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I was on the UNLV campus yesterday, barricaded in a room. Naturally, I was unarmed and, sitting there for three hours waiting for police to clear the building had me thinking of legal ways to have a self-defense weapon on campus. A few faculty members have some traditional spears / arrows on...

Let's say you were looking for a 1911 with a little 'history'. Perhaps a GI surplus weapon or an interwar civilian model. And let's say a ding or two or three is no obstacle - this is for occasional shooting, not showing. What's the minimum price you would expect to pay? And where would you...

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4147096-appeals-court-rules-for-man-who-challenged-ban-on-illegal-drug-users-possessing-firearms/ I was wondering how this was going to be handled, if firearm possession is truly a constitutional right. Possession of marijuana isn't enough to prevent...

I was reading some news and there was discussion on a thread where the above-mentioned round was mentioned. I am aware how this works in a smoothbore gun (like the M1's 120mm), but apparently they are used in rifled guns - it is one of the rounds available for the the 25mm on the Bradley. I get...

I have some old Silver Bear that I pulled out of the box and it had a fine coating of corrosion. Being the scientist, I ran it through my Saiga. But perhaps 'run' is optimistic. The casings started binding up in the chamber and I had to pull a few out with pliers before I stopped the experiment...

I am aware that various states are opening up their permitting processes. But how are states handling people crossing state lines in states that have historically not recognized other states' permits? Are you expected to take a class and buy a permit for every New England state you cross through...

Hi. Any recommendations for a good side rail for a Saiga .223? I want to put up a red dot, but I don't want a really long rail- I have a tech site peep on the back of the cover. Ideas?

I have never seen this. I wonder if they are using subsonic ammo.

This was kind of unusual, given the players, and noteworthy coming so soon after the popcorn shooter acquittal. I thought the prosecutor's phrasing was interesting: “In line with our ethical obligations, we cannot overcome the legal justifications of self-defense or defense of others,” she...

The question is whether the NRA or SAF would ever reach out. But it is a powerful constituency, because they vote: https://www.thecut.com/2022/02/rise-of-black-female-gun-owners.html

So I was just kind of thinking about citizen participation in the military the other day, and reflected on my family. We have been in every war since the Revolution, right up through Afghanistan. A lot of families I know are the same. They normally don't buy drinks when I am around. Having seen...

I have been doing some duck hunting in Canada and went to the Cabela's up in Saskatoon. They have a decent price on primers but I have no idea about the laws on bringing ammunition, or ammunition components, back with me on the plane. Does anyone have the skinny on the laws about this? Thanks!

I have an old Auto 5, a kind of family heirloom, that went duck hunting with Ernest Hemingway some time in the 1920s with my grandfather on the Missouri River, if family lore is to be believed. I want to make it a viable gun for modern use, but my understanding is that the old steel barrels...

So, here is a question - if the right to possess a handgun for self-defense in your residency was established by Heller, how do places like New York and Boston, which require licensing of handguns, handle medium-term visitors? What if you are there for a month to visit family? Or working there...

This is just a hypothetical, as I am not totally dry on primers, but . . . I believe the physical steps are not too complex (remove anvil, flatten primer). The chemistry is pretty simple too - KClO3 + antimony sulfide+ aluminum powder + ground glass. All of those chemicals are legal to...

I have been working up some plinker loads for my 30-30. I bought two different hardcast slugs (115 grain coated and 120 grain lubed). Using 11 grains of 700x, I could not get them to stay on a 6-inch target at 50 yards. They were literally all over the place - above, below, to the side. I would...

I was experimenting with my Pietra 1858, putting as many cylinders as I could downrange. It took 4 and a half cylinders before it became tough to pull the hammer back. But what happens if the rebs just keep coming up the hill? Is there some quick clean I can do to make it serviceable? Can I...

So, I am sure we all have seen the news. The photo captures the big spray from one of those bear-mace sized cans hitting the shooter. In the photo I saw, the shooter is literally firing into the cone of spray. However, protesters have been macing each-other quite a bit, without it necessarily...

I was tinkering around with a mild 30-30 load (700x and 110-grain jacketed slugs) and realized I had made them all a bit short. The manual says 2.55", but these were 2.5". That 20th of an inch isn't very much, so I didn't worry about it. But it got me thinking - would seating them lower or...

So, I have been figure out a light-shooting round that will hit my normal point-of-aim at, say, 30-40 yards, with cast 120-grain slugs. The rifle is zeroed for 160-grain factory LeverEvolution ammo at 150 yards. I do not have a chrono (it is on the list) I tried with TrailBoss, but they still...