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Hello Everyone, I am a hobbyist gun builder (NOT a gunsmith) and my passion is restoring old forgotten firearms. That said, I purchased this Westernfield 72C (Mossberg 472) .30-30 in a lot set and in parts a few months back. I finally have it reassembled and working, and I have decided to...

I'm in the process of building my first DIY bolt gun. Normally I always lean towards buying the tools the first time; buy once cry once, but with baby #4 on the way, this will likely also be my last build for some time. All that being said, I'm wondering if there are any DIY rifle builders in...

Hello all I'm wanting to do a diy remage sat up on a remington 700 sa and I'm not sure what would be best way to go about it or what would be the best action wrench and barrel vise to get on a budget as this is going to be a budget build.also who makes good no go/go gauges.also will my stock...

Me and a buddy set out for a public land DIY first ever elk hunt in Colorado for the second rifle season that I had been planning for about 2 years, and thought I would share the experience for others thinking about tackling something like this. We drove 16 hours from Iowa and went to unit 12. I...

Im buying my first rifle a 223 rem 700 and i do not have the funds to buy a new stock and probably wont for quite a while. I don't live in the US so even boyds stocks can get quite expensive. I was just wanted to know what you guyd would think about the idea of drilling a hole through a threaded...

Hello All, I've been a long time reader of this forum and have found it to be a great source of interesting and valuable information, so I finally joined. This will be my first post so I apologize for the length. I just finished putting together my first custom bolt rifle and enjoyed the...

I'm looking for some info/tips on elk hunting in Idaho. We will be going in mid October hunting the middle fork zone. None of us live near the area and can't take the time off to do a scouting trip so its basically been all E-scouting. That being said, I feel like we have found a good spot...

Hi guys. I'm a total noob when it comes to elk hunting, so please help me out. Earlier this year, a group of friends and I were planning a Colorado elk hunt out of his cabin that backs up to Roosevelt National Forest. We had it mostly planned out, and then for various reasons, all but I had...