Recent content by matrdefndr

I picked up a hardly used 336 last winter. Scoped and the whole deal (nicer scope too) was under 300. Trigger feels like it has been reworked by a gunsmith, crisp and breaks clean. I know people are going to call BS on this, but I took it out to the range and got groups around 1.5 inches at...

Slightly off topic, but if you're in Seattle (as your name implies) I would go browse at Ben's Loan in Renton. They have good prices on most items (provided they're used; new is generally MSRP) and don't fall into the EBR category. I've made two used purchases from there and from all...

How about the "below average" gun owner? A couple years ago, I wandered over to my local club during the weekend and noticed three real young guys shooting on our 7 yard range. To boot, they gripped their guns rotated 90 degrees from proper and wore clothes that screamed, "we're wannabe gang...

Hello everyone! My grandfather recently gave me his old, "deer rifle." Turns out the darn thing is a Pattern 1914 Enfield that's been sporterized. Most of the 1914s I've seen around have had shot out barrels and were in generally poor shape. Grandpa took care of his, the bore is still bright and...

Love my M1. A great piece of history and excellent power but when I'm considering a SHTF gun, it doesn't fit. Why? The M1 tosses the clip after firing the last round. Most SHTF situations assume that I'm not going to be able to take a break, drive over to my local C&R store and buy more clips...