Recent content by Skylerbone

There’s no harm in disagreeing on the matter, but there are reasons beyond rust. Reliability should be on everyone’s mind IMO. Sure it’s just a .22 but for me it’s a day in the woods that I’ve been anticipating which is one of just a handful each year. Why ruin it with an equipment failure...

A longer sight radius is always preferable so long as you can see the front sight. Charging handles are a personal preference (Phase 5 for me), but I did learn on the milspec style. My father taught me to manipulate the charging handle and bolt catch with my left palm while controlling the...

I don’t mean to besmirch CT but having looked through 3 examples at the LGS I was praying they received a bad batch. Literally the worst glass I have ever seen in more than 40 years of owning/using rifle scopes.

The ‘05, ‘07, and ‘09 were my examples. Browning modified latter designs to suit requests. The grip safety was also added in 1910 for said same. I’ve also hear “purists” complain about flat MSHs. These are side discussions to the issue however which is a specific example misbehaving. I...

Actually JMB’s first 3 prototype submissions of what became the Model of 1911 all featured external extractors. They worked well back when and, if you trust the opinion of modern Glock/H&K, Sig, Canik, S&W, Springfield, etc owners, the external extractor appears to be an answer to reliable...

https://web.archive.org/web/20170223110913/http://www.rrdvegas.com/rimfire-cleaning.html If you choose to clean, I always try to post the above. As for my imperfect method, Butch’s Bore Shine with a 1-piece SS rod fitted with a pierce jag to wet the bore, followed by a nylon brush, followed by...

Man when I read “New Toy” I half expected an old Arisaka but you really did mean NEW. I’m shocked at the tag for what we are seeing, that’s a very nice rifle and a stone cold bargain. Excited to see if it grows a scope but that dot looks plenty handy.

Another vote for an optics issue but I wouldn’t rule out other possibilities yet. I once had a trusted rifle misbehave during a deer hunt which turned out to be a chunk of debris wedged between the stock and barrel. I don’t normally remove actions without good cause so it took more head...

That’s a secondary benefit with primary being reliability, recoil control, and longevity of the pistol. Dents come out in the sizing die either way, but brass to the face is no fun.

I always start with the people I know who shoot. I have several buddies who insist I notify them whenever I’m looking to sell and over the years I’ve not needed other options. For a dozen or more I’d consider taking the time to list them somewhere and deal with shipping.

I, to my great delight, have none. My sole card is a debit linked to my checking account. Does that make me frugal? In a manner of speaking I suppose. I buy nice things if I have the money or I wait until the money is there. I don’t have that $800/mo car payment either, just an old Ford...

This is why I suggest spending money where it matters. Charging handle, sights, trigger; all can be easily swapped as you please, but if you glue a barrel or run a standard pinned bolt catch things get aggravating. Speaking of the catch, I really like my Luth-AR (The Paddle). It’s oversized...

Correct. Here’s that same Series 70 Reissue with the lowered port/extended ejector spitting brass, then the collected empty casings. Every blue moon I’d get a casing to the forehead if I relaxed too much on technique, now they fly over my shoulder. I shoot mostly 200gr cast FP or 230gr ball...

Likely for being too educational. YouTube is swiftly becoming the depository of all things ignorant caught on camera and sadly they appear to want more of it.

Yes, it is normal for a standard ejection port to ding brass. As mentioned above, the port is lowered, a flare added (scallop removed), and an extended ejector installed to get the casing moving toward the port sooner. None of this work is particularly difficult if you’re patient, the...