Gun range 2022,2023,2024,2025

[Steve]

I have a pawn shop rescue 1985 Winchester 94 .30-30. I'm getting light strikes about 10% of the time and some vertical stringing that I think is related. Cases are full length sized and the primer pockets reamed and uniformed. Same ammo shoots great in my Marlins.

I went ahead and ordered a new factory hammer spring from Midwest Gun Works. I suppose I'll also try very slightly shortening the lower rebound leg of the hammer spring guide, as this is a known problem in these rifles. Always sumthin!

I live about 15 minutes from Midwest gun works. Want me to pick it up for you?

 

[Deets066]

I live about 15 minutes from Midwest gun works. Want me to pick it up for you?

Yeah, pick it up and send it here…..

 

[FergusonTO35]

I live about 15 minutes from Midwest gun works. Want me to pick it up for you?

Thanks, I'll remember that.

 

[BlackGreyhound]

Tikka T3X lite, veil alpine, 6.5 CM + Leupold scope.


Sub MOA at 100 yds (hole on bottom and two holes on right are sighting in scope) with off the shelf Sako SuperHammerhead ammo. Good enough for me.

 

[Johnmn]

Came home with a Taurus G3 and 100 9mm rounds last weekend at a gun banquet.
Still wanting a Springfield XDS, maybe 2? And a Ruger 357!

 

[Czed]

Stopped at my friends range today
Another friends grandson gave him this new M1a

We're going to line up the scope
It's over 10 lbs with a mag and ammo

 

[Steve]

Had a ton of rain on Wednesday. It's going down but range is still underwater.

 

[Czed]

Came home with a Taurus G3 and 100 9mm rounds last weekend at a gun banquet.
Still wanting a Springfield XDS, maybe 2? And a Ruger 357!

Check out the match champion
https://www.wikiarms.com/guns?q=ruger+match+champion
Much better grips than the gp100
And better trigger pull and accuracy.
It was only 80.00 more than a gp100
A couple years ago when my friend bought one.

 

[FergusonTO35]

New hammer spring for the 94 showed up and I installed it. Winny must have gotten a clue and realized light strikes were a problem with late model 94's, as the new spring is definitely an improvement. Was quite an effort to wrestle it back together with the new spring, hopefully can test drive tomorrow. New spring on the left, original on the right.

 

[Steve]

New hammer spring for the 94 showed up and I installed it. Winny must have gotten a clue and realized light strikes were a problem with late model 94's, as the new spring is definitely an improvement. Was quite an effort to wrestle it back together with the new spring, hopefully can test drive tomorrow. New spring on the left, original on the right.

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I bet that will do the trick!


I was playing around with hammer springs on the wrangler as it was my daughter's first pistol. 19lb was the lightest I could go and be reliable. Put a 30oz trigger spring in it. Made a world of difference.

 

[USMC615]

New hammer spring for the 94 showed up and I installed it. Winny must have gotten a clue and realized light strikes were a problem with late model 94's, as the new spring is definitely an improvement. Was quite an effort to wrestle it back together with the new spring, hopefully can test drive tomorrow. New spring on the left, original on the right.

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I remember an article about this many, many years ago...was in American Rifleman or Guns & Ammo if I'm not mistaken.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Rifle magazine did an article on it awhile back. You can reduce or remove the rebound feature by shortening the lower legs of the guide rod. It doesn't bother me as long as it goes bang every time. The models 1886 and 1892 are known for being very problematic in this regard.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Ok, managed to give the 94 a test drive today. Unfortunately the rounds I had on hand were loaded with Remington primers, which have been giving me fits for years. 16 of 20 rounds fired with nice deep indentations. One required three strikes to dent enough to fire, three would not fire no matter how many times I tried.

I took the dud rounds apart and found that the primers looked like the priming compound was not at all being disturbed by the firing pin impact. I have always had lots of hard primers and duds with Remington small pistol and large rifle, probably 20 times more than other brands. A flintlock in a downpour would probably be a better bet. I loaded up some more rounds with CCI and Federal to try.

 

[..X..]

Anyone own a 500 automax ar? If so, how do you like it?

 

[FergusonTO35]

Came home with a Taurus G3 and 100 9mm rounds last weekend at a gun banquet.
Still wanting a Springfield XDS, maybe 2? And a Ruger 357!

I bought a Taurus G3C last year and love it. Taurus really got this one right. 10 shot group at 10 yards standing, the flyers are totally my fault. 3.5 grains Bullseye, Lee 356-120-TC lead bullet, 1.060 oal. This is a really good group as I am not much of a marksman.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Tried out the Winchester 94 again today with CCI and Federal primers. All rounds went bang on the first try and seemed to have good indentations. Hopefully she will be a good shooter from now on.

 

[Czed]

S&W has a 50.00 discount on the shield plus
It's just a bit longer than my gx4
Otherwise very similar size.

The trigger is very good I wish my
2.0 compact had the flat trigger
It's a bit lighter than the gx4
I like both of them.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Looks like those are claimed so you'll have to buy your own!

 

[Czed]

Looks like those are claimed so you'll have to buy your own!

That's a outside saw bench they live on it for some reason.
One thing that sucks about S&W is the stupid cardboard boxes they come in now they used to have way too big blow molded cases I never liked

The Taurus comes in a nice little simple case
I'd like to find a couple more.

 

[Czed]