Recent content by Daniel B

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    Remington Nylon 66

    I have my grandfathers 66. This thing runs like a champ. Its been cleaned once in 10 years. It mainly just sits in the safe tucked in the back corner. I took it apart some years back for a cleaning. somehow got it all back together. Never going to sell this sucker.
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    How difficult to build lower AR receiver?

    There are plenty of write ups out there with even more pictures. do some reading. Familiarize youself with the parts of the lower parts kit. head the warnings of others. Example. Use the taped vice grips to press the roll pin for the trigger guard. Or use a vice with padded jaws. I've seen...
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    Remington 870 - how do you like the 20 gauge version?

    grew up knocking down quail with a 20 guage Wingmaster. There are plenty of quail that would agree, if they could, its a good gun for hunting.
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    870 malfunction, big surprise

    as mentioned earlier you can get the magazine spring hung up or the follower hung up when installing the extension. I was putting one of my expresses back together and took it to the range. would only get 4 in the tube. took the extension off shook my head. scratched my head, looked funny at the...
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    Wait Times?

    Form 4 in 05 approx 60 days Form 1 in 10 approx 60 days Once Christmas is done sucking my money up I'll send off another form 1.
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    30-30 or .308

    I own a Marlin .30-30 with a scout scope setup. I also own a very sweat Remington 700 .308. No it doesn't go bang when the safety is switched off. On opening day of Rifle season I will be in a stand with my .30-30. My shooting lanes give me no more than a 50 yd shot. I had to ask which rifle...
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    What's your routine when you go hunting?

    wake up way to early, eat breakfast, hopefully take a dump before leaving, load up the truck, back out of the drive way, make it down the street and forget I left my snacks for the day on the kitchen counter, drive back to house grab snacks, leave the house again, make it 1 mile down the road...
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    bell and carlson stocks

    I love my B&C Medalist. For having a stock that is drop in ready its great. When my skillset gets to the point that a $400 stock that needs a smith to bed and finish inletting my bottom metal I'll address it then.
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    Tactical/HD Shotgun Thread! Lets see your boom boom sticks!

    No need for anything extra. Just plain and simple.
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    What is your rifles zero?

    Remington 700 set at 200. just shy of 2" high at 100 yds. Marlin 336 set to 100.
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    NFA Picture Thread

    870 Police Magnum
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    SBS on what platform?

    Its easy. Do both. What condition is the Wingmaster in? Without any other info I'd say do the Express model. My SBS is at the gunsmith getting refinished as we speak. I built it on a Police Magnum that had seen better days.
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    parkerized or blued?

    Get one of each You will be happier. I had to choose deep polished blue or parkerized for the 870 Police Magnum SBS Project I've been working on. I almost went with the blued finish but kept true to my original desire to have it parkerized. Waiting on it to come back as we speak. I plan...
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    My experience making a tactical 870

    My first 870 was the HD setup. Express model with 2 shot extension. I sold it after about a year. needed the cash. Bought and sold two Mossberg 500a shotguns. One 20" barrel and the other 18.5" barrel. then bought my project 870 to form 1 to a Short barrel. In the mean time I picked up yet...
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    TX hunting license?

    I'll be headed to TX in Sept to knock down some Doves with a college buddy. Hoping to reduce the hog population at the same time. I would be picking up the $48 permit except for one little thing. I'll be back down in December for Deer. So my permit cost jumped. So please leave a hog or two...
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