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A friend/coworker of mine is moving her father into memory care, and she asked me to help her sell a few of her father’s guns. Most aren’t anything to write home about, but one is interesting. It appears to be a very early Blackhawk flattop in 44 mag and I was wondering if some of the resident...

I bought my son a Böker Plus Balisong Trainer for Christmas. Within a few weeks one of the screws that goes between the handle and the pivot point on the blade came loose and was lost. Some quick reading found this was common and solvable with a little Loctite. No problem, I’ll just buy some new...

I have one of the new Lipsey’s Ruger Blackhawk Flattop models and a Single Six. The Blackhawk has a much thinner grip than the Single Six and after living with them for a while, I like them better. This is apparently the XR3 grip frame. Does anyone know if they make the same grip frame for the...

I bought a Samick Sage recurve a couple of years ago and have been using it for bow fishing, shooting soda cans with flu-flu’s and back yard field point shooting at my target. Now after thousands of shots I bought a bare shaft test kit, a range of field point weights and I am trying to tune it...

Well, my 15th wedding anniversary is this year. We normally don’t do anniversary presents but she wants to this year since it’s a noteworthy number. She wants diamond earrings and she’s offered a gun in return. That seems like a fair deal to me and she is the boss. I have all my needs covered...

Nation Review has a darn good article on the importance of training. Inspired by Jason Falconer, the former police chief who stopped the knife wielder in Minn. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/440196/jason-falconer-minnesota-hero-shows-importance-firearm-training-protection There are...

I need a new stock for my 1022. My son, who’s 8 and fairly tall, is still too short for the Hogue I have on it currently. I’m leaning towards a collapsible stock because it’ll adjust to fit him while he grows and it would be nice if I can still use it to. The 1022 has Tech Sights on it, so the...

I’m not much of a knife guy. A Spyderco Persistence and an ESEE Rat 2 are my two best folding knives. Honestly, I carry a folding box cutter that takes replaceable razor blades more than anything else. Anyway, I don’t have any fixed blade knives and I’ve decided to remedy that. Does anyone...

I need some Ruger 10/22 help. I recently had a scope mounted on my 10/22. My first shots while starting to zero the scope were 12” low at 25 yards. 4 clicks up and I moved an inch. 44 clicks to go to get be on at 25 yards. 50 yard or more sounds like it would be outside of the scopes adjustment...

What’s the major difference, if any, between a 6061 milspec diameter receiver extension and a 7075 milspec extension? I realize they’re different grades of aluminum but does it matter? Same threads I assume. I ask because I picked up a PSA complete blemished lower and it apparently comes with...

As I have done for the last five years I spent this past father’s day weekend camping with my family and extended family. On Saturday, we went to the amphitheater to see Possum the Mountain Man; a show put on by the campground. In addition to stories and animal pelts there was some gun...

I need a couple of scopes for my Encore (.223 and .243 barrels). The .223 is for fun/practice/coyotes and the .243 is for deer. I’ve been considering the Leupold VX-3 2.5-8x36 and VX-R 2-7x33 models. Does anyone have any experience with or opinions on these or similar scopes? I’m leaning...

From time to time I see people who take part in these types of competitions saying that they are a great place to test equipment and techniques and that by doing so you can learn what does and does not work. So briefly, what did you learn? What works for you? What doesn’t work? What mistakes...

What’s the next step after the NRA Basic Pistol course? I’ve come to the conclusion I know almost nothing about proper handgun shooting/carrying/tactics/whatever. I’d like to learn and practice all the accepted stances, have my form critiqued, learn to draw from a holster and whatever else I...

A vender of mine set up a greet and shoot last night. Essentially this was a bunch of guys he knew from local businesses who all got together at a local pistol range. Everybody brought a selection and we traded them around. I got to shoot all of the following: S&W Airweight 38 Glock 19 and...

I have three scopes to mount. Previously, I’ve had gunsmiths do it for me but I’d like to do it myself this time. I have a vise and bore sight kit and a few questions. I have the following rings and bases but would get different versions if necessary: 1. Weaver style base and rings for a red...

OK, my 40th is coming up in a few days and I’m getting myself a combo deer/coyote gun. This will be the only center fire rifle in my collection. I have shotguns and rim-fires and a few handguns but no big game rifles. I live in Colorado but do all my hunting in Nebraska because that’s where I...

I see the one rifle/pistol/shotgun threads every once in awhile. Here’s a slightly different version. What would you choose if it was one gun per action type? Handguns: SA Auto (Browning Buckmark 22lr) DA Auto (S&W Bodyguard 380) SA/DA Auto (CZ 2075 Rami BD 9mm) SA Revolver (Ruger Single Ten...

…and got my first 25 on trap. I was pleased to say the least. I shot five rounds and went 23, 23, 22, 25 and 23. Not bad for the first time out. The recoil was slightly heavier than my SuperNova but the Vinci is a pound lighter so that’s to be expected. It wasn’t bothersome. Both have 26”...

I see quite a few bear gun threads around here. It’s a gun focused website so I guess I understand. I’ve hiked and camped all over Colorado and Rocky Mountain National Park. I’ve had very few animal encounters that were even remotely dangerous I’ve seen black bears; mostly around...