Recent content by 357lover

@ mtwarych: The range officer had a video of himself shooting a fully auto Thompson. He said that was the most fun he got out of shooting 50 reounds of 45 in just a few secoonds.

I appreciate the heads up guys. I have been out of the 223 business for a long time now. I can't remember green tip ammo being available when I had the 223's and I never paid any attention to it on the shelf. I too am aware of the how picky the range officer is about Tula and Bear ammo. He said...

So, Saturday I was out and about when I stopped by the LGS. The owner and a customer were looking over an AR and talking about the red dot on it. The discussion turned to shooting a steel plate. I stood back and listened. Not long the owner of the 223 went outside and got a steel plate he had...

I got the life membership for $300 years ago. I feel that that was cheap so I send them a healthy donation each year.

My age is catching up to me and shouldering a 12 pound plus gun is not easy anymore. So, giving that it's due consideration, I decided to remove the front strap swivel and mount a 1 1/2" Weaver rail in its place. I'm thinking I can shoot it from the hip and the laser will enable a better aim. I...

I'll have to say this was most helpful. I never gave a thought to this proceedure and was about to pump several hundred rounds thru my new Thompson. I will definitely follow your advice and try my best not to ruin my barrel.

For years I have had an inkling for a Thompson. The urge was always in me, but i would just shruge it off. Well, last Saturday I was in the LGS and hanging on the wall was a Thompson that was begging me to take it home. ;) I asked the price and it was 2/3 of the new price. It had a used tag on...

Reporting back on the above post. It took about 6 rounds to zero the Howa .357. After the zero, it consistently maintained 3/4" groups at 100 yards.

From what I saw when my buddy tried to remove the magazine with the lever in the open position it would be impossible to put an extended mag in the rifle. The lever blocks the magazine from being removed when in the down position. That being said, if an extended mag would fit, the lever could...

I should have added that I have owned five Henrys and never had a problem. All were smoothe as butter. This one gun should not be a judge of the Henry products.

Sorry Mike, .243 I planned to put that into the post, but I was trying to get it right and forgot.

My shooting buddy had an itch for a Henry Long Ranger. He quietly slipped and bought one, I guess to keep his wife from knowing. He put a Redfield scope on it and off we go to the range. Being new, I expected it to take a few shots to zero the scope and it did. Once zeroed it shot consistently...

Oh me! The beginning comments in this post really has got me worried. I just recently traded for a secondhand Howa in .243 caliber. the screws in the take down look to be of the later versions. (Meaning star drive) The rifle for most parts looks new and unscratched. I just remounted the scope on...

My wife is blond and I told her the joke. She said she did not understand it. I laughed until I cried.

ShtrRdy, I guess when we are young and bullet proof, making a living had to be our main goal. Oh how I long for those days when I got off the school bus and grabbed my gun and went hunting with my buddy. Thinking back, I really did not mind slopping the hogs, feeding the chickens, the horse and...