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Like many a "rat rod", my "rat rifle" was built from parts laying around the garage. In this case, a single shot Marlin .22 barreled action, a 22" piece of 1" square tubing (plus a pair of 5" long pieces of the same), a couple of pieces of flat steel 21" long and 1" wide, a handful of 5/16"...

Let's see some pics of your high-end .22LR rifles! Nothing from Wally World or the big box stores, please, just some high-end rimfire goodness. I'll start us off with an Anschutz match 54, fitted with a magazine-fed repeater conversion by Mark Chesebro, a Harrell tuner, and a Leupold BR-24...

I've got the latest Ranch Rifle version of the Mini-14 that is drilled and tapped for the Weaver-style adapter rail that bridges the action. By removing that, I have access to the factory Ruger scope mount grooves, so I can use either style of optic--either a traditional scope in the...

Saw this on another forum, so no link, but Al Biesen, one of the greats of American custom gun making, passed away on 14 April 2016. RIP, Al.

I've wanted to build a Scout Rifle since first reading Jeff Cooper's articles on the subject so many years ago. About a year in the making, here's my FR-8 Spanish Mauser (7.62 x 51mm) in a Hogue synthetic stock, with a Timney trigger and an XS scout scope mount holding a 2.5 x 28mm Leupold...

I have a nice custom Mauser in .243 Win. built by the late J.E. Moates of Aiken, SC. If anyone has any info on Mr. Moates and/or his work, I would appreciate him/her sharing it with me. A pic of the grip:

I've owned several Browning Hi Powers over the years, but I had never encountered an alloy framed BHP in the flesh until last week when I bought this one. The lightweight aluminum frame makes the wonderful handling qualities of the Hi Power that much better, feeling lighter in the hand and...

I've long wanted a Mauser-based sporter, but the ones I could afford did not appeal to me, and the ones that did appeal, I could not afford. I've always admired the early sporterized Mausers, those built back when receiver sights were state of the art, and I 've shied away from those drilled...

I bought a Mini-14 Tactical a few weeks ago with the ATI Strikeforce synthetic stock. I could never quite warm up to the ATI stock, and the rifle didn't handle very well with the optic mounted out over the handguard. While looking for an alternative stock, I came across a couple of You Tube...

Just picked up this Star Firestar Plus in 9mm. The "Plus" means a 13 rd magazine (instead of the Firestar's 8 rd mag) and a alloy frame instead of steel. It weighs 25 oz empty, is 6.5 inches long, holds 13+1, has a good single action trigger and a positive manual safety--in short, it has the...

Winter weather always leaves me in a blue mood, so I thought I would start a thread about The One that got away. And I'm not thinking about the ex-wife (thank God and U-Haul, she's gone), but rather that one really, really special, classy, rare, and/or beautiful pistol that was, sadly, mine for...

Just picked this one up NIB: Colt CCO Gunsite model in .45 ACP, with all the paperwork, spare mag, case, etc, for $850 out the door! I can't hardly wait to shoot this one.:)