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Hello everyone. A few months ago, my brother shot himself and died as a result. He was a troubled young man and apparently didn't realize just how many people cared about him or were willing to do whatever it took to help him. The day that he did it, the police were called and they collected all...

http://www.tvshark.com/read/?art=arc10519 The link I've put up says it all. What a shame. He was a nice guy and a father of two. I spoke with him a few times over Facebook and he was always polite and helpful.

I admit, I've been out of the loop the last two years or so. I remember CZ putting out a new Dan Wesson 357 magnum and getting very excited about the possibility of a Dan Wesson revival. Then hard times hit and buying a gun became impossible so I stopped paying attention. Now that I've come...

Hello everyone. I will soon be in the market for a pocket revolver again (come spring) and I'm considering the 640. I've previously owned a Ruger Sp101 with the two inch barrel and shroudless hammer. I really liked it except for 1. the trigger was terrible no matter how much I shot it and 2. it...

Hello everyone. I was examining my S&W 460 when I noticed something odd. I dry-fired it a few times around the cylinder and I noticed that the cylinder did not always lock up before the hammer dropped. If I touched the cylinder after the hammer dropped without moving my finger off of the...

Hello everyone. I'm currently edging up, power wise, with 44 magnum loads. I'm not concerned about abusing the gun as it's a Ruger Super Redhawk, but I'm curious about other peoples' experiences with max loads for the 44 magnum. So far, H-110 seems to deliver the most accuracy with Hornady XTP...

Here's one for you guys. What is the oldest smokeless powder still in use? I don't know the answer but I'd like to.

Anyone here happen to load for the 460 S&W? I'm curious to see what your favorite loads are for it.

Hello everyone. About a year ago I bought a brand new S&W Model 57. Since then I've only put about 100 rounds through it. One problem I've always had with the gun is that the double-action trigger pull is heavy. Ridiculously heavy. I can barely pull the trigger all the way with my off hand...

I do. You never know what you might learn. I've never tried to enter the conversation though for multilple reasons. First, it is kind of rude and second, people sometimes don't like what I have to say. I overheard one teenager telling his friend that the 9mm was more powerful than the 357...

Hello Everyone. I've brought this up before but recent developments have convinced me to bring it up again. A few days ago I took out a set of dies to do some reloading and noticed they had quite a bit of rust on them. I wiped it off as best I could and put some Hoppes gun oil on it. I then...

I've recently noticed that quite a bit of my handgun brass (mostly magnum) is starting to get a really shiny ring near the rim. I know that this is pretty bad when it starts to show on rifle brass. How bad is it when found on handgun brass?

Hello everyone. I'll be purchasing a brand new 45 Winchester magnum early next year and have to start finding reloading components for it. I noticed that Hornady's dies for the 45 win mag are the same dies used for the 45 auto. I already have RCBS dies for 45 auto and want to know if they can be...

Hello everyone. While reading a thread in this forum I was reminded that most of the Hornady brass used in conjunction with their new FTX bullets is notably shorter than the SAAMI length. I then recalled loading some ammo for my 460 S&W that was a near max load. The brass was originally factory...

Hello everyone. I've been tossing the idea of starting to cast my own bullets for some time now but I don't know where I can get some (free) information to get me started. Can anyone help me?

Either that or I have the worst luck with reloading equipment. When I bought a set of RCBS dies for my 45-70, I quickle discovered that the seating die didn't work. It wouldn't crimp. You could push the cartridge up into the die until the rim was almost touching the lip of the die and nothing...

I just watched Avatar when the idea for this thread came to me. Avatar was (for those who haven't seen it) one of the most heavy handed "message" movies ever made. It made Dancing with Wolves look subtle. Avatar's big anti-gun message moment was when a sinister, cliche, evil military type...

Hello everyone. I recently put money down on a Ruger Mark 3 Hunter and I was wondering how often if at all folks who own them change the recoil springs. I have a friend who owns a Mark 3 but after a lot of rounds fired, he isn't the least bit concerned about changing the springs. Is this a...

Hello everyone. I recently purchased a 458 Lott and the dies to load for it and I have a few questions. I don't harbor much hope for a lot of people answering this thread. The Lott is a somewhat rare cartridge. To those who do load for this beast, I was wondering what kind of results you've had...

Hello everyone. I recently purchased a NAA Black Widow with fixed sights and both a 22lr and 22 magnum cylinder. I got the whole package brand new for about $260. I took it out shooting today and thought I'd share my experiences here. The gun has no transfer bar safety, so one has to be very...