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Chicago doesn't sound like a safe place to raise kids when in the wrong neighborhoods. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/27/chicago-woman-loses-her-4th-child-to-gun-violence-i-have-nobody-right-now/

Someone tell Piers Morgan it's not those deadly rifles he wants to ban - wonder what Thursday's AC360º Town Hall Special will tell us? http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/29/us/handguns-and-federal-legislation/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

Its reach is growing. Deliveries of firearms now must go through an FFL from the CMP. Latest update from the CMP sales page: http://www.odcmp.com/sales.htm As a result of the NY SAFE Act of 2013, effective immediately, all NY customers purchasing any CMP rifles, to include the M1 Garand, to be delivered in NY must have the rifle shipped to a NY licensed FFL dealer in NY for compliance with SAFE Act requirements. Copy of dealer’s license and shipping information must be provided with rifle orders. Ammunition orders may still be shipped directly to the customer for the remainder of 2013. NY customers who have already mailed their rifle orders to CMP should provide [email protected] with dealer information or order cancellation instructions. Information can also be faxed to 256-835-3527 or mailed to CMP Customer Service, (Attn: NY Order), 1401 Commerce Blvd., Anniston, AL 36207.

Started reading about some of these on NY forums tonight and thought I'd share. New York kicked off town hall meetings upstate in the Adirondacks, southern tier and western New York today to explain and clarify the SAFE Act to folks. Their announcement: Albany, NY - Teams made up of members of the New York State Police and Division of Criminal Justice Services to visit communities across the state starting this week. The teams will be available to meet local law enforcement and answer questions from New Yorkers regarding NY SAFE Act. How they were received in Clarence, NY today at noon: (watch the video) http://www.wkbw.com/...-188927191.html

New York supposedly has more gun owners than 41 other states in the U.S. http://nyagv.org/wp-...ip-By-State.pdf

On a hunch I'm assuming you mean the old Winchester 1400. It should work and cycle fine with any standard target 7/8 oz. or target/field 1 oz. load. It's only chambered for 2 3/4" shells I think so it can't be that finicky. Try disassembling the gun, and remove the gas piston in the forend and clean it and the tube thoroughly so that it moves freely inside. This is the area than gets gunked the most and it's not as "self-cleaning" as some of the newer gas designs made these days however the piston does have shoulders that serve to scrape carbon and keep the inside clean. But that exhaust crud builds up over time. Don't put any lube on the piston when you reassemble. Manual courtesy of Steve - http://stevespages.c..._winchester.pdf

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It could be the shells you have, combined with a rough chamber. The steel bases today that are washed with brass, copper or zinc/nickel coatings are not as forgiving as the old-style brass bases. That's an easy issue to cure. I would also check the action to make sure it's functioning properly. One thing that prevents the bolt assembly from moving rearward after the hammer falls and strikes the firing pin is the action release lever tab (slide stop) in the trigger group which drops down out of the way of the rear tab of the bolt assembly. Read this link, look at the pictures, and ensure everything is working properly with yours: http://www.ithacaown...php?f=20&p=1523 Note: the trigger group, bolt and carrier assembly are removed from the rear of the receiver, so the buttstock needs to be removed if you need to get at them.

Op-Ed piece from Sunday's Forbes about the postponement of ESOS. Interesting read: Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show: What Postponement of the U.S.'s Largest Gun Show Says About America http://www.forbes.co...-about-america/

Harrisburg's mayor, Linda Thompson, wasn't too happy. (She's also a supporter of MAIG.) Her statement is polarizing. http://www.pennlive....3/01/mayor.html The office of Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson described as "unfortunate" the news that the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show, scheduled for Feb. 2 at the Farm Show Complex, would be postponed to an undetermined date. The postponement came after hundreds of vendors decided to boycott the show in response to a decision by organizer Reed Exhibitions to ban assault-style weapons and ammunition from the show. The mayor's office issued this statement: "It is unfortunate that Reed Exhibitions of Norwalk, Conn., has made the business decision to postpone the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show scheduled for the City of Harrisburg in February. "It is also unfortunate that legal gun owners and the many families who have enjoyed a long tradition of hunting in the beautiful rural environment around the region will be deprived of this major event because of a controversy caused by firearms manufacturers who profit from the sale of weapons designed for the mass killing of human beings. "Many regional arms and outdoor vendors and related services have been hurt by the postponement as well. This kind of conflict within the firearms community is the result of years of polarization between the majority American sportsmen and hunters who exercise their constitutional right to bear arms and at the same time favor reasonable illegal gun controls, and a minority of NRA members who refuse to recognize the very real problem of illegal military style weaponry and the mass havoc such weapons facilitate."

Does your trigger group look like this? Are all those little wire springs oriented the same? I found this on the SavageShooters.com forum: "Another key part in this slide lock assembly is the slide lock release spring. Like the slide lock spring, this little spring can be damaged easily. Most of the time, the spring is damaged by not being properly in place when the rifle is reassembled and fired. This part is not hard to obtain and interchanges in several models. The springs for the two-piece slide lock are also different from those in the one-piece slide. It is usually easy to straighten these to their original shape but remember, they all have a small bend close to the center. If this bend is not there, it will not work right." Trigger group with slide latch and spring removed. Savage trigger groups share common parts across a few platforms, read this overview in the link I attached and search for "slide lock" and the common problems associated with these. Eyeball this diagram for the part you need if anything is "bent" out of place. The "slide latch spring" is #43 in the diagram. The slide latch (#44) is mounted on the left side of the housing. The spring is held in place by a riveted stud. The diagram shows the correct shape. http://www.gunreports.com/special_reports/long_guns/Savage-Slide-Action-Rifles-gunsmithing-model-1702516-1.html

Just for the halibut, try pushing the pump's forearm forward after pulling the trigger, then try pulling the slide rearward.

I know there are guys using spears from treestands for deer. Last year a video popped up of a guy knifing a bear that had its head in a bucket of bait. I suppose someone will try anything to get that video exclusive.

That would be a feat, although Tom Brown claimed that by the age of 12 he could sneak up on deer and smack them on their rumps just to test his skill. Read his book "Footprints."

True, they don't often come cheap. But they are one of the few places that can trace S/N's and/or period pieces along with sales data from prominent houses back to 1901. I traced a Belgium gun through them that had originally been purchased at A&F, for they have all their old sales records. If L'sLMiata could produce pictures of proofmarks and the watertable inscriptions, possibly some more of the gun's provenance can be disclosed.

Griffin & Howe

A very collectable shotgun, by a Scottish maker, Daniel Fraser.

http://www.easternsportshow.com/ Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show - Update - January 24, 2013 Reed Exhibitions has decided to postpone, for now, the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show given the controversy surrounding its decision to limit the sale or display of modern sporting rifles (also called ARs) at the event. The show was scheduled to take place February 2-10 in Harrisburg, PA. “Our original decision not to include certain products in the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show this year was made in order to preserve the event’s historical focus on the hunting and fishing traditions enjoyed by American families,” said Chet Burchett, Reed Exhibitions President for the Americas. “In the current climate, we felt that the presence of MSRs would distract from the theme of hunting and fishing, disrupting the broader experience of our guests. This was intended simply as a product decision, of the type event organizers need to make every day. “It has become very clear to us after speaking with our customers that the event could not be held because the atmosphere of this year’s show would not be conducive to an event that is designed to provide family enjoyment. It is unfortunate that in the current emotionally charged atmosphere this celebratory event has become overshadowed by a decision that directly affected a small percentage of more than 1,000 exhibits showcasing products and services for those interested in hunting and fishing. “ESS has long been proud to participate in the preservation and promotion of hunting and fishing traditions, and we hope that as the national debate clarifies, we will have an opportunity to consider rescheduling the event when the time is right to focus on the themes it celebrates.”

Up until last week, the CMP was shipping ammo to NY'ers. They now have a blurb on their forum that until there is more clarification or an intervention from God; they will not ship to NY. The following is a list of vendors still shipping various items to NY. Some that used to ship have opted out in the wake of last week's Cuomofication: 1) Cabelas (sporting goods store with large variety of shooting items) 2) ExileMachine.Net (equipment, ammo, mags, CA compliant stocks) 3) Streicher's (equipment, shooting supplies, ammo) 4) Sgammo.com (almost always had lowest ammo prices on net before the panic) 5) Magnum Research (pistols and related supplies) 6) Ammoman.com 7) Glockparts.com (accepting back orders on parts and magazines) 8) Glockmeister.com 9) Sportsman's Guide (general sporting goods store) 10) Ruger (UPDATE: Ruger will ship 10 rd mags starting 1/28 until 4/5) 11) Bulkammo.com 12) Montana Gold Bullet (jacketed bullets) 13) Precision Delta (ammunition) 14) Berry's Manufacturing (bullets and reloading supplies) 15) Top Brass (reloading supplies) 16) Aim Surplus (ammo and reloading supplies) 17) Beretta 18) Target Sports USA (ammunition) 19) Luckygunner.com (ammunition) 20) Sig Sauer (accepting back orders on magazines and will ship even after 4/15 if ordered before then) 21) Mwgco.com (magazines and gun accessories) 22) Palmetto State Armory (UPDATE: Palmetto sent email to user no ammo to NY - confirmation needed) 23) Manventure Outpost (sporting goods store) 24) Ventura Munitions (ammunition) 25) AmmoBank (ammunition) Note: Resident handgun ammunition buyers have to provide a copy of their pistol permit in order to buy pistol ammunition.

New Yorker's have a watershed moment before them.

This event could prove interesting. (The first two words in the first sentence throws me a bit. That term has just been over-used these days.) http://www.nypost.co...YBJJhkLBtiTPMfJ Assault-rifle owners statewide are organizing a mass boycott of Gov. Cuomo’s new law mandating they register their weapons, daring officials to “come and take it away,” The Post has learned. Gun-range owners and gun-rights advocates are encouraging hundreds of thousands of owners to defy the law, saying it’d be the largest act of civil disobedience in state history. “I’ve heard from hundreds of people that they’re prepared to defy the law, and that number will be magnified by the thousands, by the tens of thousands, when the registration deadline comes,’’ said Brian Olesen, president of the American Shooters Supply, one of the largest gun dealers in the state. Officials estimate at least 1 million semiautomatic rifles are owned in the state, sources said. And come April 15, 2014 — when Cuomo is expected to be running for re-election — they all have to be registered with the State Police. But because the rifles have been legal but unregistered until now, authorities don’t know who has them or where they are located. State officials will be nervously watching the registration figures to see how many gun owners comply, sources said. “I believe you will have people stepping forward, saying, ‘Here I am. See? I have what you call an assault rifle. Now come and take it away,’ ’’ said a gun-rights activist and boycott organizer. That’s exactly what state officials are worried about. “Many of these assault-rifle owners aren’t going to register; we realize that,’’ said a Cuomo-administration source who added that officials expect “widespread violations’’ of the new law. Owners who refuse to register could face a class-A misdemeanor — punishable by up to a year in prison. And an owner’s weapon could also be confiscated, which could be worth several thousands of dollars. National Rifle Association President David Keene told The Post yesterday that he wasn’t surprised by the planned boycott. “While we don’t get involved in campaigns to resist the law, I will say this: Historic experience here and in Canada shows that when you try to force gun owners into a registration and licensing system, there’s usually mass opposition and mass noncompliance,” he said. “I think it’s going to be very difficult for the governor to get mass compliance with this new law.” Leaders of some of the state’s 300 gun clubs, gun dealers and Second Amendment organizations are organizing the boycott — and the heaviest interest is in Suffolk County, the Capital District and the Buffalo region, sources said. The organizers point to a little-known guarantee of gun ownership contained in New York’s own “Civil Rights Law,” which was ratified the same year as the Constitution. The state statute says the right to keep and bear arms “cannot be infringed” — stronger than the Second Amendment, which says it “shall not be infringed.’’ “They’re saying, ‘F--- the governor! F--- Cuomo! We’re not going to register our guns,’ and I think they’re serious. People are not going to do it. People are going to resist,’’ said State Rifle and Pistol Association President Tom King, a member of the NRA board of directors. “They’re taking one of our guaranteed civil rights, and they’re taking it away.’’ Olesen said he’ll soon launch a nonprofit, to be called Save the Second Amendment Foundation,’ to fight the new law.

My thoughts - There is tons of stuff on the internet to research. Here's a couple of how-to's for your reading pleasure: http://www.mcmfamily...ing_Article.pdf http://www.6mmbr.com...larbedding.html

An "ahead of its time" design by Remington's Wayne Leek. Every kid wanted one of these when I was young. They were dead-nuts reliable too. I liked the brown Mohawk version, wasn't crazy about the Apache in black with the chrome barrel. That was too garish for me. Good read on the Nylon 66: http://www.americanrifleman.org/ArticlePage.aspx?id=1796&cid=1

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Not uncommon today to see folks use a knife on hog hunts down south and in Texas. Just check YouTube. For deer, you might have to attend Tom Brown's Tracker School first so you can sneak up on 'em.