New to the internet forum but been around firearms my whole life. I shot my first rifle (grandpa's old marlin model 60) when i was 2!
shooting, hunting are my main hobies. i live in the backwoods of kentucky, so i (thankfully) dont have any neighbors to put up with!
im only 17 right now but i know more about firearms than most people that are in their 30's (no offense to anyone out there)
i also an a part time machinist and i have used my new found hooby to customize some of my favorite ones
-start at the smallest
-beretta m21a .22lr still factory stock
-ruger mkII 10'' bull barrel--volquartsen titanium extractor and smoothed out trigger
-glock 30 .45acp---night sights, beveled mag well, extended slide release, 2.5lb connector, laser, re shaped grip, bar-sto barrel with fully supported chamber, lone wolf recoil spring (my Glock is my baby)
-winchester 94/22 (they dont make them anymore)
-remington 597 .22 magnum---lightened and smoothed out the trigger
-limited edition winchester 1300 nwtf---custom made one piece action bars fabricated out of stainless steel tube, the spot welds on the origional one broke apart after several hundred too many 3'' magnums
-my pride and joy---a winchester 1300 defender, with 18'' modified choke barrel heat shield, top folding stock, a modified side saddel, drilled & tapped reciever for an ghost ring sight, vertical forend, flaslights, too many other things to list
-custom ruger 10/22---clerke international match grade bull barrel with threaded muzzle (amazing what you can do with a lathe), hand fitted to the reciever, hand made titanium extractor, fajen stock, lightened and smoothed trigger, extended magazien release, scope mount screws drilled out and taped for larger & stronger screws, a leupold 3-12x40mm scope, hand lapped chamber for smoother extraction. shoots sub 1/2'' groups at 50 yards
-of corse an old Yugo type 56 SKS, everybody has at lease one!
-remington 870 with 20'' barrel, modified choke, beveled loading port, flexi-tab kit, 8 shot magazine extension.
-an old remington 514 with a new firing pin i had to make
-remington 700 7mm magnum. with a jewel trigger, glass-bed synthetic stock, leupold scope, lapped scope rings, a shilen 26'' barrel, hand chambered and fitted, my favorite deer rifle
i regularly shoot trap and skeet, steel plates pistol, adn medium range high power rifle competiion. just tring to get some free time in before i have to go to basic training at Lackland AFB texas
(aint bad for a hillbilly huh?)
in the words of jim scoutten from Shooting USA-
-shoot often, shoot safe and i'll see ya on the range
also if any one needs help with glock handguns, remington 700, 870, winchester 1300, ruger 10/22 or MKII or any questions about metalugry or gunsmithing i"ll try my best to help.