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    Need advise, Ruger MK 2 almost blinded me

    Re: Need advise, Ruger MK 2 almost blinded me <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Powder Burns</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wear EYE PRO and this is a non-issue. </div></div> Really? That's like telling a kid to wear a Kevlar suit anytime he's...
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    Need advise, Ruger MK 2 almost blinded me

    I recently traded for a ruger mk 2 stainless with the bull barrel. I received the gun from an old PD who had bought the gun new back in the 80s. He was honest and upfront during the transaction to let me know that the gun had been neither shot, nor cleaned in the past 10 years, though it had...
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    Rifle Scopes Help: Problem Adjusting POA/POI Burris Fastfire II

    I have a burris fastfire ii. I cannot adjust the POA/POI. it shoots incredible low. As in, on a .22 X-ring, engaging a silhouette at 15 meters, my POA is center of target, my POI is in the dirt 10 ft in front of the target. Yes, I know about the adjustment set screws you have to loosen before...
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    Gunsmithing Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise

    Re: Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kenda</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hopefully I won't draw fire for this, but I've got my big girl panties (not to be confused with fat chick undies) on and don't let...
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    Gunsmithing Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise

    Re: Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise Alright, here's the sketch. And it is a VERY VERY ROUGH one at that. But I think it captures the gist of what I'm thinking. as a little explanation, the "operating arm" and what I'm calling the "operating arm sleeve", both travel backwards cycling...
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    Gunsmithing Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise

    Re: Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise I appreciate the thought and cordial response. As well as acknowledge my neglect to post dwgs or prints that would aide yall in formulating a constructive response. Starting off, I realize that any modification to the loading port and shell...
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    Gunsmithing Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise

    Re: Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise also, this; "...Back in 1981 Glock was producing plastic grenade shells for the Austrian army, in addition to plastic curtain-rod rings. One day he overheard two colonels complain that no gun existed that could meet their specifications. When...
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    Gunsmithing Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise

    Re: Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise quite honestly, I don't see it as "a waste of time resources, and doomed for failure." What is the absolute worst thing that could happen? I'm unable to fit a box mag to the shotgun? I acquire major ftf problems? I acquire major fte problems? My...
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    Gunsmithing Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise

    Re: Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise geez.. why so angry?! just a few responses: 1. Even though we are not currently engaged in a formal argument, your statement: "this is your chance at becoming a gun ho" is an 'ad hominem'. If you don't know what that is, look it up. It is a...
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    Gunsmithing Seriously modding a shotgun. Need advise

    Alright, I am currently waiting for my .300 Blk barrel to arrive so I can continue my Daewoo DR conversion to the .300 Blk. Since the barrel mfg. is predicting a 2-16 week lead time, I have decided to go ahead and start another project in the down time. Here is what I'm thinking of doing: I...
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    Please Advise! Tactical Solutions X-Ring Problem

    Re: Please Advise! Tactical Solutions X-Ring Problem Thanks for the help gentlemen. I have ordered a volquartsen match extractor and striker assembly. Hopefully that'll fix it.
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    Please Advise!! Tactical Solutions X-Ring Problem

    (I have reposted this from the Semi-Auto section.) I have a ruger-esque tactical solutions .22 X-Ring complete rifle setup. I bought this complete gun about a year ago from a local gun shop and have not changed, or added, anything. To date, I have put a few thousand rounds down the barrel and...
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    Please Advise! Tactical Solutions X-Ring Problem

    Re: Please Advise! Tactical Solutions X-Ring Problem As an addendum, I have tried multiple brands of ammo. As in almost all that is out there, for hundreds of rounds. I have also tried a multiplicity of magazines. From stock ruger 10 rd. mags, to bulter creek steel lips, to the new ruger 25...
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    Please Advise! Tactical Solutions X-Ring Problem

    I have a ruger-esque tactical solutions .22 X-Ring complete rifle setup. I bought this complete gun about a year ago from a local gun shop and have not changed, or added, anything. To date, I have put a few thousand rounds down the barrel and have had nothing but problems. I say 'problems' in...
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    Gunsmithing Need help to make custom Daewoo Dr-200 Barrel

    Re: Need help to make custom Daewoo Dr-200 Barrel <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BBeyer</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Your friend the master machinist should be able to get all the information he needs from the existing bsrrel.</div></div> Ok...
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    Gunsmithing Need help to make custom Daewoo Dr-200 Barrel

    hello gentlemen. I have a Daewoo DR-200 that I absolutely adore. However, I am wanting more out of it. Since there is no offered/available barrel other than the standard profile, 1-12 twist (that I have been able to find), I have decided to have a custom barrel made for it. I have spent all day...
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    Rifle Scopes Technical Question: What makes a scope "robust"?

    Simple question, though the answer may be more elusive: What makes a scope robust/rugged? I am concerned more with the technical aspects of scope construction, design considerations, and materials selection. As with any attribute, the level of attainment comes with a price. I'm guessing one...
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    5.45x39 AK

    I am not new to guns or their function. By schooling I am a theologian/philosopher, and by trade I am an "conceptualist"/ engineer (don't ask how that happend). And I have grown up around guns shooting avidly, hunting, Call of Duty, blah blah blah. Having always stayed on this side of big pond...
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    HS Precision .300 questions

    Re: HS Precision .300 questions <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Driftwood</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am thinking of getting a Gemtech suppressor on my 300 WM HTR. It is rated for a 300 WM or smaller. You should contact AAC to find out if...
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    Night Vision Need advice; best pvs 22

    Re: Need advice; best pvs 22 Sorry I am now just getting back to this. I was called out of town very short notice, without a comp, and got back in 2 nights ago and for some reason, when my phone pulls up the hides web site, it won't show my that i have received posts on my thread. So...