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If you were not poor but cheap, and looking to buy a bolt-action .22 for target shooting that hit your sweet spot for the trade-off between accuracy and price, what would it be? Not a project gun (no changing the stock, trigger, barrel or anything like that) but as a turn-key that just needs a...

I have an OEM 20" 10/22 (have a BX trigger I'm soon to install, otherwise all-original), want to put a Leupold 2-7 x 33 VX Rimfire on it. Since this is not an NRL22 rifle, I don't feel the need for anything bigger! What mount is good for a smallish scope like that? Ideally parts I can order...

Midway has Desantis Softuck on sale (some models anyway). Ruger Mk pistols aren't listed in fit guide. Suggestions? Maybe a 1911 model of similar barrel length? Looking for something to carry a Ruger MkIV Lite or MkII 5.5" Target. Neither is a great carry gun, IMHO, but would be nice to...

I picked up a fair number (by my standards) of Nosler 158 grain .357 JHPs quite a while ago at a reasonable price. Very happy with their accuracy but I've run out and the prices no longer seem at all reasonable. I picked up a .45 1911 early this year and got some GT cast for it. I'm thinking...

A while back I bought a Weigatinny rail to put on my original model Redhawk .43 Magnum. I didn't rush to install it, and it finally occurred to me when I looked at it last night that I would need a pin punch to remove the rear sight pivot pin. Not the kind of tool I have a full set of. What...

What is the smallest scope that has a Christmas tree reticle calibrated in MOA and halfway decent optics? Say up to maybe $350. I might put a new scope on one of my .22LR rifles, so nothing crazy-powerful needed. It just might be fun to have, since I like "busy" displays. You should see the...

2400 is my favorite for .357 and .43 Magnums, but I haven't seen any for sale in ages and I'm virtually out. I have a little H110 but it binds my Lee powder meter so badly that I typically weigh every charge, making it better for special occasions only. I stopped in at Sportsman's Warehouse a...

My observation is that revolvers are more sensitive to bullet weight changing the point of impact than semi-auto pistols. I've tried to do some thought experiments on it, and I believe that the springs in an auto mean that the relative effects of variations in bolt thrust by the case head and...

I enjoy shooting iron sights, but I suppose if I actually wanted to hit something, a red dot would be better. I only have one handgun red dot sight so far, a Holosun 507 on one of my Ruger MkIIs. Even on a good day, I struggle just to keep all my shots on paper at 50 yards, so for me, it...

I was planning to order some once-fired 9 mm brass. One source I see offers Ni-plated cases, cleaned but not decapped. Has anyone ever encountered crimped (or Berdan) primers in nickel cases? Wondering if that would be a way to reduce the risk of breaking a pin...

New to reloading 9 mm. I have a Dan Wesson PM9 and a 9 mm carbine, while my wife has a CZ P-01. With truncated cone bullets, either Hornady HAP or Bayou coated lead, the DW seems to plunk with about 0.05" longer bullets than either of the other guns, and with coated SWCs it can go a bit longer...

Can this possibly be constitutional??? Not arguing for or against the activities of militias referenced in the story, but this smacks of prior restraint of a protected right to assembly. IANAL. From the AP/Seattle Times: Oregon, a hotbed of extremism, seeks to curb paramilitaries Feb. 17...

I finally broke down and bought a Wiegatinny rail for my Ruger RedHawk. All my red dot sights are currently spoken for by other guns, but I picked up a High Standard Sport King a few years ago that turned out not to be very reliable, and it has a Bushnell Magnum Phantom 1.3x scope on it. Can...

I keep being told WST is a bit better for accuracy than W231, but WST isn't in stock anywhere near me. However, Ramshot Competition is available and, on paper, it looks similar to WST in burn rate and volumetric density. Can anyone attest to it also being better than W231, or am I splitting...

Suggestions for load for Bullseye (the sport, not the powder) target load for this bullet? http://westernbullet.com/noe4gr.html Powder, COAL and crimp ideas all of interest. Shooting them from a new SA RO, factory springs. I'll be switching to a lighter recoil spring and lighter SWC bullet...

This is a long shot, but does anyone have a Sig P290 .380 who can attest to a factory JHP round that works well? .380s are pricey enough that I'd rather not buy three or four types times 100 rounds to experiment with...

My first time reloading 9 mm. I have a Lee taper crimp die. Planning to load some once fired cases with HAP125 and coated Missouri SWC125. Any suggestions on crimp measurement? To get the front band under the case mouth, the SWCs will need to be loaded quite a lot deeper than needed to plunk...

Is there such a thing as a compact or subcompact hammer-fired DA/SA single stack .45 ACP pistol? I'm not interested in carrying a cocked-and-locked SA or a half-cocked striker fire action. External hammer preferred, but not absolutely required. Either current production or previously made if...

I dabble a little in Bullseye type shooting. Just for personal enjoyment, because I am TERRIBLE and will doubtless come in dead last if I finally get around to going to a local match this year. My grip and trigger control certainly aren't great, but I think my biggest problem is with holding...

Anyone assessed GT bullets for accuracy and leading? They're a bit pricey, but have the advantage that many of them seem to be available. Also nice that they have a 250 pack without much price penalty, so you get enough for a good start but if things don't work out you don't have 400+ unwanted...