Recent content by Chipster697

Correct on new membership, the rear sight and missing hood. Just to be clear, my cost was $1,215.00 before I dumped all of my Cabelas points. However, Cabelas doesn’t carry much I want to buy anymore and their approach to used gun pricing typically is “I’m gonna price it so high I just couldn’t...

I went to the local Cabelas because I’d found a Ruger M77 RSI with a Mannlicher stock on GunsInternational. Didn’t like the finish or 18” barrel for .30-06 on the Ruger, but this Sako started haunting me. Have you ever picked up a rifle, raised it to your shoulder and thought ”This is it!”...

I built this in part just to annoy the guys over on the Marlin forum: The optic was a mistake - it just sits too high. Otherwise I really like that Primary Arms 2x GLX Prism, and I’m sure there’s an AR somewhere that will give it a home. I’m surprised how much I like the feel of the forend...

1970 Browning High Power Medallion Grade in .30-06: Now that’s an extractor! So Sorry … made in Belgium :P

I don’t mind buying from Optics Planet. Competitive pricing and pretty good shipping. Huge selection And a relatively good search interface. They handled a return of a defective red dot quickly and easily. When an optic disappeared in transit they shipped another one. That required some work on...

Can I use once-fired brass as a good indicator of headspace in a new AR-15? I know that in an M14/M1A the brass is still expanding during extraction so spent cases are a no go unless you turn the gas system off and manually cycle the rifle. I've got Hornady's headspace gauge for measuring...