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New at AllOutdoor: Training with rimfire revolvers
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Revolvers for Rough Riding
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Most of my medium frame revolvers are made by Alpha Proj and imported by Czechpoint. I like everything about them but would rather not subject the blued finish to the high humidity of Tennessee summers. I still remember the Sig 230 and the Browning Buckmark that came back orange with rust after just one weekend of abuse. Solution: I sent one to WW Guns in Alabama and got it back Cerakoted in two tones to my specifications.
The back of the front sight is not visible in these photos but it remains full contrast matte black. Slightly lighter rear sight helps de-emphasize it when aiming.
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WTB: mid-size sedan in Nashville, TN
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A close friend wants to buy a mid-size sedan (preferably Honda or Toyota). Price range $5-6,000. What can be reasonably expected at that price? Does anyone know of specific recommended vehicles for sale.
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Little Pistolera
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Kidnapping women and children would be a lot harder if carrying sidearms and knives was more common.
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Question for my writer friends.
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Would Killer Nashville writer conference be worth-while for a beginner fantary/sci-fi writer?
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My favorite stock SU16
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I have two SU16E variants, both modified rather extensively. But the original concept of SU16 was the “light rifle”, simple and compact. Enter the new version of SU16A — the same long-stroke piston, 18.5″ barrel for high muzzle velocity and long sight radius, but now with a metal front sight tower. It weighs only five pounds, slightly less than an M1 carbine. It ships with a 10-round magazine, two of which can fit into the hollow stock. It can use all AR-compatible mags and a standard 30-rounder can fit inside the stock. The rifle will fold in half for transport with magazines still in the stock. With a compact X15 50rd drum inserted and a spare 30rd mag in the stock, it allows a substantial amount of ammo to be carried without pouches or add-ons. The split forend becomes a bipod with a press of a button. The gun is reliable, runs cleanly and has mild recoil despite the light weight. It is available in various colors — I personally prefer tan because it doesn’t heat up in the sun as much as black would.
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The Rifleman’s Shotgun: new at AllOutdoor
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An overview of MKA1919 box magazine 12ga shotgun.
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Natural camouflage
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Yesterday at the range.
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(Photo by Matt Vollman)
SU16 locked on an empty magazine. Trijicon Reflex strikes me as a good sight for a short-range defensive rifle — it’s always on and has a fairly wide field of view. Laser provides a backup solution. Pity the irons aren’t see-through, the reflex would have to be dumped first. The rifle itself was boring: no malfunctions, no surprises. Same 1-1.5″ spread at 50m as always.
(Photo by Matt Vollman)
Friend’s 410 Saiga. Great weather, good range company, plenty of ammunition, what’s not to like? I shot 3″ Brenneke slugs from 50 meters (55 yards). At a previous session at 25 yards, all slugs flew straight. At 55, two out of three just started de-stabilizing. Conclusion: this particular smoothbore shotgun is fine out to about 40 yards (manufacturer recommends 35 yards max) but a rifled choke is preferable past that. Fortunately, Brenneke slugs can be fired through either. Most .410 slugs weigh 1/5oz, these are 1/4oz and more solidly constructed. Judging at the ballistic chart, the projectiles go trans-sonic right around 55-60 yards, which explains the instability.
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Photographer Matt at the range
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Camera, rifle, good company — enough for a contented smile.
When darkness falls and the Morlocks come out, he will be ready…if I remember the spare batteries.
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For those who seek Keltec rifles
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RFB
SU16
They also had such neat things as 22TCM and 50Beowolf ammunition, Browning micro 1911-22 and polymer AR lowers and uppers.
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Restored heirloom
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My friend got this gun when he was 7 years old. By the time I saw it, the old bolt action 410 was rusty, nasty and had severely damaged wood with little finish left on it. Then Buck Williams from WW Guns had a go at it.
He overprinted the beat-up wood with grain, Cerakoted the metal to approximate the original appearance and clear-coated over the top for durability. The gun now literally looks better than it did when new.
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Sharp-eyed little girl with a long reach.
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Left-hand Ruger 77 in 223Rem under a 3-9x Accupoint.
Hannah, age 12, was doing 150 yard head shots on a silhouette target with basic 55gr ball ammunition. When the zombies come, I am hiding behind her.
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Grace (noun)
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For this little girl, Grace is both the name and the descriptive adjective. At 13, she evidences adult social graces and capabilities. Her parents can be quite proud of her.
And the results:
Toys: GSG 1911-22 with AAC Pilot suppressor, Savage MKII-SR with Primary Arms 4-16x scope and Gemtech Alpine sound suppressor. Hydraulically dampened Vepr .308 with Aimpoint and X5L light/laser.
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Computer freezing up again.
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Once two days ago. Twice yesterday. Three times so far today. Has to be physically unplugged for a few seconds before it will turn back on. Does it while idle or while in use. Always the same symptoms: the image is still on the screen but no response to any inputs, and nothing shows up in the logs. The last time it froze while writing a Photoshop file and corrupted that beyond recovery.
Help, please? This is getting frustrating.
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Rossi Curcuit Judge 45Colt/.410: new on AllOutdoor
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Coming to Dusseldorf, Germany
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I will be visiting Dusseldorf again in mid-September. If you live there and would like to connect during my trip, please let me know. I’d like to see more of the city that the brief look I had around last time (December 2004).
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CZ612HC-P with Lucid red dot
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Computer self-diagnosed after another crash
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The power supply is new, was replaced in July.
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Playing hard to get
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(Photo by Amie Gibbons)
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