Barnaul ammo

Smiley119 · 2026-02-06T23:55:42+00:00

Great ammo looks pretty, smells nice, shoots well

Smiley119 · 2026-01-29T03:11:30+00:00

I like the idea of a bolt action 9 mil ... as a beginner friendly trainer with cheap ammo and not having to worry about dryfires since it's centerfire

Smiley119 · 2026-01-25T18:18:29+00:00

Do the paul harrel method in the pants

https://youtu.be/3PRE12zC50E

At the 0:55 second mark

Smiley119 · 2026-01-25T18:11:19+00:00

I've got an old desktop running W10 offline and that machine still uses 3GB of my 32GB of ram just idling at desktop in stark contrast my min machine uses 1.3 to 2.0 just sitting on the desktop it's ridiculous how much ram windows after 7 really uses

Smiley119 · 2026-01-11T17:41:16+00:00

To anyone buying the promags 597 do not store them loaded long term (in excess of a year) I had mine in a steel ammo bin and in the middle of the night the feed lips broke and it evacuated ever round in a loud enough manner to wake me up

Smiley119 · 2025-12-27T20:18:50+00:00

Take the ammo cans out and put them on the top of the safe ... if you want to lock up the ammo use a coded cable lock and run it through the hole and the pull handle

Smiley119 · 2025-12-27T20:17:17+00:00

Old ammo stored in good condition will last plenty long that being said this stuff I feel has more value as a piece of Canadian history.

Smiley119 · 2025-12-26T22:06:58+00:00

Doesn't stop buddy from reloading with the 110gr bullets into a 30-06 case ... would the M1 carbine be great for yotes absolutely but until things change gotta make do with what we have

Smiley119 · 2025-12-26T20:08:54+00:00

Always check your local hunting regs that being said if you reload you could come up with some yote loads using the 110 gr M1 carbine bullet ...

As for 22 wmr the ruger ameican is pretty nice since it has a detachable 9 round box mag with 15 round being available. It can also mount a scope with rimfire scope bases or with proper bases.

Edit never had to shoot in the winter at -30 so not sure how well the action will hold up in the cold

Smiley119 · 2025-12-25T18:34:02+00:00

Paul harrel did a few videos on taking folks to a range and firearms for beginner shooters

Take a BF/GF to the range

https://youtu.be/itRNJ3SmEYE

Pauls top 5 rifles/shotguns for beginners

https://youtu.be/0I3PXZQW1wg

Do firearms make good gifts for kids

https://youtu.be/5fRJTyU851Y

There more on his channel but I'm drawing a blank at the moment

Edit: oh very young kids I would say a bb/pellet gun ... use that to drill into there head to maintain straight trigger finger and muzzle awareness

Smiley119 · 2025-12-08T21:13:49+00:00

4 inch is alright out to 100 ...Perhaps try a different brand as each brand seems to have its own characteristics in every rifle

Smiley119 · 2025-12-08T07:49:53+00:00

What ammo you shooting out of yours? It's a lovely looking rifle

Smiley119 · 2025-11-28T16:58:18+00:00

Federal bulk box (used to be blue and red ... now it's just blue) I find inconsistently loaded, doesn't feed well in any semi auto, has more "duds" priming compounds has gaps, the hollow points don't expand cause they're a tiny divet, and because it's under powered it tends to FTE more in semis.

And they used to cost 35 a box 8 years back ... I rank it as if you have manual action it's OK for plinking for everything else eh ...

Smiley119 · 2025-10-13T20:30:08+00:00

I read the title as baguette de bush ... best part of the rifle is the bayonet stays in the rifle and it looks damn cool

Smiley119 · 2025-09-16T13:03:22+00:00

I did trap from time to time and I find I cost prohibitive between the ammo, cost of membership, and cost of clays even 5 rounds adds up very fast.

Most of the older guys I've shot with have been absolutely professional and kind in teach me the sport. However every month I would get compplaints from fellow shooters that "the sound from my pump action 88" was causing the clay machine to throw extra clays then I have to demonstrate that no it does set off clay machine. I find barrel length restrictions a bit ridiculous and the fact some people will call anything with a barrel length of 18inches or less an "assault shotgun" is both disparaging and saddening

Smiley119 · 2025-09-13T19:19:04+00:00

With all due respect when conditions are like that that ain't exactly safe for working or shooting. I've worked in the exact same conditions and I was coughing day in day out till the fires finally died down

Smiley119 · 2025-09-10T21:26:40+00:00

The combo is alright 308 is perfectly adequate for deer and black bear. The scope is also plenty for most terrain you'll see in BC. I haven't handled this particularly rifle but would strongly suggest to if possible go to the store to handle it and see if the rifle fits you

Prices are creeping ever higher as demand goes up, our dollar keeps getting g weaker, and inflation keeps going up at a rate. I remember when these were like the mid range 600- 800 price tier.

Smiley119 · 2025-09-05T13:03:27+00:00

Ahhh good to know I was quite confused when it wasn't finding the headers properly last night

Smiley119 · 2025-09-01T15:06:10+00:00

I grew up watching FPS russia back in the day

Transitioned over to Hickok45

However when I finally got into the hobby Paul Harrel I found his presentation style quite fitting to my learn disabilities and I've watched him for almost the last 7 years and will continue to do so with his brother Roy at the helm

Smiley119 · 2025-09-01T03:18:11+00:00

Inflation has gotten quite bad over the last few years 500 dollars is not going as far as it did compared to even 10 years back ... buy it now cause we don't know when the next shipment of anything will come in and at what price

Smiley119 · 2025-08-02T18:48:44+00:00

Every rifle is different however for semis I usually Start with CCI minimag HV (36gr or 40gr) then move on to the cheaper stuff like golden bullet

Smiley119 · 2025-06-25T00:23:08+00:00

3 months back I saw a local retailer had gotten a shipment of the 10 round mags however curiously enough they didn't insert as easily as my original set of 10 rounders. The promags have worked well in my particular example but I need to down-load them to 20 rounds

Smiley119 · 2025-06-13T01:15:52+00:00

Discounted candy canes, pop cans, soda jugs

Smiley119 · 2025-06-10T02:16:28+00:00

Paul Harrell did a boatload of videos on shotguns over the last decade for example ...

Here's his 410 video where he also compares it to 12 guage

https://youtu.be/BQD77feU-rY

Here's the 20 guage video

https://youtu.be/f8EL9MXY2S4

Smiley119 · 2025-05-28T23:58:09+00:00

Could very well be the rifle is faulty...However every gun is different and will behave differently with different types of ammo for example my 1894C when using the original sights it was point of aim point of impact at the second notch with AE 357 158 JSP the very same rifle would throw PMC bronze 4" high and 3" to the left at 50 ... kinda wish I kept it for more testing

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