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Gibbs .308 carbines are all built on a No.2A or 2A1 Ishapore rifle like 4th point says. They are good, handy carbines in my book and can be very accurate. Like 4th, I prefer to scout mount them and make them a general purpose rifle. Some maintain that you should only use 7.62 NATO cartridges in...

Like several others here, the only stovepipes I can recall having were in a Yugo SKS with a gas system leakage issue. The paper clip trick solved that problem quickly. I suppose an extractor could also cause this issue but it would usually show up more often. My suggestion would be to scrub the...

Mike and Greg, With that combination, not only would you have a headache but also TWO certified PITA's. For the slow among us PITA stands for Pain In The Aspirin.....:)

Thief!!!!! :neener: Just Kidding. Congrats, me likey a lotty!

My 2 pennies To the OP: I like both of those rifles and I have experience with each, but I have to go with Art and FE1911 on this one. Pick the one you enjoy shooting the most and if you have to, sell the other. Ammo can be stocked up, especially if you reload and lets face it, if your...

While anything is possible if the absolutely perfect conditions are present, I have never seen or heard of a round cooking off in a bolt action or semiautomatic rifle. However, I have never been one to test the theory by abusing my semi's like that. If you have fired enough rounds in any weapon...

Thanks again for all the posts. Question for you M1A owners; Springfield recommends only 7.62 x 51 NATO rounds be used due to the free floating firing pin and gas system on the M1A, do you only use the 7.62 NATO loads in your M1A? It is my understanding that using commercial ammo can lead to...

Thanks to all who have chimed in. I'm still on the fence as to which one. I have even opened the choices up to include DPMS, and Armalite (possibly used). I had originally ruled out the DPMS due to the mag price issue and several reports of trouble and multiple trips back to the factory. Does...

As the topic states, I have the opportunity to get one or the other and I would like to hear from others as to what their choice would be and why. The one I get will ultimately used for hunting, self defense, and anything else I may need a large caliber rifle for. I live in the South so keep...

"I am all for honest patriotism, but the solution really is ballots, not bullets." Great quote, and if this was referring to people born before 1975 or so I might agree with it. (Dons flame proof suite), see I can use ominous parenthesis too! Let me explain. Yes, I would much rather see...

Your firing pin is probably protruding from the bolt face too far. If I remember right the tool kit for the MN came with a bolt wrench that has a set of notches for firing pin protrusion. Do a google search on "Mosin Nagant firing pin protrusion" or head over to surplusrifles.com and check out...

Model 60 hands down Having recently faced the same dilemma of choosing between a Marlin Model 60 and a Ruger 10/22, I debated for a couple of months and then read everything I could. I finally decided on a used Model 60 my FFL dealer had that was in excellent shape with the bolt hold open and...

TIMC, What flavor of AR are u shooting?

Mistwolf what quirks are you referring to in the HK and what clones are u saying to stay away from?

Springfield M1A Scout squad or Socom 16 would be my choice. Add a five round mag if required and a receiver scope mount if you do not like the scout setup. To me it balances better than any AR platform.