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Just when I thought I had all the rifles I wanted, my dear mother gave me some money to spend on "something nice I would like but would not buy for myself". So, I went looking on a used guns classifieds website looking for a decent trap shotgun. It is where I thumbled upon the rifle mentioned...

Reading the thread discussing the importance of controlled feed versus push feed brought back to me the dream of a double rifle, which will most likely remain just a dream for pecuniary reasons: the hunting I can afford is already well taken care of with the rifles I own. So, just to enable my...

Good day folks. As I have mentioned it, I recently traded my Browning Buckmark Sporter for a brand new CZ 455 Standard. CZ is now offering the 457, so I just got an obsolete rifle! For those who prefer to see instead of reading, pictures are included. I am very pleased with this replacement...

Once upon a time, I was given a piece of history, a Lee-Enfield rifle, I think. Historic sometimes rimes with rusty, it is one of those times. I oiled it today and could not help but notice the rust on the barrel, which is one thing, and the rust mixed with the oil coming out of it by the...

Five hundred dollars. The guy said he never shot it and he had bought it from an old man who had never shot it. That is funny and all, but the rifle seems to have very low mileage. The action is still a little stiff. Supposedly 1982 vintage, I didn't research and don't care much about the...

Good day folks. Just got back from physiotherapy, and to my disgust, my therapist will recommend to my MD (whom I shall see tomorrow) that I don't go back to work for another three weeks, at least! That is extremely frustrating, to say the least and to stay polite. That being said, I will...

It took a long time, but I have checked two boxes that needed it in the past 3 years ; the rifle barrel (and stock, and forearm and appropriate scope) for my Encore, then a .223 (and appropriate new stock, scope, reloading kit and bipod) for target work. Now that these have been satisfied, like...

I was reading on Browning's website that they would now sell ammunition made by Winchester (Olin) but branded as Browning. Does anyone know if this is where the XP3 rifle ammunition has gone or if it is simply gone for good?

I have that tendency to keep my rifles quite clean, like many. I know some of you do not put so much time in keeping theirs like new, or rather cleaner than new. In your experience, which rifles work best and longest, in terms of both shots fired and time elapsed between cleanings? When...

Good day gents, I have read numerous times that one should practice with one's chosen hunting load. I agree. I also see advantages to choosing a friendlier load with regards to both the finance an recoil departments: one can shoot more of that load and possibly become a better shooter...

Hello distinguished fellows, The possibility of being accompanied by a good friend of mine on my next whitetail deer hunting trip, this upcoming fall, has me questioning which tool I should recommend him to use. He is 36, in good shape, strong enough. He has never hunted before and...

Good morning everyone, Yesterday was milder at 0 Celsius or 32 Farhenheit if you prefer, my lady went to her parents with my heir, she suggested I should use that me time to go to the range. What a lovely idea! A few weeks ago, on my last trip to the rifle range, I tried new ammo...

I saw one used for sale in .270 Winchester. Monte Carlo stock, nice engraving (signed, if it means anything different to you), 24" barrel. It really does look like a nice rifle, but the asking price is $7,500. I even like the caliber, but there is no way I will pay that much for any rifle...

Many here suggest that a shotgun should always be pointed instead of aimed. I, for one, and I am definitely not the only one to have done so, have defended the opposite idea with regards to the usage of slugs in such firearms. I am first and foremost a rifleman. The shotgun is still...

I just come back from the shooting range and wanted to ask you what you think is an ethical distance for shooting coyotes (the four legged kind) with a .223. I am asking because a guy there argued that a .223 could cleanly kill a coyote at 600 yards with a boiler room shot. I personally would...

Hello folks, I was thinking about Fred Fuller's post in another thread about his buckshot load not spreading so much and I asked myself: How does spreading work exactly? What makes a brand spread faster than another? Is there a correlation between speed, shot size, shot density...

On last Friday morning, a good friend and I went out to bust some clays. It was the first time we were doing this. We used a hand thrower, which was fine. He had just bought a Benelli Nova during the week and I have owned the SXP Defender for just a little more time. Of course, we tried each...

Good evening gentlemen, This afternoon, I did not work. So, having taken possession of the latest addition to my gun safe two awfully long weeks ago, I ceased the opportunity to hit the road and went to the store to buy some ammo on my way to the range. 65$ later, I was all set. I had...

Hello everyone, I read something the other day, most likely on THR, which has since been circling in the back of my head. It was about shotguns being tested for reliability by firing 200 rounds as fast as one can. As I mentioned before, I am soon to be the proud new owner of a brand new...

I have nothing against target shooting, I think it is necessary and fun to practice. However, my question is hunting oriented. I do not reload. I use a .270 Winchester semi-automatic rifle. Do you think ammunition selection for deer hunting, where the typical shot for me will be...