I store all my ammo under my reloading bench in ammo cans. I also have a milk crate full of lead for casting bullets that takes 2 grown men an a boy to move. You don't think about how heavy it's going to be until you have it full and try to move it.
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I store all my ammo under my reloading bench in ammo cans. I also have a milk crate full of lead for casting bullets that takes 2 grown men an a boy to move. You don't think about how heavy it's going to be until you have it full and try to move it.
I decided to stick with 50 cal cans lot easier to move around.
Now the wife wants me to build her a 9 mm AR pistol or i don't get my 300 black out pistol back she adopted.:smiley6:
This will be a interesting build she wants it painted OD green with Cat paw prints in black, green laser, holographic red and green dot with popup back up sights so they are out of her way.
She loves the pistol builds but will not hold them near/touching her face so the laser is a must along with the red/green sight, the popups are for me when i get to shot it.
Well at least she gave me till Xmas to build it.
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Originally Posted by Mangyrat
Sounds like a good deal to me....and, should leave room open for you to make more purchases in the future..............LOL.
Definitely want to see some pics of the build when you're done!
Picked up the lower,1 magazine, laser, holographic sight and pop up back up sights so far.
$40 a mag is pricey.
I am waiting to see if they put the 9 mm pistol build kit on sale again before i get the last parts.
So far i am only $200 in to the $700 budget for this build
After i complete it i get this toy back.
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Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mangyrat
Is that a 1911 I see holstered on your desk?
It is a Rock Island 1911.Quote:
Originally Posted by CptnBlues63
It has a been a great shooter with no problems.
Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mangyrat
I bought a Para Ordnance GI Expert 1911 a few years ago. It had problems with factory ammo though. It wasn't loading them properly. I had been buying a lot of reloads using semi wad cutters and those loaded just fine so I never bothered doing anything about it but then the company I was buying the reloads from had a deal on the normal round nose leads and I bought 1000. I got frustrated (no less than one jam up per magazine and sometimes 2 or 3) and called PO. They had me ship it to their repair depot here in Canada and it was fixed for free. It's a nice shooter with a smooth trigger and now that it doesn't jam on loading anymore, I've been really happy with it.
I ended up selling my Citadel 3.5". I always told myself I would never sell a gun, but I rarely shot it, and when I did, I was never satisfied with the accuracy at any kind of range. I'm much happier with it's replacement. I wouldn't count out another one, but it will definitely be a full size. I'm waiting for the CMP to start selling surplus 1911s, hopefully next year.
I sold off my gun collection back in 1991 one of the many stupid things i regret doing in my life.:smiley6:
Selling a gun you just don't like is not that bad of a idea, getting rid 95% of your guns on the other hand is a bad idea.
I will not be making that mistake again its not cheap now days.
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I got rid of all my guns around 1990 shortly after my son was born. My ex wife kept freaking out continually about guns in her house and after two years or so, I caved and got rid of them. A decision I regretted instantly. It was about 15 years later I started buying guns again when I moved here and started hunting again.
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I have a old 1911 barrel somewhere that i used to use to test feed problems.
I got the barrel form my company arms room clerk back in 1984 it was shot out and well used.
any time some one had a feed problem we swamped out the barrel and if it chambered fine we knew it was a feed ramp problem.
Feed ramps are easy to fix with a drimel tool and polishing wheel next we used 000 steel wool and a drill at low speed on a cleaning rod/brush to polish the inside of the barrel where the case fits. total cast around $1 to fix :smiley4:
We rarely got issued a new 45's back in the 80's but when we did they all needed a little polishing to be reliable.
Anyone have suggestions for a hunting rifle for Alaska? I want something that will be acceptable for most game from Deer up and at up to 500-600 meters. For smaller game and shorter ranges I can always use my 30-30, AR, or .22. I assume I'll be doing a lot of hiking with it for sheep, so I want it to be light. I also want stainless to stand up to the elements. It'll be seeing some rough use so I don't want anything too nice. I've been looking around and I think the Tikka T3 Lite in 300WSM fits my requirements pretty well. Do any of you guys have experience with that rifle or cartridge? Any other recommendations?
I forget exactly what it was with my 1911 but it was a known issue repaired by the factory on their dime. I know they replaced the extractor. There was one other minor thing they did but I know they didn't polish up the feed ramp. That was actually my first thought too and I meant to do it, but then I bought 1000 rounds of these reloads that had semi wad cutters that fed perfectly so I never bothered.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mangyrat
Hey Eville.....just let me say, I'm jealous! I'd love to hunt Alaska and hope to one day. The moose I hunt around home here are a smaller, lighter variety than what lives up way up north and I'd really like to go after something with a monster rack some day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eville
I use a .308 for all my hunting. I'm using Federal Fusion 165 grain bullets and have successfully taken several elk, a bull moose and many, many deer of both varieties (whitetail and mule deer). I settled on 165 grain because I do not want to trade around in the field. My hunting partner uses 150's on deer and swaps to 180's when he is after moose. Of course, your point of impact changes when you do that. So I split the difference and have been VERY happy with the 165's. So far the longest shot I've made is 495 yards but would go out to 600 yards without worry as the ammo I'm using still has enough energy to get the job done without worry about only wounding an animal.
A couple years back I bought a nice Swarovski Z5 3.5-18x44 (ballistic turret) scope and I love it. I think regardless of what caliber you settle on, you definitely want to spend some serious money on good optics. There's a lot of really good equipment out there and I've had opportunity to use a Night Force (my brother's sniper rifle) my Swarovski, and last weekend, I was able to put a few down range with a really nice Trijicon. For the longer shooting you'll definitely want a ballistic turret.
I haven't hunted with a magnum but have shot a few. I know the 300 swm is a popular round and should do everything you want. I haven't ever shot a Tikka but know a lot of guys who swear by them. Me, I use a Savage 99C in .308 (I've always loved a lever action and the 99C has a removable magazine) and recently bought a Remington 700.
Hit PSA on the way to work today to pick up the rest of the 9mm pistol build.
Hit my budget of $700, now to find the color paint she wants.
Gun is not even assembled and i am going to paint it voiding any warranty on parts :smiley36:
What ever makes the wife happy.
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Finished the 9mm build today.
Not a color i would have picked but she likes it, just have to para cord wrap the buffer tube and add a rubber cap like on my 300aac
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[QUOTE=Mangyrat;200370]Finished the 9mm build today.
Not a color i would have picked but she likes it, just have to para cord wrap the buffer tube and add a rubber cap like on my 300aac
That's looking gorgeous!!!!!!
Picked up a cheap lower so ill be building a new AR again #6.
I think ill do a 5.56 pistol build this time.
Damn building AR's is addictive. :smiley36:
Put my last build on hold for a while till i know exactly what i want to build.
I am really liking the 9mm ar i built for the wife so i may build my self one.
In the mean time i picked up a little 22/22mag heritage rough rider and rehomed my old ishapore 7.62x51 back to the guy i got it from.
He has been wanting it back every sense i rebuilt it, and it was one of his first guns so i swapped it for the 22.
One of my first guns was a single action 22 so i wanted it as bad as he wanted the ishapore.
I did it again went shopping for mace to run the squirrels out my attic and found a gun.:smiley9:
Paragon cs 12 gauge double barrel for my shed gun.
$175 so it was in my price range for a gun ill keep in my shed.
I really have a problem when i cant pick up a simple can of bear spray with out getting a new gun.
Well on the bright side if macing the squirrels dont work out i can always use my new toy to finish the job.
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Originally Posted by Mangyrat
I suffer a similar addiction which is only held in check by a lack of funds :highly_amused:
Nice side-by-side!
That pistol, is it a Ruger? Looks like a .22 maybe??
That is a Heritage rough rider 22, It will shoot all 22, L , LR, Short and WMR.Quote:
Originally Posted by CptnBlues63
I picked it up because i had a old 22 revolver when i was 10 or 11 years old and miss shooting them.
The ruger single six is on my list of guns i want but have not found at a decent price yet.
I own a single six. It's a combination .22/.22 magnumQuote:
Originally Posted by Mangyrat
I even went so far as to get a custom western style holster made for it...........LOL
I love it! As usual, it's a straight shooting gun (does Ruger make any other kind!?!?) and I use it to get rid of a lot of offsize ammo that won't go through my Ruger 10/20 carbine or Mark III Hunter. I bought a thousand rounds of .22 long and they're a tad shorter than the long rifles so it's the only gun I can shoot them in other than the old Cooey single shot. I've never tried shorts through the Single Six but I wager it'd shoot those too.
The Ruger Mark III is totally awesome. Combined with the quick clip loader manufactured by McFadden (link below)
http://www.eabco.com/ClipLoader.htm
A guy can go through a brick of .22's in no time flat.
I have not seen 22 long in over 2 years :smiley6:
22LR is not that hard to find but long and short are hard to find. " i have to order them off the net and pay ridiculous shipping":smiley6:
I like shooting shorts out of my Remington 121 feildmaster is almost like shooting a pellet guns it is so silent.
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Originally Posted by Mangyrat
Yeah, I picked the Long's up at an auction if I remember correctly and God only knows how long whomever had them before he hung onto them. To be honest, I didn't notice they were longs until I went to shoot them the first time...........LOL Then I was like "Crap!" because they didn't work in the Mark III or the 10/20. Had I noticed at the auction, I wouldn't have bothered buying them. But in the end, they work perfectly in the Single Six so they will still get used.
If I'm remembering correctly, .22 shorts are one of the few subsonic shells right from the factory. If you combined them with a suppressor, they would be almost silent. I watched a video on youtube of a guy shooting a Mark III Hunter with an integral suppressor that was very quiet considering it was shooting LR's. I went looking for it and couldn't find it but did find this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fx3ZiHu7QU
Amazing how quiet it is. At what looks like 50 yards to me, the ding is louder than the shot. Gotta love the military lingo too........."can" "pills" etc........LOL
Here is a video of shorts its not out of a 121 but damn near the same sound.
It like having a suppressed gun but no tax stamp needed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saXKAsPUnyM
[QUOTE=Mangyrat;200647]Here is a video of shorts its not out of a 121 but damn near the same sound.
It like having a suppressed gun but no tax stamp needed.
That is quiet!
And, it's a semi automatic to boot!
Spent the day at the range and had a blast.:smiley4:
The side by side worked out great but i have to do some work on the stock that is cracking.
The new 22 started hitting after 100 rounds of break-in out to 50 yards i was pinging a 8 inch steel target.
re sighted in the wife's 9mm AR build also.
But mostly me and a friend just burnt up a bunch of 45 and 9mm ammo playing with pistols.
I'm a little jealous. Ok, I lied! I'm a lot jealous! LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Mangyrat
I could go to the local range but it's outdoors and it is winter. Also, with the snow we have, I'd need a snow mobile to get down there........it's down in a river valley with quite a steep hill. I'm guessing your range isn't covered in snow and subzero temps..........so I'd love to come join you! Some winter days I just take my guns out and look at them and sigh. There is an indoor range I could go to but it's a 2 hour drive away and by the time I do the round trip, eat one meal and pay the cost for a non-member to shoot for the day....well, I'll save my $$$ and put it towards more ammo instead.
On the plus side, I do have to do some work on one rifle! During hunting season I bought some anti-fog lens cleaner and cleaned both lenses on my expensive Swarovski scope. I grabbed my spare rifle and went to clean both lenses on the cheap-ass Bushnell Banner scope I have on it and when I went to clean the Ocular lens the lens came loose and started moving around. Banner replaced it without any hassles so I have to remount it on my rifle. Also, I have another cheap-ass BSA (yep, same guys that manufacture BSA motorcycles) rifle scope I want to put on my Ruger 10/22 It's a ballistic turret scope and if it works properly, I should be able to cap gophers out to 200+ yards with it.............LOL We'll see. After ordering it, I went to mount it on my spare hunting rifle but after looking through it didn't bother. It's a POS that I wouldn't put on anything other than a .22
I have no problem with cheap scope,s.
My eyes are not what they used to be so i tend to go with the cheap ones with thicker cross hairs.
Prior to purchasing the Swarovski about 3 years back, all my scopes were in the $100 range. In fact, I've gotten quite a few deer, elk and one bull moose, with a $100 scope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mangyrat
I blame my brother for me buy the expensive scope. His sniper rifle (he's a cop and on the tactical squad and has a real nice custom sniper rifle) has a $2500 Nightforce scope on it. After looking through some high-end glass, looking through a $100 scope is kind of disappointing. If you've never used a high-end scope, you never know. But once I did, I couldn't help wanting one.
Like you, my eyes are getting worse with age. 15 or so years back, my eyes were 20/20 Now I wear glasses all day long. My distance vision is still pretty good but everything up close is fuzzy. As more time goes by, I notice my distance vision gets worse too and last year, for the first time ever, I wore my glasses all the time out hunting. Used to be I didn't have to bother. But in 2014 I noticed my eyes were getting sore and I was working harder to focus at distance so last fall I wore them all the time. I will eventually have to get a different pair of glasses for shooting because the lenses in the ones I have are so tiny I can't hold my rifle and aim as I normally do, and look through them. I end up looking over the lens........lol Fortunately, that's not a problem yet. My Swarovski has an excellent optical focus and also it has an objective focus too. But being able to look through my lenses while aiming, especially if I'm going to be looking through the scope for any length of time, would be helpful.
I have used a few nice scope's and they are clearer especially at the higher magnifications. Kind of like comparing a KIA to a Porsche.
Most if not all my shooting is now at 100 yards or less, if it was not for bifocals i would be using iron sights.
Wait till you need bifocals, :smiley36: i use higher scope rings now so i can see in the scope with glasses on.
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Originally Posted by Mangyrat
"Wait till I need bifocals" What is this "Wait" you speak of?? :highly_amused:
I got bifocals about 10 years back. I've been wearing progressive lenses for about 4 or 5 years now. They're actually part of the problem with the whole wearing glasses while shooting thing. I have reasonable benefits at work and a 'health spending account' that I used to buy some prescription sun glasses last spring. They're a much larger lens than my regular glasses so I tried them out at the range. I still tend to look over the top of the lens. It's just how I aim I guess.
I'm more of a distance shooter. We have a lot of open country where I grew up and even where I'm living now. That's even though I'm in the 'northern boreal forest' region. My average shot while hunting is in excess of 200 yards and my longest to date is 495 yards (with the Swarovski which has a ballistic turret). That's one of the biggest reasons I site my rifles in to be "dead on" at 250 yards.
I did have one rifle with the raised scope rings but truth be told, I got rid of them within two years of buying that rifle. Again, they made me change how I aim and that's not a good thing for consistency. They're a great idea if you're hunting heavy bush....but with my knees (just had surgery on the left one for the second time on Jan 27/16) my days of hiking the bush while hunting are over. I mostly cruise fields where I know I'll find game and do a lot of sitting and waiting. What we call "posting".
I got tired of guns laying all over the place due to my gun cabinet so full and picked up a cheap stack on 16 gun safe. "the non fire proof one so i can move it my self".
It will be bolted in the double closet sideways in the left side resesed area so you have to enter the closet to open it.
Great idea now i have to gut the closet it will go in :smiley36: This gun stuff is never ending now i am thinking i need a stack on cabinet for ammo to go on the other side.
I feel your pain. I'm more or less out of room in my 20 (I think) gun safe I also have the majority of my ammo in it as well though. Not sure If I'm going to upgrade it when I get back, or just move y ammo somewhere else. Probably the latter. I also just realized I have no idea what the combo is, or where I wrote it down at. :smiley7:
[QUOTE=CptnBlues63;200715.......and a 'health spending account' ........[/QUOTE]
LMAO! :smiley36:
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I bought a 3 pack of trigger locks and put one key on my key ring and stashed the rest. A few months later, I can't find the rest of the keys so just to be safe, I had two made. About a year back, some 3 years after the aforementioned brain fart, I find the rest of the keys locked in my gun cabinet buried under some boxes of .22's :highly_amused:
I hope you find, or remember your combo before you do anything drastic!
As for the ammo, I bought a separate storage container a while back that I really like. It might be just the kind of thing you need:
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B001...ilpage_o08_s01
Gun safe is in the closet finally.
But i pulled mussel or something doing it my self, tried to move the safe inside while it was strapped down to a 6 foot long pallet that weighed a extra 50 lbs or so.
I am getting to old to move stuff like this by my self.:smiley36:
Now that it is in i think i will do a stackon cabinet on the other side of the closet for ammo, i haven't bolted it down yet but maybe this weekend if i have time it will get it bolted to the wall.
All of my AR's are too short for the rests so i used 50 cal cans to prop them up. safe is 20x20x50 and will hold maybe 14 long guns with scopes mounted crammed in it.
I need a few moor hand guns and to complete the last AR build.
That's a nice little stash you got there Mangy! CPT, I thought about getting something like that. Right now it's all (almost) in a wooden crate I got off craigslist for 15 bucks. It probably measures 3.5'x1'x1' or so. I'll probably just go with a shelf-system in the future. At least my guns are all in a box in storage...at least I hope that's where they still are, so they aren't currently in the safe. I definitely need to invest in a hand truck at some point. Moving that that safe from my truck, through my garage, through my house, and into it's corner by myself was a huge pain.
Eville if you have a fire proof safe defiantly get a hand truck.
I went to gander mountain and checked out all the safes and the non fireproof one is the only one i could move that and the small 8 gun one.
I like all guns it don't mater who makes it as long as it fires.
Agreed! Would love to come visit and go to the range and try a few out!Quote:
Originally Posted by Eville
We could sit and smoke cigars and clean guns afterwards (one of my favorite times to have a cigar actually)
I bet your crate is every bit as effective as my box for storage. We have to have our ammo locked up separately or I'd just keep mine in my locking gun cabinet.Quote:
CPT, I thought about getting something like that. Right now it's all (almost) in a wooden crate I got off craigslist for 15 bucks. It probably measures 3.5'x1'x1' or so. I'll probably just go with a shelf-system in the future. At least my guns are all in a box in storage...at least I hope that's where they still are, so they aren't currently in the safe. I definitely need to invest in a hand truck at some point. Moving that that safe from my truck, through my garage, through my house, and into it's corner by myself was a huge pain.