When I first got into shooting in the mid 2000s, I quickly became interested in long range shooting.
At that time, the standard recommendation for most shooters was to pick up a Remington 700 Police or a 700 VS and if your budget does not allow that, a Savage model 10FP, both in 308 Winchester. Generally, both of these guns would allow you to shoot around 1 MOA or better with match grade ammunition. In either case however, you were recommended to get into reloading if you wanted to get
A number of community members know that last month, I attended a private media event sponsored by Ruger which was co-sponsored with Leupold and Hornady.
During this event, Ruger showed off and let us play with the new products which were set to be announced around the 2019 NRA show which just wrapped up.
While the central products of focus were the three Ruger long range rifles, the Ruger Precision Rifles in 6.5 PRC and 300 PRC, and the Ruger Hawkeye Long Range Target, the company
We have an astounding ability as humans to progress, apply yourself for one month and the results become noticeable, 6 months can be substantial, 12 months? Limitless. Subjectively speaking, January 2018 I was just another "gun guy" who bought guns, gear and entertained myself with endless amounts of gun media, January 2019 I was attending SHOT show as an "industry insider" media creator. If you told me a year earlier this would happen I wouldn't believe you, but stranger things have happened.
Since learning to shoot about 15 years ago, and more particularly in the last 10 years since starting New Jersey Gun Forums, I have been blessed with the ability to shoot a wide variety of firearms and accessories, everything from entry level handguns to rifles and shotguns which can purchase a decent house somewhere in the Mid-West.
One constant in the gun world is that much like in every other hobby, there is, within a certain segment an equipment race, to have the latest and greatest gea
Remember when you acquired your first firearm?
For most gun owners, that time was both exciting and scary! On one hand, you acquired your first handgun and had hopefully gone to the range. At the same time, let's admit it, unless you were in the military, you were at least a LITTLE bit afraid, either of scratching up that shiny new bluing, not being able to put it back together after cleaning, or even leaving it unattended. After a while however, you become accustomed to it and it beco
(This was originally posted at An American Thinketh)
Like President Trump or not, he has exposed how truly powerful and motivated our media is. They have the power to mold public opinion and are motivated to get eyes on websites and clicks on pages to earn their ad revenue. No longer do many media companies earn their income by paper sales and advertisements, but by online advertising, clicks, impressions, banners, pop-ups, and who knows what else. With that being the basis for adverti
It’s no secret that it isn’t easy being a New Jersey firearm owner. We battle gun control activists, all branches of our State government, and most recently, ourselves. With the reduction of permissible magazine capacity from 15 to 10 rounds, firearm owners, Second Amendment advocates, and others have voiced concern from “the sky is falling” to “so what?”
I’m not in either camp. I do not believe the sky is falling, nor am I indifferent to the new restrictions on our constitutional righ
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Well..... it is done....
Pretty Master is out.... more functional for my purposes in....
Slightly more braking force, but still not enough to lock wheels..... will have to rebleed again...
More travel in pedal, which I wanted
I can now fill master properly
Well, the weather finally broke today..... and I decided to at least get GTO set-up to make next change....
This will be another chapter in upgrading brakes....
Car was originally a 4 wheel manual drum car..... that was quickly changed years ago to what was basically a 1970 Front Disc setup.... still no power assist. Result was not acceptable, but I drove it for a few years like that. What was wrong is that I used a 7/8" bore master cylinder which came recommended by most forums/thread
Well..... I am quite excited. I guy emailed me last year that he was writing a book about muscle cars and was interested in photos of my GTO. So I emailed him quite a few photos, and then pretty much forgot about it, thinking it was either a joke, or I didnt make the cut.
He emailed me tonight, and said my car made the book. So I ran out to Barnes and Noble and bought it.....
I am pretty stoked...
https://www.amazon.com/Detroit-Muscle-Factory-Lightweights-Purpose-Built/dp/1613253
Took my AR-47 to the range today for the first time since completing it figured id share it with yall!
some pics
Two vids
shooting it pt 1
shooting it pt 2
Overall i am Happy! Out of 200 Rounds shot today only had two non fires, after striking each round 3 times each to get it to fire, came to the conclusion its not the rifle but the round/primer issue as all the other went off with ease.
I read alot of ppl saying the 7.62x39
If you do not have plans..... and you enjoy cars, there are 2 great 50's 60's "car parties .....
One is Lead East at the Hilton in Parsippany.... but the one I am going to be at this year is the
Dead Man's Curve show at the Sheraton in Mahwah
http://deadmanscurveusa.com/main/current-events/
https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=http://deadmanscurveusa.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Tri-Fold-Brochure-08-15-17.pdf&hl=en
Starts Thursday at No
Figure I would do a current entry....
I have been dealing with a No Start, No Crank Issue at times with the car. Seems to happen after longer drives, obviously with everything getting heat soaked under hood....
I would go to leave a Cruise Night and I would get NOTHING...... when it happened last year 2-3 times, there was not even a click from the starter. I already had a Powermaster Mini Starter, but I bit the bullet and bought a new one, and sent the old one back to Powermaster to ha
Well..... Time to wrap up the paint job portion....
Car was done.... in about 90 days, start to finish, quite an accomplishment for something that was supposed to be a "side job" ....
Thanks for everyone who took the time to read through this..... any questions, please ask away....
Pictures will say it all...
With the roof done, it was time for the main color. All I can say is the painter wanted perfection. He even did the right side over, because he was not happy with the first application....
Enjoy the pictures...
So yeah..... when I was searching for my GTO..... I wanted either White or Silver with a Black Vinyl roof..... and I was happy with the look.....
But..... a few years before I painted the car, I went to the Atlantic City Car Auction and walked past a 67 GTO in the Convention Center that was a beautiful light blue and a painted white roof..... I had never actually seen a Two-Tone GTO, and upon further investigation found that you could order the cars like that, and the factory two-tone cars
So as you can see by the pics, I had uncovered some issues that were covered by trim. Once removed and blasted, the ugly came out. Areas of rot - Bottom of both front fenders behind front wheels, Bottom of 1/4's behind rear wheels, Panel behind the rear window, and finally the rear sail panels on each side of the rear window. All common areas of trouble for this type of body style. Good thing is, all areas the aftermarket has addressed with prefabbed patch panels....... Except for the Sail Panel
Hey Y'all Figured id Share my Progress on my AR-47 Build.
Parts List:
16" 7.62x39 BARRELED UPPER - OMEGA 15" SERIES with Shark Muzzle Brake - 5/8" x 24 TPI
Upper Receiver
A4 Upper Receiver
M4 Feed Ramps
Black Hardcoat Anodized Mil-Std-171 Type III Precision Machined to Mil-Spec Tolerances
Forged From High-Grade 7075 T6 Aluminum
Mil-Spec Forward Assist and Ejection Door
Barrel
16" 7.62 x 39mm 1x10 MIDWEIGHT MELONITE NITRIDE BARREL
Gas System
The year is 2009, and little did I know it, this was going to be a huge year for the GTO.
I figured I would get a few estimates on painting the car, knowing full well, I probably would not be able to afford it. I had figured I would have to wait until I retire to paint it. But what the hell, let get a few estimates.
What I found ..... Very few people like to paint/restore whole cars, other than true restoration shops. The few guys I squeezed a rough estimate out of said it would be aro
I am condensing these next 6 years because I do not want to bore the hell out of everyone....
I will give the highlights of what I did to the car:
Stripped out the interior and POR-15'd the floor and installed a fresh carpet set
Me and a buddy removed engine to repair the rear main seal oil leak.... unsuccessfully
In 2004, there was a change of what I wanted the car to be.... I had originally wanted to keep the car as authentic as I could, meaning Date Coded, belts and hoses
We can take this to an entire different thread but i'll just leave this alone.
That would be my choice of color too.
I want to get a black one. I think this would be the perfect handgun for introducing children to shooting.
Already got one on order from @remixer aka Monmouth Arms. Can't wait to get it out to the range!