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I guess this explains it, I tried to log in yesterday and had issues. Notes on top of web page indicated I might need to create a new account. I created a new account and it looks like my VIP (mil, LE) pricing is not available. Anyone know the status of that? I tried calling, and got "an outside...

Yep, depends on why we are measuring the pull weight. Average can be helpful. If the minimum required is 4.5 lbs, 4.5 lbs is probably not what you want to set the average to. Of course I then went off and googled "mechanical error in trigger pull weight". :uhoh: Random, systematic, human and...

Yes, but a lot of the rocket parts would be put together with bubbafied screws. But at least now I would have an idea of how to get them out... and "We can get a little more orbital velocity of this sucker if we just compress the rocket fuel a little bit past what the manual says. Just check...

Penny wise, pound foolish, I am ;) . No doubt, a purpose built gauge is the best way to go. I Googled for tigger gauges and stuff and found Triggerscan. That would be fun to have as well, but right now I keep spending my money on other things. If anyone has followed my Axis rifle thread, you...

Good thought. I should test the error with some weight in the neighborhood of the results I was seeing. I was able to center the pistols on the scale, but offset the rifle for obvious reasons.

I like that idea. If you know what weight you want to set it to, easy enough to find a few things that add up to that weight. Not as tricky to hold it all together and more direct. I suppose it would be easy enough with an adjustable trigger to hang the weight off of it and turn the adjustment...

No doubt, an accurate fish scale would have been easier. I don't fish much, therefore I don't have a fish scale. So I looked at what I had laying around. Sure, I COULD buy an actual trigger gauge, but...priorities. In case someone else is interested and is having trouble overcoming functional...

Crappy weekend so I wasn’t able to shoot, plus I expect the new to me scope to arrive this week, so I’m going to wait for the scope to arrive. Adjusted the trigger to about 2 1/2 pounds. I set the sear engagement a little more conservative than the Timney trigger instructions. It still breaks...

First, I’m a frugal (maybe cheap) guy. I recently installed a Timney trigger in a Savage Axis 223. I needed/wanted to test pull weight and lacking a trigger gauge, I made my own digital trigger gauge. Not really, but I made what I had work. Digital food scale, a non slip surface, and a trigger...

I am looking hard at a StealthGear. They market it as an Appendix IWB. Is there any reason that it wouldn’t work at 3 to 4? I’m assuming it can be canted as needed.

To be clear, they are ones that I use, BUT a few are uncomfortable. I have a super power to be able to suck it up and drive on. Read that as “ I’m cheap” and haven’t spent my money experimenting with holster preferences. Consider this my foray into relegating a holster to the unused drawer, BUT...

Also, maybe, just maybe, the holster would fit better if I was 40 pounds lighter.

Yep, I’m learning that. I guess I sort of made my own? I’m going to try this method. It seems this would be analogous to a StealthGear with the soft backing. So ultimately I’m going to try that if my homemade modification works. So far so good. So far, my drawer only has holsters that I use. I...

The extension of the backing material was my idea to get. It was for a full size Beretta 92 so I could switch out the shell for the Shield. Should have just ordered a whole new holster. Sometimes I have “not so good ideas”. Others say “bad” ideas, but my phrasing doesn’t make me look “not so...

I bought the holster in the photos because reviews were generally positive and they had a mold for a M&P Shield with a LG-489G laser. Suffice it to say, I have not found it comfortable. It seems contrary to logic that the wider and thicker you make something, and the more stuff you have to stuff...

What would your calculus be if I had “bought” the synthetic stock Savage Axis Walmart clearance rifles, where after rebate, I would have been paid to “buy” the rifle? I think the math says I would have to find someone to pay me $400 to buy a scope. I now regret not “buying” those rifles even more.

Came here to humble brag about my Savaga Axis. I was able to get a Savage Axis for $12. I’m putting an Athlon Ares on it (for now) which I see is on sale at Cameraland for $660. I bought it used for $400. So, in my opinion, you need to put on a scope that is somewhere between 33 and 55 times the...

I'm crossing my fingers I don't run into any mechanical issues with this rifle. Maybe 223 is light enough recoil that the design won't lead to the issues. I kept this bolt action 223 in my safe for so long with the idea in mind it's a better bolt action rifle for my kids to shoot. If I decide...

Upgrade update. Timney sent a new trigger which I received and installed last night. Clearly an improvement, so we will see how this impacts my precision. Regarding scopes, I jumped the, (ahem), gun - and bought a new to me scope. It is an Athlon Ares BTR 4.5-27x50. It's not 3x on the low end...

When Walmart had rifles on clearance, they would mark them down in steps. Maybe 15% for a bit of time, then 25%, then 50%, then 75%. There was a website that tracked and reported various big box stores sales and these were closely followed on some forum websites. The general public wasn't...