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My rifle fell this past weekend while I was coming in from hunting. It was leaning, unloaded, up against the door of the truck and slid to the side. It was a bonehead move on my part to be so careless with where I rested it, but I can't unride that horse. After a thorough inspection, it...

Deer are some awfully tough animals. While driving to work this morning I came upon a scene which I had only seen on Youtube videos, or posted on forums like this one. There were two deer on the side of the road, one was standing in the field just on the other side of a four-board fence, the...

I'm heading out this weekend for my first hunt of the season. Going to a spot which I haven't laid eyes on in quite a while. My father-in-law and I had hunted the area pretty hard for several years so we decided to 'let it rest' and hunted other areas last year. Here's hoping it was worth...

Can someone please tell me what this means, if it's even an actual condition which a firearm can be in? Had a guy look at a rifle I'm trying to sell and he backed out due to 'frosting'. I honestly think he just didn't want to actually buy it and was looking any excuse he could find.

Looks like hunters on private land will be able to legally hunt on Sundays in Virginia soon. Not trying to stir the pot, but I'm curious about people's opinions on this since I have mixed emotions. So, what say you?

Anyone have any experience with these shotguns? I got an online ad from Bud's Gun Shop about them and was curious to hear some opinions. If they're a decent home protection shotgun, I might go talk to my LGS about picking one up. Thoughts?

Please bear with me as this is two-part inquiry. First, is there a way to safely and accurately use sand bags to serve the same function as a Lead Sled? I was looking at buying a sled, but can't really justify the cost if I can acquire the same results with my sand bags. I'd like to get my...

Yesterday was the last day of an altogether disappointing season for me here in VA. I didn't get out as much as I would have liked and DEFINITELY didn't see the number of deer I'm used to seeing, which obviously equates to not killing as many as I would have liked. Yesterday was the coldest...

I am REALLY hoping that I absolutely don't know what I'm looking at and that someone will set me straight. So, I'm reading an article about women not being able to complete the mandatory three pull-ups to pass the Marine Corps physical fitness test. Attached to this article is a photo of a...

Who here goes into the woods/hunting with just their weapon of choice and the bare essentials? What do you carry on your hunts if you consider yourself a minimalist? I took inventory of my hunting pack this past weekend and I think I'm taking a lot more than I actually need when I hunt, so I'm...

As I'm walking back to the truck yesterday, in the rain, after a miserable afternoon hunting in the mountains of Virginia, I slip on a wet patch of leaves and loose mud. Thanks to my sling losing the top screw that holds it to the swivel while I was walking UP the mountain, I had taken the...

I'm hoping some on here might be able to help educate me a little (as much as possible on such a forum) on the finer points of getting a rifle to shoot its best. My situation is this: My loving wife, who knows NOTHING about guns, bought me a brand new Ruger M77 30-06 for Christmas a few...

I can't remember where, but I remember seeing a write-up on making a knife out of an old mill saw blade. I was helping a friend clean out an old barn this past weekend and we found an old saw blade which was in good condition, i.e. no rust on it. How good is the steel in those old blades...

"I'll buy it immediately if I find one." rifle? Mine is a Remington 700 in 6.5x55. Not sure why, but I'd buy first and ask for forgiveness after the fact.

How much would one of these generally run? The gun has been used, but taken care of. Wood is solid and metal doesn't have any pitting. Just curious before I pull the trigger (pun intended:D).

I have 2010 Ruger M77 30-06 that I'm thinking about having re-crowned. I was looking at the crown yesterday while cleaning it and it seems that crown is relatively flat. I'm wondering if having it re-crowned with a target crown would be a good idea or not. Obviously I would find a very...

Just wondering what the shortest length you would go for a barrel is? I was toying around on the E.R. Shaw site yesterday and noticed that you can get a rifle with a 16" barrel. In my, very limited, experience that seems awfully short unless you're shooting an AR of some sort, but I truly...

So, I've been searching for a modern rifle chambered 6.5x55. I'm not necessarily looking for a brand new rifle, but I don't want sporterized surplus. The other hang-up is that I can't afford to pay $1k for a rifle at the moment. Whenever I see one for sale on a site I always end up getting...

Just what the title says, I need a new set of binos and I'm on a budget (would like to keep it below $300). My 4.5 yr old somehow got his hands on my binos this past weekend and dropped them. You can complete the equation.:mad: Luckily they weren't an expensive set and I had actually won them...

I heard this statement this past weekend when I stopped at the local convenience store to grab a snack after hunting. I was hunting a new stand Saturday morning and had a small spike walk into one of my shooting lanes. Now, when I say small I truly mean it. I couldn't see antlers until I...