I have one Liberty safe that is rated for 24 and I have 26 in it. Plus I have a Stack On cheapie that holds 10 with 11 plus 3 extra shotgun barrels in it!
Buy a safe with capacity for your expanding collection! Look at Tractor Supply. Right now they have a Canon 40 gun safe on sale for $599...
Personally, if I had to use a straight walled case, then I'd opt for the venerable 444 Marlin. There are also light loads for the 45-70. "Lighter" (for the caliber) weight bullet loads are available today which helps flatted the rainbow trajectory and makes for more pleasant shooting with 200...
I have used electrical tape for about 25 years. Maybe longer.... I also put a wrap around the barrel behind the tape as a spare. If I shoot the gun during bad weather, I can then tape it back up. I also tie a thread around the barrel as a wind detector. Sometimes. I use the extra wrap of...
Wow, if you have personal experience with all of those 10 but the Bergara, you are an experienced guy! I live close to the original Remington factory in Ilion, NY; 200 years old last year. This is Remington Country, at least in my mind! So I have a LOT of experience with model 700's and Model...
My latest - "Gunsmithing Modern Firearms" by Bryce Towsley. "A gun guy's guide to making good guns even better." (found at brycetowsley.com)
Bryce is my favorite writer in American Hunter magazine. He authored the Number 1 selling hunting books about the Benoit family from Vermont. I even...
NYS passed the unSafe Act some years back by Emperor Cuomo. A provision called for a background check EVERY time ammo was purchased. Our State Police, being plagued to create an enforcement tool to accomplish this, told the Emperor that there was no way to accomplish this. Most gun places...
For sale - a Bushnell Scout 1000 Rangefinder with ARC The rangefinder is in very good condition and comes with the original factory box, CD software disc, manual (in about 37 languages!), lanyard, cleaning cloth and carrying case. The battery is in good shape and I've been using it lately with...
Its a great cartridge! I shoot my Remington 700 Mountain Rifle action thats on a Christensen Arms stock, pillar & glas bedded, with a Leupold VX6 2-12 with the B&C reticle. I love that gun! I load 160 Nosler Acubonds with 50.5 grains of H4350 powder and CCI-200 primers. The gun can shoot sub...