Search results for query: *

On 23 January this year I experienced a massive heart attack that required double bypass open heart surgery. Complications hit hard and I'm finally due to go home from the hospital tomorrow. They have had to go back and work on even more problems but the doctors seem to be happy with where it...

This past Friday night I got a text message from a friend of mine who wanted me to come to his place this past Sunday to shoot some long range steel.Not real long range,the farthest target was a 12 inch round steel plate at 700 yards.I didn't have anything planned,so we decided to meet at 6 AM...

I made a trip across town to the very nice gun shop we're blessed with here in the very small,very rural WV town that I live in and had something catch my eye as soon as I got to the first pistol display case.Right there on top of the case was a beautiful Springfield SA-35,just like the one I...

I have an older Tikka combination rifle/shotgun that's in 12 gauge over .222.At the muzzles is a block that the shotgun barrel is soldered or press fit into and the rifle barrel just sort of sits in the block,but it moves around in it a lot.The owner is complaining of terrible accuracy and the...

If I've been a good little boy I buy myself a gun for Christmas,and this year I bought a used Bergara HMR in 6.5 Creedmoor.I love the Remington 700 action and some of the clones that have shown up.But I've had a bit of a bad attitude about imports.I've jokingly said I don't want any imported...

I'm lucky to have a nice place to shoot in my back yard.I have a nice bench and a good pistol shooting layout 25 yards from the back porch,but I also like to go to the very nice county maintained range that's 8 miles down the road.Not only is it a great place to shoot,it's a great place to meet...

After a bout of trading,swapping and wheeler-dealering I've wound up with a pair of new additions to the safe.The something old is a new Kimber Custom LW 1911.The something new is a Wilson Combat Sig P320. They are both good looking and functioning(so far)pistols.I wanted something a...

In the past year,I've really stepped up my pistol shooting game.It seems like all the bullets most of my rifles like are impossible to find,so I've had to cut back on shooting them.On the other hand,I've been finding good 9MM,10MM,44 and 45 bullets,and most of them are at great prices,especially...

I usually close the shop early on Fridays and make a trip across town to the gun store to see what they've gotten in during the week.Friday is payday and if it's been a good week I'll usually have a little cash accumulated to spend on something that's too good to pass up.I've been searching and...

I recently broke open a brick of CCI BR-4 small rifle benchrest primers and loaded them in my 223 and one of my 308's.Both rifles are model 700's.In the first 20 out of the 223,I had 4 that didn't go bang.I immediately took the rifle to the shop and took the bolt apart.It had a little piece of...

This is mine

I have a small gunsmithing business and one of the things I do a lot of is mount scopes.I was working on a new rifle and scope for a friend of mine and I had it mounted,leveled and torqued down before I noticed the power adjustment worked backwards-turning the power ring counterclockwise...

I have a new Leupold VX-5HD 4-20X52 with the 34MM tube.I ordered a CDS dial from the custom shop and I can't figure out how to put the new dial on.The new dial has a threaded drum inside of it and that won't fit on the scope without removing something from the top of the scope and I don't see an...

A few years ago,I was having a lot of trouble with my back,sometimes the pain would hit so hard I would scream out loud.I had surgery done,and it was a lot better for about two years.In 2018,it was back to the point of being unbearable.Two doctors looked at the MRI,and without a very major...

Back in January,I decided to use some of the money I made in the fall from gunsmithing to order a barrel for my first custom rifle that I had built back in 1981.It was a 280 Remington barrel,made by Shilen.After almost 40 years of hunting and target shooting,it had finally started losing...

I have finally finished a project that I have been working on for about a year. I found this really nice Remington 788 a couple of years ago and decided to work it over a bit, but leave it so I can take it back to original if I wanted to. I fitted the HS Precision stock that was originally on...

I know Remington's put out some rare and unusual variants,but seldom is any collector appeal mentioned about them.I have a question about two rifles in my safe that are both great shooters,and very seldom encountered.The first one is a 700FS chambered in 300 WM that I bought in 1990.It has what...

I recently picked up a Remington rolling block.It has a massive bull barrel on it and is chambered for the 219 Zipper.I got a box of ammo with it,and shot it a few days ago,and it shot pretty good.I got a set of dies,but am not at all familiar with such a rifle.Anybody out there ever fool with...

I'm not new to black powder shooting,have hunted with and shot a TC Renegade since 1987.I'm planning an elk hunt next year,and a couple of years ago I got a TC Omega on a trade.It's sat in the safe till today,and I got it out to try.I shot 180 gr Knight Red Hots over 3 50 gr. Pyrodex pellets at...

I have been doing a lot of reading about how bench shooters are able to get the consistently tiny groups out of their rifles,and then trying to use some of their techniques to help me out when I'm working with my own at the bench.The results have been eye opening and impressive.I have a fairly...