SWshooter

The thingy in front of the float tube is the gas block. They make a myriad of sling attachments for picatinny rails. You need to figure out what kind of sling you want to use first. A three piece float tube with quad rails would be a better choice than a quad rail gas block. I'm using a LaserMax red laser on my M-4 piston house gun, but don't recommend it as it's kind of fragile. A green laser would be better for hunting but they're pricier than the red, but easier to see at any distance.

Probably cheaper. A lot of money spent on AR,s for things not needed on a bolt gun. Funky butt stocks and forends, BUIS, return to zero scope mounts, really expensive triggers etc.

Who da' thunk it?

Received a Mernickle holster for a full size 1911 today. It's a clip on IWB and it didn't seem very heavily constructed for a premium holster. However, after wearing it for a couple hours I've changed my opinion. It carries very nicely, is light weight, retains well yet draws easily, and allows easy reholstering because of the metal insert around the opening. Just goes to show you can't tell about holsters until you use them awhile.

I'd nix the single stage trigger on a battle rifle, especially in 308. KISS is the guiding principle.

Don't worry, it will have alot of shiny spots in a couple years and a few thousand rounds. Look for a Birchwood Casey super black touch up pen. Make sure to shake it well before use.

I think 98Z5V is the tactical roll pin moderator on this site, isn't that true Drew?

Try some commercial 223 brass, it should have thinner walls and hold a little more powder. CCI primers are generally regarded as the hardest and should give good service in a high pressure round like that. Watch your headspace too, that can cause the primers to back out.

Just for general info, WW296 and H-110 are the same powder made in the same plant just put into different containers depending on who it's shipped to. You will still get some variations in different lots, so approach max with caution. If I recall correctly 296 was designed for loading 30 carbine ammo, and is mostly used for magnum pistol loads with heavy bullets. As a bottle neck rifle powder it is very fast, Lil'gun is slightly slower and you might have better luck with it. The only rifle cartridge I load with it is 218 Bee. I use a lot of it for 357 and 44 mag and hot 45 Colt loads though.

Look on their website, I'm pretty sure they have a price on restoration. I sent a 27 back a couple years ago, needed a new trigger. Had a new hammer and trigger, new front sight, new back sight, bunch of internal parts, drilled and tapped for a scope, barrel set back and forcing cone recut, and refinished. Cost a grand total of $246. They are pretty reasonable and do good work. By the way, I just picked up a 25-5 in 45 Colt, 6" barrel, cherry condition, $500. I've been looking for one for about 30 years.

Tanfolio Witness with the steel frame.

I've never seen a bolt action rifle with the caliber on the receiver, it's always on the barrel. ditto for lever actions.

Matt, how did you make out? Have you bought anything yet?

I would suggest that you carefully check the diameter of a loaded round at the shoulder, then check a sized casing. It is very easy to mushroom the casing at the shoulder while crimping bullets. This can be very hard to spot by eye . For full length sizing the die should touch the shell holder at the top of the stroke. The Lee factory crimp die will eliminate this problem and also put an excellent crimp on. I heavily crimp all my 308 and 223 ammo, I have found that a lot of bullets get pushed back into the case if you don't. This can cause high pressure and also poor accuracy, as the varying pressures cause velocity variations enough to effect point of impact. If you are plagued by occasional fliers and don't crimp your ammo, that is probably your problem.

once you shoot some, try setting your resizing die to just touch the shoulder, you might gain a little more room for powder that way.

Finding a reliable gunsmith is so hard, I'm coming around to the build it yourself viewpoint myself. I have two friends that are into bench rest and I'm constantly hearing them b**** and moan about having to send guns back because the work wasn't done right.

As to the relationship between the price of the scope and the price of the gun. If you put a $500 scope on a $100 gun, the combination will shoot as tight as the gun is capable. If you put a $100 scope on a $500 gun, the combination will shoot as good as the scope is capable. Also, I might add, you can't hit what you can't see. I have no problem putting a $600 Leupold on a $250 used Marlin lever gun.

Best quality walnut and excellent engraving wrapped around blued steel will never go out of style.

I wish the government was still paying me to play like that. ;)

Nice looking training area, where are you located?

You can have too little ammo, but you can't have too much ammo.

A very wise man said " people get the government they deserve" The people in this country want to be sheep, so they're being treated like sheep. That makes life really suck for us sheep dogs, however, the wolves are ecstatic !!!

Wal-mart doesn't deserve employees that good. Common sense isn't nearly as common as it ought to be.

If I 'da known I was gonna live this long, I 'da taken better care of myse'f. Unknown Redneck

Note to self: Remove bolt before removing fingers !!! Like my ol' Sarge used to say "dang boy, don't put them paddies where they don't belong !"