I own a 597 and it is very accurate but very unreliable.
There are two main causes for it unreliability, the magazines and the extractor.
The magazines are made of die-cast aluminum and are unfinished, they get dirty and crud-ed up from the ammo and also from powder residue. This causes the...
New AR's and I am getting ready to shoot my virgin AR and I notice the buffer seems to have a weight inside that slides within the buffer.
Is this normal and just the type of buffer that was provided or could something be wrong?
Just got my first AR with A3 flat top, I picked up a set of Magpul Mbus front and rear sights. While installing the front sight there is a warning not to mount on the front gas block.
Will the gas black get that hot to melt them? Or is there something else that I am missing.
Thanks.
My cousin who is a med student recently got back from Haiti after providing medical assistance for two weeks. She said they had private security assigned to them and they where still very nervous. She knows of two incidents while she was there that security had to draw down on someone. It is...
Today I was looking for some CCI Mini Mags 22LR's but all they had was Fed bulk pack LRN's. The guy behind the counter said you should never shoot the high vilocity rounds because they start to tumble after about 100 feet. So I asked he him if 38 specials where larger bullets than .357 mags...
Story posted 2010.03.11 at 08:12 PM CST
A week from Monday, a shipment of combat-ready shotguns is due to arrive in Chicago, destined for what would seem to be an unlikely recipient: the United States Department of Education.
ABC7 investigative reporter Chuck Goudie has learned the...
Shot them both, I bought the XD
Most of my shooting buddies have tried to get me to drink the Glock kool-aid but it had affect on my. The funny thing is they are starting to buy XD's and selling or sidelining there Glocks.
I just picked up my SA GI 45 in stainless last Friday and I hope to finally shoot it tomorrow for the first time. Can't wait!!!
Don't forget to take advantage of the gold loaded coupon from Springfield and buy some mag or other swag dirt cheap.
Surgical dressings make great cleaning patches, no lint or fuzz.
Tooth paste make a good fine polishing compound.
After shooting lead heads also shoot some FMJ afterward for easier bore cleaning.
I recently saw several ammo cans from my friends late fathers estate, these where loaded with ammo in the original cardboard boxes. They where dated when sealed between 1959-1966 and stored in his fathers basement in Chicago. The cans look pretty bad and almost all ammo was in good condition...
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