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  1. CoalTrain49

    Home Defense Shot Size

    I doubt Cabela's or Sportsman's Warehouse would let you return it. In my case it was a one-of store that is owned by locals. The case was unopened. The manager/owner was only concerned about when I purchased it. Most of their business these days is ammo because the state won't let them sell...
  2. CoalTrain49

    Caliber selection for small frame hunter

    Bolt rifle 100%. .243 would be a good choice for the cartridge. If none are available, 6mm Creedmoor. Bolt rifle because of lots of easy optics options. The choices are almost unlimited.
  3. CoalTrain49

    Home Defense Shot Size

    I'm not a SD shotgun guy although I own a few shotguns. Mostly I used to hunt birds and now it's just trap shooting. My take on using a shotgun for self defense is that most people will buy the SD shotgun and never take it to the range. In other words they won't train with it because it's...
  4. CoalTrain49

    Do you guys mount your own scopes?

    If you changed scopes as much as I do you wouldn't want to pay a gun smith for that. It isn't that hard but a guy I know at my range has a service that mounts, bore sights and zeroes for people he sells rifles to. He works at Sportsman's warehouse. Evidently not everyone feels comfortable doing...
  5. CoalTrain49

    Rem Oil Use.

    I use it. Just found out about it last summer when I was reading the instruction manual for an 11-87 I purchased. The manual said to drop the trigger group out and spray it with Rem Oil. So I bought a can and did that. Now I use it to wipe down all of my firearms after I clean them. Great...
  6. CoalTrain49

    Which bolt action .22 LR rifle would you recommend for accuracy from a bench or in the field?

    I've have a CZ 455 American. I bought it about the time they discontinued it. I routinely shoot it at 220 yds. with a 4x scope. At that range a lot depends on wind conditions and your scope. As my scope doesn't have the magnification nor a mil dot reticle to shoot at that range, it's just a...
  7. CoalTrain49

    Stopped Cleaning your Gun! I did - You Too?

    Once a year weather they need it or not. ;) Seriously, I've gone 500 rds before a field strip and cleaning but eventually it has to be done.
  8. CoalTrain49

    Opinions on the perfect nightstand handgun.

    Some type of pistol with a light on it and sights that you can see in low light situations. My choice is an HK P-30 with a light.
  9. CoalTrain49

    Is It Time To Stockpile Ammo?

    I reload but don't keep more than a few hundred rounds loaded for each firearm. I do however have the components to load as much ammo as I would need for any civil defense situation.
  10. CoalTrain49

    Acme Bullets has new owners.

    I use them to store my $20 gold coins. :thumbup:
  11. CoalTrain49

    Well, Turn the lights off on Wa. State.

    And he's running for governor. Don't forget that.
  12. CoalTrain49

    Well, Turn the lights off on Wa. State.

    I'm not sure why. There are no restrictions for having ammo shipped to WA. I'm not having any problems getting ammo shipped to my front porch. Placed an order a few days ago and it's in route. Who's not shipping ammo to WA?
  13. CoalTrain49

    Biden closes ‘gun show loophole’

    Correct. The ATF didn't invent this. They just move in whatever direction the wind blows at DOJ. With Obama it was armor piercing ammo, with Trump it was bump stocks, and now it's people selling firearms without a FFL. The illegal number to be determined in court. I don't blame the ATF. They...
  14. CoalTrain49

    Biden closes ‘gun show loophole’

    So how do they prosecute someone that sells 25 firearms a year? Is it 5, 10 or 20 that's illegal? In the business of dealing in firearms won't hold up in court if nobody can define it. Prosecutor: He was speeding your honor. Judge: How fast was he going? Prosecutor: 45 MPH Judge: What's the...
  15. CoalTrain49

    Biden closes ‘gun show loophole’

    Nothing new where I live. The state legislature passed a UBC a few years ago. Every sale/transfer has to go through an FFL. They all got some state sponsored income for a few years charging $50 for a transfer, but recently they passed HB 2118 that will drive the gun show and home FFL's out of...
  16. CoalTrain49

    knives made from files

    Curtis Green makes knives from recycled metal. His favorite is probably cotton gin spindles. IIRC they're mostly stainless steel. I was in his shop in Chama NM a few years ago. I should have purchased one of his knives but couldn't think of a use for it.
  17. CoalTrain49

    Tell me about vintage Ithaca SxS’s

    NID was the better modern 20th century shotgun. Flues and Lewis weren't considered a stellar design. A 20 ga NID would temp me. I see you purchased both. Somebody has to rescue those old American made sxs shotguns. ;) Have you checked the chambers on those? 2.75" wasn't a standard until the...
  18. CoalTrain49

    Trigger Job on Minty 19-3

    I have a 19-3. I never found anything wrong with the factory trigger. As a matter of fact, I like it a lot.
  19. CoalTrain49

    Handgun, Rifle, PCC, or Shotgun for Home Defense?

    I prefer a pistol with a light on it. Never understood the shotgun for HD rage. All of my shotguns and rifles are locked in my safe. I have a pistol in my desk and one in my night stand. Those are the places you can find me 70% of the time when I'm home.
  20. CoalTrain49

    Well, Turn the lights off on Wa. State.

    I've always thought that after Obama's administration and Sandy Hook, that the numbers of firearms sold exponentially increased. Same thing happened here with state AG legislation every year for the past 5 years. So now that it's almost impossible to purchase a firearm here, most people just...
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