Pic's with your GOC

[sg1trogdor]

Probably...

The only heat I pack are potato cannons. I'm a big fan of Springfield Armory 9mms and .45s. When I have the money, an SA 9mm will be my first gun, unless I move to Vegas, in which case it will be a Mac-10, just because.

SA makes some really nice guns. I love their 1911 45 its just a solid great loooking gun. Guess thats why its been around since 1911. lol. May go buy one in a few months need to get finances in order first.,

[Royal Morphz]

Probably...

The only heat I pack are potato cannons. I'm a big fan of Springfield Armory 9mms and .45s. When I have the money, an SA 9mm will be my first gun, unless I move to Vegas, in which case it will be a Mac-10, just because.

You know it Jake lol

[DM1975]

I do not know how the heck I missed this one but here goes. No one real favorite, but here are the favorites in my collection, plus a few that I have had the pleasure of taking care of over the years.

First off, I am on the left with the Barrett M107 shooting at a car in Iraq


Just a funny picture I took in Bosnia about ten years ago


Another one in Bosnia, but with me in it.


Me again, but in Iraq


Some of my pistols










And my favorite rifles out of the collection


And then me coyote hunting with the top rifle in that picture

[sg1trogdor]

Well Got a few pics of some of my other stuff. The pistols are my dads but they are in my safe and I shoot them more than him so here you go.
Heres my rifle not the one from the pic above. I have my scope off right now. I do not store my rifle with my scope on. That fuzzy black spot is my new kitten AKA pain in the @@@. lol


My lever action .44 marlin Scope is usless iron sights on it are actually pretty good. Can shoot an apple at 150 yds no prob. I have to cheat with a bipod though not steady enough. lol.

My 22lr's great for plinking. Nice and cheap.
CZ-USA 452 Pretty good for a 22lr can shoot a cigarette pack at 200yrds within 2 shots with this one.

Ruger 10/22 ok but lots of stove pipe jams with these guns.

2 ruger redhawks

ruger super blackhawk

colt mk IV .45's
officers model

government model thats not an extended clip I just dont leave them all the way in the gun when in the safe. And since I know someone will say something. NONE of the weapons are ever kept loaded in the house. I do however have a loaded clip in a close by spot incase its needed.

[sg1trogdor]

This is what I really want. May send my 700 off to a gunsmith and have them do some upgrading. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M24_Sniper_Weapon_System

[DM1975]

This is what I really want. May send my 700 off to a gunsmith and have them do some upgrading. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M24_Sniper_Weapon_System

You can buy an M24. I would do that rather than send your off for the conversion. Only thing about the M24 is that it is a long action 308, which means it does not feed all that great all the time. They were made like that so they could be re-barreleed to a 300WM.

[sg1trogdor]

You can buy an M24. I would do that rather than send your off for the conversion. Only thing about the M24 is that it is a long action 308, which means it does not feed all that great all the time. They were made like that so they could be re-barreleed to a 300WM.

I could but they are over 5k. lol. Only cost about 2 to have my gun gone over. Granted it will never be as good as the m24 but close enough for me.

[DM1975]

The M24 is a good rifle, but a good gunsmith can get a regular 700 shooting just as good. If you were wanting to replicate the M24 then I would not even get the rifle smithed. Too much cash. I like the M24 but because the long action it makes feeding difficult sometimes. It is a very accurate rifle for sure. I wish I would have been able to use the new M110 before I retired. Semi-auto, with a silencer, and supposedly more accurate than the M24. Money

You can get an M24 without the deployment kit for about 3k I do believe, but if you just want a real good shooter, the 700 you have should be great, but I would rip that BSA off and throw it in the dumptster or use it as a trot line weight and get better glass. A good rule of thumb to live by is to spend as much or more on glass as you did for the rifle. not saying that your stuff isn't good, but if you want great accuracy, get good glass with the best scope rings you can get (Badgers or the like) and reload your own rounds till you get a load that your rifle likes the best.

A sniper rifle is like a guitar. You can buy the best, most expensive guitar on the market, but if it is not tuned and you do not know how to play, it will sound like garbage. Many people can shoot, a lot of people can shoot great, but you have to shoot better than that (and often) to drag out the potential in most rifles. Good glass and the right loads will do that better and cheaper than a gunsmith can. Learn how that rifle shoots clean and fouled, cold and hot, in rain and sun, and in summer and winter and keep a log of it all.

You might know all of that already, but hey, someone might not. I used to be a marksmanship instructor when I was in the USMC (before I crossed to the dark side(Army)) and most all of the problems I ever saw was the shooter, no matter what the skill level. I may not know everything about shooting, but I know an awful lot about it.

ETA: I would store that rifle with the scope on it. The scope should be torqued to a specific ammount and left unless you have a throw lever mount. Also, I wouldn't store it in that case, the foam traps moisture and can rust and pit the metal on the weapon, no matter how much oil you soak the foam in.

[sg1trogdor]

The M24 is a good rifle, but a good gunsmith can get a regular 700 shooting just as good. If you were wanting to replicate the M24 then I would not even get the rifle smithed. Too much cash. I like the M24 but because the long action it makes feeding difficult sometimes. It is a very accurate rifle for sure. I wish I would have been able to use the new M110 before I retired. Semi-auto, with a silencer, and supposedly more accurate than the M24. Money

You can get an M24 without the deployment kit for about 3k I do believe, but if you just want a real good shooter, the 700 you have should be great, but I would rip that BSA off and throw it in the dumptster or use it as a trot line weight and get better glass. A good rule of thumb to live by is to spend as much or more on glass as you did for the rifle. not saying that your stuff isn't good, but if you want great accuracy, get good glass with the best scope rings you can get (Badgers or the like) and reload your own rounds till you get a load that your rifle likes the best.

A sniper rifle is like a guitar. You can buy the best, most expensive guitar on the market, but if it is not tuned and you do not know how to play, it will sound like garbage. Many people can shoot, a lot of people can shoot great, but you have to shoot better than that (and often) to drag out the potential in most rifles. Good glass and the right loads will do that better and cheaper than a gunsmith can. Learn how that rifle shoots clean and fouled, cold and hot, in rain and sun, and in summer and winter and keep a log of it all.

You might know all of that already, but hey, someone might not. I used to be a marksmanship instructor when I was in the USMC (before I crossed to the dark side(Army)) and most all of the problems I ever saw was the shooter, no matter what the skill level. I may not know everything about shooting, but I know an awful lot about it.

ETA: I would store that rifle with the scope on it. The scope should be torqued to a specific ammount and left unless you have a throw lever mount. Also, I wouldn't store it in that case, the foam traps moisture and can rust and pit the metal on the weapon, no matter how much oil you soak the foam in.

Good to know about the case. I did notice a bit of rust on my barrel last time out which really ticked me off. As for the scope its ok. I was saving for the leupold mk IV but had to spend it on my truck. lol.

[Clear]

I have a basic 4" springfield xd9, no pictures tho sorry!