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I volunteer at a local state range and as such, I have access to a whole lot of once-fired brass. The other day a shooter was about to toss a couple boxes of fired .44 mag brass into the brass-recycle-bin. I intercepted it and found that it's all .44 Mag brass, but small primer. I've never seen...

Howdy, guys. My CZ 527 in .223 has been a wonderful rifle - no problems whatsoever until this afternoon. I wanted to remove the bolt (to measure the chamber with a particular bullet for hand loading). It's a SIMPLE THING! Yeah, for years I've simply pushed in the bolt release lever on the left...

I have a Sako L-579 Forester, heavy barrel .243. 1:10 twist ratio, and it definitely likes bullets on the light side. It's a beautiful rifle dated to the early 1970s. Now that I've gotten to be an old guy, I can spend a lot more time figuring out why I've never gotten it to shoot like it...

It's been a long, long time since I've posted here! Time to make up for that I guess... I recently picked up a new rifle and thought I'd pass on some of my thoughts about it. It is a CZ-527, Varmint model, in .223 Rem. I decided on .223 because the rifle will also handle 5.56mm loads, per the CZ...

I am truly amazed at my recent interaction with Kimber customer service! To start, here's what happened: I took a chance and bought a USED Kimber Solo at a good price. As expected, the pistol had some issues, and it was missing the right-hand (ambi) safety lever. I called Kimber, initially...

Ok, here's a lesson learned, albeit belatedly. I've been hand loading since before a lot of you guys were born - and it's not too late for me to realize I should have been doing something a different way. So, maybe this thing that just bit me won't bite any of you guys after you read this! I...

Hi, guys - I've built many AR-15s with no functioning issues and am quite familiar with that platform. Just finished my first AR-10 (DPMS pattern) build. Mid-length gas system, carbine stock with a standard 7" buffer tube with standard AR-10 carbine spring and buffer. Gas block is a standard...

From the Browning web site: "No longer in production. The Hi-Power is one of John Moses Browning’s finest designs. And although it is possible to still find Hi-Power pistols at dealers across the U.S., the Hi-Power is technically out of production. Current dealer inventories will be the last...

Howdy, boys... I just acquired (through an estate sale), a deal I could not pass up on a Trijicon 4X ACOG that has a red dot reflex sight mounted integrally just above the ACOG. A little research shows that the ACOG was made in 2009. The reflex sight is made by Docter of Germany and is the last...

Ok, I went into this purchase with great trepidation, and it is with a bit of surprise and relief that I get to write this review.... believe me when I say that this is an unbiased review. Just because I bought this thing doesn't mean I'm an instant Kahr convert. For a number of years I've been...

Hi, guys. Just posting about an experience I just had that I did not expect, thinking it might solve someone else's problem as well. I use a PACT powder dispenser and scale. Over the last 20 years, it has worked extremely well... until a couple of months ago. I started getting powder drops that...

For those of you that may have ordered some of the superb Moses, LLC Magazines for ARs of all types and FAL pattern magazines, here's some info for you. The owner of the business has had some serious medical issues for the past 5 weeks or so and has not been able to get back to his business...

Warning, Will Robinson.... this is an unconfirmed rumor!! :) Yesterday I visited a large local shop that has maybe a bazillion (slight exaggeration) Leupold scopes on display. I was in the market for a Leupold Mark AR scope with a FireDot. They didn't have any. And they said they cannot order...

I have a couple of 5.56mm ARs that have Wylde chambers. Excellent rifles, especially the Rock River 20". I heard from a friend today that said he was looking around the web and found reference to a "Wylde bolt"... has anyone ever heard of a bolt for Wylde chamber that's any different from any...

Hi, guys, need some advice. I posted this question over on the Rimfire site also, but haven't gotten any takers today. Thought I'd try my "real" forum... :) The bolt isn't extracting all the time. The extractor appears nice and sharp, not damaged in any way and it’s clean. Sometimes it will...

Howdy, guys - I thought I'd relate my latest hand loading peculiarity. I was happily sizing and de-capping a bunch of 5.56mm cases today. As the de-capping pin passed through each case base, it was binding a bit. I chalked it up to what looked like very well-crimped military primers. No big...

I find myself back into loading for .308 after about 15 years away from the caliber. Today I took a brand NEW rifle to the range! I can't put a picture of it up right now, but if it's wanted, I can do so later. It's a Rock River LAR-8 "Varmint" (essentially an AR-10 with some differences), 26"...

Just recently, my 1982 Lyman Turbo 1200 tumbler finally died a quiet death in the night, with boots off. It was un-responsive after numerous attempts to revive it, but that's a different story. I decided to go all-out and replace not only the tumbler, but to buy a media separator as well. I've...

Hey, everyone - I've run into an issue I've not seen before. I've loaded thousands upon thousands of 9mm rounds over the last 4 decades and never had a problem. I happened to acquire roughly 15,000 once-fired military cases. I started sizing and priming them. I've primed with CCI...

I told you it was kind of a stupid observation, but you're reading this anyway! So.... I've been shooting 1911s for a lot of years and I've accumulated a lot of 1911 magazines, most in .45ACP of course, but many others in .38 Super. I number all of my magazines to keep track of any that are...