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I bought a Springfield Armory Saint Victor 308 off the Grabagun website a couple months ago. I don't review firearms, and this is only my opinion. I was disappointed the moment I received it. Had it been on the rack, I wouldn't have purchased it. But I bought it online, so I was stuck with...

I currently reload for 45 ACP, 44 Rem Mag, 30 Carbine, 223 Rem, 308 Win, and 30-06 Springfield. I have those cartridges pretty well sorted out. I honestly enjoy handloading more than shooting. I want to try a new cartridge, and I'm considering the following: 10mm in a Springfield 1911 TRP...

There was a near new Remington 1100 hiding on a rack inside a gun store in Prescott today, until I found it and saved it for $400 OTD. The letters on the barrel put it's manufacture date in April 1981. It's got a 30" barrel and a full choke, so it'll be good for trap, and maybe dove if I mind...

Hey, I've never used any sort of "pad" or special device for recoil, because I was always too cheap (and too 'tough') to buy one. I have a lot of big milsurp rifles with steel butt plates, and they can do a marvelous job tenderizing a shoulder. Especially the Garand, it's buttplate is checkered...

Effectively, other than a new (to me) cartridge to handload for? I have a big Ruger Super Blackhawk that I hand load for, and it does a lot for me. I don't have a 357 Magnum. Some of the platforms (S&W 686+, Vaquero) are appealing to me, but a new revolver chambered in a new cartridge...

I've been using an old Russian SKS or a M-44 as my trail rifle on Jeep trips. It just rides along, and gives me the benefit of a long rifle in the event I come across ill-mannered Jesus Malverde disciples in the Arizona back country. The rub is that both the above rifles are clean and...

Earlier this year I gave the 1911 another try, and ended up bringing home a Springfield Loaded SS. I've always liked the 1911, but some experiences from a couple decades ago turned me away for a long time. Coming of age in the 1990s, I just couldn't find an affordable 1911 that fed the various...

I finally got a chance to test out some replacement guide rods. The test gun was a Springfield Loaded, which came with a full length 2-piece guide rod, the sort that requires an allen wrench to remove (in the instances it decides not to begin walking out on it's own). The Springfield cycled...

I finally got around to setting up my turret press for 223, got the dies, bullets, primers, etc. I was excited to begin, initially. I thought I was ready. I've been reloading 44 Mag, 45 ACP and 30-06 for years. Each specific cartridge had a bit of a learning curve, to master the feel of...

Does anyone know of a before/after test comparing full length guide rods to the standard GI in the same handgun? A video or link perhaps? I have a Springfield with a 2-piece guide rod. It performs flawlessly as is. I didn't like the idea of using a tool for disassembly, but I like every...

I experienced an interesting phenomena last night while participating in a local shooting competition. It's not a fancy competition, but it does make you engage a few different targets at varying distances, behind barriers, as well as move and transition between strong & support hands, etc. I...

I snapped up a Lee Enfield No4 Mk2 yesterday for $400. I know very little about them, and hadn't done any homework prior to buying. I literally saw the gun-store owner put the tag on it, along with a dozen other nice milsurps he purchased at an estate sale. I didn't want to wait because it...

Hey guys, I'm looking for good advise on a USA Flag setup for my home exterior. I want to mount it at an angle, probably from one of the columns at the front of my home. I want a nice set-up, worthy of dusk until dawn illumination. I own the home, so I want something quality and...

I went and did it. I bought a Liberty Colonial 50 gun safe (RSC). I'd spent years pining over safes, comparing incomparable stat sheets, saving pennies... Finally I settled on the big Liberty, huge, 1000 lbs, decent protection, and about $2000. Just got it delivered, and bolted it into the...

Hi all. I've discovered that using an auto powder measure really speeds up my process, despite the use of a turret press. After tumbling, resizing and recapping a pile of cases, generally I fill with powder and seat a bullet one at a time. Hand measuring, I'd finish a cartridge per minute...

I got an early Christmas gift, a Lyman Gen 5 powder measure. It works well, so I did a little vid: https://youtu.be/OpdI4Se5UTA I used my hardest-to-measure powder to try it out, 800X. It worked very well. I probably wouldn't have sprung for an auto measure myself, which I guess makes...

I have a Glock 41 pistol and I purchased a couple spare OEM Glock mags for it last week and ran a police qualification. Today I did a proficiency shoot, and noticed one of the new mags would rattle when loaded and shaken. The rattle was from a loose cartridge. I also noticed when unloading...

I shot a comp last night and had 3 failures to feed. Note, this is the first time I've experienced a failure to feed, let alone 3 in one competition. I was using a Glock 41 and 30S, and they had 1 and 2 FTFeeds, respectively. In all 3 instances, the cartridge stopped at the front of the feed...

I want to cry right now. I've been a State Farm client since 2000, insure a home, a couple vehicles, a motorcycle, and all my assets. I just got a notice saying my personal article policy would be cancelled if I didn't get everything (including guns) appraised. I've never even made a claim...

I've always had a supplemental insurance policy for firearms, and now I want a safe. Some buddies have spent $2000-3000 on Fort Knox safes. They are trying to sway me. Obviously the cheaper $200--500 sheet metal cabinets are more for decoration. My current price point I want to spend is...