Grayfox54

Back in the 90s I was a Scout leader and we did regular overnighters on the Eleven Point every year. Beautiful country and good fast water in the spring.

The Bersa problem is fairly common with smaller .22s copied from larger caliber pistols. Most will run just fine on high velocity .22 ammo.

As already stated, we need to know the intended use. But, as also stated, you can't go wrong with a good .22. Everybody should have at least one good .22 rifle.

I wouldn't even consider taking a gun to Chicago. The laws there are so screwed up, I don't think even they understand them. It would just be asking for trouble. Besides, she doesn't want the gun anyway.

I own a couple of Savage pistols. I've never done more than field strip them. However, in my research, I've seen it said many times DO NOT disassemble the breach plug. Its full of tiny little parts and its a real booger to get back together properly.

Dadgummit! I seem to be just a bit short of the asking price.

The distinguishing features of a Combat Masterpiece are a 4" barrel and adjustable sights. Some 2" guns are also listed. Hammers, triggers and grips may vary but it will always have the 4" barrel and adjustable sights. The original Combat Masterpiece was in .38 Special and specifically designed for Police use. Thus the Name Combat as it intended to be a fighting handgun. The .22 and .32 were also reffered to as Combat Masterpieces as they had the same features. The name Masterpiece began with the longer barreled revolvers intended for target shooting. While sometimes called Target Masterpiece models, they are commonly just called either K-22 Masterpiece, K-32 Masterpiece or K-38 Masterpiece. The .38 Special later became the Model 15, the .32 became the Model 16 and the .22 became the Model 18.

Some years ago a dealer friend of mine ended up with a .410 AR as part of another deal. Nobody wanted it, including him. Couldn't hardly give it away. A few years passed and someone finally made him a low ball offer and he jumped on it just to get rid of the thing. It might sound cool now, but if you buy one you better intend to keep it forever.

I only went to the Dick's store here once. The hunting/guns section sucked. I quickly saw that they cater to the soccer and tennis moms category. Lots of school sports stuff and pro team clothing. They know who their customer base is and it sure ain't us. One thing you can say for 'em, they live up to the name.

Personally, I prefer the standard Packmayr Compact grip. That little pinky hold on the bottom works great on a K-frame size gun. However, I don't like them on a J-frame because they're too big and hurt concealablity. My favorite rubber grips were the old Uncle Mikes/Butler creek grips. They quit making these some time ago, but brand new ones still come up on the auction sites, e-bay or Amazon now and then. For a K-frame snubby, I really love their Boot grip. You may have to do some searching, but they are well worth it.

Can open, worms everywhere! So far I've had it to the range twice. I've put 150 rounds through it. First time was just to zero the iron sights and make sure it worked properly. The second time was to zero the scope. Just my luck, the battery in the brand new scope died after about 15 minutes. But I did get it pretty well zeroed with just the plain black rectile. I have since replaced the battery and put two spares in the pistol grip compartment. Unfortunately, my truck died and everything is on hold until I get that resolved. No shootin' for me for a while.

Ehunt: you may have missed my other thread. I ended up buying a S&W M&P 15. I've had it to the range twice and so far, so good. But I still prefer my M1As.

I get your point and I completely agree with it. I too would love to see some nice, affordable, field grade guns come on the market. The trick is gonna be to convince the big name makers to do it. And that I believe just won't happen.

A lot of handgun makers have been doing just that for several years now. Most all of them have fairly plain, reasonably priced offerings on the market. Many of which are aimed specifically at first time buyers. But no, they really ain't like they used to be. Modern manufacturing techniques, modern materials and lawyers have put an end to any hope of going back to what used to be. Sorry, but that just ain't gonna happen. While there are several very good, but economy priced bolt actions available, most have composite black stocks. Decent wood seems to be a thing of the past except on the higher end rifles. I consider a lever gun with tactical, plastic furniture to be an abomination. Unfortunately, black and tactical is where the money is these days. I'm afraid the days of shiny blue steel and fine walnut are long gone. The gun companies just can't afford to bring those back.

For the last 4-5 days I've tried to check the Memphis Armslist site and all I get is "We are currently down for maintenance. We will be back shortly." For several days before that, any ad you clicked on took you to an unrelated pop-up. I like Armslist and have gotten some good deals there. I've gotten into the habit of checking it regularly. I kinda miss it. Yes, I did clear my cookies. No change. Oh well, at least I'm saving money. Just curious if anybody else is experiencing this?

I appreciate the offer, but I'm already getting too far ahead of my self. I won't get the rifle until Tuesday. Besides, I did the research and found this scope to be highly recommended. I'm sure I'll be happy with it.

Thanks Garufa. I saw that. I can get the scope from Brownells for $179.99, with the rebate I think I'm gonna have to go for it. Now all I have to do if decide just how I want to mount it.

Dolomite : Thanks for the info. I think I'm pretty much sold on this scope and will likely end up buying one. Dave: You make a good point. I gotta admit that the carbine with the EOTech is a lot of fun. But I don't need that much magnification. The AR will be set up for close to medium range. If I need to really reach out, well that's what the M1As are for.

I actually been looking quite hard at that scope. My question is if the reticle is still visible if the battery goes dead? I not real fond of being dependent on batteries even though I do have a couple of EOTechs. I need to build my pocket money back up anyway. There's a gun show next month and every time there's this one guy who has about 10 tables of optics in all descriptions. I may just wait to see what he has.

I had one, bought it just to use up the rest of that Wolf ammo. Didn't work, had to beat the empties out. I have one of the Ulta-Mak Forwrd Optic Mounts on one of my Carbines and it works great. I've never had any heating problems with it, but then I don't empty mags as fast as I can either. Here's my Zombie Rifle in all it's glory. I'm gonna move the EOTech to the new AR just to try it out. If I decide to leave it there, I'm thinking I might put this back in the wooden stock (need to refinish it first) and put a LER scope on it. That forward rail has been too good not to keep using it.

I know. I've already gotten the "extras" blues. Mags and ammo on the way. Locally I picked up a set of flip up sights, front sling swivel and a Magpul pistol grip. I have a sling and a case that'll work. For the time being at least, I'm gonna pull the EOTech 512 off another rifle to put on it. I'm not sure if it'll stay as I'm also thinking along the lines of one of those low power (1-4X) tactical type scopes. Maybe next month when my finances recover a bit. This is getting expensive! But I knew that from the start. New rifle & new caliber always means lots of money. Well, I'm living proof that ya can't prevent getting older, but I've never grown up.

Yep, stay away from steel cased ammo. I bought a case of Wolf several years ago because it was cheap. Damned stuff broke two extractors in my carbines. Still have about half of it left and just ain't sure what to do with it. BTW: the picture in the OP is gone. Would you mind reposting it so I can see this beast?

Well, I did it. Ordered this this morning. S&W MP-15 Optics Ready M-Lok Should be here in a few days. GrabAGun had it for $539 and I just couldn't pass it up at that price. I found a couple in town, but they had the standard round handguard and were priced at $650 and up. Now I'll have to spend at least that much or more on spare mags, optics, ammo and whatever else. Thanks to everyone for your guidance and input. Just a couple of months ago I would have told anybody that I'll never own an AR-15. Good Lord! What have I done?

I'm of the opinion that just about any good defense load will get the job done. Try several and go with what shoots best in your gun.