Recently my wife’s entire family and I went for a vacation in Orlando, Florida. Before we left, us guys decided, instead of only going to the expected amusement parks, we would like to do some hunting. Alligator hunting was out of our budget and currently not in season, so we decided to lend a helping [...]
50 Beowulf Magazines in Canada
Sweet, there are now locally made 50 Beowulf magazines in Canada. Press Check Ventures has started making the PCV-50, a polymer, 5 round 50 Beo or 458 SOCOM magazine for $55. Apparently, Trevor from Reload Radio has already played with them. (CGN Thread) http://presscheckventures.3dcartstores.com/PCV-50_p_8.html
Vortex SPARC Review
The Vortex SPARC is a midrange priced red dot great for use on AR15′s, 45-70′s, shotguns and other rifles where short range, fast shots are required. At the low range, you have Tascos, Bushnells, etc for about $100; at your high end, you have EOTech and Aimpoint at $400-$900. The SPARC fits in the middle at [...]
AR15 Parts in Canada – Stocks, uppers, etc
This is a big departure for this site, because AR15′s are restricted and can’t be used for hunting in Canada. But. . .I got an AR lower and wanted to find info on parts availability, and the spreadsheet below is the result. I just had to share it because it took a while and some of the [...]
Budget Stock DIY Repair
During one weekend I had a chance to help my father-in-law dust off some of his firearms. We came across his Midland gun company (Parker Hale) 30-06 bolt action rifle. He shared some of his hunting stories that he had with this rifle back in the “good ‘ol days”, including how the wooden stock cracked [...]
DIY Savage Axis Trigger Job
DIY Savage Axis Trigger Job Warning: screwing around with your trigger comes with some risk. You should have a good idea of what the rifle trigger should be doing, have a bit of mechanical sense, and test rigorously afterwards. If you adjust your trigger according to this content, you take responsibility for your modifications. If [...]
Sighting in a Rifle for Long Range Hunting
Modern bolt action rifles are a modern day pleasure. Considering what people earn these days, an accurate bolt action rifle is much more within reach than it ever has been before. A new Remington 700 in 1962 would cost $115. That’s at a time when average monthly household income was $500. In 2012, the average [...]
Browning X-Bolt Review
I’ve wanted to do this review for a while now and after a recent outing with the x-bolt, I had enough fresh in my mind to bring up about this rifle and do the review. What is the Browning XBolt for? Seems like a silly question, but it’s not. The Browning X-Bolt is NOT a [...]
Remington M887 NitroMag Review
When I asked fellow gun enthusiastic friends to name the first shotgun that came to mind, the majority responded with “Remington 870.” Not one mentioned the Remington M887 NitroMag. This made me wonder if anyone had even heard of this boom stick before or if they just kept it in the “piece of crap” section of their [...]
Norinco M305 Shorty Review
Not long after the first Polytech or Norinco M305 rifles (See my regular length Norinco M14S review here) arrived in Canada, there were those who wanted to chop the 22″ barrels down to the legal limit of 18.5″ to make them a bit handier. This involved a few tricks, because it’s not as straightforward as pulling [...]
Redfield Revolution 3-9X50 Review
I have a personal sweet spot in riflescopes where the optical quality is “good enough” for hunting and the reliability is too. For me, that spot is most standard riflescopes that are $200-$500. There are plenty of great scopes in this range, such as Bushnell Elites, Vortex Diamondbacks, Classic Weavers, Nikon Monarchs and ProStaffs, Millets, [...]
