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The Cz 82/83 really doesn’t fit in this comparison. It’s not based on the general Walther operating principles. It’s more of a mix between a Cz 75 and Beretta 380 (the 84 I think?). The Pa-63 isn’t as nice as the Cz in terms of overall features but it is smaller and lighter than it or the PM...

I just used some of the cheap walnut shell tumbling media from Harbor freight. Fills bars and no gritty sand and it doesn’t attract mice.

This answers an important question many of us have had since 1977. These guys shoot light rifles, perhaps they just have a trigger that is too heavy.

I did drop a SPP once while hand priming outside. It got more exciting because it fell into the pea gravel. For years, I expected a pop walking in that part of my parents back yard. As far as I know it’s still out there 16 years later.

I looked closer under better lighting and it’s not the sharpie. I used colored sharpie too and you can see subtle marks on the paper. Those were more prominent on the other groups. The barrel is not new by any means. I don’t know anything about this rifle’s history. It wasn’t treated well for a...

I wanted to see what the collective opinion is on these markings. I was doing a workup in 222 Remington with X-Terminator and Speer 50 gr soft points. I have a good load with the Hornady 50 gr and was seeing if the Speer bullet behaves similar (since it costs a bit less). The loads ranged from...

As an update, my lost primer that may have been exposed to who knows what in its six month vacation did fire perfectly today, so I forgive whatever mysterious creature it was that stole it.

Shotgun primers do have steel in them. Of course, they also the easiest to find anyway. I had one live Federal 210 fall and disappear for about 6 months. It finally resurfaced in the garage. I can only assume the war between the gnomes and the raccoons ended and both sides disarmed, leading to...

Bullet hole is another option in San Antonio on the far west side. They have a 300 yard lane. It’s narrow but it’s there. They have two quirks - no rapid fire rifles (too many neighborhoods nearby) and a one time $5 membership card that’s mainly used to track what lane you’re on (very high tech...

Allianz has been terrible with supplies for a long time. I haven’t seen a pound of Alliant powder on the shelf since before 2020 anyway, so I just assume they’re all functionally discontinued. I dis some research into the nitrocellulose market a few weeks back. A lot comes out of Thailand...

It was the right gun at the wrong time. Everyone wanted to get an AR or 10 between the ban that expired and the one that could happen next year. I looked at one back in 2017 or so and now regret not buying it. Itwas the marinecoat and plant one too, which would be a nice wet weather deer/pig...

Gardone is the city where Beretta is located (also a few other manufacturers but not big shotgun makers). I would guess Beretta made those off-label with a lesser finish quality to meet a lower price point like a lot of US manufacturers did for Sears and department store brands years ago. So...

I love the 257 Roberts and 250 Savage, but they get a big fail on the Walmart test. 30-30 is good, but the external hammer on lever guns is harder to learn, particularly on older ones with the half cock safety. I remember my younger sister launching a 30-30 bullet into the sky trying to lower...

Science tells us that the Earth is on average 93 million miles from the sun. It’s an average because most of the planet is 100 million miles away and Texas is about 6 inches from the surface of the sun in the summer.

I’ve found X-Terminator has given better accuracy than H335 with 50 gr Hornady soft points. It’s also usually marginally less expensive. At least 222 doesn’t consume too much powder

That’s not entirely true. Russian military contractors make composite armor now. Cardboard glued to pot metal. That way it is heavy enough. Contractors are paid by the pound and cardboard is too light to scam the defense ministry that much! Plus, when you’re outfitting a chain smoking...

That seems very Japanese to do. It’s elegant and practical for the job, but more importantly it has no history behind it. The Garand is the weapon that defeated them. The Arisaka is the weapon that committed atrocities against their neighbors (it turns out no one voluntarily joined the Greater...

I’ve been cleaning up stocks on two that fit this thread lately. The MAS 36 that was a bit late for the big show but saw a lot of use in Algeria, Syria, and Indochina. I’m pretty sure mine spent most of its life sitting with the metal butt on a cold concrete floor in a French armory waiting for...

We have had a century of trying to get something better than a 30-06 in a shorter package. 300 Savage could get close enough with light bullets. 308 had the advantage of military adoption and mass production. I feel it’s easier to displace an uncommon cartridge like 6.5x55 or 260 Rem for small...

If you load one with rock salt, the second with peppercorn, and the third with birdshot, you should be able to bring down a bird and season it in the field. It’s probably most useful used As a filler to make back pressure on the wad and shot in the air as a blank to scare off roving critters. I...