I swapped a 7mag to a 35 Whelen not too long ago and it was pretty simple. For 30-06 to 243 you shouldn't need anything other than the barrel and maybe an internal mag block. The bolt head and mag lips are already correct for the 30-06 and 308-based cartridges.
Title says it all. I walked into a restaurant (Carl's BBQ in Houston) for lunch after going to the range, and 10 minutes later someone comes in and says my truck's been broken into. If anyone sees the following rifles for sale please contact me on here or call the Harris County (TX) PD. Missing...
I'm surprised and pleased to hear that the Opinel is such a well-regarded knife. I picked up a No. 6 last summer in france and have been real pleased with it. They were pretty common over there, picked mine out of a display case on a street corner in Bayeux for 14euro.
I'd have to throw in a...
Ironically enough, I'm testing out a set of the $10 walmart Weaver quad-locks, and I like 'em a lot! They are holding zero better than my last set of Leupold turn-ins, at least. I've found that even the tiniest amount of movement between the rings and base affects accuracy enough to be...
A couple of the less hunted WMAs in the DCNF, Angelina NF area seem to have hogs on them pretty consistently. Hunting access to texas WMAs requires a $48 Type II public land permit though.
^^And that's what a favorite rifle is all about, really.
Here's mine- A pre-safety Marlin 444S. In this pic it has the original 1.75-5X40 scope, it's currently fitted with a Weaver K1.5
To drag this slightly back on topic :p, I usually use a Marlin in 444 Marlin topped with a 1.5x Weaver scope. Have also bagged a couple with an SKS.
I've heard estimates of 1.5 to 3 million in the state, I suspect it's closer to the latter.
The first thing I'd suggest is reading this thread.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=449721
Otherwise, yes I've walked up on them before, but it's unlikely as they are pretty wary around here. It's much more effective to bait them with corn, trap 'em, or set up along a hog trail and...
Wow Flint, I see you've kept up the effort in the year or so I've been off the forums. I ran across this thread while doing some research for a planned hog hunt over new years. The sheer amount of information in this thread is amazing.
"Tactical blunder" for a fullsized handgun, perhaps (though I'm not convinced), but in the really compact concealed carry pistol segment 9mm single stack is a real hot item. See the Ruger LC9 as an example.
EDIT: does that S&W have a euro mag release? Didn't know they ever used that style.
It's an accurate, very reliable gun. It's perfectly adequate for CC as long as you are willing to accept it's shortcomings. Downsides are large size and weight for it's caliber and capacity, and ammo can be hard to find locally.
Try it again with a scoped lever-action and I think you'll find it's significantly faster. Bolt-actions and lever-actions can both be fired very quickly, the bolt-action just takes more practice to be fast and smooth without short-stroking.
I'm generally willing to let someone who seems interested put a couple rounds through one of my guns, provided they are polite and I don't get bad vises from them. Haven't had a problem yet. Generally if someone is curious about one of my guns, and I have ammo to spare, I will offer to let them...
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