Gunsmithing

Have you ever wished that you could practice shooting your favorite FN SCAR, without racking up a huge bill on ammunition since you already spent all your money on this heavy, but sexy platform?

For those of us with an itch to shoot, the .22LR provides the scratch without taking the scratch out of our wallet.

Several quality gun academies are located across the country, each with pros and cons for attendance.

When a round is fired, some of the gas pushing the bullet out of the barrel is channeled via the hole in the barrel and into the gas block then down the gas tube to the upper receiver.

It might come as a surprise, but there are specific tools for the many intricacies of gunsmithing.

Being better at shooting isn’t hard. It comes down to breaking bad shooting habits and forming good habits.

I’m not going to give the common-sense answers. We all know your range bag should contain your eyes and ears, ammo, spare magazines, etc. I’m not going to bore you with the basics.

I have rifles chambered in both 6.5 and 6mm Creedmoor (CM) but the 22 CM has captured my attention. I first heard of it from a friend that said the 22 CM came in the top 3 in a first-round hit capability study he had read.

Two different firearms that didn’t work required that I deal with Customer Service as a regular guy. This is how it worked out.