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Hi, everyone. As always, I come here because the community knowledge is just incredible - and incredibly helpful. I live in New England and am getting ready for hunting season. I'm going to attempt to go after deer with a .223. It's legal where I live and, since most of the shots here are...

Hi, everyone. Somewhat seasoned shooter, but very novice hunter. I'm hoping to step it up this year and spend a lot more time in the woods - starting with spring turkey season in a month. I didn't grow up hunting and I haven't been able to get many older, more experienced hunters to take me...

Hi... Been discussing the issue of guns and gun rights with my son... Tonight we were talking about how people who have no, or only negative, exposure to firearms can have such a biased opinion about them. It reminded me of a video I saw on here a while ago which I'm hoping someone will...

Hi all... I'm about to pull the trigger on my first handgun purchase... My budget is somewhere around the $500 pricepoint. I've handled both the Sig SP2022 (aka the Sig Pro) and the S&W M&P - both in 9mm. I'm interested to see if any of you have shot the two guns together and have any...

Hi, everyone... We've been shooting now for three years (air rifles -> rimfire -> centerfire), and I feel like I've grown proficient enough with a firearm, from a safety/handling perspective, that I want to get out into the woods this year for some hunting. I took a hunter safety class as a...

Hi, all... There aren't a ton of bow threads on here (I know because I searched), and what ones there are usually contain a redirect to a site like ArcheryTalk. That's a great site with tons of information, but I have really appreciated the tone here on THR and I've always felt like I've...

I have started with my little reloading adventure, and everything has been going well until I started priming cases tonight. Had two problems, and now I'm going to presume on the kindness of you THR reloading ninjas to help me out. Up front, I'm using the Lee Hand Priming tool. 1) I'm...

Alternatively, I could entitle this thread "Checking Myself Before I Wreck Myself". I've been interested in getting into reloading for some time, starting with loading .223 and, in time, branching out into other calibers (likely 40S&W and .308) as arms are added to the arsenal. I was...

It seems like everyone on here spends a lot of time and effort on cleaning brass... My question is: How clean much cleaning is necessary for proper function? I'm about to venture into the world of reloading. I've amassed roughly 600 cases (with 100 more in unfired bulk ammo) of my current...

Folks, I've posted on here in the past re: my desire to eventually build an AR15. Well, while I've been lurking, I finally purchased/finished my lower and am ready to buy an upper. In an ideal world with unlimited funds, I'd probably look to buy a nice, 18" upper - winding up with...

Hi all. I'm interested in getting into competitive rifle shooting (3/4P), even though at present I'm a total n00b. I'm hoping to attend a CMP high power clinic in July to get the basics. In the meantime, I'd love suggestions from you all re: good books from which to learn about the...

Hi all. So, n00b question again... But can someone explain for me the benefit of heavy varmint/bull barrels for accuracy? Recognizing that all these probably play in, at some level, is the primary benefit supposed to be the increased steadiness due to weight, decreased heating rate for the...

Hi all. I've posted before about my interest in the AR-type platform. I just started watching a series of vids on the Brownell's site re: assembling your own AR15... At a couple points in the video, they reference the books, _Black Rifle_ and _Black Rifle II_ by Stevens as a great...

Hi all. New to shooting sports in general, and trying to make a decision on our first rifle purchase. Of special consideration are two of my kids who've jumped into shooting with me - my 6 y/o daughter and 10 y/o son. My son has been attending jr. marksman club at a local shooting range and...