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My Tikka T3 discharged while unloading it during a recent deer hunt. The bolt was half way back when it fired. Tikka wants to see the rifle, so I'll be shipping it off to them shortly. Has anybody heard of any similar issues with Tikka rifles?

I've never owned a 1911 before, so I'm coming in a bit uninformed. There is a stainless R1 on sale for $450 after the rebate from Remington. So, my question is... Walk away, meh, or grab it quick? Im looking for opinions on price and quality, please. Thanks.

I haven't seen any threads about Ruger's latest version of their LC9, so I thought I'd start one. The new LC9s PRO is (of course) striker fired like their regular LC9s, but it has no external manual safety and no magazine disconnect safety. It's not on Ruger's website yet, but it does show up on...

Can anybody confirm or refute The Firearm Blog's assertion that Plum Crazy lowers have been found by the ATF to be illegal? I'm sure there are a bunch of them out there that were purchased in good faith. This could be a big problem for a bunch of folks... Also... would New Frontier lowers...

I know... a lot of this is totally subjective, and I should have her shoot a bunch of different guns and pick what she prefers most. But, I'm looking for some opinions to help narrow the field a bit. And ladies... feel free to jump in! Background: My wife has owned a pistol for many years...

I'm looking for a bit of advice here. Recently, our state F&G opened up a winter moose hunt that I have applied for. But, since this particular hunt area is fairly populated, they have limited hunters to using either bow, or 12ga shotguns with slugs. And, since I don't have my bow certificate -...

About a year ago, I bought my first ever synthetic stocked bolt rifle - a Tikka T3 Lite in 270win. It was on clearance, so I practically stole it. But, as light as it is, and as much as I like how it shoots, I just couldn't seem to fall in love with it because of that black synthetic stock...

I had a pretty good day at the range with the wife today. But, I stumbled upon a minor problem that I want to find a solution for. I have four magazines for my Ruger P90. Two of them are the original 7-round mags that came with the pistol. And two are newer Ruger 8-round mags I picked up at a...

From the give-credit-where-credit-is-due department: CNN TV's Situation Room is now reporting that four Senators [Saxby Chambliss, Richard Burr, Jeff Flake, and Roger Wicker, all Republicans] that "thought about supporting a compromise on gun control" now say that they will vote against the...

Before anybody agrees to the government's intrusion into another person's medical history on the basis that it would benefit society, please ask yourself two questions... why? ... and, to what end? If the answers are that we need to keep guns away from the mentally incompetent in order to...

I'm just curious... Not considering your lower limit for how many rounds of any particular cartridge you feel the need to have loaded at any given time (I typically keep two or three range trips worth loaded, but have more brass than that), what is your average brass to bullet/powder/primer...

I've finally gotten around to tinkering on Grandpa's old sporterized 03-A3. I've had a 'smith check the headspace and recrown the muzzle. I also had him fix the loose front sight - an old Redfield barrel-band ramp with interchangeable bead blades. When I got the rifle back, the 'smith told...

So, I've decided to load up a batch of 30-06 using RL-22 behind 180gr Nosler Partitions. It's a combination I haven't tried before, so I dutifully looked up load data in each of the references I have on hand. Between Lyman 49, Alliant's on line reloading guide, and my two Nosler books, I've...

First, I just want to confirm that Accurate's 2230 is the same powder as Ramshot's X-Terminator. Everything I read says it is, and there is no difference in their respective manufacturer's published load data. Is this correct? Second, when looking at forum threads across the Web, there seems...

Here's the link... And here's a quote (emphasis added): Can somebody please tell this gentleman that baseball bats, hammers, knives, and illegally obtained guns are all weapons that these types of individuals will still have access to if a UBC system is instituted. Please. Because basically...

I just sent another email to my legislators, and I thought I would post it here so others could use it if they wanted. It covers a lot, and it's probably too long. But, this is actually the short version I ended up with after spending a while whittling it down.

I thought it would be interesting to do a visual comparison of the .224 bullets I have sitting on my shelf. They range from 45gr to 75gr, and include varmint and medium game hunting bullets. From left to right: 45gr Barnes TXS #22441 50gr Nosler Ballistic Tip Varmint #39522 55gr Sierra...

From one of Alaska's Senators, Lisa Murkowski (R), this just hit my email inbox. It's not quite as strong as I would have liked, but it's better than "we need to consider all options when it comes to protecting our children". Now, if I could just get something similar from Mark Begich (D), I...

This debate is not about guns. Nor is it about crime. Nor is it even about self defense. It is about whether free men should allow themselves to be coerced by scared, weak individuals to relinquish our natural rights in the name of their perceived safety. The founders of this great nation...

Right or wrong, good or bad, we currently have laws prohibiting the possession of firearms by certain individuals. And, I believe that most people would concede that, at least in the case of violent criminals, or the mentally disturbed that pose an imminent threat to themselves or others, such...