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I've seen plenty of videos online of people jeweling an individual rifle bolt; setting it up in a collet indexer and jeweling it with a drill press. I am now curious how the major manufacturers such as Remington or Winchester do this at mass production volumes. Do they have the same type of...

Interesting find on the preowned rack at my local Cabelas store today. A Remington 798 that has been rebuilt with what appears to be a McMillan-type stock and a 26 inch E.R. Shaw barrel marked "6.5/257 Ackley". Never heard of the caliber, but based on a quick internet search, I think this is...

A few years back, I inherited a Whitworth Express in 375 H&H after my father passed away. It is one of my absolute favorite rifles for a number of reasons, not the least of which is just how versatile and timeless the caliber is. My brother is in town visiting for a few days, and brought along...

Just found out about this sale from the MrGunsNGear page on FB. I am still waiting on my email quote from Battlehawk Armory with the discounted price, but this looks like a pretty good deal. My friend who has one really likes it...

I had toyed with the idea of driving up there from DFW, but plans changed. I haven't been in several years, so just curious if it is still as big and busy as it has always been. Also curious to hear how prices and selection look nowadays.

I'm curious to figure out why there is a difference between the fired cases from two of my 7x57 rifles. I inherited both of these rifles from my late father, and don't know the history on either of them. One is a custom build on a surplus Fab. Nat. D'armes De Guerre Herstal M98-style action...

Interesting find in the reloading stash this week. I think these might be the lightest .30 caliber bullets I've seen, and certainly lighter than anything I've ever loaded or shot in the past with 308 Winchester, 7.62x39, 30-06 Springfield, or 308 Norma Magnum. Reloading data on the Internet...

I'm trying to figure out a mystery with a box of 7x57 Mauser reloads that I found in my late father's stash. These appear to be reloads from 1969 using Hornady 120 grain spire points, IMR 4064 powder, and a mixed lot of brass cases. Of the 18 cartridges in the box, nine of them have Lake City...

40 years ago today, Gary Plauche' reminded the world how good Dads take care of business.

Klein's ad from the 1950's...in Chicago.

Question for you lever action experts: What type of rifle is this that Paul Newman is using in the movie "Hombre"?

Hi all. I recently took advantage of Raven Rocks sale on Norma Big Game ammo in 308 Winchester with the 180 grain Swift A-frame bullets. For a couple of the boxes, I want to pull the A-frames for re-use in some of my bigger 30 caliber rifles, and replace them with either some Sierra 150 or...

Wow, 319 enemy kills is hard for me to even wrap my head around! https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/02/16/marine-corps-deadliest-sniper-charles-chuck-mawhinney-dies-at-75/

The quote below was in the latest promotional email from one of the suppliers from whom I make some of my bulk purchases (SG Ammo in Oklahoma), and I thought I'd share it here as food for thought. I have seen a number of industry sources who've said something similar (including on this forum)...

At the DSC 2024 show last weekend, there was an art vendor with several large prints on display featuring photography of the Fort Worth and surrounding areas (such as the Stockyards and other stuff). I think they were located on the booth100/200 aisle, or perhaps the 300/400 aisle(?). Does...

This is more of a curiosity rather than a serious question, but is there any reason you couldn't use a decent quality LPVO scope for the AR platform on a big game rifle? I was just sitting here wondering how my Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8x24 might fare on my Whitworth Express 375H&H. I'm curious...

The mahogany trim around our newly installed front door would have made a beautiful rifle stock, though I don't know how that particular wood holds up under recoil. :)

I've got a couple of project rifles that I will be doing my first bedding job on, and was assuming that I'd make sure the barrels are free floating afterwards. However, I've been seeing some tutorials online that seem to encourage bedding a pressure pad towards the front of the forearm for...

Just curious if anyone has or had a Winchester Model 54, and what you thought of it. Here is a Model 54 in 30-GOV'T-06 that I inherited a few years back, and the serial number dates it to 1929. I'm almost sure that it has an aftermarket stock, as it looks like none of the original Model 54s...

Apologies in advance if this gets a little bit long-winded, but the detail may be necessary in order for someone to properly render advice. I have this project rifle that I have been tinkering on-and-off with for a little over a year; which started with a Boyd's 95% inletted walnut stock blank...

Any guesses as to what you think this rifle will go for? "Commissioned exclusively for DSC's 2024 Convention, this one-of-a-kind bolt action rifle is chambered in the venerable .416 Rigby and represents the pinnacle of the gunmaker's craft. Made entirely in-house by HEYM in Germany, it is...

I recently picked up an 03A3 Springfield that had been converted to a budget benchrest rifle, and I am in the process of fashioning a rear pillar for the action. What is the right amount of separation to have between the mag well and the base of the action, or does it really matter if they...

Saw this on Facebook, and thought it was interesting.

Found this on Facebook. I gotta admit, this is a problem that I would never have anticipated.

I'm having an issue with my daughter's Remington 798 (Zastava Mauser 98-style action) in 243 Winchester that has been present ever since I bought the gun off a used rack about three years ago. After firing a cartridge and cycling the bolt, it will very often fail to fully withdraw the fired...

Spotted this on Facebook this morning, and I think worth sharing; hope you agree. (Numbers 5 & 10 really resonate with me): "I asked a friend who has crossed 70 & is heading towards 80 what sort of changes he is feeling in himself? He sent me the following: 1. After loving my parents, my...

Another cool mount that I found on the Internets today.

Sometimes FB surfaces a genuinely interesting photo:

Saw this on Facebook, and thought some of you members might find it interesting. BTW, can anyone tell me who "Gates" was? Just curious.

A recent issue of Texas Monthly has an article covering the ongoing restoration of the Battleship Texas, and included this cool shot of the breech for one of its 14-inch main guns. Pretty cool.

Do we have any Browning Superposed experts in the house? Here is the story: I got a call yesterday from a friend-of-a-friend here in north Texas who explained to me that he is an avid bird hunter, but not much of a "gun guy" when it comes to things like maintenance and repairs. He told me...

Someone recently gave me a Nikon Buckmasters 4-12x50 scope, and I noticed that the reticle looks unusual to me. I tried my best to capture it in the picture below; but if you look closely at where the horizontal line of the duplex reticle intersects with the vertical line, the left side...

Earlier this week I was given this Leupold 4X RF Special scope, and it came with the rings attached that you see in these pictures. I'm going to mount it on a Ruger 10/22 using different rings; but I'm just curious as to what these rings are meant to fit. I don't recognize the mounting...

I was reading another thread on here a few days ago about the current challenge of finding new DGR rifle scopes with user-friendly eye relief; and that got me wondering, "What are the determining factor(s) of a scope's eye relief?". I have also read on this forum how the ideal magnification...

They are definitely not to be toyed with. ;-) https://www.news.com.au/world/angry-hippo-threatens-trapped-zookeeper/video/77da4de949296e94a0d4c72e6eaa0fde ...which raises a question in my mind (and please pardon my ignorance); but when humans are attacked by hippos, do they normally get...

I just realized that over the past 14 months, I have bought "the last one" four times already. And there are three local gun shows here next weekend. I might have a problem... ;-)

Does anyone have experience with the RCBS Chargemaster automatic powder dispenser and scale; and if so, what is your opinion of them? I'm particularly interested in how it feeds a powder like IMR 4350 that doesn't always measure easily...

Started working up a load today for my Browning Safari Grade 308 Norma Mag using some recently acquired 180gr Nosler Accubonds and my go-to powder (IMR 4350). I used Nosler's published data and did 0.5 grain increments, albeit my bullets are seated out a tad further than their published data...

I recently acquired my first batch of Barnes .375 caliber 300gr TSX bullets, and want to work up a load for my Whitworth Express 375 H&H for a potential upcoming Nilgai hunt in South Texas. I'm trying to decide which powder to use between the different ones that I have on-hand, and I would...

Wasn't sure which Geo to post this on, so I chose the one most inline (latitudinally) with the Caribbean overall. I'm sitting here catching up on AH posts while on vacation in the Exumas (Bahamas) for my wife's 50th birthday, and it got me wondering: Is there any type of hunting that takes...

Found earlier on Facebook:

On days like today where I am doing mostly home office work, I often like to grab one of my hunting rifles and have it sit with me for the morning (or sometimes even the full day). It just gives me something to hold or play with while I'm listening in on conference calls and web meetings, so...

First ladder in working up a load for one of my 7x57's (actually labeled 275 Rigby) using some old Hornady 154gr Spire Points, IMR-4350, CCI 200 primers, and PPU brass. Not sure when I'll actually get this out to the range, but hopefully soon.

Just a heads-up for those who will be in the Dallas area June 10-11th, the DACA gun show will be at SouthFork Ranch in Parker on those dates. SHOW HOURS: Saturdays: 9am – 5pm Sundays: 10am – 4pm SouthFork Ranch 3700 Hogge Dr, Parker, TX 75002 More Info and Tickets

I have this Winchester Model 54 in 30-06 (labeled 30-Gov't-06) that I inherited from my late father a few years back, but still haven't shot it yet. Based on the serial number, it appears to have been made in 1929. It has a Leupold Vari-X II 3-9 in Conetrol rings and mount, 1:12 twist, and...

Some of you may remember last year when I posted about a custom 25-06 built on a Mauser 98 action that I picked up at a local gun show, and put into a walnut Boyd's stock that I had laying around. The rifle was built by an unknown gunsmith using a 26" barrel of unknown origin (although it looks...

No doubt much has been discussed about the Tsavo lions on this forum, but let's have some fun with these two questions: 1. Who has actually visited the Field Museum in Chicago to view these two mounts on display? 2. What, if anything, would you have done differently than was depicted in...

I'm a big fan of the 7x57 cartridge, so I always like seeing this time on my phone's clock. :)

Interesting interview that I stumbled across on YouTube: Description: Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf sits down with former Australian special operations sniper Damien Mander. Today, he is the founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation...

This evening I was digging through some boxes of old gun parts that my dad left behind, and found this Buehler scope base. Based on some quick Internet research, it appears to be called a Micro-Dial base and the code "HVU" indicates it is for a "HVA or S.R. Mauser". I assume that HVA means a...