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I'm gonna contact Hornady for this next week, but if someone knows ... The sub-plate (part #24) is scraping against the cam feed primer (part #18). The curved vertical part that moves the primer slide front and back. I'm not sure what I did to cause the problem, and I don't know how to...

Here's a mystery for you to solve: - I crimp and seat bullet to .44 Magnum with Lee carbide die - I set a light crimp (1/4 turn) and seating depth to 1.610" (OAL) - Most (95%) seats ok to the desired OAL, but the rest, seat too deep, to about 1.570" I understand that there is a normal small...

Hi guys, I have some N110 powder which I intend to use to load .44 magnum, but currently I have only 215gr plated bullets. I can't find load data for that anywhere, and I'd like to use them :( Closest ones are: 200gr XTP 23,7gr N110 (starting load) 26,2gr (max) 240gr jacketed 19,8gr...

I got my Hornady L-n-N progressive mounted and adjusted recently, and I also loaded my first batch of 100 rounds with it. It took me 50 minutes to load 'em. With progressive, it seems to me I can load as fast as I can fetch a new bullet and shell and turn the lever up/down. I did it in...

Can you tell me if there are any downsides to changing the factory 23lbs to a reduced power one, other than theoretical light primer strikes? I have read somewhere that the hammer & mainspring play some role in slowing down the slide movement in the recoil, and you shouldn't change the spring...

Hi guys, I have searched earlier posts, and read as much as my brains can take, but I'd still like to ask a few simple questions. I have ordered the Hornady progressive press, plus a .45 ACP shellplate. I have already Lee carbide dies (3-set) for .45 ACP, and the whole Lee Anniversary...

I had a chance to compare these two guns today at an indoor shooting range. I only shot about 30-40 rounds per gun, but here's some thoughts: CZ 75B: - great balance, feels really good at hand - grip is a bit slippery in the front & back straps, no checkering - double action trigger is...

This is kind of embarassing, and very basic question, but I just don't get it ... I've read many times that with correct shooting position the sights return back on target "automatically" after recoil. But I can't make that happen! Darn, the handgun is always pointed like 20 degrees high...

Hi! My dad has been shooting for a couple of years with a 9mm pistol, but he's starting IPSC shooting now, and he doesn't like his current gun - Para 18.9 LDA Ltd, since the grip is too big. Small hands, as are mine. Here's some requirements: - He likes the way 1911 feels, slim and...

Hi guys! One thing that I've been wondering, is that why isn't the 125gr JSP more often considered as a good self-defence round option? If you look at a FirearmsTactical picture: 125gr JSP in gelatin - it penetrates 14.17" inches and expands into 0.72" nicely. To me that sounds...

Hi guys, a thing that sometimes comes to my mind sometimes is: do people really shoot their guns so much that the gun is "finished", and what happens to those guns? And I don't mean KaBooms. I mean that in normal use, how does a gun wear out? I know this is silly, but amuse yourself by...

Howdy! I ordered a gun I have been looking for some time. S&W m19, that is. This one was 19-3 model, which if I understood correctly should be pinned and recessed? What other P&R Smith revolvers are/were there? When was the -3 models manufactured? Do you think I made a good choice? ;)

Hi guys, I bet some of you has a 4" 686 or 686+ with Ahrends finger-groove coco bolo grips. Post some pictures please! I'm hoping to pick up my Smith next week, and been thinking of getting a set of Ahrends too. Feel free to post other pics too :)