Recent content by Citified

In my AR the 220s are very quiet. Initially, subs would not cycle without the suppressor on, gas block open all the way. After some research, switched to AA1680 powder and it cycles fine with/without the can on. 16” barrel and is at least MOA out to 150. I haven’t tried light bullets like the...

It will be interesting to see what the rifling looks like after some shots and cleaning. Disappointing.

I was told when I picked up my latest suppressor at the shop they are getting individual approvals in about a week now. I guess there is hope

I have a sporterized M98 that was purchased 60 years ago. It has many upgrades over time but carried two piece bases until a couple of years ago when I changed out the barrel. Never was an accuracy issue. I switched to a rail because it makes changing scopes around a lot easier.

I put mine in the Evergreen 56 drybox as recommended by one of the members. Very compact and will actually fit in my range bag. Amazon.

Finally got my new Garmin Xero. Been too busy to go shoot so for fun I tried this thing in Pistol mode with my old Crossman pellet gun in the back yard. It actually read the fps. 467 on 10 pumps. Guess the Magnetospeed and Chrony will go into backup status. Others have stated how simple this is...

That’s a great piece of equipment. If I read the regulations right they are not allowed in Oregon.

In my younger years, I never wore camo just heavy duty warm clothing for the fall hunt. As the years went by I started wearing camo because the hunting was in the tree line. Especially important turkey hunting because of how good their eyesight is. Because the fall weather often is very cold I...

Going back to the original post, you could be right. He said the action is blueprinted so the threads are probably oversized. I am unclear if he was referring to reworking that one or another.

So, a gunsmith years ago oversized the threads on my 300 RUM SS mountain rifle and I would have put a heavier barrel in it myself if he hadn’t done that while “blueprinting” it. In the end, it was wasted money as the accuracy didn’t really improve. This is an old story and I still have the...

That sounds interesting. The shop I worked in eons ago made aircraft parts on contract so had exposure to many types of metals and close tolerances. It would be a lot of fun to cut my own barrels. I am not going to start a gunsmith business. The local guy here is good and gets most stuff done in...

I really wish I had gone to gunsmith school when I was younger but at 74, that ship has sailed. I apprenticed in a machine shop while going to college so have some skills. Gunsmiths really do have a skill set to produce first class rifles and pistols. I admire their talent.

The barrel came short chambered by .030”. I bought a pilot finish reamer, cutting oil and the T handle and hand reamed slowly while checking with the go/no go gauges. It really was easy and got the headspace at minimum. I have other rifles the headspace guages work for, so decided to own them...

I did a rebarrel on my .243 that was shot out and bought an inexpensive stainless short chambered barrel from Midway. Bought the gauges, reamer and tools because I thought I would do more of these. It was a rewarding experience and came out fine. Shoots good but the twist is still too slow for...

The mountain lion was healthy and not malnourished according to the warden that euthanized it. Article didn’t say how it was killed.