Author: Matt Capranos
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Optimizing the Remington 597
One of the luxuries of being a firearms collector, is that I’ve made a lot of good purchases over the years, and unfortunately few bad ones too. My first firearm that I ever purchased was a Remington 597 in 22 LR, and I would say this was my first bad purchase. Since purchasing this rifle, it…
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Ruger 10/22 vs Remington 597
There are many options when it comes to purchasing your first firearm. For me, I settled on the idea of purchasing a semi-auto rifle chambered in 22 LR. I reasoned that a 22 is cheap to feed, ammo is widely available, and it will help me learn the fundamentals of proper shooting techniques without breaking…
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Shooting Prohibited Firearms
As the word prohibited implies, these are “banned” firearms that cannot be owned by the average Canadian. While I won’t go into depth of Canadian firearm laws, if I did, this article would be 50,000 words long and would quickly devolve into a rant about how unjust Canadian Gun laws are. For those who are…
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JR Carbine Discussion and Parts Swap
When buying a new firearm, swapping parts is usually not the first thought that comes to mind. My thought process usually starts with me going to the store, fondling a potential new purchase and trying to resist the initial urge to buy it. I will then go home and try to read as many reviews as…