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I would like to find some magazine pouches for my 4 extended 14 round M&P45 magazines. They must have some sort of closure to help protect the magazines and keep them clean and secure under the most adverse conditions, and they need to attach to a military pistol belt. I've been searching for a...

I'm looking for starting load data for .303 blanks to used for tennis balls fired from an Enfield rifle Grenade launcher. I have some modern commercial blanks that are working well launching the ball 100+ yards but they cost 75 cents each. I opened up one of the blanks and it had about 12 grains...

OK so After 30 years I finally found some 5000 acres of private land that I can hunt here in Ohio. Since OH is a Slug and BP state I have decided to go BP for that extra range if needed (though I doubt there will ever be more than a 75 yard shot). I have always had a hankering for a Hawken...

I just mounted a vintage scope to an early commercial FN Mauser. The bell of the scope is very close to the rear sight mount on the barrel, I mean very close there is just enough room to slide a business card in the gap. Once the rifle is sighted in it will most likely never see daylight again...

I'm looking for a load for small whitetail, I know the best thing would be a .243 but I'm cash poor for a while and the 06 will have to do. All of my reloads up till now have been geared toward accuracy not killing game cleanly and humanely. I'm looking for a powder and bullet combination that...

I'm trying to work up a load for a trapdoor My current components are: 405 grain hollow base, round nose bullet nickel star line cases Federal magnum primers Hodgden Triple 7 FF My problem is Triple 7 is not supposed to be compressed, yet the recommended (starting) load is 60 grains...

I have about 500 hard cast 110 grain .356 9mm bullets that I hate to just melt down. I'm wondering if they can be used up in some plinking loads for my .38 special. I'm not epecting stellar accuracy from them since they would be undersized, but would they do any harm to me or the S&W model 14...

I saw a Ruger 77 .243 with a Mannlicher stock at a local shop today with what seemed to be a good price. It was $400 with rings I was tempted but know next to nothing about the Ruger 77s other than they seem to be a Mauser based action. I am in the market for a nice .243 sporting rifle for a...

While out down a little gun hunting yesterday I ran across a S&W 29 .44 Magnum in a pawn shop located deep in the hood. Someone drilled holes in the frame of this poor thing in a place I have never seen holes drilled. I asked the owner who is a real good guy, but he had no information on the...

I'm looking for a starting point for a 1903-A3 Springfield. What bullets work best in a 1944 barrel, heavy or light? Boat tail of flat base? So far the 150 grain factory ammo has been less than outstanding, adequate but just barley at 3 MOA. :) I now have the brass for reloading. :) I would...

I have been out of the pump gun realm for many years concentrating on vintage S&W wheelguns. I have a Citori for clay games and I am currently thinking about a good pump gun that will be set up as a tactical gun. I know the 870 used to be the one of the best guns for that job, but that was 10-15...

This my seem like a silly question but why would you mount a flashlight to your handgun?? It seems to be all the rage these days and a must have add on for the tacticool pistol. To an old soldier like me it just gives your position away and makes you an easy target.

I left for the OGCA show this morning with the hopes of finding a good .22lr sporting rifle, as I approached the last few rows it seemed as though I might be going home empty handed, There were plenty of target 22s but the high quality sporters were few and far between, and most of what...

I saw a nice looking Winchester 75 .22 lr target rifle at a local shop today for $399 with Redfield receiver sight and globe front . It was in pretty good condition, though a little dirty, I would guess about 90%+. The scope block mounting holes still had all the plugs and the gunk around the...

I was raised with BB guns like the Daisy and Crosman but it wasn't until I was 30 years old that I bought first real air rifle, a Sheridan Silver Streak back in 1989 and it's power accuracy and reliability has served me well dispatching yard varmints. Here you see it with a 4x scope. The...

A good friend of mine has asked me to help him pick out a BP rifle for hunting here in Ohio. I'm the only "gun guy" he knows, but I don't have a clue about what makes a good BP rifle. I can go on for hours about S&W revolvers, Pre 64 Winchesters, and many other cartridge arms, but I am...

I went to a gun show yesterday and saw that all the Yugo SKSs that were selling for $89-99 3 months ago are now priced at $179-189. Does anybody know why they doubled in price?

I have been looking for a S&W gunsmith in my area to perform some rudimentry trigger work on a 14-4 to no avail. So it appears I need to learn how the innards of a modern S&W revolver work. I want to crisp up the break in single action, it has just a bit give before breaking, and smooth out the...

I want to get a shotgun for playing Sporting Clays and such but I'm on a very tight budget (under $400), I figure I will most likely end up with an older Remington 1100 or 11-87. My question is are there any other shotguns I should look at, I've been out of the shotgun game for about ten years...

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