ATLTF Gun Club

@Crazy_Carl I found something for you boys up North You can find it here

Cool, a real clip feeder!

those do not work as well as the salesman say they do. if you don’t get the angle, absolutely perfect and make sure the bolt doesn’t come forward on accident then it really screws up. I bought two of them a different brand and instantly got frustrated with them.  I have extended takedown pins, so it’s much easier for me to just hinge open the receiver, and then I made my own speed loader from the speed loader that comes in bulk ammo cans.

@Crazy_Carl Oh nice you basically made a stripper clip for an AR!

@ranch king pro 08 sort of, I just cut and ground the magazine adapter for the stripper clip to work with a mag that's permanently installed in the magwell.

I was going through some stuff a few days ago and came across these end of day targets I saved. It was one of my first times at the range, I was using the Ruger 10/22 with a bipod stand and the ironsite (I ditched the scope earlier in the day so it was more challenging).

@ 33 yards (25/25 shots on paper)

@ 100 yards (21/25 shots on paper)

For a newbie I don't think I did bad at all!

@Brianator now come on Brian post the real one's

When I was selling on gunbroker I was pleased that people actually wanted the Colt .38 police specials from the 1920s (?).  A gun I always wanted to try and maybe own someday would be a Calico 22LR M-100.  Good enough for John Candy, good enough for me.

@JB_4x4 oh boy we're talking about Colts you done hopped on my geeky side, if you're talking about a Colt police positive they ran from 1907 to 1947 they were first produced chambered in 32S&W and then later changed to 38 S&W then entered the 22LR variant later on, you could get the Barrel in a 2.5 all the way up to a 6-in barrel. Everybody swears up and down that Colt didn't steal the design from a Smith & Wesson model 10 that came out in 1899 i think it's really weird because they all have pretty much the same internals and the only difference is the colt is just a couple ounces lighter. Seems fishy to me LOL

Yes, it was a very short barrel, I remember it being 1920s, so, it may have been a .32. I think it had a dark brownish patina, it was not rusty. I know it said police on it. At that time I had only owned guns about 2 years, so, I was certainly a newbie without an appreciation for anything firearms related.

I only bought one of my kid's a firearm for a XMAS gift, a pink .22lr single shot Chipmunk for my daughter when she was 10 or 11. She now has a CCW and a 9mm.

Though after 400+ sales, I came to appreciate using the Ruger Mark I and IIs and despise the new (2012?) S&W .22 LR (the silver and black plastic ones MR-22?). They had to have the chintziest fragile rear plastic sights I have ever used. I had BB guns from Daisy that were better.

*Cough Cough* Night vision is going down in price

This is one thread I have not kept with much at all but it looks as though I have joined the club lol. I was gifted this 20 ga pump action by my grandfather the other night. I still need to get some more information on it from him. I believe it was his either grandfathers or his dad's and it's been in the family all it's life. It is at least 94 years old. Exact age is unknown. So is the brand to me. I don't know thaat much about guns. I know how to shoot and how to work them but that's about it. Don't know too much of the mechanics of a gun or how to find information on them or what that information means lol, so I have a lot to learn still here but I couldn't ask for a better first gun than my either great grandfathers or great great grandfathers hunting gun.

> I believe it was his either grandfathers or his dad's and it's been in the family all it's life.

Besides making sure the bore (barrel) is clean, after making sure it is unloaded, I would try seeing if the OEM and model is imprinted on the barrel. I would suggest very light loads to start out. I would think being a pump, it is to be used with smokeless powder, but, being turn of the century, I don't know.

Not big on guns myself, especially older guns. Oldest I have is a Ruger Mark I/II (ish).

It sure looks sweet, I bet it is real walnut (color) and not just stained. Be a kicker if it was chestnut or something.

@Murraymountain oh man right up my alley a old remington  that's a model 17 made from 1921-1941 John Moses Browning made that design for ww1 but didn't sell the patent to remington till 1921 he's also the man that made stuff like the Winchester Model 1897 the M1911 pistol and pretty much any colt Browning or winchester that you see today he was gun Jesus Lol.  he made that gun bottom ejecting so there's only one hole rather than two so there's less places for dirt to get in while you're in the trenches. There was maybe 70,000 made all together they were $60 in 1921 and later went to $43 in 1925 it was one of the first hammerless shotguns ever it also is the inspiration for many of the hammerless shotguns today such as the mossberg 500/590 and the remington 870. I'm so glad you had the chance to get that gun. If you have any questions or anything I'd be happy to help also if I can see the numbers I can tell you the exact year it was made and if you're wanting to restore it I can help with that too. And smokeless powder works fine in those I would just give It a good cleaning first

ranch king pro 08 wrote:

@Murraymountain oh man right up my alley a old remington  that's a model 17 made from 1921-1941 John Moses Browning made that design for ww1 but didn't sell the patent to remington till 1921 he's also the man that made stuff like the Winchester Model 1897 the M1911 pistol and pretty much any colt Browning or winchester that you see today he was gun Jesus Lol.  he made that gun bottom ejecting so there's only one hole rather than two so there's less places for dirt to get in while you're in the trenches. There was maybe 70,000 made all together they were $60 in 1921 and later went to $43 in 1925 it was one of the first hammerless shotguns ever it also is the inspiration for many of the hammerless shotguns today such as the mossberg 500/590 and the remington 870. I'm so glad you had the chance to get that gun. If you have any questions or anything I'd be happy to help also if I can see the numbers I can tell you the exact year it was made and if you're wanting to restore it I can help with that too. And smokeless powder works fine in those I would just give It a good cleaning first

Thanks for the background info lol. That's some really cool history.

I looked the numbers up and I'm not entirely sure if I read them correctly but it had "BL" on it and if I'm not mistaken that comes back to January 1920?

I'm not gonna restore it cause well I really don't have a desire to right now lol and it's also a family heirloom so. But yeah the barrel is a little dirty so I needa go get a cleaning kit before we fire it off.

@Murraymountain that's awesome dude!! I use This for all my stuff it's non corrosive and it soaks into the metal so it provides a better barrier against rust. I have the model right before yours it's a model 10 in 12ga from 1905!!

Ok cool beans lol. Did I read those letters correctly? I'll get the number for the heck of it and post them. If it is January 1920 I'd love to know if there's a way to tell what production number it is cause it's gotta be one of the first if it actually is 1920

@Murraymountain if you want you could shoot me a pm.  the whole world might not need to see those numbers

@Murraymountain also you might already know this but your gun is a takedown model so your Barrel will come off at the mag tube and come in two different pieces. It's also slam fire so if you hold the trigger down as fast as you can pump the gun it will shoot

ranch king pro 08 wrote:

@Murraymountain also you might already know this but your gun is a takedown model so your Barrel will come off at the mag tube and come in two different pieces. It's also slam fire so if you hold the trigger down as fast as you can pump the gun it will shoot

Yeah my grandpa showed me both of those things. Really makes cleaning it so much less of a pain.

The new build chambered in 223 Wylde I polished the feed ramps. added reduced power trigger Springs. ambidextrous charging handle. enhanced trigger guard. enhanced bolt catch. Magpul front hand stop. a XTS tactical grip. a nice wide amend 2 modular stock. a crimson trace Red Dot on top. a nice green laser and a Streamlight on the sides. And a laser engraved dust cover. Hopefully I can see how it does against some Hogs soon

> The new build chambered in 223 Wylde

Your post finally prompted me to learn what that is. So, the idea is you can pretty much use any .223 or 5.56 NATO in your rifle without worrying about it blowing up or not correctly feeding. I would assume for hogs, you will be using a heavy bullet, though for hogzilla I would want a semi-auto 45-70!

Yes that is correct a 556 is slightly larger in diameter and it has a higher pressure rating than a 223 as for the weight of the ammunition I usually like to use a 50 to 70 grain hollow point or fragment tip. Remember you don't always have to up the caliber with the size of the game it does make it easier but it's not mandatory....that being said I want an AR chambered in 450 Bushmaster or a 50 Beowulf lol

> 50 Beowulf

Me too, I just could not afford the ammo, though I just checked their site and now you can buy the 400 grain for "only" $2.80 a round. Shoot off 100 rounds on a range trip and there goes $300.