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    zeroing scope

    I have a Leapers 4-14x50 mounted with Leupold rings on a Savage Axis/Edge 308. I had the scope mounted and bore sighted at Bass Pro for free. I turned the elevation from stop to stop and counted total turns - got about 5.5 turns (turn = one complete turn of the turret). Then left it in the...
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    Springfield XDm 45 striker retainer pin broke. Did yours?

    The striker retainer pin broke on my XDM 45. I had a gunsmith repair it but he used the wrong pin. Won't use that gunsmith anymore. I called another gunsmith (who does a lot of work for a large city police department) and said this fairly common with this gun especially with dry firing. It...
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    How is my shooting!

    For combat hits, the BG is no longer a threat. But you do seem to be hitting a bit low and left. You may be anticipating the shot and pushing the gun just before the shot, causing it to go low. Hits on the left (assuming you are right handed) are usually caused by not squeezing it straight...
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    Remington 700 or Savage with AccuTrigger?

    I'm not a hunter but I'd like to get a rifle for shooting fun and just in case the SHTF (for longer range defense and hunting). I have a XDM .45 for concealed carry and close in defense and a Mossberg 500 for home and mid range defense. Since I won't use it very often, I'm not interested in...
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    NBC Barbara Corcoran Tells caller to shoot messy neighbor

    Read the story here. In the video, Al Roker's face is just one of shock when said it. What was she thinking. Oh yeah, this is NBC. They don't think over there. Barbara, Get Your Gun [Video] | The New York Observer
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    untrained teenager shoots girlfriend

    This is tragic, as well as stupid. Link Removed HOUSTON -- Police said the weekend death of a teenage girl that was originally blamed on a drive-by shooting has led back to the victim's boyfriend, Local 2 Investigates reported. Police were first told that a mysterious drive-by shooter had...
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    Toys-r-us

    This troubles me too. The Founding Fathers believed that property was of paramount importance and considered ones firearms as part of that property. Never the less, they made a specific amendment that mentioned this property - the 2nd. See this - Link Removed There is no specific amendment that...
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    Magazine rattles

    I have a XDM 45. When I conceal carry (only thing I can do in TX), the gun rattles when I walk. I have it a Serpa retention holster. I hate to rattle like this when I walk, makes people think my hip joint is loose or something and wonder why I'm rattling. I traced the rattle to the magazine. It...
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    Armed Rooster kills man

    It ought to fry for this: Armed Bird at Cockfight Kills Man in Calif. - FoxNews.com
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    Spouse's attitude toward your firearms?

    Just wondering about others spouses or significant others attitude toward your firearm. Over the 30 or so years of marriage, my wife would occasionally mention that we needed a firearm. I pointed out that I had my dad's Colt 45 revolver in a drawer in the bedroom, but it was useless for most...
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    Trigger job - Houston area

    I'm looking to get a trigger job on my XDM 45. I'd like to get rid of most of the pre-travel and get the trigger force down to around 4.5-5 lbs (currently the stock trigger is at 6-6.5 lbs) I'm firearm is used primarily for concealed carry but I also do some competition too. Does anyone know of...
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    NC restaurant worker shoots 2 robbers, killing 1 - in Charlotte

    Link Removed CHARLOTTE — Charlotte police say a restaurant employee shot two would-be robbers, killing one of them. Police say the shooting happened shortly before 7 p.m. Monday at a restaurant in northeast Charlotte. Officers were working to identify the dead man. The name of the other...
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    If 1 in Chamber, reuse round how many times?

    This is not about if you carry one in the chamber. If you don't move on. If you do carry one in the chamber, you sometimes have to remove the round for cleaning, dry or live fire with practice ammo or other reasons. How many times do you reuse the round before you replace it with another? I...
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    How many things did this guy do wrong?

    Link Removed HOUSTON -- A woman was accidentally shot at a Kingwood restaurant on Thursday. Houston police said a man was dining at Raffa's restaurant in the 1600 block of West Lake Houston Parkway at about 9 p.m. Investigators said a gun fell out of his coat pocket. When the gun hit the...
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    Springfield Xd/XDM owner?

    There is a group of Springfield Xd/Xdm owners I just found. (Mine is a XDM 45) They shoot a match the fourth Saturday of the month at The Impact Zone, 10 or so miles north of Brookshire, Tx, weather permitting. I just joined them today for a match (moved up a week due to the holidays) and we...
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