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    Sig516 Legality Question.

    I just purchased a Sig516 with one of those arm brace deals attached. My question is, what legal issues will i have if i or my wife decided bot to strap it to our arm and just shoot the weapon like an AR. Would we be breaking the law as soon as our cheek touched the arm brace? Using it as...
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    Doing ok so far

    Due to ammo shortages i had to find another powder other than Varget to use, and may have to find something other than 175gn SMKs as well soon. Thankfully i was at Bass Pro Shop one day and found 3 pounds of IMR 8208 XBR on the shelf, so i grabbed all 3 hoping it would work (figured it might...
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    Versa-Pod did not hold up to a rang day

    Sorry about the crap video quality. I wanted to get this out there so everyone can see whats going on. It was between 40-45 degrees outside. I shot 10 shots and the bipods fell apart. This piece just crumbled. I leaned into it to take a shot, took the shot, was still leaning into the bipods and...
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    Gunsmithing Gun smithing schools

    Conversation keeps coming up on what am i going to do now that I'm out of the service. I'm medically retired and hate dealing with people typically unless we have a common interest so my dream was always to open a gun store but that takes a lot of start up capitol that i just do not have. that...
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    Cheap Remington 700?

    I see people talk buying a 700 for around 350 all the time but so far i have yet to see one in person. i hardly see a 700 at the local walmart and when i do i believe they are around 500. Does remington make a cheap ass version of the 700? no frills, POS stock, and noodle thin barrel would be...
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    Skim Bedding question.

    i was thinking about having my rifle skim bedded. it is currently sitting in a B&C A5 stock and it shoots pretty good as it is but was wondering how much more a bedding job will help? i am currently still working on load development so ill be doing this after i find the sweet spot if there is...
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    Hunting & Fishing Meat Processing in Houston

    Im going to go harvest a deer this weekend and this will be the first time i have ever done so in the houston area and i was wondering if anyone might know a good place to take a deer to get processed. i have found midway deer processing out in katy but didn't find too many reviews for them.
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    undesignated savage non target action?

    where can i find an undesignated savage action? they have the target actions i know but thats not what I'm looking for since those will not allow me to have a detachable box magazine. my plan is to build a savage striker type pistol but with a detachable mag. i need a undesignated action...
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    got some load data finally

    finally started working on a load for my AAC-SD I'm still working on it but i have heard a lot of things about 44gn of target so i wanted to see how it would work in my rifle. i then bumped it up in .3 increments to 44.9 but i noticed that the pressure was starting to leave that moon shape on...
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    Stevens 200 build help

    I think i have it pretty much figured out. i purchased a stevens 200 in 223 for my wife and the plans are to let her shoot it as is until i get the rest of the parts needed to completely rebuild it. My plan is to swap it to a 22-250 due to its low recoil and good ballistics. and here is where...
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    Hunting & Fishing Hog hunting around the Houston area

    Hows it going everyone. I have been living in Houston since 2011 and have yet to find a place to hunt around here. well i have found a lot of outfitters with guides and lodging but I'm not interested in that kind of hunting. I'm more of a sleep in my sleeping bag or in my truck kind of guy and...
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    build for my wife

    I've been thinking about getting a stevens 200 for my wife so i can build it into a nice little shooter for her. she likes my rifle and wants one that looks pretty much just like it (basically she wants the same stock i have on my Remington). she has shot mine a few times and likes it but she...
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    338 Win Mag

    sorry i tried using the sear function on here and everything from 1911 mags for sale and even posts I've written in the last few days (none of which talked about 338 win mag) came up. i tried to google it and pretty much only subjects in regards to hunting came up about how its pretty...
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    Krieger barrel total cost

    i was looking at Kriegers website just to see what the cost would be for the day when i decide to put a new barrel on my R700. i went through the list and added up the cost of the barrel, the cost of installing my brake, and other options from the looks of it are whats needed for them to install...
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    Savage model 11 ?s

    Does the Savage model 11 come apart the same as the model 10 and Stevens 200? I have a chance to pick one up for about 100 bucks less than retail and just need to know if its just as easy to do a barrel swap on a model 11. I was told they are the same action and specs for the most part but came...
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    Had a horrible day but it got better

    To start off i decided to go shooting pistols with my wife and my mom since my mom wants to practice before she takes her CHL. We decided to go to the outdoor range instead of the indoor range and then i decided to see how my wife liked the rifle so she can give me the green light to build one...
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    Accurizing a Rem 700

    I have a Rem 700 AAC-SD and i believe it shoots pretty good. i have been told though that if i had it accurized then would perform a bit better. im not sure how the process works but wouldn't that only really be beneficial if i was going to get a new barrel as well? how much of a gain in...
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    Member Link Up Houston area members looking to shoot

    If your from the Houston area and want to have a time and place were we can meet once a month or so and shoot some rifles and shoot the shit this is the place where we can schedule those times. hope to see you guys on the range, Mike
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    New member from Houston Tx

    Not sure if this is the right spot to post this but i just wanted to say hi my names Mike and i hope to get some ideas for future builds and learn more about shooting rom people that know a lot more than me My rifle is a Remington 700 AAC-SD with Nikon 4-16x50 scope, NF 20 moa base, US Optics...