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I used my DE .44 Mag on a hog a few years ago. The hog was running flat-out across my line-of-sight at 40-50 feet and I broke the spine just behind the ear. So, I know the gun is up to the job. But now I want to shoot a hog from 50-75 yds from a stand and my 78 year old eyes aren't gonna work...

I bought the gun as a Christmas present to myself. My S&W collection mostly consists of 4" revolvers in .22(Kit Gun), .357 (3, 4 & 5"), 44 Mag, .45ACP and .45 Colt and I wanted the 10-shot 4" 617. Problem is, I can't find ammo that it's dependable with. I get 20-70% misfires when shooting DA...

Well, yeah. I started getting failure-to-eject jams with my 9mm STI 2011. At first, I thought it was my handloads, but when I tried factory ammo, I had the same problem. Humm, when did I last clean the extractor and channel? Couldn’t remember. That’s a bad sign! Man, the amount of hardened crud...

I've been using this and similar stuff for many years. I do add polishing liquid, but it does the same job as the expensive media at much lower cost. https://www.amazon.com/Kaytee-Walnut-Bedding-Litter-7-Pound/dp/B00BUFRZU2?th=1

Various shooting sports have been developed to attract new shooters, but then lost their way. EXAMPLE: International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Assn. IHMSA started off with just three types of centerfire guns, two of which were affordable out-of-the-box guns – Production and Standing...

I started reloading in 1971 with a classic Lee handloader kit in .45ACP. I’ve kept records of every round I’ve loaded since then and just hit 230,000 rounds. I went through several C and O presses and a couple of Star progressive machines. Now, most of my loading is done on a Dillon. Still, I...

I’ve had two 686+ revolvers land on my bench for action jobs in the last month. In both cases, my 1st impression was, “Who decided to throw a handful of sand into this thing before screwing on the side plate?” The one I got today is a Performance Center gun. The DA is horrible. Heavy and rough...

As I understand it, Hunter Biden, whose father never met a gun control law he didn’t love, is pleading, “Not Guilty” to buying a gun while he was a crack addict and lying about it on a Federal form, because he claims outlawing gun purchases by drug addicts is unconstitutional. Is he right? In...

I compete in a Thursday night pistol league. Last Thursday, one of my team members showed up with a 9mm pistol and a .357 revolver. During practice, he decided to shoot the 9mm in the match. So far, so good. He loaded four magazines and when he tried to fire the first shot in the match, the...

Okay, AutoMag-owning boys and girls, I have a project in mind that I’d like to lay before you. In the mid-‘70s, I had a machinist friend make an aluminium scope mount for my AutoMag that replaced the left grip panel and held a tiny 1.7X Hudson Handgunner scope centered over the barrel extension...

I bought this SIG Romeo Zero sight to use on my S&W Shield Plus. The first one I received had a big scratch on the front lens. SIG replaced it with one that, no matter which way I turned the windage screw, the dot moved to the right. The elevation on last one won't adjust enough to get on...

A short lesson on getting careless: I wanted to load some ammo for my custom .280AI. I’ve been a competitive shooter for over 60 years and have loaded well over 200,000 rounds of ammo, so this should be no problem, right? R-P brass, 162gr Hornady ELD-X over H4831SC powder, 20 rounds...

Okay, I’m bored. A few years ago, I built the top end of this STI 2011 9mm pistol, installing sights on a carefully-fitted a match-quality slide with an extended KART barrel, just because I like the way it looks with an extra inch of barrel sticking out the front of the slide. The bottom part...

Today I was dropping off a J-frame that I’d finished an action job on at my LGS when I saw a Springfield XD sub-compact in the display case. The price tag said $340, so I checked it out. It was part of the “Defender” series, a 3” barrel 9mm with a 13 round double-stack mag. I like XDs and...

I decided I needed a .450 Marlin, but I wanted a bolt-action instead of a lever. I bought a T/C Venture in .300 WSM because the bolt face would match the .450’s rim. I sent the barreled action to ER Shaw and had them install a medium-heavy spiral-fluted barrel. Then I fitted the new barrel...

I shot a 99 at the last Thursday night pistol league match and my team won by just 3 points. I was using a pistol that I’ve been working on for a while now. I got a new slide, barrel and sights for an STI SteelMaster I’ve used for Steel Challenge matches. The SteelMaster slide has no sights...

I bought a set of LPA adjustable FO sights for a S&W 625-6 in .45 Colt. The LPA rear is about 0.15” higher than the factory sight and the front is 0.06 lower, so the gun shoots 8” high at 25 feet. With the factory front, it still shoots 5” high. Factory front - 0.34", LPA front = 0.28" Looks...

I consider myself to be pretty damn good at slicking up S&W revolver actions. Been doing it for about 45 years. I’ve used a lot of different oils and they all work well; can’t usually tell the difference between them. I’m retired now and am a reformed trumpet player – I play bass trombone...

I’m shooting in a weekly pistol league, using standard IDPA targets at various ranges in limited time periods. I used two different 1911s, one in .45 and one in 9mm and did well, but my new XD Mod.2 Tactical 5” 9mm is the best. Admittedly, I had to install a Powder River trigger kit to get the...

Just built a new rifle. I got a major yearning for a medium-power large bore rifle and, after considerable research, I settled on the .450 Marlin cartridge. I wanted a bolt action and there aren’t any being made in that caliber, so I bought a new T-C Venture in .300WSM (because the bolt face...