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Being a target shooter and not having a short carbine, I generally use GI web slings.

Well, there's "need" and there's "enjoy." Unless you are in a sport that is looking for great accuracy, it is not much of a challenge to shoot 200 yards with a high power rifle and a big scope, but it's challenging enough with iron sights, as you know. Many people find it enjoyable to do it with a variety of rifles. I personally like to shoot many different .22s also. If you want more challenge, use a smaller target!

I shot 1,000 or so and did not have a "Golden Bullet" fail to fire even once, in several different firearms of all kinds, but I haven't used any in about five years so can't speak to the quality now. I don't shoot them now only because I prefer to use low velocity ammo. I have found that my 10/22 occasionally will not cycle with the low velocity Aquila "Match" rounds (which I don't much like anyway). Otherwise it has never had a problem.

Well, my first revolver was an S&W 686 and my first semiauto was a Beretta 92 Compact. Soon after, I bought a Ruger Mark II.

You should not have to do anything like electrical tape. I don't know that shotgun, but on the Rem 1100 there is a sort of lock washer that bulges out and applied pressure where the nut makes contact. Maybe something like that should be there and is missing. If I had to use the gun I would try purple (weak) Loctite or equivalent. But this can't be normal and Remington should fix it if you get to their customer service people.

Go to rimfirecentral.com, which is the headquarters of the 10-22 enthusiasts. They are a special breed. I agree with those who say to buy an inexpensive rifle and then modify it as you wish. Personally I think the extreme modifications are, well, extreme, but you can do practically anything, and in any color. I did several basic mods and enjoy the rifle. The only thing I regret was choosing a 20" .920 barrel. It is all right but quite heavy, and the extra length adds nothing but weight.

I often have groundhogs. I would gladly shoot them and think a .177 at high velocity would be fine, but they are too alert to shoot at close range. I get rid of them by finding and attacking their holes in certain ways. A combination of putting gopher bombs down their holes, filling them up, and leaving animal repellent and cotton swabs with oil of peppermint on them, gets them to leave. They will often come back and dig the hole over once, but they leave after the second attack. This year it only needed one time. To use the gopher bomb, drop it down the hole followed by balled-up newspaper to keep the smoke in the hole. Be careful not to get oil of peppermint on your fingers.

Bravo! Glad he had a good time.

I have also bought from Georgia Arms and was pleased with the ammo.

I have not had any misfires or other trouble with these rounds, just don't shoot them any more because I switched to low velocity a couple of years ago.

Many companies block all sites that have anything to do with firearms.

Be careful of Super Colibri in a rifle, as they can get stuck in the barrel.

There are plenty of airguns at Dick's in Freehold and in the place in Robbinsville - just not the ones with silencers.

In Switzerland, target shooting is much more of a national sport than in most other countries, to the point that there is a holiday for youth shooting called Knabenschiessen.

I agree, it is a modern shotgun and I would have no fear of shooting it, if it seems in good order.

You are getting some great advice. I have shot trap for a long time and enjoy it but don't do it enough to be good. I use an O/U and a single barrel. I think important points others made are (1)while you can shoot with any shotgun, all trap guns are full or adjustable choke (a narrow shot pattern is used because the bird flies away from you) and (2) they are made to have a different point of aim than field guns. With a specialized trap gun you keep the target in view, just above the barrel, rather than cover it with the barrel as one does with field shotguns. This helps. However, guns made for trap are more expensive and if you are just starting out, you may want to try first with one of the less costly field guns mentioned above.

I have just one single-stack 1911 for target shooting. I normally use the McCormick 8-round stainless steel. However, this pistol (which had much gunsmith attention early on to be sure it always works) has never had a problem with any other magazine I have tried, including the original Colt it came with and some 7-round aftermarkets I have found around. So I think reliability depends on the particular pistol as well as the magazines.

I have a 92SB Compact, modified with Millett sights and trigger job. It is much smaller than a 92 and the grip much shorter. The factory mags are 13 rounds. Some aftermarket are 15 but I have had some stoppages with them, while it has never failed to fire with factory mags. I find it harder to shoot than a full size 92 just because the sight radius is shorter, but is is comfortable and no problem.

I have never had any trigger blister my finger - could it be that the serrations are too sharp or that you are gripping the pistol in a way that it moves?

I have heard this many times, from bullets passing nearby or over my head and from working in the target pits in rifle matches. Each supersonic bullet makes a miniature sonic boom that is like a little "snap." It is not especially loud. You don't hear it clearly unless you are far enough away from the shooter that the bullet goes past or over you well before you hear the sound of the gun being fired.

So far (9:30) it's been all about the Wisconsin union protests

I have not had much experience with them but when I had a shotgun shipped to them about 10 years ago everything went smoothly.

I have no vehicle with a trunk. I put the pistol in a separate section of a very large range bag that can be locked with a small padlock, or in an old-fashioned bullseye shooting box that has a lock, and put the bag or box in the back of the vehicle.

The Yugo M48A that I bought from them a few years ago came as advertised, though delivery was very slow and the accessories other than the bayonet not much good. The rifle and bayonet were new.

Good for you. (My first 9mm was a 92SB Compact.)