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Waiting to pick up a generation 4 G17 I bought last week. I'd read about it before deciding on it over the generation 3, but have recently seen some stuff about the recoil spring being too stiff for lighter power 9mm loads causing FTFs. This makes logical sense to me, but I haven't seen...

Got a 16" middy barrel in the mail today that I bought on-line. Guy told me it was an unmarked, chromed Armalite in the white, with no markings. It doesn't have any caliber, twist, or manufacturer marks, but it has what looks to be a serial number. What's weird is that that number is stamped...

I've been messing around with a new upper for my AR. My goal is a short, but non-NFA, barrel and maximum reliability. This will be my go-to gun and one I'll be taking to classes, so what I care most about is that it runs all the time. I'll be putting an optic on this eventually, but I'm...

Anyone know where I can find these for an 18" barrel (2 extra shots)? I'm talking about the factory ones that stick out a bit farther and have the slightly narrower bit at the end. I'd prefer one that came in a kit with the barrel clamp, but it's not mandatory. Thanks a lot.

I have that goofy j-key safety on my 870 and would like to get rid of it. Do I need any parts other than the new safety to do so? I'm think I've seen new safeties on Brownells or Midway, but don't know if there's some spring or something that will leave me stuck halfway through. Thanks a lot.

In arguing against so-called gun control, one thing that frustrates me probably more than anything is the idea that the million moms et al want to keep my girlfriend disarmed. As emotional, ignorant, and fear-based as the anti-gun arguments can be, it seems like they might actually be...

Just got in some ammo cans from ammunitiontogo.com. I live in an apartment and closet space is at a premium, so I want to store my zombie horde stash as efficiently as possible. My original goal was 1,000 rifle rounds (.223) and 500 pistol rounds (.45 ACP) for when the dead finally began...

Just got in some 12-gauge Fiocchi 00 reduced recoil for my HD shotgun. Which is an 870 Super Mag with 18.5" barrel and 2-shot TacStar mag extension. I noticed while loading and cycling it just now that I can fit seven shells into the magazine instead of the usual six. I compared them to...

I can't belive I haven't been able to find this, but how do I change the firing pin in my 870? There's what looks like a pin on the back of the bolt that I assume is retaining it. Well, it looks like a pin on top, but the bottom is much wider. I tried knocking it out with a hammer and...

The horror. I went to the rifle range the other day and brought my 870 along to pattern some new home defense loads - Remington Express 00 buck and Winchester 1 oz. slugs (what a kick on those, whew). So, on the second or third shot of the 00, I got a click instead of a bang. I waited...

I like what I've read about expanding full metal jacket ammo, like the EFMJ from Federal and the Pow'r Ball from Corbon, but both only come in lighter bullets for the .45. Anyone know of a similar ammunition that comes in "regular" 230gr.? It's pretty easy to find Golden Saber, Hydra-Shock...

Looking at the Springfield 1911s and wondering what the difference between the GI .45 and the Mil-Spec is, other than about a hundred bucks. I'm looking more for reliability than anything else, so I'm hoping I can get away with the GI. Thanks a lot.

I'm looking to buy a new Ruger SP101 on-line, but am not clear on whether the fired case requirement will trip me up. Anyone have information on this? If the gun doesn't ship with one, does the FFL fire it and pass the brass along to the cops? Am I just out of luck? Actually, are...

This is probably near impossible to prove one way or the other, but anyone have experience with those deer whistles you put on your car? I hit a deer that did about a thousand bucks (haha) damage and don't look forward to doing it again. I'm not sure what will convince me one way or...

Tell me about all of the times you left the house with your 870 chambered and on safe and came home to find it unfired and not into the liquor. I've had my 870 and a USP for a long time, and just got an AR-15. I keep the pistol in a safe bolted to the bed and the long guns in a gun cabinet...

I live in an apartment and have been looking to get some #4 buck for my HD shotgun. Looking for opinions on this vs. reduced recoil 00 and have a couple of questions. I'm going with #4 because I'm concerned with over penetrating into my neighbors. I'm assuming I need to avoid steel for this...

Where the heck are the trolls? Seems like everyone who posts here is pro-gun. It sucks. 1. It's boring and stifling. It's like only shooting at stationary paper targets. Let's get some reactive targets, move and shoot, deal with malfunctions, stay sharp. 2. We're going to argue...

My girlfriend's law class is studying the Bernie Goetz case. She was talking about it yesterday and got me reading some of the trial transcripts. There was something in there about how a lot of the witnesses thought the gun was a .357 or .44 because of the noise. It was a .38. Someone...

With all of the school violence lately, I've been writing e-mails to a lot of reporters. I thought I'd toss out my thoughts on the point of doing so. Nothing new or revelatory, but maybe a reminder to stay on The High Road. For me, convincing someone with very different views of something...

...for my girlfriend to carry on the train with her. It'll go in her purse, so doesn't have to be super-small. I don't know much about the best voltage. Is there a reason not to get the highest voltage I can find? Roughly, how do they perform in terms of how long you can continuously...