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    1. trickg

      CZ 457 Varmint, or Trick Out my 10/22

      Now that I have a Bergara B14R 22 LR, I think I want to put together another one. Why not, right? Variety is the spice of life! With that said, do I pick up another bolt gun with the CZ 457 Varmint (this was my original choice before I got the Bergara) or should I trick out the nearly unused...
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      CZ 457, Bergara B14R, or....?

      I was at the range on Saturday with a couple of guys shooting 22s, and now all of a sudden I've got an itch. One guy had a now-discontinued CZ 457 variant, the other guy had a Bergara B14R, but I'd be open to suggestions. Both guys are really solid marksmen, and both were hitting regularly...
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      Shotshell Bushing Quandary

      I have a shotshell reloading quandary: I picked up some Ramshot competition and this is what I'm trying to reload: Win AA Hull Federal 209 primer (NOT 209A - these are old stock) AA12 Wad for 1-1/8 oz #7.5 shot Here's the quandary. Lyman manual calls for 18.0 gr for 1147 fps Western...
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      Shotgun Primers - Old Federal 209s

      I bought some shotshell reloading gear and amongst the things I received were some older Federal 209 primers - NOT the newer, hotter 209A. Based on the lot number on the box it seems these were made in 1978. With that in mind, I'm not quite sure how to use them, although I think I can probably...
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      Shotgun Reloading Supplies - Central Maryland

      I've gotten into shotgunning - the missus and I are both shooting trap. I have a reloader now, so the question is, where do I go in Central Maryland for supplies to feed it? At the moment I'm good on primers, powder, wads and hulls, but I'll need shot, and eventually I'll need wads and primers...
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      Legal Transfer of Shotgun to my Wife?

      So here's possibly a dumb question. I just ordered a shotgun for my wife. Because of stipulations for how things are ordered when it comes to firearms, when the gun comes in to the shop and we go to pick it up, the only person who can pick it up is the person who placed the order - me. I want...
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      Clay Shooters are an "Interesting" Bunch

      To give a bit of background, I've recently gotten the bug to shoot clays - right now while I'm getting my feet wet it's strictly trap - haven't even begun to think about skeet, 5-stand or sporting clays. So in my endeavors towards this, I've acquired a new O/U shotgun - I chose a Browning...
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      Browning Cynergy CX 30" - Review

      I've been asked to provide a range report of the Browning Cynergy CX that I recently purchase, so I'll give you my immediate impressions after having handled it, and now that I've had the chance to try to shoot some clays with it. Appearance on this gun is nice - the wood seems to be decent...
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      Casual Trap Shooting O/U Shotgun?

      Hey - once again I figured I'd tap into the forum's brain trust to ask a question from those more knowledgeable than me. I went to Loch Raven Trap & Skeet yesterday, invited by my brother-in-law, to shoot a few rounds of trap. I have two 12 gauge shotguns - an old Winchester Model 12, and a...
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      Long Gun Case Locks for Transport?

      I heard a new one today - I don't recall seeing it here on the board, but it's certainly plausible with Maryland being Maryland, but I was told that as of October 1st Maryland now requires locks on long gun cases, and the guy had a little TSA zipper lock on the zippers of his shotgun bag. Is...
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      AA County Crappy, Crumbling Roads

      I'm not sure if this is going on all over Maryland, but here in Central MD in Anne Arundel county, I swear the roads are getting worse and worse. I was out with the missus just today and coming around a cloverleaf on-ramp to I97, I banged a wheel on a hole in the road hard enough to cause...
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      Stan Chen SI Magwell for 1911

      I don't know if this is technically "gunsmithing" per se, but it is talking about swapping out a part on a pistol, so I figured that here was as good of a place as anywhere else. To give a bit of background, back in 2020 I got the itch for a new 1911 pistol, and one upgrade that I really wanted...
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      Gunsmithing Bench Block Preference?

      I know that many of you, like me, work on guns - especially the AR platform, but also pistols. For those who do and have had the opportunity to try one or more, is the one you might like more than others? I ordered a Wheeler Universal Bench Block today - there were some other less expensive...
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      Berry's QD-500/Quick Detach Vibratory Tumbler Review

      Good morning - I thought I'd jump in this morning to write a review on the Berry's QD-500 tumbler I bought this to replace my RCBS tumbler that died last week. Another reason for writing this review is that because this is a fairly new model (the Berry's 400 model has been around for years, and...
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      Suggestions - Budget Deer Rifle For Friend

      A friend of mine is getting ready for the upcoming deer season, and he's getting ready to take a trip for rifle again. Last year he borrowed a 25-06 of mine, but he didn't like it for 2 reasons: One, it's a bit too long for him. (sized for my Dad who was 6'2) Two, it doesn't have sling...
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      Dad's Reloading Ledgers

      When I started reloading back in 2008, I bought a notebook and created some columns so that I could record what I was reloading, and I did this based on the example I'd seen from my father who had been reloading for a good long while before I came along. I remember him recording various things...
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      HBAR/Lower Long Gun Transfer

      Thanks to Maryland's ambiguity when it comes to gun laws, I'm trying to figure out what I have to do in order to follow the law with an HBAR AR and my son. Here's the sitch in a nutshell: My son and I built a 16" HBAR on an 80 Lower and although this gun is in my possession and is ostensibly...
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      Does 3D Printing Save Money?

      I thought I'd post a question to the forum brain trust about 3D printing when it comes to reloading and shooting related accessories. My question is basically one of whether or not it winds up saving any money, or if it's something to do because you enjoy doing it. To clarify, I have zero...
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      Twist Rate for Varmints - 223/6mm CM

      I figured I'd tap the MD Shooters brain trust again to see if I could get some opinions or tap into some folks experience when it comes to varmint loads for the 223, or possibly 6mm CM. The idea here is that I would like to maybe figure out a varmint gun, and I'm looking at a couple of...
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      K98 Timney Trigger Install/Share Your Story

      Below is my story of "smithing" my own rifle on an upgrade - if you have similar stories, please feel free to share below. I decided that I wanted to upgrade an old K98 Mauser sporter in 8mm that I have by installing a better trigger. The original trigger was a loooong pull that broke...
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