The Frontier Sixshooter Community Message Board - .30 Herrett is a lot of trouble

.30 Herrett is a lot of trouble (reply)

lee jurras — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 15:41:26 +0000

I have found the 308 X 11/2" a excellent substitute.....

A shop customer has a late Mini-14 with a scout (reply)

Hobie — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:11:01 +0000

scope set-up. I think it is a Leupold but whatever is the easiest to see IER scope I have seen yet. One heck of a set-up and he says it holds to 3" or less at 100 yards from field positions. I think THAT is remarkably good. Only the availability and price of magazines deters me. Magazine availability and 30-year familiarity are what keep me with an AR.

With the embargo that was slapped against Kalashnikov (reply)

mcassill — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:46:09 +0000

I don't see AK prices dropping anytime soon. Which is a pity.

Agreed... (reply)

rob — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:26:03 +0000

The AR appeals to me a bit because of Lego concept but they just don't have that rifle feel and I'm not fond of the scopes being mounted so high over the bore because there is no drop in the comb.

Actually in the process of... (reply)

Catoosa — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:20:55 +0000

I lucked into a Mini 14 from a friend who had acquired it in a trade a few years back. It was lightly modded exactly as I wanted, and I've never looked back. Stone reliable, and accurate enough to do what I need it to do every time. I cut my teeth on the M-14, and the AR platform just has never felt "right" to me.

It's a buyers market these days! (reply)

Slow Hand — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:09:22 +0000

I'm honestly amazed at some of the deals I see come across the table lately. You still see the guys with their 'custom' no name franks guns wanting $1000+, but I have seen quite a few decent quality AR's in the $600 range. I just wish AK prices had fallen in proportion! I'd like to pick up another $350 AK! Seems like nowadays they are running north of $600!

Actually in the process of... (reply)

rob — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 03:57:50 +0000

Turning this one into a stainless Mini-14 Tactical 5.56. I don't want to spend the time trying to figure out if it needs a heavier buffer spring or whatever so I put the upper back on its original lower and it's up for sale and the stainless Ranch Rifle has been ordered since this morning. I miss my Mini14 and its rifle like feel. It will be my carbine and when I get ready to put an upper on my Spikes Tactical lower I built, I will probably just buy a ready assembled BCM 20" Mil-spec standard rifle upper. That's what I wanted when I bought this carbine but it was sort of in an AR crunch and picking and choosing wasn't what it is today.

Chalk the AR15 thing up as a learning experience :-) (reply)

Catoosa — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 03:46:09 +0000

No reflection on the fans of the AR, but rob's experience has made me even more fond of my Mini 14. You can see everything that goes on in that little gizmo, and on the rare occasions that it doesn't work right it's usually no problem to diagnose and fix it.

.30 Herrett is a lot of trouble (reply)

bj — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 02:04:02 +0000

Forming brass is a lot of work and the cartridge seems to be very temperamental.

I'm not sure what cartridge I would suggest instead, maybe one of the JDJ cartridges.

Chalk the AR15 thing up as a learning experience :-) (reply)

rob — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:43:02 +0000

True!

Chalk the AR15 thing up as a learning experience :-) (reply)

mcassill — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 14:37:35 +0000

Loading for those is more... complicated than it is for bolt guns.

Most of my 22 barrels are rifle length. I've been shooting (reply)

Hobie — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:29:08 +0000

one of mine as a .17 HMR lately. Now that it is pretty well dialed in I'm thinking of switching to the .30 Herrett.

I've been wanting another Contender for a while... (reply)

rob — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 04:47:10 +0000

I need to get this stupid AR15 thing sorted out so I can get back shooting for fun!

on it's way... (reply)

Rob Leahy — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:47:10 +0000

just out shooting the 10 inch with 150 Rem factory stuff... fun and easy... The Steve Herrett Designed stocks are a huge improvement over the old Pacmayr grips.
Used my Chrony for the first time. Bought it from Clint Bryant, T think, several years ago...first shot it disappeared. Fearing the worst I got up to look around my 55 gallon suppressor and was relieved to find it had just blown about from muzzle blast.. switched to the 38 spl barrel and had a bunch of fun...

Have one in stainless that I haven't... (reply)

mcassill — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 23:43:59 +0000

shot in a decade. Drop me a line.
Mark

HAVE NOT SHOT MINE SINCE (reply)

SIXGUNNER — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 23:35:42 +0000

LAST WEDNESDAY.

I am looking for a 14" 30-30 TC Contender Barrel

Rob Leahy — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 21:57:48 +0000

I have a 10" 30-30 already...
This is all Bud McDonald's and JT;s fault...
http://www.sixguns.com/tests/tt3030ss.htm