I was eyeballing this thing a couple weeks ago when I picked up the HK45, and just couldn’t talk myself out of buying it. It’s a new/old stock Ruger 10/22 Target model. Laminate stock, 20 inch .920” bull barrel, upgraded trigger over the base models. Luckily they had a full set of inexpensive but decent enough Leupold Rifleman mounts and rings, as well as a Leupold VX-Freedom 3-9x40 Rimfire scopeby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Quotejasonstone20 …!just trying to get content on the forum, any content, as fast and as effortlessly as possible... Why?by Ryan Nafe - Video Reviews
Jason, I think we should adhere to Cliff’s ideas about not posting links to videos, magazine articles, etc. without any commentary or analysis about them. It just clutters the site and makes it difficult to find more substantive threads. If there’s at least some kind of analysis, something like a mention of a point made or an idea forwarded in the video and some kind of analysis or questioby Ryan Nafe - Video Reviews
As much as I enjoy cigars, late last summer I started to dabble in pipes and pipe tobacco. Really just out of curiosity and because of the centuries-long popularity of it, it’s a much older practice than rolling and smoking cigars. Long story short, I really enjoy it. I still think an ultra-premium cigar, like a Padron 1926, is the pinnacle of what tobacco can be. But there’sl a certain levelby Ryan Nafe - Tobacco
This is a slow motion video of an HK45 firing. I watched it and I think I spotted the reason why I found it relatively easy to shoot quickly: Note what happens when the slide fully returns to battery, the force and momentum involved actually pushes the muzzle downward. It pushes it back down, level again. It’s kinda interesting to watch.by Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Quoteme2 Happy new year everyone. 2020 asked if 2021 thought it could do better and 2021 said "Hold my beer". Yeah, after this year I’m pretty hesitant to say, “Come on, it can’t really get any worse than this year.” 2021 was basically 2020 but with more tyranny and a far worse economy.by Ryan Nafe - Firearms
And another point of reference on price, you’d be quite hard-pressed to find a decent 1911 for $800 and you won’t find any 1911 at all, regardless of who makes it, that’s this durable and trouble-free. A good one is reliable enough to defend yourself with or kill some deer with, definitely, but there’s absolutely no chance of one having a 20,000 round minimum service life. The design just doesn’tby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
I understand the sentiment. At the moment, I can’t quite say I’m burnt out completely, it’s just that everything has slowed down a lot. I’m still buying a few new knives each year, running the whole range of prices from $8 to $300, when interest peaks. I’m not really learning as much as I did back then, other than learning about the individual knives themselves as opposed to learning broaderby Ryan Nafe - General
It’s Federal HST 230gr. +P If it was closer to, or over, $1,000 then I would have had a hard time justifying it. But $800 for a gun with this level of durability, reliability, the power and utility of the .45 Auto, the very long 20,000 round minimum service life, 3 magazines, and quality tritium sights, well, $800 is pretty cheap. My 629 was about $1,400 and it came with basically no accesby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Also, I found in the frozen ground behind the cardboard box I was shooting at. Depending on where you measure it, it’s anywhere from 0.8” to 0.95” wide. That diameter, combined with a small amount of hydraulic force and possible bone fragments involved, it should produce wounds of around one inch in diameter. Possibly a bit more. And there’s 10 of them available before a reload is needed. In theby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
The HK45, after a very short 50 rounds of initial shooting, appears to be quite a solid and accurate pistol. All shooting was done at 7 yards. Ambient temperature was 21 degrees F. I fired two magazines of 10 rounds in SA only, 2 mags of 10 in DA/SA pairs, and one mag of 10 was dumped as fast as I could make hits, which took approximately 5 seconds. Here’s a few initial impressions after that smaby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Quoteme2 I would like to try some 110s for the higher velocity and hopefully lower recoil. I’ll probably try some more cast bullets first though. The 110’s would be fun. Much faster for sure.by Ryan Nafe - Firearms
When loaded with 10 rounds of 230 grain ammo, it weighs 39 ounces. Which is a couple ounces less than either my 629 or a full size 1911. Kinda interesting considering how big it is.by Ryan Nafe - Firearms
This is directly from the manual, so here’s H&K’s answer:by Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Nice. That’s with 158 grain JHP’s right? Yesterday I picked up a new pistol. Went in with the intention of buying a rifle, and while I was waffling between a very nice Bergara B-14 Ridge in .308 and a Ruger 10/22 Target, the one with the 20” bull barrel and laminate stock, I came across this in the pistol case. Handled it for all of 30 seconds, double checked with the person behind the counby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Yeah I don’t know what I did right or wrong at this point, I’ll have to go back and redo the work in a while after some time away from the ideas. I know my sight height was right, I think it was a combination of using a 75 yard zero and having the units for drift and drop set in MOA instead of inches. And I definitely agree on the AR iron sights. They’re easily the best stock/standard ones I’by Ryan Nafe - Firearms
At the moment, it’s looking like a .308 firing the tipped match bullets is probably the way to go. Even at a slow 2,600 FPS, the 168 grain ELD-M or A-Max can stay within my trajectory requirements out to 200 yards quite easily and will hit like a truck. I really do miss having a .308, it’s such a great cartridge.by Ryan Nafe - Firearms
I don’t want more than about 3 inches of either drop or drift out to 200 yards. A 3 inch circle from the ballistics, adding in the actual accuracy of the rifle itself, and my ability to shoot it, should mean that as long as there’s no more than 3 inches of drop or drift out to 200, I can land hits on an 8 inch circle no problem. At that point a miss would be my fault and not the rifle’s. I’mby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Quoteme2 I tried the 158 grain XTP bullets yesterday with some Alliant 2400 powder. This was a surprising trip to the range because these hollow point hunting/defensive bullets shot better than my dedicated target loads. That’s actually something that’s happened with XTP’s in a number of different calibers over several decades now, you’re not alone in that observation. Competition shooters doby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Also, unfortunately, much of my calculations with trajectory for the AR platform in .223/5.56mm were horribly wrong because I my results were listed in MOA, not inches, all my units and therefore the end results, were wrong. So unfortunately, once again, it looks to me like the AR might not be the best choice for someone like myself. I just want more power. To get it, I need at least a .243 Wby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Quoteme2 If you’d limit realistic ranges to 25 yards I think that’s way more workable. Yeah when I say survival in this instance, I mean like actually living in the middle of the woods or mountains somewhere in isolation. No combat or anything like that, just using the gun for close range small game, 25 yards tops.by Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Here’s an idea I’ve been mulling over lately for a survival gun: A 4” or 6” barrel .22 Mag revolver. Leaning towards the 6” barrel for the extra velocity and sight radius. Ballistically you get equal or better power than a .22LR rifle, in a much more compact handgun. It can easily handle small game animals for food of course, could take larger animals like deer at close range with head/neckby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Those Marttiini chef knives look very interesting, if they’re using the same steel that they use on their classic fillet knives then I’m sure they’ll be great in the kitchen. That stuff is pretty corrosion resistant and takes a sharp edge with very little effort, I’ve got a few of their fillet knives. They work well. The Santoku type knife in that line looks like a solid small chef pattern. Moreby Ryan Nafe - General
QuoteOlder Spice Coal and lime. Never underestimate the importance of a Scrooge. Every family needs one, otherwise things will be out of balance and way too cheerful.by Ryan Nafe - General
For me, I think a good stocking stuffer would be either a fine or coarse DMT Pocket Plate. One of the ones that come with a leather pouch. They’re only like $20 to $25, and with a little explanation and demonstration, the person could use it on basically any knife or other edged tool.by Ryan Nafe - General
And yeah a .357 rifle is really nice to have. Especially one of the short 16” carbines, it’s just such a simple, light, compact gun and they have basically no recoil but quite a lot of power. They’re a slick piece of equipment. Seriously though on the recoil, even those 180 grain JHP’s from Buffalo Bore, it’s nothing. More than a .22 for sure but it’s still far less than a typical rifle. Andby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Lil Gun would probably do quite well in long barreled revolvers. It’s very similar in burn rate to H110, my uncle uses it for his .300 Blackout V-Max loads. It’ll push the 110 grain V-Max out of his 16” carbine at 2,400 FPS.by Ryan Nafe - Firearms
Quoteme2 They sound like a good way for me to develop a flinch if I don’t already have one. Yup haha I’ll have to focus on the trigger finger and the sights instead of the inevitable kick, or I’ll be pulling shots off target big time. Realistically though they’re not as bad as either max pressure .44 Mag (same weight bullets at about 75 FPS faster), .45 Colt +P, .454 Casull, or (god forbidby Ryan Nafe - Firearms
I managed to find a few boxes of HSM’s Bear Loads for the .44 Mag at a local store. They’re a 305 grain hard-cast wide-flat-nose bullet. Listed velocity is 1,260 from a 4 inch barrel, so I should get about 1,000 to 1,100 from the 629 PC’s short barrel. This type of load, 300 plus grains in weight and a very wide meplat at 1,000 plus FPS, this is where the short barreled .44 Mag shows a very dby Ryan Nafe - Firearms