Handsome Rob

And he'll halt fire across all ranges, then make you go get it whilst EVERYONE watches. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Nope, the sights are offset to the left hand side. Interesting tidbit (when I was in the army cadets, we shot the old Bren fairly regularly.....) but the Bren shoots in a very consistent, vertical oval pattern. If you aim dead centre mass on a human sized target at 200yds, you'll completely outline it with 30 rounds! Also they have a cool tendency to pull forward under recoil. Also, if you don't lock the barrel correctly after replacement/cleaning the first round will send it cartwheeling about 80 yards downrange

A Texas built, High Standard 1911 Officer's model for me. It's a cheap piece of crap, to be honest, but I've never enjoyed shooting a pistol more.

If you're going to Cabelas/BP, you'll have to actually ask for it at the gun counter. It won't be on the shelf.

It's kinda got to be background viewing for me now. The limitless ammo & sudden supply of ARs & AKs, yeah. Hollywood. Bullets bouncing off jeep grills I can handle. NOT killing Negan at EVERY. SINGLE. Face to face encounter....no. It makes so little sense it's not even amusing anymore.

Never done it before, but this year I actually limited out on bucks! The first (pics 3 & 4) is the heaviest deer I've ever killed. I butchered him & scaled 91½lb of cleaned, trimmed meat! The second (first 2 pics) is by far and away the best buck I've ever had a shot at. I had him under 30yds & around me for over 30 minutes (left my damn glasses in the truck...) before I figured out he was better than the average 6 point I thought he was! I'm hoping to get one more doe, just as meat insurance & to justify the new freezer I bought yesterday..... Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Go for it. I've got a 'cobbled together' blanket gun with a 13½" barrel. Shoots like a dream out to 50yds!

This is the Springfield M73 I inquired about a few months ago, re: getting a bequeathed item back from Florida I had a couple of hours at the range today to try out the 1884 manufactured, '73. I had some suitable loads already built for my 1885 target gun. 510gn 19:1 Postell bullet over 25gn of 5744 at 1165fps I made a new, taller front sight to get me a little closer to the paper at 100 (standard 'battle' sight is zeroed at 250) & gave her a punt..... The 3 on the right were my first shots. Obviously I was a little nervous, pulling the 9lb trigger on this 133 year old, famously fragile antique! I adjusted left a little & took another 4 that centered very nicely, being in mind that I've done ZERO load development! Just for poops & grins, I popped the ladder sight up, without adjustment of the slide, & successfully clanked steel at 500yds! I'm pretty sure everyone at the range stopped shooting, wondering who the giggling maniac was, shooting the potato cannon....... Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Have to work Saturday morning, but I'll be in my Happy Place in the late afternoon. (With at least 2 thermacells....)

Dumb question (seeing as it pertains to my situation....) are you a U.S.permanent resident/citizen? I ask as a non-immigrant alien who cannot attain an HCP. The only way that the TBI could determine this would be through my prints on the INS/ICE database.

Incidentally, he's pretty much my go-to FFL for anything & everything. The shop isn't much to look at, but he's a hell of a good guy to deal with. Sent from a mountain somewhere, using telepathy.

Call Jackie Summers at Franklin co Gunworks in Winchester. He's done a couple for me at $45 cut & crowned. That was for a bare barrel however. Not sure if he may charge a little more for a barreled action......(931)580-6334 Sent from a mountain somewhere, using telepathy.

It's the stock off a model 16lwh with a home paint job. Sent from a mountain somewhere, using telepathy.

Go lighter! With some judicious purchasing, hacksaw & file work, sanding & lots of thought, I'm under 6lb with 4 in the mag & one in the driver's seat!

The Swede is a spectacularly under rated cartridge in a modern action. 3000fps+ with 140VLDs runs rings around the CM velocity wise. It's also low enough pressure to have awesome barrel life. I've built 2 on savage actions. A pure hunting gun based on an Axis & a pure target gun on an old 110. Both will bang gongs at 800 all day, every day. The 110 will keep them sub ¾moa to 1250yds.

Thanks OS, that puts my mind at rest.

One of my best friend's Father recently passed away & he's left me an original 1873 Trapdoor Springfield in his will. We'll be spreading his ashes this July & I'm supposed to pick the rifle up at the same time. Unfortunately, he lived in Florida & I'm not conversant on the legality of the transfer. Being that it's a breech loading gun, I was assuming that it's have to be transferred through an ffl, but I'm thinking that due to the age that an FFL transfer may not be required. The fact that it's a Willed item may also affect things. Can anyone tell me how I should proceed please?

There's also one gun that I really, REALLY regret not buying. It was a 'still in the wrapper' straight pull Mauser 96 I found at the Murfreesboro gun show, 6 or 7 years ago. The guy was asking $300 & I didn't know then what I know now. I wanna say that I went back & looked at it 8 or 9 times. The second I made my mind up to buy it, someone else was handing over the money. Guy sold it for $225. Then, I was bummed. Now, I feel sick.

Just looking back through some old photos, it was actually a 2" One of the famous 'factory cut downs' imported as a 3" then cut & crowned by Taurus If anyone has one they want rid of..... Sent from a mountain somewhere, using telepathy.

Yep, a couple of years ago I had a little 2½" Rossi .44mag revolver. Lovely little pistol although it sucked to shoot full house loads. I thought I'd be better served in back country protection with a 10mm G29. Honestly, the Rossi was lighter & packed waa-aay more punch. I even shot it better. I'd love to have that little thing back.

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You'd do me in a heartbeat and you know it.

Believe me, it isn't. I get flirted with on a weekly basis, just because of the way I speak (It sure as #### isn't because of how I look....)

The 90 day thing 'may' have changed, but in '09 it was required. It is (or, was) 90 days so that visitors on simple I94 entry permits (everyone that comes here from a foreign country) couldn't simply get a license & disappear. Proof of residence or proof of Intention to Immigrate was required.