at close range, I would be better off with a bow or...

Eurooptic seems to have a good price on the 2.5 x15. Any feedback from owners as to how their glass compares to say, Swaro Z3, Zeiss Conquest HDs; Leupold VX3, Trijicon Ten mile, Meopta? Trying to round up scopes at loosely comparable price point. Also, maybe I missed it but did anyone...

I have read that if you put a suppressor on an direct impingement (traditional non-piston design) AR, it is better to have a full length or mid-length gas system, as opposed to carbine, for reliability purposes.

I know what you mean. . . Most gun store clerks I get along with fine, probably vast majority because we start off having some interest in common, and I'm usually there to buy something. But every once in a while you get an odd one. I was looking at an S &W Mountain Gun .44 revolver, gently...

To clarify, "If I were forced to go with ONE gun of those I own..." Also, only bbl is stainless, trigger is not. But I believe the "Loaded" M1A has every feature of National match other than glass bedding. The back up iron sights are very good, though with my old eyes, I need a scope...

I am more than semi-retirement age. Heck, I could even take money out of my 401K and not pay penalties now. But I have actually expanded my collection, not consolidated it. Honestly, I need more time, less guns probably, but need to work more years. If I were forced to go with gun of those...

Since my wife and I got some cows (the kind that "moo" and sell for beef, not elk cows), I've started measuring everything's cost by how many cow/calf pairs I could get for it. The $3500 Ravin would be two, with some left over for couple hundred pounds of grain :D Someone made the point that...

I have accumulated a lot of .300 Wby Mag brass. So maybe someday. . . :D

Mounted, with some help thanks to Huntsman66... Talley base, tall rings. Eye relief right at 3" at 4.5-10 power. The scope is heavy, and its added weight makes this rifle a not-uncomfortable shooter. No mistaking it for a .223 or 5.56. But one mistake it for a very lightweight .308 or...

I bought a gently used (I think, anyway) left hand Weatherby .300, Mk V, Japanese made model. Wood is in fabulous shape, barrel and action appear to be as well. Bore is very bright, muzzle crown looks good. Haven't put a gauge on trigger, but feels smooth and fairly light...

Sig sent me a new, upgraded unit, Kilo 5K, maybe because they are phasing out the 2400. So yeah, their customer service seems pretty good. I have to get the new one to a place with longer sight planes and see what it will do. Ranges out to 400-500 yards at my place, which the other one had...

Ah, the third question... Is it one to pass on? Or if you find one without a cracked stock, and you don't reload, could it be a collector and occasional shooter?

I've seen some threads here and elsewhere talking about two main issues: (1) Stock cracking, usually near the grip I gather? (2) Extraction issues-- damaging cases? Three questions: 1) Can stock cracking issue be prevented by relieving some strain on that area of the stock? 2) Is it a...

Sig Kilo 2400BDX rangefinder stopped ranging past about 400-500 yards, max. Otherwise seemed OK. It had been a pampered safe queen. No drops, no rattling internal parts, optics seemed crisp and clear. But it was NOT a battery issue, and frankly, customer service at Sig didn't think it was...