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I just picked this up and would like to know exactly what it is and when it was made. On top of the barrel is "SMITH&WESSON SPRINGFIELD MASS,U.S.A.PAT'DJAN24,65 JULY11,65,AUG24,69 REISSUE JULY25,71 MAY11,80JAN3,82". It's a 5 shot with a 3 1/4 barrel. It has some nickel plating left and the...

I am just starting to reload .380 with HP38 using plated 95 and 100 grain bullets. The reload data says to start at 2.9 grains with 3.1 being the max. I can't see starting at 2.9 and working up to 3.1. I'm tempted to just load 'em up to 3.0 and call it good. What's everyone here doing? All I...

I was at the Cabelas in Lone Tree south of Denver today and saw a Pietta SAA clone in 44 mag :eek:. Now Ruger decided a long time ago they needed to beef up the already strong Blackhawk frame to handle 44 mag and here I was looking at a tiny 1873 clone chambered the same. I told the guy behind...

I'm looking to re-stock my Savage 99 lever action. I've found the correct replacements being sold at Macon gunstocks and gunstocks inc.com . I realize that I'll have quite a bit of fitting to do and that's OK. Anyone out there had good or bad dealings with either company? Thanks in advance for...

I just brought this rifle home recently and found this crack in the stock. I would like to repair it before I fire it. It's a 1955 Savage 99f in .308. I've seen remarkable repairs made with accraglass but I think all I may need is gorilla glue. I want to do this right and do it once. What is the...

While pawn shopping today I found a Savage 99 in good shape in 308 win. It's wearing a vintage made in USA Weaver K31? scope. It's got the cartridge counter on the side that I thought was only on the earlier guns. It's serial #912937. I've always loved these rifles, as my grandfather hunted with...

Ruger has a link on their home page that says "take action now". Click on the page, fill it out and hit "submit" and a letter will be sent for you to all of your local, state and national representatives, up to and including the President. It's never been so easy to do something so critical. If...

I need to get a new Ruger Vaquero in 45 colt and need to reload for it to afford to shoot the thing. My plan is to buy new brass and load whatever I feel like at that given time, mid-range loads and occasionally black powder or pyrodex. I've heard that because 45 colt was originally a black...

First time out with my own reloads didn't go so well. I started at the low end of the scale and loaded up 50 rounds @ 4.2 grains of HP-38 over 230 grain plated HSM 45acp rounds. All rounds exited the barrel but would not cycle the action. Yep, turned my 1911 into a single shot. Lesson One, only...

I'm thinking about upgrading my deer/elk rifle to replace my Mossberg 810 that was given to me when I was 13, (1977). I'm seriously considering the Ruger American in 30-06. Anyone out there have one and how do you like it? I handled one at the LGS and it appeared to be a very solid rifle but...

I'm using 230gr HSM plated RN, once fired Federal LP brass, Remington primers and decided to go with the starting load of 4.2 grains of Hodgen HP38 like it said to use in the directions that came with my Lee four die set. Today was the first time my trusty RIA 1911 failed me, as the reloads were...