What gun stuff did you do today?

[stage20]

Practice, practice, practice!

I'm about 30-40%. First time ever doing it though. Was fun!

 

[Daezee]

Took out my Ballard Hi Wall 30-40 Krag to begin resighting it in. Hadn't resighted it since cataract surgery a few years ago (most firearms needed tweaking of the sights following my cataract surgery). Only did 35yd today, but indeed it needed a slight tang sight adjustment. Got about 140 rounds of frangible bullets loaded for it left and then I'm switching back to cast bullets for greater longer range accuracy. Looked in my gun notes and still had the data for the accurate cast bullet load I'd worked up for it years ago and it's a bullet that I currently cast for use in other 30 cal rifles.

Bid on a No 5 Mk 1 303 British "jungle carbine"...just notified I won the No 5 Mk 1!

 

[MarkS]

Let my grandson shoot my Adams Arms upper that I mounted on an Aero lower.Now he wants it lol


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[stage20]

Let my grandson shoot my Adams Arms upper that I mounted on an Aero lower.Now he wants it lol


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The upper or the lower? May be able to help with that.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Got a cool valentine's present from my Bride. Was very surprised. I already have the .22 mag cylinder. GTG. 'Mercia!

 

[SAWMAN]

Got another project "brewing" involving a single shot 12ga and a older style Cutts Compensator.
Chop to a little over 16. "PERMANENTLY " attach the adjustable, finger part of the comp,then screw on the brake part.
The comp is attached to the OUTSIDE of the bbl,but hopefully ... no threading just "thinning". --- SAWMAN
ADDED: Images are a short piece of "trial" bbl.

 

[SAWMAN]

These comps have multiple settings,from full to cyl bore and anywhere in between.
Important is the fact that there is NO inside threading involved and no chokes or tube wrench needs to be carried.
Bad news - -> I really doubt if the choke can be screwed down tight enough to equal a "turkey full". But there was no such thing back in the old days.
It does have a "FULL" setting though. ---- SAWMAN

 

[Fanner50]

These comps have multiple settings,from full to cyl bore and anywhere in between.
Important is the fact that there is NO inside threading involved and no chokes or tube wrench needs to be carried.
Bad news - -> I really doubt if the choke can be screwed down tight enough to equal a "turkey full". But there was no such thing back in the old days.
It does have a "FULL" setting though. ---- SAWMAN

SAWMAN.....I'm wondering just how much "turkey full" is just marketing gimmick. Somehow I don't think the folks back in the old days missed out on any turkeys because they were only shooting "full" and not "turkey full." Your project looks cool.

 

[SAWMAN]

FULL ---- .695"
EXTRA FULL ---- .685"
SUPER FULL ---- .675"
These are exit diameters.
SInce the shotguns beguinning,"FULL" was the tightest constriction you could get. It is installed/milled/cut into the longer bbls. Typically for ducks and geese.
Screw in (both internal and external) were not produced. Then came the POLY CHOKE and CUTTS COMP. Even these two innovations only came in full to (in some cases) cyl bore.
Shotguns killed geese,ducks,pheasant, and 40yd turkey using full.
Most hunters nowadays shoot at the main body of a turkey. Using the fuller than full choke constrictions,hunters should be targeting the head neck area at 40yds. ---- SAWMAN

 

[FLT]

I’ve got that set up on a 20 gauge, I think all its been used for is snakes. It does an outstanding job on water moccasins.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Got another project "brewing" involving a single shot 12ga and a older style Cutts Compensator.
Chop to a little over 16. "PERMANENTLY " attach the adjustable, finger part of the comp,then screw on the brake part.
The comp is attached to the OUTSIDE of the bbl,but hopefully ... no threading just "thinning". --- SAWMAN
ADDED: Images are a short piece of "trial" bbl.
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Nice, might be a good mod for my tactical 12ga single shot. Let us know how it shakes out.

 

[Longtooth]

My Midway order came in today! Put the thread adapter on my M&P22 and got this little holster for it.

Now I just need my suppressor to be released to me.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Blasted some cans!! Lots of fun!!!

 

[Daezee]

Loaded a small batch (20) of cast bullet loads for my Hi Wall 30-40, just to shoot and make sure its old cast bullet load is still good in that rifle before I load a bigger batch.

Loaded 3 different cast 303 British loads for testing my "jungle carbine" No 5 Mk 1 when it arrives next week.

 

[BATHROBE SNIPER]

Loaded an ak47 magazine

 

[BATHROBE SNIPER]

Loaded an ak47 magazine

I mean it was just sitting there lonely, so I figured I'd pair it up with some buddies

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Finely picked up my toys from FrankT via SAWMAN. Also stapler from navCorman! That's going into my Bride's "when Biden crashes the economy" kit. Great visit today Bill.
Big, huge thanks gentlemen!!
@FrankT
@SAWMAN
@NavCorman

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

I mean it was just sitting there lonely, so I figured I'd pair it up with some buddies

Load more!!

 

[BATHROBE SNIPER]

Load more!!

Good idea, I could just load all my mags, but I'd like to go to sleep at some point tonight

 

[Raven]

I mean it was just sitting there lonely, so I figured I'd pair it up with some buddies

I ruined a surplus metal AK 30 rounder by leaving it loaded for about two months. It was a known good mag before that too. Apparently the spring pressure was too much for the soft junk metal in the feed lips, and the feed lips warped, causing jams at the next range trip, with just that one mag that had been left loaded