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    Turtles Kill and take down full grown duck in my pond this morning.

    in Hunting and Fishing

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    One summer when I was in Jr. High (probably 12), a guy in Millersville invited me and my Dad to come clean up his stock ponds because the snapping turtles were killing all his fish. We'd bring a couple gallons of ice tea and a cooler with food, hunt those suckers and taken lunch breaks. lol

    I sniped so many of those things with my little Ruger 10-22! That pond was infested with snapping turtles!

    Saddly, we didn't get to finish the job. They started building some Government stuff next door. Just googled it, it was a school and some other stuff.

    Millersville_turtle_pond.jpg

    Surplus Ammo Questions....

    in Ammunition and Reloading

    Posted

    Stones River Hunter Education Center is only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so we went out to the Cheatham WMA Firing Range.

    I also ended up at the only pace that had any 5.56 ammo, Outpost Armory.

    So the report......

    Took the Colt AR15 to the range yesterday and shot some 55gr surplus through it.

    I was quite pleased with it. At 100 yards, standing up (not bench rest), I was actually putting shots in the head of a human silhouette target.

    I wasn't sure that I could do that without a scope (my eye sight isn't the best), but obviously the gun is more accurate than I am.

    The wife had zero problems with it. She actually really liked it and didn't do so bad herself!

    That said, I can't wait to get a good tactical scope on this thing!

    New reloading bench

    in Ammunition and Reloading

    Posted

    Looks good.

    My dad loves making reloading tables in his spare time (mom hates it though and calls them Frankenstein tables). He likes to use steel and aluminum to make them sturdy. The older tables he made from wood have large legs, I'm thinking 4x4's of solid oak. He never uses pine, says it is crap.

    If I can remember, I'll get you some pics to maybe help give you some ideas to modify your by in the future. :)

    Surplus Ammo Questions....

    in Ammunition and Reloading

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    Congrates on your 6920 purchase..

    pretty much any brass case ammo will work just fine for you, I have a 6920 and a 6940 neither will cycle with Wolf (steel case) unless you change out the buffer to a H2 or H3, I always purchase all my ammo online, you'll pay $0.27+ for brass case ammo and $0.18+ for steel case ammo per round delivered, can't go wrong with 55g with your 1x7 barrel.

    Thanks! :)

    I originally set out to get the S&W M&P15T Tactical, but the local shop didn't have it in stock. On the way to decide if I should go for broke on the Barrett REC7 instead, I decided to just give the Colt a try first.

    Can't wait to customize this thing a bit, though. With some good ammo, I hope I can get some tight groups at atleast 100 yards. :D

    Surplus Ammo Questions....

    in Ammunition and Reloading

    Posted

    OK, I have some n00b questions.

    I just bought a new Colt AR15 LE 5.56 NATO. I've never owned an AR before.

    1) Is it best (cheaper) to buy bulk surplus ammo online or locally? I ask because I'm not sure if there are fees for hazardus, explosive, or whatever crap they deem it by.

    2) What websites or local shops have the best prices for good 5.56 ammo?

    3) What is the best brands, type, etc? Not sure if there are some really ####ty brands I should avoid, etc.

    3) What bulet weights, etc., are most accurate in the AR?

    Feel free to add anything else I might be forgetting to ask here that I need to know. I've been out of the loop for probably 10-12 years now. Last time I reloaded anything was for my 270 Winchester probably in 1998-1999. lol :)

    Selling and shipping a gun out of state, I have questions!

    in General Chat

    Posted

    No, you do not have to ship it FROM an FFL, just TO an FFL, however it is generally much cheaper and easier to have an FFL ship it for you.

    How much do you think the dealer will charge me for doing this?

    Some FFLs will accept a gun from a private individual, some will not. Check with the FFL you'll be shipping the rifle to.

    He says he has a FFL dealer that will accept it.

    Thanks for the quick help, all! :)

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