share little secrets you have picked up over time

[paintballdude902]

there are alot of little secrets weve picked up over time that help keep our guns in tip top shape and help with the hobby in general (things like dryer sheets in tumblers)

anyone care to share theres?

 

[Joe Demko]

Paper plates and a bingo market = really cheap targets

 

[Auburn1992]

Don't get too close to that scope.

 

[jnyork]

M1 thumb is quite painful.

Dryer sheets in tumblers???

 

[Kind of Blued]

.22LR is the best, most appropriate caliber 99.99% of the time that I'm actually shooting a gun.

Even when you can't afford to get "made", you can still get away with three guns in pants and a t-shirt. There is no reason to ever be unarmed and defenseless.

 

[Al Thompson]

Clean the bore when it's hot - like before you leave the range. Once carbon cools it's much harder to remove.

Use chore-boys (copper cleaning pads) unraveled and wrapped around an old worn-out brush to scrub the lead out of barrels and cylinders.

Flitz or Iosso cleaner takes the carbon rings right off the cylinder of stainless steel guns.

 

[paintballdude902]

jn york
1 it helps keep the dust down when tumbling
2 ive found it keeps walnut media from building up in dirty primer pockets like it sometimes does

 

[Cannonball888]

I hate regular Q-tips because they are short and bend/break under pressure.

You can get 100 cotton swabs on LONG WOODEN sticks by special order at any pharmacy for 5.00 depending on your pharmacist.

 

[nalioth]

Who has the URL to the other thread like this?

 

[Claude Clay]

when all else fails--reread the instructions

 

[tpaw]

share little secrets you have picked up over time

Depending on the secrets (firearms excluded), not to share them........

 

[PT1911]

always clean squirrels soon after shooting them... while they are still warm.....when they get some rigor, it is a losing battle:banghead:

 

[starkadder]

Never turn the traverse handle on the right side of the gun!

Never align the sight on your target!

Never load a clip of ammunition into the feed rollers!

Never pull the charging lever to the rear!

Never return the charging lever to the forward positon!

Never release the safty lever on the left side of the gun!

And never ever, under any cirumstances depress the foot trigger!!!

Seriously, pocket lint is the best lube for your pocket auto, remove all oil and make sure that you turn your pocket inside out when you put on your pants to get out the larger pieces.
Make sure that you rack the slide and blow though it every few days.


This is this! It's not something else, it's this.

 

[RP88]

the target hangers at ranges, according to the credit card of my friend who cannot shoot worth a crap, cost about 70 bucks to replace if you shoot it.

 

[TRGRHPY]

Teach your children about firearms and firearms safety, because:

It's the right thing

Its' something you can bond over

Teaches them responsibility

But most importantly, you have someone to clean your firearms after shooting.

 

[jbkebert]

After shooting a rabbit. Wrap both hands around rib cage just behind front legs and squeeze. When you hear a gurguling sound move down a hand width and squeeze hard again. 90% or more of the entrails will expell onto the ground along with ****. Makes them much lighter in your game bag and takes away alot of the smell when your ready to clean them.

 

[PT1911]

After shooting a rabbit. Wrap both hands around rib cage just behind front legs and squeeze. When you hear a gurguling sound move down a hand width and squeeze hard again. 90% or more of the entrails will expell onto the ground along with ****. Makes them much lighter in your game bag and takes away alot of the smell when your ready to clean them.

now that is good to know....

 

[gbran]

Wintergreen Lifesavors will chamber in a 12ga pump, but aren't worth beans when it comes to taking quail.

 

[mnrivrat]

Put longer fur on a regular rat, and you have a squirrel .

 

[Pack]

Apparently, turning up for an afternoon of walking through the swamp shooting squirrels is uncouth when the party is armed with 22s and grandad's single-shot 16ga, and you bring a Benelli M1 Tactical and/or converted Saiga.

Oh - and there's more to hand size in terms of ergonomically melding with a gun than your general impression of your own hand's size. This is not the time to generalize with statements like "with my large hands". Proportions are important. You can have big hands and short fingers. Mine, for example, are like Easter hams festooned with lil' baby carrots.

 

[PT1911]

Put longer fur on a regular rat, and you have a squirrel .

and tasty too...

 

[WardenWolf]

If you're left-handed, be damn careful where you place your right hand while shooting an AK-47. Actually, that's good advice any time you're shooting an unadapted semi rifle left handed.

There seems to be some unwritten rule, that for every trip to the range you will never return completely unscathed. There will always, at the minimum, be a pinch or minor cut.

You can often save a lot of money and get a superior firearm by buying an Eastern Bloc design.

Russians had some very good ideas. A ushanka hat is ideal for keeping your head and ears warm. Sized properly, a genuine ushanka is designed to allow you to tuck your ear tips into it without them feeling crushed like they do with most hats, and has a thick, soft lining. Domestic clones cannot compare. The side flaps also are excellent for when it's really cold.

 

[desert gator]

I went out in the desert to go shooting my first time, I learned that while bringing targets is good it helps to bring something to hold them also. Luckily I had a stapler in my tool box and could staple them to random items

 

[bigfatdave]

Take a simple first aid kit to the range.
You really do have room in your range bag/box for some band-aids, iodine wipes, and perhaps an instant ice-pack.
It might not be you who needs it, but you may earn someone's undying gratitude.
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A multi-level toolbox makes a good range gear carrier.
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You need another .22

 

[Eagles6]

Keep you powder dry and shoot straight.
And, oh yeah, keep your knives sharp and run your semi reloads through the sizing die after reloading.