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    Rifle Scopes SWFA 5-20 illum bleed enlightenment

    I've seen a lot of talk about the illumination bleed on the 5-20x50 and having a hard time figuring out why the illum bleed is a bad thing. Maybe someone can enlighten me. While hunting, the useful range of the illumination on mine, for me is around 5-7. If the illumination is too bright it...
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    .223 Stevens home build

    Had been wanting to play with a savage for a while to see how the whole barrel swap thing worked, and since i have also been wanting a .223 bolt gun it only seemed right to try a .223 savage. the bulid -started with a stevens 200 7mm-08 traded a scope for -swapped out bolt face, shroud, and...
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    Gunsmithing HELP savage 10 which .223 blind mag box?

    A little background first: ended up with a Stevens 7mm-08 that i'm converting to .223. It is in a B&C medalist stock (modified a little). Everything is done to be shooting .223 but it's a single shot at the moment. (Don't ask how it shoots i've just shot it in the dirt off my back deck to...
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    Sidearms & Scatterguns XD sights?

    Trying to find sights for my Dads XD before Fathers Day. He constantly says he wishes it had an adjustable narrower rear groove and narrower front blade; in his words,"like rifle sights". He could care less about night sights but a fiber optic front would probably help his maturing eyes. After...
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    Gunsmithing savage 110 / stevens 200 7mm-08 to .223

    been wanting to put together a 1:7 or 1:8 twist .223 bolt and stumbled over a deal on a 7mm-08 stevens 200. i know the barrels can be swapped out but what has to done to the bolt. can i just swap the bolt face?
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    Gunsmithing rem xmark pro trigger screws

    Have 2 rifles with these triggers. To an extent as you know they are externally adjustable but not really well. The x mark pro still has similar adjustment screws to the older triggers which of course remington says not to mess with. On one rifle the rear screw which is the sear adjustment i...
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    Hunting & Fishing 1st kill w/ new hunting gun

    Thought I was deer hunting this morning but turns out yote was 1st on the list for the new rig.
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    hunting rifle getting there

    not on the scale with most that post on here but i'm tickled with it. This is going to be hunting rifle; still a few parts left till it'll go bang.
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    Range Report new to 500 yd ?

    Searched but not finding anything helpful. What kind of group is fairly respectable at 500 yds? 5"-6"ish? Slowly been working up my shooting distances and have been pleasantly surprised until the 500yd mark. set up is remington 700 varmit sps 26" barrel/action(completely stock other adjusted...
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    Rifle Scopes HELP !!! Can't get thread locker off blued action

    Obviously I was too liberal in putting the scope base on this thing. I used blue thread locker, i think it was the permatex brand. The screws came out fine but now there is thread locker coating the barrel where the base was. Things I've tried: WD40, Hoppes #9, butche's bore shine, alcohol...
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    Photos retro tac 870 i put together

    this started as a remington 870 express. Wanted a functional retro multi use shot gun so this is what i came up with. i had something uglier visioned in my head but this will work. 18.5" rem choke barrel wilson jumbo safety tacstar mag extension nordic clamp nordic follower gg&g sling mounts...
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    Photos new glock 21sf

    got back from shooting a little yesterday and noticed this thing just looked sweet dirty so i snapped a few pics.
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    Maggie’s itch cream

    coworker came in a few days back red faced, 30 min late, and walking funny. late is not normal for this guy. this guy is about 40 and divorced. he is the only of his sisters that does not have a family so he moved in with his mom to take care of her. she's elderly and cannot take care of...
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    been wanting this for a long time update w/ pics

    been wanting to put together a paper-punch n hunt 308 for a while. when i found that i wasn't gonna have to pay in on taxes i sold my old cheap rem 770 243 and let it fly. This site has helped a lot with many of my choices on this. It started with a good ebay deal on the scope then... remington...
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    marlin 917s pics

    new here found this site putting together a remmy 700 308. figured il'dd post my last project marlin 917s shortened barrel to 18.75" target crowned with 40 degree champher lapped bolt polished bolt and action little trigger work (trigger still sucks) cheap center point scope 4-16x40ish (hard to...
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    sling mounting optios?

    putting together my rifle project i've found a lot of info here but have not been able to find anything regards to mounting a sling on the side of my stock. i have remmy varmint 308 w/ a b&c a3 medalist light tactical stock on order. i've seen in many pics slings mounted to the side of stocks...
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