A family fried was recently willed this old flintlock given to her father (born in the mid 1920s) by a priest in Lafayette Louisiana many years ago. It was old even then. Currently trying to determine if it's a reproduction or if it's truly a period piece. If it's real, it's likely French or...
I own some Savages (Axis and Axis II) and I've shot the Ruger American series, and in my opinion, neither compare for the price to the CVA Cascade: https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cva-cascade-bolt-action-rifle
$700 for a fantastic, super-accurate rifle with a near mouse-click trigger.
I picked up that Glenfield Model 60 the other week and thought it'd be fun to make one "period correct" and actually put one of these on it to shoot with, but only at the range. I've got other firearms and optics for serious stuff. Thought it'd be fun to show my son how it was when I was his age...
I picked up a 1974 Glenfield Model 60 the other week that cleaned up pretty well. I took it to the range and got the iron sights dialed in, but my eyes suck at 100 yards these days and I figured I'd shoot to find a decent little .22 scope of a similar vintage to throw on top of it.
I won a lot...
We all know "that guy" who shoots and then never cleans his firearms because "modern propellant isn't corrosive" or some such other excuse. I have a very good friend who is like that but simply admits that he doesn't have the time and always winds up in a flurry of cleaning just before any event...
I also have a TriStar Viper, but in 12ga. I can tell you that it is a reliable and economical gun and more reliable than most of the other offerings out there in the same price range. TriStar has done a very good job of enforcing their QA standards at the factories in Turkey that they use for...
Fine, you don't like that one. So be it.
Buy this instead:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/Route-7-Elk-River-Rd-Webster-Springs-WV-26288/23151219_zpid/
Not a bad little place on 5ac near Romney. Could make a good weekend getaway place with enough TLC.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/23067-Northwestern-Pike-Romney-WV-26757/2053078477_zpid/
Noteworthy that it'll likely need some sort of foundation coating to prevent water infiltration in...
If they were solid knots (no major filling occurred during the finishing of the stock) then it wouldn't bother me as much, but I can see on the left side of the stock that there was significant filling during the finishing process which means there's less structural integrity in those areas. The...
Yep. Especially if they have a lot of embellishments like horn pistol grip extensions, carved hunting scenes, etc. The Germans, especially pre-WWI, went all in for over-the-top carving and hunting scenes.