Recent content by leadchucker

Well, this is a bizarre surprise. I called Ruger regarding my problems sighting the rifle in. The nice lady there listened to me (I think), and then said send it on in (through a FFL, and on my nickel.) I called the LGS that sold it to me. He called Ruger. They sent him a pickup ticket for...

You guys confirmed what I suspected. The LGS pointed me to the Bushnell Rimfire 4x32. I had no idea that I could buy a scope that is in every way superior to this old one for under fifty bucks! Yeah, its the bottom of the line and I'll have to buy mounts too, but it's all I really need, This...

I've had this scope pretty much forever. I think it came with my Marlin model 99 when my dad bought it for me in 1961 or so. I think it mounts on 3/8 inch dovetail mounts. It's been stored all these years in the box. I never installed it. Now, I have a nice little Ruger American Rimfire...

The manual says that moving the sight one mark will change the POI about one inch @ 25 yards. I moved it as high as it would go, about two marks, and got a marked improvement, but the rifle is still shooting two to three inches low @ 20 yards. I guess I'm gonna be calling Ruger tomorrow.

Got a new 22LR Ruger American Rimfire with iron sights and threaded barrel with an Advanced Armaments Pilot II suppressor installed. I've been trying to figure out these iron sights. The rifle shoots dead correct laterally, but at ~ 20 yards, it is consistently shooting about four inches low...

Thank you for the reply! I called and was treated well too.

I went to the NRA website to find out about a life membership, and the first page at I see at the NRA website quoted $1500. No links to discounts, no discussion. Ouch! I did a search and I found another web page, allegedly on the NRA website, offering the membership for $600. I'm suspicious as...

I finally got my 22lr suppressor and I can finally shoot my M&P22 and Ruger American Rimfire in my backyard without upsetting the neighbors. I'd kind of like to have some way of reclaiming the lead. All I'll be shooting is low velocity and subsonic 22lr, probably at a distance of no more than...

Submitted paperwork for my AAC Pilot 2 by mail on Dec.1 2016. Check cleared that month. Stamp arrived today. Eight months. Woot!

OP here. Getting back on topic. FWIW My primary interest is self defense pistol training. I shoulda said that up front. I paid a visit to my optometrist today. While there, I asked him about changing the dominant eye. He said that while it might be possible to do, it would literally take...

For some things, I'm left handed, and for others, I'm right handed. I'm clearly more comfortable with a handgun in my right hand though. Lately, I've been making a concerted effort to drop an old habit I have of closing my left eye when shooting a handgun. Now, when I level a pistol on a...

In addition to heat and cold, moisture can contribute to smokeless powder deterioration. I keep my powder sealed in the containers it came in, and I keep it in a basement where the temperature is pretty steady, but it can get pretty humid down there. Some seldom used powders could stay there for...

I tumble my brass with ss pins, a tiny squirt of Dawn, and pinch of Lemishine. The brass comes out looking like new. I store it in sealed five gallon buckets. I'm still finding that some of my older cleaned brass is beginning to tarnish a bit. Dawn and Lemishine are cleaners. When they are...

According to Remington, the #1 1/2 is the standard non Magnum primer, and thus, is appropriate for 9 mm. It should be fine in 9 mm... unless your load is hotter than it should be.

I hate to add to your dilemma but they're both fine pieces. No complaints at all regarding my G36. Legendary Glock reliability. Never once malfunctioned, from my powder puff range reloads to hot defense ammo, FMJ or JHP. That's why I haven't been much motivated to own a 45 Shield. If it's half...