Recent content by bob betts

I should add that maybe it was just something with the mag's feed lips and the stripping angle as off a bit. HA! I don't remember even thinking of that. Geeesch.

I never owned one, but a customer brought one in the shop - back in the 1970s. It was from his deceased father and when he took it to the wood it jammed often, according to him. Having been Army Infantry, I was very familiar with the M1, M14, M1 Carbine, etc. My assistant and I took it to the...

I carried the XM16E1, then later the XM177E2 (Colt 629) in the Central Highlands in 67-68. Both were trusted enough to bet your life on. Keep it clean and it worked every time. That dumb move by the Ordnance Dept. to switch to ball powder from Stoner's suggested stick powder got a lot of guys...

One correction. The sound from a shot being fired is measured at a specific point in space. Generally, for firearm, it would be 1 meter, or a multiple thereof to the sound meters's microphone. But it is measured as a point in space and therefore as Sound Pressure Level (SPL) also known as...

Answer: Yes, I think so. I have the Military version M1A because I trained on the M14. Also, as a DMR in Vietnam the National Match 'work-overs' were available. That basic M14 platform is one of the best rifles I have ever used in terms of its overall feel in use and shootability. Those iron...