Recent content by lookieloo

Everyone wants a scapegoat, but the sad fact is that general greed is to blame. My store finally found a way to keep .22LR on the shelf... by stocking Federal Ultra-Match that costs $19.99 per box of 50. Needless to say, hardly anyone wants to pay $0.40 per-round for a two-box ration; but I've...

In other words, AR mags don't need to be near so overbuilt/precise in order to function just as well. Then there's the matter of ARs being superior in almost every possible metric... That said, there are a couple of subjective intangibles I miss about my RRR: -1. Its honest/robust function...

Still over twice the price of decent AR mags. This is one of the reasons why I sold my Ranch Rifle and bought an AR-15 five years ago. Of course, now I'm into pistol-caliber rifles...

Back in college, I decided to buy my first gun on my own, and I wanted an SKS (I had been told as a teenager that it was cheap and good enough for East Texas hunting). You can imagine my surprise to find out that their importation had been curtailed and that the price had gone from ~$80 to...

Given WMR's vulnerability to scalpers, I'd opt for an autoloading rifle in a centerfire pistol caliber. I had wanted a CZ512 myself, but ended up buying a CX4 9mm instead. The cheap FMJ rounds are almost the same price and a lot easier to find; and if things get bad again, you have the option...

Same here, a thousand thumbs if I could give them... it's the variety that I miss the most.

There's an issue with ammo that kind of crept-up on us, and it has to do with the way it's sold. I'm just old enough to remember a time when rounds were dispersed over a wide variety of LGSs, feed-stores, hardware-stores, drug-stores... etc, etc (same goes for guns themselves). Nowadays...

Now... but if you'll recall, it's still been one of the last calibers to come back. From now on, rimfires will be the first thing to disappear every time something happens. Even if one doesn't hand-load themselves, it's still best to stick with centerfire for varminting because the mere option...

My store has had a pile of the Mexican stuff on the shelf for 4 days in a row now, to much for the scalpers to buy it all. Let's hope we can at least turn the corner and have it in stock day-to-day. Next step: keeping a decent selection around. Not sure if we'll ever be able to end rationing...

That's odd... CCI Stinger is basically all I shoot out of mine. Be sure you're letting the bolt fly forward on its own. Also, I assume you've already cleaned the packing grease out? Bear in mind, if you've already damaged the rounds, they probably won't group very well. One other tip: If you...

That's what I'm telling my customers. There's actually no .22 shortage, only idle bums showing up at 8:00AM and chuckleheads willing to pay 3-6X normal price for a brick of cheap $hit (a fool and his money are soon parted). The .22 is there (LR and WMR), I've seen it; but there's nothing I can...

I don't think you have anything to worry about. The pin thing is a normal quirk and you're not the first person to have trouble mastering the release. My step-dad had the damnedest time with it when I handed him the thing locked open once, which mystified me because he'd owned a 10/22 for many...

"This is a Ruger Firearms enthusiast's forum, but it is in no way affiliated with, nor does it represent Sturm Ruger & Company Inc. of Southport, CT." I'll still recommend the 700 ADL over all others when it comes to value-for-money (even though I like Mk-77s best). Buy it in a 30-06 or .270...

I have never purchased a gun because it was good-deal... can't think of a single one. Fiscal limitations? yes. Features I wanted vs similarly-priced guns? yes. Just because I wanted it? yes. But never out of consideration for mere monetary-value. If you like the blued one better, don't fret...

Pretty much all bolt-rifles these days are more accurate than 95% of the public can shoot anyways, and durability is inherent for this type of action. "Better built" is too hard to quantify and is a matter of personal preference. Hold each in your hands and see what takes your fancy, but my...