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Anyone else remember that old Connery flick? What's bugging me is that I can't quite figure out what shotgun they used. It was clearly a cut-down civilian hunting semi-auto, but it appeared that they were loaded from a port cut into the left lower side of the receiver (and ejected out the...

Okay, this one has me seriously puzzled, and the usual Guns.Ru browsing has turned up zero clues. At the gunshow today one of the private sellers had an underfolding autoloading rifle for sale that was described as a Czechoslovakian SKS. The underfolder looked to be very similar in design to...

Yesterday I was discussing rifles with an acquaintance, and we got into an debate over what constitutes "overkill" in the sense of a weapon that's simple excessive and has no purpose or value in ownership. Particularly, the conversation hinged on his insistence that he didn't see any purpose in...

I'm planning on taking a vacation to southern Utah next month, and with the timing of recent talk in another thread on possibly closing down non-resident permits, it seems like now is a good time to go for it. The only problem is that I won't turn 21 for another three months. Is there any way...

Considering the current dramatically rising nature of costs throughout the hobby, it occurred to me to compile a short list comparing the number of rounds of ammo one can purchase for the same money as the rifle itself. For the sake of simplicity, focus is on centerfire rifles. Values are...

Okay, so there's two major sources of 5.45 Tantals right now it would seem: the Classic Arms/Century model (DCI receiver), for $490, and the Interarms/Atlantic Firearms version for $599. I just had the opportunity to handle a Century build today, and I must admit I was pretty surprised and...

Okay, I'm looking for a theoretical rifle. Here's the catch: it must function reliably without being cleaned or lubed (likely will be fired 1-2K rounds at a time without cleaning/lube), it must be reasonably simple and durable, and must be in either 5.56 or 7.62x39. Not too pricey either. Oh...

What area of individual armament/development do you feel that you most lack, or rather prioritize the highest? Ammunition Peripherals (Spare parts, magazines, optics) Firearm variety Training/Practice Firearm type Firearm quantity Or in other words, if you had several thousand dollars...

So I just had my father hang up the phone on me after a heated argument over barrel break-in. He was upset that I didn't follow a strict shoot-clean-shoot-clean procedure for my new 700 VTR (my argument was that it's a waste of time/money because I'm not shooting accurately enough anyways to...

Okay, so I've been an enormous frigging idiot. The week before last I took my new M1A out to the range to see what accuracy I could get from it, and a friend of mine gave me some of his ammo to try out. He told me it was surplus, but didn't mention that it was corrosive. I, being a complete...

Found this through some sort of random arcane digging on Wikipedia: http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2087877,00.html The gist of the story is that FNH USA's president and CEO was a French intelligence service operative who led the team of agents who sunk a Greenpeace vessel in New...

I've lately been trying to find an ideal scout rifle optic, and it seems to me that the handgun/scout scope market is nearly non-existent. Ideally, I'd like to find a variable-power optic that gives a decent range of magnification, from 2 or 3x up to 6 or 7, for shooting at distances of 5 to...

Does anyone have any experience with various aftermarket M1A flash suppressors or muzzle brakes? I'm thinking about getting a Scout Squad, but I'm wondering if it would be worthwhile to mount a Smith Enterprises Vortex flash suppressor in place of the standard brake. With just a straight flash...

Quick question: does anyone here have any recommendations for stores with a good selection of used firearms in Asheville? Thanks!

Forgive me if this poll has been asked in the recent past, but it's something I'm a bit curious about. A little while back I was sitting around the range clubhouse with several other range members, and the subject of sports came up (football, baseball, soccer, basketball, etc). What we found...

I've been doing some thinking lately, which is always a very dangerous thing, about maybe saving up for a Remington 700. The catch is, after looking through their website I can't seem to find what would seem to me to be an obvious product. My specs: left-handed carbon steel 700 action...

A friend of mine's father has an old Swedish M/38 Mauser that has apparantly been sitting in a closet for the last twenty years or so. He pulled it out to show me today, but I don't know much of anything about Mausers. From what I can tell, in decent condition the rifle should be worth $400 or...