Ammo and Sights

(Part eight of a nine part series, courtesy of Fred’s M14 Stocks) A few caveats/suggestions: 1) Avoid Indian surplus 7.62 like the plague. Scanning the boards over the past few months, the horror shows (stuck cases, etc.) far outweigh any savings gained by the cheap price. 2) Folks shooting calibers other than 7.62 will find…

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Appleseed Review

Jeff Jones over at the Examiner wrote up a really great review of his recent Appleseed experience. I’m hoping to attend one of these sometime in the next 8 – 12 months. Well worth the read. http://www.examiner.com/x-25879-Hall-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m6d1-The-Appleseed-Project-teaches-gun-safety-and-marksmanship

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Fight Alone, Fail Alone

(Part seven of a nine part series, courtesy of Fred’s M14 Stocks) Today, Fred talks about why teamwork is the only way to win, whether in the ‘soft war’ or something more grim: The Rifleman knows that the defense of Liberty is a team effort, and that’s why he always defends Freedom as part of…

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Broken Laptop

I finally found time to get out and try out my Marlin Model 60 after installing the Tech Sights. Wow, what an improvement the peep style sights are over the ramp style sights! Surprisingly, the Tech Sights were dead on accurate and did not need any adjusting whatsoever. The following picture shows my first fifteen…

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Common Firing Line Errors

(Part six of a nine part series, courtesy of Fred’s M14 Stocks) We continue on the road to becoming a Rifleman: You go to a lot of trouble to fire a shot – buy a rifle, ammo, travel a long distance, and lay out in hot and cold weather – so you should want to…

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