Recent content by VanRaily

Thanks for the info, everyone. I now have all of my supplies on the way save the USGI combo tool. I'll also check out that M14TFL forum. It's come up in almost every M1A/M14 discussion and I've been meaning to head over there. In the meantime I'll just have content myself with staring at...

And that's part of what make it so much fun to shoot. You know you have some power in your hands every time that thing bangs against your shoulder.

Do you have any recommendations on which wrench is the best? I've found ones made by: Springfield Sadlak Battle Arms Development I once saw somebody mention that you should get Springfield's tool for the M1A because its gas cylinder is slightly larger than the USGI dimensions and so...

Hello- I'd been wanting to get an M1A for quite some time, and it just so happened that my friend brought one over on the weekend and let me shoot it. It shot like a dream, so I knew that I had to get one. On the way back from the range we stopped at Gander Mountain and it just so happened...

Sorry for the double-post, but: Fun doesn't even begin to describe it.

Well, the first range trip was quite interesting, as the gun proved to live up to its classification of "single shot". I got settled in on the bench, aimed, fired, developed a goofy grin, let said grin wear off, then met with utter disappointment when the gun wouldn't open again. After that...

After nearly four months of waiting, my new baby is finally in my hands: the Freedom Arms Model 2008 Single Shot. There's nothing quite like holding (and firing) a 19.75-inch, four-pound handgun chambered for .308 Winchester. My .44 Mag revolver must humbly step aside, as its "hand cannon"...

I was at my dealer's today and I came across an old Leupold Vari-X 2.5-8x scope, model number 47198. I played around with it a bit and I really liked it. This brings up two questions: 1. What are the differences between the old Vari-X and current VX-3 lines, and how to they compare to each...

At the moment I hadn't planned on it, but who knows what I'll do once I start shooting it.

All right, I know this an old thread but after months of waiting I'll finally have the gun in my hands. The problem is, I still don't have a scope yet because aside from Cabela's all the places around here only have the cheap handgun scopes. With Cabela's (at least according to the person to...

I should probably clarify that I don't actually use my guns in this manner (easing the slide forward); I used to when I was new to guns and uninformed but stopped for the exact reason that you mentioned. This is just something that I observed while playing with the slide, nothing more. I...

Well, thanks to everyone's input I picked up my P220 Classic 22 today. Haven't had a chance to shoot her yet, but she seems like a well-built gun. My only real complaint is that the guide rod for the spring is plastic. The spring is already eating up the rod and that's just from working the...

So I've been digging around for more information and I found more than one person stating that the .22 SIGs need to be cleaned and lubricated fairly extensively (every 200 rounds, according to one person). This isn't a huge deal for me as I almost always clean my guns every time I shoot them...

Nope. As per the fine print on Beretta's website: "...the practice kit cannot be used on models COMPACT L and COMPACT L "TYPE M", and the 90-Two..."

By the way, there's no .22 conversion kit that I know of for my 9mm (Beretta 90Two), so that's out of the question.