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Went out to the National Forest today and shot my new K31 for the first time. My gawd what a sweet shooting rifle! It is my first milsurp rifle and I honestly wasn't expecting much from it but what a pleasant surprise. Accuracy was excellent, the action slick, and I couldn't ask for better...

I'm new to shotguns so please excuse the dumb question. I've got a new Winchester1300 Defender and cannot remove the magazine spring retainer. The owners manual says to pry the thing out with a screw driver but I cannot see how to do this without mangling things. I've played with it quite a...

I've got a milsurp rifle and would like to know what I should use to clean up the stock. The rifle is free of cosmoline but looks like it has some ground in dirt and grease on the stock. I would like to remove it without damaging the original finish. What do you think would work best?

Was in a local gun shop about a week ago and while browsing the used rifle rack I noticed a K31. I just gave it a quick glance and noticed the price was $179. I grew up seeing these advertised in the back of gun rags for under $30 so my first thought was that this price was way too high. I...

What are you going to do with your tax refund? Buy a new toy (like a gun), pay off some bills, save it, or maybe take a vacation? I don't really expect much of a refund as I'm in a lower income bracket, but you wouldn't know it by what they charge me in taxes! What I do with it depends upon...

I've never owned a shotgun before so could you guys give me a few pointers about cleaning it for the first time? Its a Winchester 1300 Defender shotgun. The owner's manual says its coated inside and out with a rust preventative compound. It should be removed using gun oil. Ok, got no problem...

Is it legal to go target shooting on state forest land? I use to do this several years ago but the state forest land in King County is all posted with "NO SHOOTING" signs. Is this just a county thing or is it state wide? If it is a state law do any of you know of some place in the woods...

I was at Big5 today and saw a surplus rifle behind the counter that appeared to be in good shape. The sales tag said "Yugo M1924". They were asking $200 for it. I know that Yugoslavia bought some M24s from CZ and then built some themselves on the same pattern. I have read that the...

Just got through watching this Mel Gibson movie and something struck me as odd about it. I noticed the soldiers made very little use of foxholes. Most of the men were carrying entrenching tools and with the volume of fire around them I would think they would at least try to dig a hole to get...

A few years back Big 5 was selling these rifles real cheap and you still see them for sale from some online surplus gun dealers. The ones I saw looked like they were in really good condition. I never took this gun too seriously because it lacked a safety and fired a not too common round. This...

I just bought a Winchester 1300 Defender for HD and might leave it stored loaded for long periods of time. Is it possible that this might damage the magazine spring or shells if left this way for an extended period?

Do you refrain from telling others that you own firearms? You know what I mean. You worry your coworkers might not understand or that new acquaintance might be put off if you say anything. When applying for a job you don't mention it under the heading of "Hobbies". Then there is always the...

We've discussed range idiots but haven't talked about what I call range snobs. They are the guys at the range who give you that disapproving look or walk up and give you a hard time because they do not like the type of gun(s) you are using. You know, the bad evil guns that are not used for...

I've decided to buy a Winchester Defender 1300 for use as a home defense shotgun. What gauge should I get, 12 or 20? I have never fired a shotgun before and I'm more than a little concerned about too much recoil. I'm in my late forties and getting a little arthritis in my shoulders. I hear...

I just got through watching NBC Nightly News and there was a segment about how gun shops in Iraq are being flooded by citizens buying guns in preparation of U.S. invasion. Does something seem odd here? I thought old Sadam was a tyrant and ran his country as a police state. Yet private...