Recent content by RickMD

I hope their work is better than their customer service. I've emailed them several requests for quotations and never heard back from them.

It's not the oversize bullet that caused the damage but the excessive headspace caused by the shorter 8x57 cartridge in a 30-06 chamber. Swaging the .324 bullet down to .308 won't cause pressures to rise enough to do any damage.

It isn't a "Mark II" bolt. What you have is an aftermarket safety which allows for a low mounted scope. Additionally, the bolt handle has been bent for the same reason (to clear a scope).

I think the alleged quality discrepancies between the older versus newer Wingmasters is a myth. I have several dating back to the early 60's as well as two manufactured in the 2000's. The only difference I perceive is that the early guns have been used more and seem to be slightly smoother...

One's pretty and the other is ugly.

Give it an overnight soak in naphtha (available by the gallon in any hardware or big box store), blow any remaining crud out with compressed air, re-lube, and you'll be good to go. You'll be amazed at the amount of crud floating in the naphtha bath by morning. Naphtha is commonly known as...

I posted a similar set on the old Auction Arms website about a year ago and it brought $100.

I don't see where either one has a thing to do with accuracy.

In all probability that's what is causing it to be a 3 MOA rifle. Bedding a slightly pitted barrel isn't going to change that

No. The PA 63 has a back strap where the PPK doesn't. The PA 63 is a Hungarian copy of a Walther PP. Marshall Grips makes grips specifically for the PA 63.

I have full sized RIA's in both .45 and 9mm. Both are solid, dependable, relatively accurate, and trouble free. I wouldn't, however, choose a 1911 style pistol for a hunting gun. I'd be looking for a .357. .41, or .44 Magnum revolver for that duty.

Look at it this way. When most guys go hunting they have no reservations about carrying a chambered round in their over/under shotgun or rifle with the safety on, but let them see the cocked hammer on a 1911 type pistol and they nearly wet their britches. With the shotgun or rifle they're...

No. The barrel is not stainless.

At my local club we have "benchrest" matches every spring with "hunting" rifles. The rules specify that rifle and scope must weight under nine pounds. We've been doing this for seven years and not one semi-auto has ever come close to taking home the bacon. All things considered the bolt gun...

A 12 gauge pump shotgun with two barrels is more versatile than any other firearm that I can think of.