phcaan Loc: Willow Springs, MO

I have a safe gun range near the north side of my property, I shoot the pistols twice a year or so, more if the children come to visit. Rifles I sight in twice a year. spring and fall, but I mostly carry the .22 with me while working around the place for varmint control. I consider anything that will prey on my stock and chickens a varmint, everything else I leave alone. I do not hunt.

cwp3420

I try finding the time to shoot at least 4 times a year. I took my family shooting 3 weeks ago, and we shot my new Sig Sauer P320 pistol (9mm), several .22 rifles and pistols, my Heckler & Koch HK45 Compact Tactical, and my Rock River M4. We had a wonderful time, and the grandkids love shooting. They can even field strip the M4 bolt carrier group, clean it, and reassemble the rifle.

cwp3420

Even when asked politely by Old Wolf to refrain from slurs, you just can’t help it, can you?

FrumCA

mwalsh Loc: Houston

Mine is an Argentine also. They are not worth much...too many manufactured. Its just fun to have.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

IT WAS AT 400 YARDS, IT WAS!!!

Wrangler Loc: North Texas

I heard that colt sold the dies to the 1873 SAA to Uberti in Italy. Is that true?

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Unknown on that one, but I wouldn't be shocked.

Quinn 4

It is the cal. for AR-15. which is a .223 round. It use to be call a "vermin caliber". I live north of the Adirondacks. For deer and black bear, one use a rifle of some kind with a bore of at lest .30 cal. or more. South of the Adirondacks and west to Lake Erie you have more people living in that area. So you can't use bore rifle for k*****g ranger of a rifle is far greater than shotgun.
Remember I writing about using a rifle or shotgun for hunting, not target practice.

Pegasus Loc: Texas Gulf Coast

I could care less why you would think posting "AR15" would be of interest to you, but I find it very telling that you approve of the ONLY nasty post on this entire thread, by the lowly sharpshooter who recounted his dream of k*****g a republican by shooting him between his eyes.

That post and your follow-up of it, speak volumes about how unhinged you and your ilk are.

Pegasus Loc: Texas Gulf Coast

What, pray tell is a "match grade AR-15"?

As for your .45ACP, do you know in which firearm you shoot that?

And a .380 for CCW? Seriously?

KGOldWolf

This thread is providing gun owners an opportunity to share their interest at an enjoyable level. In the process, I am learning about a topic to a depth I’d not gain otherwise.

I learned that multiple gun ownership is more about p***e of a worthy collector and not of a person needing a personal armory. I learned that many have a shared respect for life and use their weapons to defend their domestic animals. I’ve learned the spirit of firing a weapon is very much like the pleasure I have when accurately targeting a ball towards a small hole in a distant green, I learned to respect a right that fellow Americans choose to responsibly enjoy. Most important of all, I learned that I could find common ground with gun owners and not be confined to an opposing side.

I am enjoying learning about your personal code; I find it admirable. I wasn’t getting that from the arguments that are all too typical here, myself included!

There have been a couple gratuitous posts; one D and one R. Let’s not let this devolve to insults from any perspective. I look forward to learning more about a topic dear to millions of Americans. My thanks to those who have contributed; I hope there is more to come.

Ken

phcaan Loc: Willow Springs, MO

You are more than welcome!!

cwp3420

This was a great idea you had, Ken. Thanks for starting it.

WNYShooter Loc: WNY

It is a rifle classification used in shooting competitions. Generally speaking, it is an open class AR, allowing most any performance enhancing modification. For instance, most HPR competitions allow "Service Grade" and Match Grade" rifles:

1) Service Rifle: —As issued by the U.S. Armed Forces, or the same type and caliber of commercially manufactured rifle, having not less than 4 1/2 pound trigger pull, with standard type stock and standard type leather or web sling. External alterations to the assembled arm will not be allowed. The application of synthetic coating, which includes those containing powdered metal, to the interior of the stock to improve bedding is authorized provided the coating does not interfere with the function or operation of safety features. The front and rear sights must be the standard or National Match design, but may vary in dimensions or rear sight aperture and front sight blade. The rear sight aperture may be hooded. The internal parts of the rifle may be specially fitted and include alterations that will improve the functioning and accuracy of the arm, provided such alterations in no way interfere with the proper functioning of the safety devices as manufactured. The rifle must be so modified as to be incapable of automatic fire without removing, replacing or altering parts. The gas system must be fully operational.

(c) U.S. Service Rifle 5.56 mm M-16 series–– • Must be chambered for the 5.56 x 45 mm NATO (.223) cartridge. • The gas operating system must be fully operable and adhere to the original M-16 rifl e design (i.e. Stoner design, gas impingement system) or have a piston- operated gas system. • The receiver must be separately machined from the handguard; the two parts must be separable. • The barrel may be no longer than 20 inches; fl ash suppressor are not required, but if the barrel has a flash suppressor, it shall not be included in the barrel length measurement. • Upper receivers and barrels may not be changed during the firing of any event. • Metal or synthetic (polymer) magazines, standard issue or commercial equivalent, with standard service 20 or 30- round box magazine dimensions must be attached during the fi ring of all courses and in all positions. A 10- round magazine with the extra external dimensions as a standard service 20-round box magazine may be used. A dummy magazine with a ramp for single shot loading may be used if this magazine has the same external dimensions as the standard service 20-round box magazine. Magazines may not contain added weights. • The rifle may have an optical sight (refl ective sights are considered optical sights) with a maximum power of 4.5X installed on the receiver. Variable scopes with a maximum of 4.5X are permitted. Only commercially manufactured scopes that were produced with a maximum magnifi cation of 4.5X and that have a maximum objective lens of 34 mm may be used. If an optical sight is used, the same optical sight must be used in all stages of a course of fire ( changing sights is not permitted). The centerline of an optical sight shall be no higher than 3.5 inches above the centerline of the bore. • Alternatively, the rifl e may be equipped with issue-type metallic front and rear sights. Metallic sights, if used, must have an M16 type sight design with the rear sight in the carry handle and the front sight in the standard M-16 location. • Butt- stocks may vary in length and be either fixed or collapsible. Collapsible or adjustable length stocks may be adjusted during an event, but butt-stocks that allow for other adjustments such as the cheek-piece height or butt-plate location may not be used. • Only standard A1 or A2 type pistol grips may be used. • Quad rails or similar hand guards may be used.

3.3 NRA Match Rifle—A center fire rifle with metallic sights and a magazine capable of holding not less than 5 rounds.
(a) See Rule 3.14, Palm Rest.
(b) A service rifle may be used as a match rifle unless otherwise stated in the program. Any service rifle used as an NRA Match Rifle shall conform to Rule 3.1 as applies to trigger pull.
(c) Semi-Automatic rifle. M-16 or commercially equivalent rifles, configured or customized as NRA Match Rifles are exempt from the 4 1/2 pound trigger weight requirement.
(d) Any semi-automatic rifle that has an original factory designed receiver/ frame in excess of 3 1/4 inches below the center line of the border may be used as an NRA Match Rifle.



Actually, it is a very common and popular defense round these days.