Recent content by Kirk_Ferentz

Maybe I'm going a little too far but the remington express 870 finish is almost like having no finish at all when it comes to protecting against rust from moisture. It is very, very bad. That's why I picked up an old parkerized police magnum. A nicely blued old wingmaster would also do a much...

I need to pick up a hunting rifle and one of my criteria is to have a decent finish on the metal that will give some good protection against the elements. I love the deep bluing that you see on say an older Remington 700 or Winchester 70, and I know from experience that it does a good job...

When I see synthetic Winchester 70s, I tend to think that they were not made in USA. I saw one that was synthetic but they specified that it was a New Haven gun. My thinking is that they are probably still good guns, but at that point, I might as well get a Savage with an accutrigger. For...

Yes I was referring to the Higgins and the Remingtion 721. I don't understand exactly why there would be scope mounting problems with the 721 vs. any other long action rifle, since the holes in the 721 pretty much seem to be drilled in the same spot as in other rifles, but I see posts about...

Are there any issues mounting a new scope to those rifles? I am also looking at Remington 721s, which look like great old guns. But I am not sure about whether I can mount a new Leupold on them and it is hard to get that info. It looks like one issue is that the scopes of yesteryear were a...

I'm considering picking up one of these great old rifles. The biggest concern that I have is that while I like tried and true classic rifles, I want the latest technology when it comes to the scope that I put on it. I see that Remington 721s will take the same mounts as 700s generally. But...

Okay I will keep the enfield as it is without the scope! I promise. I do hate the site on that thing, although I grew up with knotch and blade and I don't think I really learned how to use it properly.

I do love the Savage accu-trigger. It was the deciding factor when I bought one last year. But I have to think that I could learn to live with a more standard trigger. It's just a cost-benefit thing.

The M1917 enfield that is in the family is a very nice gun really, although it is not made to look nice. The bluing is obviously made to last, and yes, the action feels very solid. For all I know, it is a shooter too -- it would be worth a try to get a scope on it and see if it works out. I...

Actually, it seems like there are a lot of old military guns in 30-06. As I said, I have an old (American) Enfield rifle in the family ... that is in '06. It looks like there are a lot of mausers (at least FNs) chambered in 30-06, and I saw some other various old military bolt guns in that...

I thought that I would go with a new Savage 116FCSS for a more modern rifle for my medium/big game bolt gun. But I have been thinking about picking up a quality used bolt gun instead, and saving a few bucks. My specs are that I want it in 30-06 and I want it to be "pretty" accurate up to say...

Yeah it will be very interesting to see what happens. If I were going for a masters in economics (or sociology or political science or any other soft science), I would write my thesis on what is happening right now in the guns & ammo market. My best guess is that what will end up happening...

Hmm, I don't know if I see 30-06 dying greyling ... I think I still see it coming up more than .308 when I search for the rifles I'm considering. But that is interesting about your range. For me, .308 doesn't do everything that 30-06 does, namely allowing you to hunt the bigger game without...

Don't forget about the other good ole always available center fire caliber: 30-30. Some have said that 30-06 is more universally available if you need a box than .308. That surprises me a bit since in my experience they are pretty neck-and-neck in terms of how likely I am to find a few...

So, I know this is the worst time to ask this question, but it is also the time that I need to decide on a bolt gun. In the past I went with 30-06 (my favorite), but now that gun is gone and I always said that I would go with .308 if I had it to do over so that I could get cheap bulk (and more...