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Came across a pretty nice looking and handling model 1892 Chiappa in .357 the other day. Not sure I've ever heard of Chiappa before but the rifle felt and functioned just like my old Winchester to me. Price seemed a bit high but then it seems everything is high anymore. Anyone here own a...

I have no idea why, but I want one. LOL Kinda surprised it hasn't been done yet.

I have a situation where I can legally shoot deer on my property but I'm also in a rural subdivision (3-10 ac. lots) we have a ton of deer and it wouldn't do any harm to cull a few every year. So I've been looking at sub-sonic suppressed options (I have experience with neither) for head-shots...

Okay, enough with the negativity and regret. Let's talk about the guns we DID buy when we had the chance and we're glad we did! I'll go first - About a year and a half ago, I finally went with a buddy of mine to Collectors Firearms in Houston. It's a magnificent place that has 1000's of guns...

After my dad passed away, we found a shotgun I didn't know he had. From what I can tell, it's a 1953 Browning Sweet 16. It has an "X" serial number in the 94k range. There was some light rust on the top of the receiver and end of the barrel that cleaned up pretty easily. No pitting but some...

While prepping loads for my .284 Winchester the other day, a question popped up in my mind. I wonder what the most "efficient" cartridge is for each caliber, or if there even is one? Reason I wonder this is because IMO the 7mm-08 (and 7x57 before it) are arguably the most efficient of the 7mm...

Handed down from my father who passed last month. I wasn't even aware he had it. I suspect it came from one of his uncles. SN starts with an "X" and is in the 95k range which I suppose makes it a 1953 gun. Points great. Unfortunately there is some surface rust on top of the receiver and...

Which one is gonna win out long term?

Anyone here have much experience with the "Remage" barrels that are out there? I recently picked up a little Remington model Seven .308 with a threaded 16.5" barrel. Cool little gun, but there will be occasions where I want a little more speed than that short barrel can offer, so I'm...

I read a lot about people who are concerned they will burn up a barrel with one caliber vs. another. That makes me wonder, how much coin have you spent on ammo or reloading components, range time/fees and gas to burn up that barrel, and how does that compare to the cost of replacing the...

Came across one rifle today that I've always had my eye on - a minty Win 94 AE in the rare 7-30 Waters caliber. It was in great shape. They were asking $600 and I believe the rifle is worth that, but I'm not sure I'll use it enough to justify buying it. Thoughts?

Late yesterday, I shot a very large feral pig sow with my CVA muzzleloader. 50 cal shooting 44 cal Hornady 250 grain FTX's in plastic sabots. Shot was 50 yards. The bullet went completely through and left a big hole on both sides. MV is only about 1850 fps. After locating the sow and...

There are so many calibers based on the .308 parent case, why have I never seen one that uses the .277 bullets? I'm a huge 7mm-08 fan, but for most medium sized game, a .277 diameter bullet would seem ideal out of that sized case.

My son asked for a hunting rifle this year, and I'm planning on giving him a Tikka T3 in .270. He loves my 7mm-08 Tikka, but he doesn't hand load and I felt the .270 would be easier and cheaper for him to buy ammo for, with basically the same ballistics. What I'm looking for now are good...

Just got a Tikka .270 in trade from a good friend. I've been a 7mm-08 fan for about 25 years now but I am very familiar with the .270 and it's history as a well-regarded hunting round with millions of devout fans. What's curious to me however is that after hand loading for both now, all I get...

Came across a Savage Axis 6.5 CM barrel and I couldn't lay off. The curiosity finally got to me. Bought some dies, powder, 140 grain SST bullets, and this just happened. Seems like a darn handy whitetail round to me. I got nothing bad to say about it.

Figured it was worth a try before I bought one for a one-time use... Anyone have Tikka rear-entry wrench they would be willing to loan me? I'll be happy to pay shipping to and from. Buddy has a barrel and action that are correctly headspaced based on my gauges. Just need the final torquing...

I'm trying to figure something out here and I could use some help. The .338 Federal velocity numbers got my attention. I was wondering how such a heavy bullet out of a .308 based case can move so fast. Then I started to wonder, maybe there is a relationship between bore size and velocity -...

I've been a Federal Fusion fan for a while now, even though I hand load most of my ammo. Fusion has proven to be the most consistently accurate factory ammo I have tried. Noting that the same parent company owns both Federal and Speer, and also noting the similarities between the Fusion...

Maybe it's my lifelong relationship with my pre-64 Winchester 30-30. Maybe it's just that I like light, handy, well balanced and quick pointing hunting rifles. Either way, I've come to the conclusion over the past 35 years that the ideal walking hunting rifle has a 20" barrel, is 40" overall...