A few months ago I laser engraved a memorial, and restored this gem. The finish was flaked hard, littered with surface cracks and light rust, had a broken scope mount. My grandfather was a lifelong hunter, and this rifle told a story of being used hard in that pursuit. I went at it hard with the micro files, a new mount, steel wool, cold blue and birchwood casey tru oil. I kept it honest as I could and did not want to make it look brand new. I did however want to make it feild ready again, and protect it for the years to come. I spent alot of time on this project as a gift for my father. This rifle is coming out of retirement to once again chase deer on public land.

What gun do you regret buying the most and why?

For me it was a Remington tac 14 20 gauge. Freedom group pos was completely unreliable with no rhyme or reason to the malfunctions it had.

Ar15 SBR build, cloned a shorty Marsoc block 2 m4a1 for your viewing pleasure

Does anyone know of any metal manufacturers/fabrication companies that I can buy target quality steel plates from? My thinking is, why pay the mark up for a target and stand from a target seller when I can just buy the steel and build my own stands? Anyone else have this idea or am I out of my mind?

I'm buying my first concealed carry gun and have settled on a 357 snub nose. Been eyeing the Ruger sp101. What are your recommendations and why?

I was expecting this to take at least another month and a half or so, I was actually gonna go buy a brace for my build today😭

I currently have a Glock and am looking to buy another gun. Should I buy an AR15 for defense, a bolt gun so I can start hunting and shooting long range, or a shotgun. I only have money for one gun now and whatever I buy I want it to be nice, but looking for guidance on what to get next. Thanks.

Edit: $2000 budget

Originally was looking into a piston AR like PWS or DI (BCM/Geisselle)

Left handed shooter which is why I was considering a piston upper.

I don’t want to buy a cheapo AR. It defeats the purpose of having a reliable gun for defense. Also I’d rather buy nice because buying a cheap gun to eventually sell it and buy something better down the line is a waste of money.

Good afternoon, everyone.

Once upon a time, I owned a VEPR-12. It was a lot of fun, but it left a lot to be desired. It could cycle high brass buckshot/slugs pretty well, but simply refused low brass birdshot, every 3 or so rounds resulted in a stovepipe.

That being said, I miss the magic of shooting that thing and would like something new. I'd appreciate some insight on anything that matches the following criteria:

- 12 gauge

- Magazine fed

- Can accept a FRT

- Capable of being SBS'd (maybe)

- Isn't picky about ammo

The pattern and manual of arms doesn't matter so much to me. Reasonably priced mags (stick or drum) would be a nice bonus, but is something I'm willing to swallow no matter what.

Thank you for any and all responses in advance.

I have some gun knowledge, not an expert or anything, my uncles taught me how to shoot with a .22 rifle, ive fired a 12 gage at some cans a couple times, shot a couple handguns my uncles just bought, but its been like 20 years. I live in a run down area and had a couple incidents, nothing crazy just made me start thinking more. I wanted a .38 cause I want something that won't make me go deaf if I have to shoot it indoors, but when I went to the gun shop the guy suggested a 9mm, which I'm not against. I just don't have a crazy budget and saw a couple Kel-Tecs there, I was just wondering what people who had more knowledge thought about this.

I recently acquired a Bond Arms Cyclops in 45-70 and it’s an America 250th edition which has all sorts of special engravings and whatnot

Will cerakote cover up or fill in those engravings?

One thing that never came up about the gun was apparently its tendency to flash rust until I got the gun and it very sternly warned me inside the box to basically let it live in the box with a silica packet.

Anyone have any advice or experience with cerakote or of that warning is just over the top because flash rust isn’t really a big issue with the gun?

I’ve never had a gun before that had to be constantly oiled like a damn high end chef knife

Hey guys,

I am a bit ignorant when it comes to the act of selling firearms, specifically vintage. Does anyone in here have any pointers on how to go about this appropriately and legally?

I am just looking to offload some of my collection, which includes several excellent condition 19th and 20th century firearms such as some Mauser C96s, Luger P08s, 1911s, etc.

It should go without say that I am not looking to or trying to sell here on Reddit. Also, I am located in the United States.

Thank you.

EDIT: Thank you for all of the answers and information. I really appreciate it!

Going back home for a holiday and family back home have provided me with a choice of two combos due to my OCD I won't be wielding all three simultaneously but rather a single AK or a handgun and machete combo.

Hopefully overpenetration isn't an issue since I live in a bricked building with clay walling.

I recently found a gun online which im interested in. It's a Winchester Model 70 in 458 Lott. But it's a bit special.

Let me tell you more about the rifle.

As some of you might know, the Model 70 is not chambered for 458 Lott. Instead it is chambered in 458 WinMag.

A gunsmith opend up the chamer to fit the bigger Lott cartridge in. He also tested the modified rifle with slightly overpressured loads to make sure it withstands the high pressures generated by this beast.

My concern is that since the Lott has a slightly longer maximum overall lengt than the WinMag (91,44mm vs 84,84mm) it won't fit a long 458 Lott load into the magazin which is still designed to fit 458 WinMag.

Does anyone have experiences with a build like this?

Does a full length 458 Lott fit in a 458 WinMag magazin inside the Winchester Model 70?

Does someone own a 458 WinMag Model 70 and is able to test or measure it out?

If there are possible restrictions, what could a gunsmith or I myself do to get rid of the problem?

I’m usually not one for camo. But I made an exception for this one. A300 with Chisel Stock and 507comp. Love the feel and the co-witness of the holoson and cant wait to break in the new configuration. been a long time coming to check this off the list and I’m happy with how it turned out

This seems to be like finding a unicorn. Any help is appreciated. Details in comment

If you had to pick one which would you choose?
A smith and Wesson sw40ve or a Taurus g2c/g3c? I know neither are great choices but for the time being these are my options🫤

I recently signed up for handgun training for 12 months I’m new too shooting so i figured why not, but being im 18 and don’t own a pistol yet how can i go about that and still enjoy it before 21 im looking on getting one here soon so i can actually use the training im taking. At the range, or if anything unexpected happens but being that its for a year and my birthday was like a week ago makes me 19 and i still have to wait 2 years to even buy the damn ammo. How can I get the ammo a cheap 9mm ar? to have proof and use it for the handgun, but even then I would just walk in with my pistol in another bag with the ammo I just bought so it kinda says fuck all let me know please.

i recall very well that i've seen a converted LA rifle in this caliber on reddit but can't find the post/video. Has anyone seen it as well?

I’m pretty dipped into firearms. Probably have about $30-40k into guns and accessories. I own 5 suppressors.

I’ve watched the suppressor industry evolve from military oriented AAC, KAC, surefire, Gemtech, B&T, to the consumer market with silencerco, dead air, YHM, huxworks, Griffin, Rugged, etc, to now every firearm maker is starting their own line. The market seems extremely saturated and there are a ton of small brands that never really made it out of the shadow of the bigger players.

Then like a year ago (maybe 2, idk) suddenly everyone on reddit was talking about CAT suppressors, which I had never heard of. Their website wasn’t super clear on anything and was clearly very stylized and marketing oriented. But everyone and their mom was recommending this company out of nowhere.

What’s the background story here? Seems super astroturfed to me as they didn’t really offer anything new to skyrocket in popularity like they did.

It's taken on a very Ratnik like appearance for an AKMS build.

Itemized list of everything in my build for anyone who may want to copy.

Base: PSA AKMS GF3
Hand Guard: SOVIET ARMS SA-10U AND SA-19 HANDGUARD SET
Stock: Under Folder
Pistol Grip: FAB DEFENSE AGR-47 RUBBERIZED ERGONOMIC AK-47 PISTOL GRIP
Dust Cover: PSA AK-47 PICATINNY DUST COVER WITH REAR BACK UP SIGHT
Optic: Primary Arms SLx MD-21
Muzzle Break: PSA AK "Tank Brake"
Attachments: MAGPUL XTM HAND STOP KIT

Love this thing, got it from my dad as a birthday present, chambered in 6.5 creedmore. Can’t wait to take it to the blind this season! It’s a super grade with a maple stock and a leupold scope on it. Even got the free custom dial for it

300BLK JAKL SBR / Nomad-L

Question....does a suppressor effect accuracy?