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    Custom M1917 rifle help

    I just ordered a HSS 1/4" 30tpi die. Will it cut the threads, or do I have to anneal it first?
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    Custom M1917 rifle help

    Does anybody know what the mag dimensions commonly are for a 5 round mag conversion? I see that Dayton Traister makes a trigger / speedlock / cock on opening for 5 or 6 round mags. I'm willing to bet that mine is the 5 round type. Hence the short trigger. I see that they say that the bolt needs...
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    Barrel length and bullets

    Twist rate effects stabilization. Barrel length doesn't matter. The longer barrel will get you a little more velocity, and a quieter report. Less muzzle blast because more powder is burned in the barrel. Of course the blast isn't exactly the same as if we were 7mm Mag, but I would go with the...
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    Custom M1917 rifle help

    The screw doesn't have enough threads to shorten. That's why I mentioned the die. The mag is angled because it was angled when I got it. I stayed with the angle.
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    Custom M1917 rifle help

    Rifle is an unfinished m1917 custom. Replacement High Standard barrel 23.75" long. Dayton Traister trigger and cock on opening. I got it from someone that got took @ a gun show. The trigger didn't protrude far enough into the trigger guard to really get your finger on it, so I shaved the box...
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    New to Hunting, looking to buy my 1st rifle

    You guys have given plenty of info for D.A.1 to contemplate, but I've seen something I strongly disagree with. 3x9 scopes. If only for deer at ranges beyond 50 yds then I would agree that 3x9 would be appropriate. I often hunt at shorter ranges yet love using a scope as opposed to iron sites. I...
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    Anyone else soured on .22lr?

    I haven't been shooting .22 much, and that's because of price and availability. I had about 3,000 rounds when things got really stupid. I have about 300 left of old stock. 50 round box of Thunderbolts is marked $1.97. 100 rounds of MiniMags $4.19 and $6.97. I think some of you forget how cheap...
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    What considered all around good AK47

    Go here and ask this question. http://www.akfiles.com/forums/ I converted my Saiga 7.62x39 myself and love it. It wasn't cheap and I'm not 100% sure that I would do it again, but it's all brand new. I'm not a fan of a stepped bore. Mine isn't. This looks like a quality weapon...
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    Help choosing a Rifle

    Wider choice of bullets than a 30 cal?! I hate to call someone with over 4000 posts an idiot, but here I am. Even .270 has "excellent bullets" from 85-160 gr. I whole heartedly endorse this in .270 http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/10TROPHYHUNTERXP A removable magazine chambered in a...
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    What's a good 7.62x39 factory load for deer hunting?

    I've used Brown Bear 125 gr soft points with satisfactory results, but next year I'm going to give these a try. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/116209/hornady-ammunition-762x39mm-123-grain-sst-steel-case-box-of-50
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    How accurate is your AK platform?

    2 moa with converted Saiga sporting an ancient 2.5x Weaver scope with a 3 or 4 moa dot. Golden bear softpoint bi-metal. Haven't tried a lot of different rounds.
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    Ruger M77 Tang Safety

    I've got an m-77 in 30.06. I've never seen another. Bone stock. Mine shoots MOA with a fine factory trigger adjusted to the minimum and 150-180gr factory loadings. It might even shoot better, but with a $100 scope and a table I could shoot MOA all day if my shoulder could stand the thump of the...
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    I want a different U.S. made butt stock for my Saiga

    I have one of these and like it. http://www.atigunstocks.com/ak-stocks/47-ak-47-strikeforce-stock.html
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    I confess = I did "it".

    Young. Hungry. Late deer season. Pocket full of tags. Borrowed 8mm Mauser and rounds. Running deer herd @ 10yds. Dropped two and on the second stroke of the bolt the gun jammed hard almost chambering a round. Returned gun to my uncle in jammed condition. A day later he tells me that he pulled a...
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    What rifle/cartridge combination did you use on deer this year.

    First deer taken with .243 handi rifle @ 80 yds using factory Winchester Supreme 100gr power point just touched the spine topside of lungs. #2 taken with Ruger M-77 (tang safety) 30.06 factory Remington 150gr Corelock @ 40 yds double lung. Neither took a step. The Ruger was a gift from my wife...
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    Mushrooms in Trees and Nice 4pt

    You and I know what you mean when you describe a place as "the UP", others may not. LOL
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    It Finally Happened!

    My hunting partner of the last decade called me "old dead eye" when telling his significant other who shot the deer we got this Sunday. I imagine it is because I just don't miss. I'm sure than one of the reasons I just don't miss, is because I aim for the boiler room.
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    30-30 vs. .308 out to 200 yards?

    Dude. I can not imagine any fragmentation of a typical 170 grain 30-30 bullet at velocities under 1800 fps. Nor would I want any in a carcass I intend to consume.
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    30-30 Lever, anyone?

    The one thing you can not do with a lever that an sks is good at, is shoot follow up shots from the prone position. I've shot a Yugoslavian, and a Chinese SKS and both were as accurate as any 30-30 lever with open sights not of the peep variety. The Chinese was/is my favorite. Magazines can be...
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    30-30 vs. .308 out to 200 yards?

    Not with iron sights less than an inch above bore line. Sight height is as always, a big deal. It drives me crazy when people quote ballistics without quoting sight height. All the parameters are a big deal. Wind drift in a 10 mph cross wind may approach 10 " @ 200 yds. Your every day 30-30 170...
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