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With Indiana changing the hunting laws to allow some rifle cartridges this year, what is the safe distance for shooting a 243 from an elevated stand? For instance if you are shooting at deer under 200 yards is it dangerous if there is a house 600 yards away? Half mile away? 1 mile away? Trying...

I have a new savage model 25 varmint thumbhole rifle in .223 and am having some scope problems. First scope I tried was a firefield 8-32x50 and I had to max out windage to get it correct and with elevation adjustments maxed it was still 4 inches high at 50 yards. Tried two different rings with...

In my earlier thread about my savage model 16 trophy hunter in .308 being to heavy of recoil for me to enjoy shooting lots of people suggested getting a muzzle break. This sounds like an interesting option but I know nothing about them and have some questions. 1) how much do they reduce...

So I purchased a savage 16 in .308 last summer and really don't care for shooting it because of the recoil. It weighs about 7.5 pounds with a 22 inch barrel. My primary use is target/bench shooting from 200-500 yards. Though I also bought the .308 for the possibility of big game hunting (elk...

What kind of spotting scope do I need to be able to see .308 holes and maybe .223 at 300 yards? I don't have a ton of money to drop on this so please let me know what if any scopes would be available at a reasonoable cost

Ok the savage 16 trophy hunter xp is the first bolt gun I've owned and I have a few questions. the manual talks about removing the bolt and cleaning/lubing the barrel. Is this the only cleaning you do? Is there cleaning of the bolt or action or anything to do? I'm going to adjust the...

I just bought a .308 and have some reloading questions. I have a lee classic turret press and have experiance reloading for pistols but have never reloaded for rifle. Im looking for target shooting at 100-400 yards Questions: 1) how much more difficult is it to reload rifle? Aside from dies...

Just bought a savage rifle in .308 am looking for recommendations on low cost factory ammo. I use wolf in my AR and it works great but not sure if they make .308 ammo or if it's good enough for the .308. I am looking for a target load to use from 100-400 yards. So what is a option that should...

This is a follow up question to my other post on rifle selection. I think I have my rifle choice narrowed down but need help with scope selection. Going to be getting a .308 probably a savage 11 or 16. The primary use will be target shooting between 100-300 yards but I may shoot 500-800 yards on...

I am looking to buy a bolt rifle to use for target shooting out to 600 yards and to use in my ranges varmint target shoots out to 300 yards. There is also the possibility of taking this gun on an elk or moose hunt at some point in the future. I don't know a ton about rifle calibers but thought a...

Recieved my crossbreed holster and the directions say to use a cream type leather conditioner on it. Does anyone have and specific recommendations for something that will work well and won't make it stick/tacky, won't hurt the finish on my gun and won't gunk it up? Also do you have to be careful...

I am waiting on my m&p15 sport to arrive and have a few questions. -I ordered it 3 weeks ago and the dealer still says his supplier doesn't have any. Neither do most of the online dealers I can find. How far behind is S&W on these rifles? -I plan to put on a 2 piece quad rail Handguard...

Avg height person shooting a handgun (.22, .38, .40) at a target 2 feet off the ground ( shooting at a downward angle) how far will the bullets travel if there is no backstop? Trying to determine safety of shooting at a friends farm. He has about 400 yards of open field followed by at least...

I'm looking to order a Crossbreed holster snapslide for my Taurus 740 slim. I can't decide if I should get the standard cut, sweat guard version, or combat cut version. Any suggestions? Any of you guys have one? I like the idea of a cushion between the gun and bare skin but am afraid it would...

http://www.amazon.com/Mace-80403-Pepper-Gun-Silver/dp/B001AL27X6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324079727&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/LA98001-Kimber-Pepper-Blaster-Spray/dp/B003L75SSI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1324078517&sr=8-3 Cant get my wife to carry a gun but she would be willing to carry...

I have about 12 acres and want to put up a dirt mound back stop for a shooting range. Behind the backstop will be a few acres of woods before the next nearest property. How much dirt do I need to build a small mound that will make an adequate backstop? I'll be shooting .22, .223/5.56, .38, .40...

Waiting on my new M&P sport to arrive and found some ammo on sale this week. Figured I should stock up a little but don't know which to get. I found 55 grain FMJ by WPA (wolf) military classic in .223 for $26/100 and 55 grain rounds by American eagle called AR 5.56 value pack for $35/100...

I have been reloading pistol cartridges for awhile in .38, .44, and .40. I just ordered a SW AR in .223 and will likely want to reload for it. Aside from the dies what else will I need to purchase? What else do I need to know about reloading rifle versus pistol? I have a lee 4hole classic turret...

Just ordered my first AR, the M&P15 Sport, and need advice for my first red dot. I need to stay under 120$. I would like something that can be set up for co-witness ( not sure if absolute or lower 1/3). What models do you recommend? This weapon system and red dots are all new to me so if i need...

So I think I've settled on the m&p 15 sport as my first AR and I think I want to put a red dot on it but have a few questions. -What do I need to mount a reddot to this gun? Some sort of rings or will it mount directly? -can the front sight be removed or do I mount the red dot to see...