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I have my great grandfathers model 80 that was passed down to me. It hardly ever gets shot mostly lives in the safe. Sometimes for memory sakes I get it out and clean it. It got me to thinking more about the history of the gun but there’s not much info out there that I can find. All I know is...

I seen a video on YouTube the other day about the Buffalo bore hardcast ammo and it got me to thinking, how does it stack up against underwood? Has anybody tested them head to head to see maybe if one hardcast will penetrate more than the other? Is one softer than the other? This isnt a caliber...

I’m currently reading a book on mountain men and park rangers in glacier national park. Rangers, Trappers, and Trailblazers by John Fraley. The place of time is late 1800’s to early 1900’s. Several stories I’ve read so far mentions the fur trappers being very well armed incase of a grizzly...

Just thought I would share my little cannon I made with a loading plunger. It’s a .36 caliber with a reamed “smooth” bore of .375 it’s not historically accurate but a fun little piece!

I looked online today and the Eras Gone Johnston and Dow .44 mold is $75. Is there anywhere you can buy some of the conicals to try them out before buying a mold? I would like to shoot some groups and see how they do.

Way way back in Jan of 2013 I started a project to “antique” my pietta new model army. The blueing was staring to come off in places and especially around the backstrap. It really bothered me and I always wanted to go after the old brown finish look. So i thought what the heck I’m gonna go for...

I’ve always used aquarium gravel in my tumbler to clean brass with good results. I never tried to use the stainless pins that everybody else is raving about. Watching videos it seems to work extremely well. Is there a special type of pins to use? Or will any ole pin work? Looks to me like the...

Everybody has that go to rifle or favorite caliber for hunting. Mines a Ruger M77 Mark II in 270 win and a Browning SA-22 in 22 lr for squirrel and rabbit. What’s everybody else carrying in the woods or to the field?

Just curious as to how everyone else cleans there handgun? I field strip my down and clean everything with ballistol. I run a bore brush down the barrel followed with a wet patch of ballistol. After that i just wipe them down and reassemble. So far I’ve had good results with this, anybody do it...

I see plenty of threads on the best bear/woods gun. Probably because if it’ll kill a bear it’ll kill anything, but that could lead to carrying something that’s overkill. I plan on this year taking a trip and doing some hiking in New Mexico/Utah territory where there’s big cats lurking. What’s...

These two handguns seems to be comparable in just about every category. Curious of you guys opinions. I think the quality of the budget guns as we refer to them has soared here recently.

Ok guys I need your opinion and help on this. My place of employment does not allow concealed carry inside the building, however, we are allowed to keep firearms in our vehicle in the parking lot. My problem with this is it gets hot inside my car( car color is black so it soaks in the heat ). My...

What’s the real difference between the two? I can’t find any info on the subject. All I can find is Glock has its own style of rail system. Does all other handguns use the Picatinny rail? Like say does a m&p or a Ruger security 9 a Picatinny rail?

I need some recommendations on handguns to help me decide what my next purchase will be. I’m wanting either a full size/duty or a compact in the Glock 19 size range. All my handguns are sub compact pockets 380 size, the largest I own is a Glock 43. So a compact size gun would seem like a full...

In self defense jhp ammo is jacket separation a bad thing? I understand for a duty round/law enforcement it needs to pass through barriers and jacket separation would be bad. But for the ccw wouldn’t it just mean all energy would be dumped in the intended target and cause more damage? What’s...

Anybody heard or gotten any of the new punch ammo federal came out with? It looks very similar to the hst round. Curious to see how it performs compared to the hst at the price they’re offering it at. Seems like it’s worth a try federal makes good stuff.

I was playing around with my scale a few days ago and found myself weighing random objects (usually when I’m bored) I found that a paper clip weighs 15gr so it got me to thinking how much does bullet weight matter? From 115gr to 124gr is just 9. The paper clip almost doubled the difference...

After looking these two rounds over to me they looked like the same bullet. After talking to Remington they confirmed that the high terminal performance “htp” is the same bullet as the green/white box umc jhp. This may have already been posted here I don’t know just thought I would share. I...

I been watching some YouTube videos lately of people testing the 115 gr jhp and it’s performing very well! I’d say the same results as the the higher end self defense rounds like hst and gold dot. 32 dollars for 100 rounds seems like a steal. You could easily practice and carry the same ammo...

I'm looking to get a home defense shotgun to keep bedside. The three models I'm looking at are maverick 88, pardner pump, or savage 320. I'm aware that the pardner and savage are made in China an the maverick assembled in us with Mexico parts. Does anybody who owns one of the three have any...