Recent content by Screwball

I would go the Yugo route... if you like the rifle, start researching and find something more collectible at that time. Just be careful with pricing. AIM's last batch of M48s were EXPENSIVE! I know all surplus prices have gone up, but if you are paying more than $400 for just an M48, I'd look...

I put current Remington with current S&W... I love my old Remington shotguns, being I've hunted with both 11-87s for years. Only issue I had was the plastic follower jamming in the mouth of the magazine tube in cold weather... but a stainless follower fixed that (did it on my 870, as well). My...

.40 and .357 SIG conversion barrels for the S&W 1006. Those, I may give up a testicle for.

I ordered some .45-70 ammo from them for my Trapdoor Carbine. Haven't shot it yet, but nothing bad from the transaction with them. It did take a little bit for it to ship, and I emailed them about it. Got back to me quickly, apologizing about the backlog, but I was a part of a large surge of...

Most people still have Mosin Nagants, but prices have put them in line with other surplus rifles. I know that my Ishapore 2A1 was purchased for about the same as I've saw Mosin Nagants at the last gun show I went to. Ammo is also a little harder to get than it used to.

I just got my Ithaca 87 (37) squared away to the point where I'm happy with it as a defensive shotgun. Put on new wood, and redid the barrel (cut down to 20", new sights, threaded for Remington chokes). Only other thing I'm going to do is some Velcro on the side, so I can use shotgun cards as a...

Yep... I got one when I was considering a M1A. Picked up a N/M, but I just tried to consolidate ammo. .303 is not around like it was, and didn't want to get into it. I did go into 8mm with my Yugo M48A, and even that was questionable for me (don't have the space to reload currently). .308 is...

Just under my 9mm snub... I do have the original .38 cylinder, as well. [emoji41]

Email Mossberg and ask for a manual... right in there. Their customer service is pretty good... as they just fixed my similar new shotgun (wood was chipped on the forend, and the top ejector would lock up the action). I just saw it as lower the number, tighter the choke... more "I"s mean more...

If you go with a new barrel, the Remington rifle front sights are brazed on. If you do Trijicons, be very careful with the front. I tried to get someone to swap mine locally, but nobody wanted to take the risk. I sent it to Robar, when I got it it refinished (NP3 Plus). Some people are fans...

I bought my CX4 used for $535... can't really beat that, even if you consider I needed to get a new magazine release (previous owner liked to switch it, and tore up the spring hole). Building my D/I .45 AR, I spent $1,000 just on the upper and magazine block. $100 for a lower, $150 for a stock...

Really getting confusing... Standard - light barrel, standard parts Loaded - medium NM barrel, mostly NM parts National Match - medium NM barrel, NM parts (main difference from Loaded, 0.5 MOA clicks and hooded rear with a instead of 1 MOA clicks and unhooded rear on Loaded), a bedded action...

The Loaded also has a NM flash hider... which is bored out greater than a standard flash hider. Personally, I rather have that over a standard flash hider (less chance of bullet strikes when fouling up). Loaded barrel is also the same as a NM, just not bedded. This is a little heavier than the...

They share a lot of features... but it really comes down to the bedding.

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