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    Published on 07-19-2007 05:22 PM
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    2. Scope Mounts
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    Game Reaper scope mounts are relatively new to the gun market, and they are a product of DNZ Products located in Sanford, North Carolina. The mounts are made by Certified Machining in the same location. Considering how many firearm related products are now made in China, it's refreshing to see an American made product.

    Game Reaper mounts are machined from billet aluminum into a single piece mount. There are no moving or adjoining parts other that the ring caps. Multiple piece rings/bases will allow for rings to come loose from their bases over time which will let the scope start to wander. On this mount, it is all a single piece of aluminum. The machined billet also allows the base to be light weight while remaining strong. The ...
    Published on 07-17-2007 02:35 AM
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    2. Centerfire Rifle Reviews
    The camouflage pattern used on the Predator Hunter works very well in masking the rifle's profile in a grassy environment.

    In recent years Ron Coburn and his team at Savage Sports Corporation have made a significant effort to update their model 110 centerfire bolt-action rifles. This effort has brought forth such features as an all new magazine system, the revolutionary ...
    Published on 04-17-2007 11:34 AM
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    2. Rifle Scope Reviews
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    For two years now I've been looking high and low for just the perfect scope to mount atop my Savage Model 93R17-GLV in 17HMR. I had a specific set of requirements in mind for scoping this rifle, but as I found out finding a scope that met those needs was easier said than done.

    The first candidate was a BSA Sweet 17 4-12x40mm with the calibrated elevation turret, but it fell way short of my expectations in regard to both quality and reliability. Second on the list was a Bushnell Elite 3200 4-12x40mm with a ballistic-plex reticle, but the stadia spacing didn't come close to matching up with the 17HMRs trajectory. Several other scopes found their way on and off this rifle, but all were pretty much temporary
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    Published on 02-19-2007 12:00 PM
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    2. Other Reloading Equip. Reviews
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    One of the questions most often asked on this website in regards to reloading or hand loading if you prefer is What is the cheapest way I can get started in reloading. The answer is simple enough. The classic Lee Loader.

    This is without a doubt the least expensive way you can enter the reloading scene. For just about twenty bucks invested, you are almost halfway home. Everybody has a hammer lying around, the only other equipment really needed. Although I always used a plastic mallet and highly recommend one, it is not entirely necessary. This is the little package that can and did get me and many other people started in the reloading hobby.

    Inside the convenient plastic box is a neck-sizing die, a de-capping pin, a primer-seating tool, powder dipper and a bullet-seating device. Also
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    Published on 02-14-2007 04:01 AM
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    2. Hand Tool Reviews,
    3. Measuring Tool Reviews
    The FAT Wrench comes nicely packaged in this easy to open blister pack.

    In today's highly competitive market, companies catering to sportsmen often introduce a multitude of products that for the most part are useless and serve no purpose other than to lighten the customers wallet. Fortunately there are also a large number of products being offered that meet a specific need or perform a specific task that is commonly encountered as well. The hard part is weeding through the advertising dribble and determining exactly which category each product falls within.

    The Wheeler Engineering FAT Wrench (Firearms Accurizing Torque Wrench) is one of those products that falls within the useful category. Anyone who regularly works on firearms know the dreaded feeling of stripping out a screw by over tightening it ...
    Published on 01-15-2007 03:45 AM
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    2. Cleaning Stand Reviews,
    3. Clamp & Vise Reviews
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    If there's one item every gun owner will have a need for at some point and time, it's an effective way to safely and securely hold their firearm. Mounting optics, cleaning the bore, adjusting sights, bore-sighting, etc. are all much easier tasks to accomplish when the firearm is securely held in place. Enter the Tipton Best Gun Vise.

    The Best Gun Vise features three supports that can be adjusted vertically as well as laterally along a t-track in the base. This allows the vise to hold most any type of firearm including AR-15's, break-actions, bolt-actions, lever-actions, handguns, and most anything else. The flexibility of the design combined with the well thought-out adjustments truly allow the Best Gun Vise to live up to the old adage, "one ...
    Published on 11-07-2006 12:22 PM
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    2. Shotgun Reviews
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    Turkey hunting has become quite popular throughout most of the United States and Canada. Successful conservation and management by the federal, state, provincial, and local wildlife agencies as well as hunters has provided more turkeys than ever before. With all the interest shown towards the sport, it's no wonder that most firearms companies have at least one ...
    Published on 07-17-2006 10:43 AM
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    2. Centerfire Rifle Reviews
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    Over the past three years I have reviewed a number of Savages more feature laden models, but to date I have yet to put one of their entry level models through our testing. I decided to change that and this month offer a Model 111GL chambered in .25-06 Remington. The Model 111GL falls ...
    Published on 05-08-2006 11:00 AM
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    2. Centerfire Rifle Reviews
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    I don't know how many times I buy a rifle just to take it home so I can start customizing it. First I change the trigger. Then I have to change the bolt handle. Then before long I'm changing the stock for a model that's more comfortable and the list goes on and on. Before I'm finished, I have more invested in it than if I would have purchased a rifle that's already customized to my liking. ...
    Published on 04-16-2006 01:13 AM
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    2. Rimfire Rifle Reviews
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    The Savage Mark II rifles have been on the market for many years now. They are sold all over the world and have proved to be a very reliable design. They are easily affordable and also quite accurate for an economy class rifle. ...

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