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I'll try and remember the name of the company who did carry some of those parts. It just isn't coming to me right now.

As has been said already it is the bottom of the barrel AK. However, it is sometime better built than several of the other American AK guns you see out there from other companies. Some of those are just horrid for anything called really running a gun. If the sights are not canted and the mags easily snap in and out of place it is likely OK. If it runs OK it will likely continue to run OK. At worst you run it a while and it has a problem and you send it off for a rebuild by somebody who knows how to build an AK and you get a very good rifle back. I'd say if it runs and you just want a plinking gun it will likely do well. Personally I am not in the least impressed with a gun that has run 600-1000 rounds over the course of a year or more. I am impressed with a gun that runs 600-1000 rounds a day and does it day after day for many days. Then does it several times more. That is a good rifle. Those are my needs however and not necessarily the needs of everyone. Buy what will work for your needs. If that fits the bill then $300 is not much and even if you ended up having to put more in the gun down the road from a known builder you would still be coming out ahead, as the rifle would be worth more when marketed to those in the know.

The MAK receiver and cover are 1.5mm thick. The standard euro AK receiver is 1mm thick. So no I don't think it would fit. Possible, but I doubt it.

Doublestar makes a decent AR. However, I would prefer a 556 AR. So I might would trade the Keltec and buy a decent, inexpensive AK. The absolute best deals in my opinion on AK's are MAK's if you can find one. You DO NOT need a milled receiver AK. I have Polys that are outstanding, but I would put my MAK's up against any of them. The internet hype of milled receivers is way way overblown. I know a ton of contractors working overseas using stamped receiver AK's every day and they trust their lives to them. MAK's have thicker receivers and the heaviest chrome lining than anything other than old Russian AK's. Take someone with you to buy an AK who knows those rifles. Someone who knows what to look for. There are numerous companies out there piece milling these things together and doing a nasty job of it. A number of them make way more bad rifles than good ones. Save up some cash and have the AK reworked by Jim Fuller at Rifle Dynamics. You won't regret it. He does the vast majority of AK work for contractors. The work he has done on mine is top notch. Sell the AR and buy a 556. Then you have the best of both worlds.

What kind of AR do you have now? If it is a high quality AR I wouldn't sell it. I would save and buy an AK. I think both have their pros and cons and I shoot both. If you have a low end AR, then I might indeed sell it and buy a quality AK.

EAA is basically just an importer. They do not manufacture anything. At different times they have imported numerous makes including Tangfolio and Walther. The Tangfolio Witness is as has been said a CZ75 copy. They are very well made. I had one for years I used as a competition gun. There are so many parts out there you can make them into complete race guns if you want. I had 2 of them and never had any problems out of them at all. They are a heavy gun for carry, but I did mine at times. I also had a 9x21 barrel for mine and used it at times as well. I do have to say my time shooting the polymer framed Witnesses is far less and so I do not have a firm personal opinion of them. Tangfolio has been in business for a long time and is considered one of Italy's and Europe's better manufacturers.

You might not believe it possible, but you can actually reduce the recoil of those guns even more. I shot a few 100 round course sessions a couple of months ago using a friend's 391 that had the Gracoil Mercury Recoil Reducer on it. This isn't the reduction buttstock pad, but a small mercury unit. It gives the gun a small bit of weight, which actually makes it swing smoother and even after 300 rounds in a day and my shooting shoulder felt great.

Personally for that money I'd go for an Arsenal or a Jim Fuller Rifle Dynamics AK.

It may well have been an old review. I don't recall shooting a sporting model where it did automatically come on, but they may well have at some point. For that matter they could have been modified as well. I can't remember if the European guns do come on auto. If so that may explain why they did. That particular model is very popular in Europe, especially England. I'm glad you are enjoying your shotgun. Yes it does tend to get into one's blood and in a few years you might well have a higher end gun and reserve that one for friends who want to try out the clays game with you.

The Lanber safety does not come on automatically on sporting models, which is the same for most sporting guns. The Lanber safety does come on auto on their hunting models just like most makes. My Beretta hunting model does come on, my Beretta sporting model does not. To me the Lanber is one of the very best of the lower/mid O/U shotguns. In fact it is the only one I think worth buying. It is not as nice as any Beretta SP. Then again the basic Beretta Onyx is not nearly as nice as an SP either. You can buy extended chokes for the Lanber. It doesn't come standard with them. Then again most base line Beretta and Browning models only come with the screw in chokes as well. I would put IC and Mod in there for now. Those are probably the most popular chokes and I leave mine in just like that for the vast vast majority of courses.

Did you just say that with a straight face? You think the fit, finish and durability is superior to that of Smith? If you compare the 2 side by side in 70 year old revolvers, which I have both, they are nearly the same in fit and finish and the fact that they still work and work very well is testament to their durability. If you compare more recent or say 80's versions of each, again I have both, the Colt is certainly far better fitted and finished. As I said earlier the number of Smith's allowed to go off the line, due to their being a mass mass produced gun, with overtightened barrels and slanted sights was an embarrassment The Colt of the same period were all hand fitted and hand finished in the custom shop. As for durability, I would say they are equals. All of them continue to run and run well. I have no personal huge favorite trigger. All of my revolvers have some tweaking done. I have used my S&W more as a hunting sidearm than any of my other pistols. I also really like Ruger revolvers. In fact when it comes to single action guns I am a Ruger guy. For price I guess more will choose the S&W as there are more out there and they can still be had for reasonable money. Personally I don't know a lot of younger people who have ever owned a Colt revolver. When I was growing up most gun enthusiasts I knew had both and preferred one over the other, but liked both. They have different characteristics, but similar positives; well made, reliable, durable and if well maintained will last a few lifetimes. And they hold their values very well.

DA revolvers, Colt. Especially in the later years. S&W is and was a mass manufactured pistol. The Colt's were much better finished. I've owned too many S&W revolvers with overtightened barrels and other issues to choose them over Colt. That said both were on the average well made I own and have owned bot that I like very much. When it comes to the old single action revolvers, it is a toss up. I really like them both equally I believe.

Yours says Colt? Most of them were not Colt slides, but were old Essex or Viking slides. I would think a Colt slide reworked Seecamp would be a rare item, if actually done by them. I'd like to see a pic of that if you have one. They were certainly a neat idea, but horrendous in reality. Most the da triggers were just awful IMO.

It's not a new idea for Colt either. Remember the Colt Double Eagle?

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. I remember that race well. I was there. It was the only mid season Daytona race I ever went to and it was Petty's last victory. I used to go to Daytona once a year with my father. He still owns his tickets, but he sells them every year now as his health is no longer very good. That video brought back some good memories of me and my dad.

It's pretty much every man for himself over there right now. It is a SHTF situation. Unfortunately private citizens cannot own firearms over there for the most part. So they are open to all of the bad guys. On a good note we received word today our family in Cairo finally made it out of the country. They are safely in Dubai.

Only until you have taken a carbine fighting course.

Thanks. I have shot a couple of them, but am not well versed on their models. I know some are made here and some in the Philippines, or at least the frames and slides are made there. I have heard quite a lot of nice things about them, mainly from competitive shooters like you. But, I have never really had an opportunity to discuss their positive attributes with their owners.

Curious why you say so. What is it about them you like? Another excellent pistol. They can't be had as inexpensive as they used to be. And they are in general kind of hard to find. But, there are a few good deals on them out there.

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Hard to say, each must make up their own minds about what they consider a worthwhile hunt given the parameter of the law. Different places already have laws that allow some of the things you listed there. Some consider it fair, others don't. I mean bear hunting on bait, cats on bait is done elsewhere. Some consider high fence to be unfar, but what if the fence is several thousand acres? I am personally a fair chase guy. I am not really interested in taking certain animals in certain conditions. I would rather go home empty handed than being anything else. Not everyone is that way. Now if you are in the wild and create your own bait, in other words you kill and elk or a bou and then come back to the carcass the next day for a chance for wolf, then to me that is fair. Bow hunters have a real issue with crossbow hunters, but personally I don't care what their issues are. Personally I liked bow hunting and consider it a great challenge. unfortunately I have a shoulder problem that won't allow me to bow hunt anymore. I haven't hunted yet with a crossbow, but i do plan to do so because I like the challenge of it. And yes it is still a challenge even with a crossbow. My friend and I will be going later this year. He used to bow hunt, but hasn't been able to since falling off a mountain cliff and breaking his neck. Fortunately he wasn't paralyzed, but he can't bow hunt w/o a crossbow anymore. They are legal and some bow hunters I know just hate that. Each has to decide what their limits are in hunting. As long as they abide by the law and consume or give their meat away, let your conscience be your guide.

Don't forget moose. They can be mighty nasty. And if you ever have the chance while hunting moose or caribou, seek out that nasty little beast the wolverine. Very nasty animal and they will come after you with great abandon if given the chance.

There are two ways of getting a Big Horn, buying an available tag, which several will be auctioned at the Wild Sheep Foundation show in two weeks. That will cost $35-50k more than likely. Or you can try and draw a tag, which will itself likely cost thousands and quite a few years if you ever pull one, then have to ire a hire a guide. Unless you know the area very, very well. The argalis are usually cheaper, or historically have been. You just have to go to some rather unstable parts of the near east to get them. Same can be said for Africa. You can hut many things in Africa much cheaper than a lot of hunts here. You just have to know where to go and who to talk to to get them. I pretty much like to hunt things that are difficult to hunt. I don't much like sitting in a stand, though I do it on occasion. But I like spot and stalk, mountain terrain, even for high country birds, the harder the better. And like one other person said, I love to hunt things that will come after you given the chance.

.308, .270, 25-06. Plenty of good choices

You could actually probably find a used Springfield TRP for $900-1000. Buy used and get more value for your money. Springers are very well made pistols.