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For years I have equivocated over getting a Marlin 1894 or a Rossi 92 in either .44 or .45. Ideally, I think I would have liked a 1894 in .45 Colt, but I don't see them often, and when I do the price is very high. On the other hand, a stainless 16" Rossi also sounded like a great general purpose...

I have read from Magnum Research's FAQs that they recommend using the lever-action level loads as a pressure ceiling for the .45-70 BFR. I am curious why that is. Since it is chambered in .500S&W which has a max 60kpsi and a larger base diameter/casehead diameter, it seems like the .45-70 should...

Does MR ever actually put out BFRs in .475 Linebaugh or .500JRH anymore? I called and asked and was told somewhat unconvincingly by a sales guy that if it is still in the catalog, they still make it. I have casually kept an eye out for one for years and haven't seen one in either of these...

Could anyone with hands-on experience with both the Glock 30S and the S&W M&P45 Compact provide a comparison between the two? I am mainly curious about accuracy and felt recoil as well as reliability (though I expect both to be perfectly reliable). I have held both and dry fired both triggers...

I recently bought a 5.5" Bisley in .45 Colt. I own a reamer and pilots, so I checked the throats and 5 would barely pass a .4510 pilot with the 6th passing it more easily. I figured I'd shoot it before doing anything to it. Turns out it shoots like a laser compared to my 7.5" .45 Bisley, and has...

I was reading a bit about the early Colt 1909s and New Service revolvers, and apparently their cylinders originally were bored straight through with no throat. From what I read, eventually for some of the 1917s, Colt added a throat to let the .45 ACP rounds headspace without a moon clip. Did...

So Hi-Tek coated (not powder coated) and plated bullets seem to be pretty comparable in price when bought in bulk. What do you see as the pros and cons of each for semi-auto handgun calibers? I shoot lots of coated cast but haven't shot plated in many moons.

I've got a Ruger Bisley that I would like to have cutdown from 7.5" to 5.5" and was hoping to put a Weigand front sight on it, but I see they are discontinued. Does anyone know of a similar product? I'd like a wider front blade because the factory front is a bit too thin for the Bowen target...

Have any if you ever torn open or heard of anyone tearing open a Hogue S&W500 grip before? I've got it on my S&W 69, and it did not survive very long. The whole gun has about 1400rds through it, I'd guess less than half were with the Hogue grip on it.

I've got an S&W that I bought used which did not appear to have much use at that time. It recently has developed a timing issue with one chamber failing to carry all the way up to lock the bolt when slowly cocked in SA. Since the gun seems to have little use, I am just curious what factors...

As the title asks, which S&W .357 has the best trigger in your experience? If you haven't shot all three frame sizes, please compare the two you have tried. Not interested in J for these purposes. I'm primarily interested in vintage rather than present models as I'm seeking a pre-MIM range gun...

I'm looking at a manufacturer who makes a 5" and 9" 9mm AR barrel and states that the 5" will keep factory 9mm 147 and 158 subsonic while the 9" barrel may need specially loaded ammo (I reload so no problem). It got me thinking though, if you are making light loads for the 9" barrel to keep the...

I would like to refinish one of my rifle's stocks with an oil finish as an old leather cheekpad discolored the wood beneath it. Is it necessary/desirable to remove the sling swivel mounts to do so? I think they just screw in and I feel like the more you take screws in and out if wood, the more...

Title sums it up, but was the 329PD ever made without the internal lock? I know it can be removed, just curious if it could be avoided all together. Also I guess along the same lines, are there different "-" versions of the 329PD and are any more desirable than the others?

I inherited a Winchester 1898 pump action .22 WRF with an octagonal barrel some time ago. It appears to have a small rupture in the barrel part way down its length. My guess is someone used the wrong ammo in it, but I don't really know. Anyway, I'm curious about ideas as to what I should do...

I want to preface up front, I'm not asking about the performance of .44 magnum vs .45 Colt. I reload for both so they are close enough to call it even. Does anyone know if the dimensional control is any better for a .45 Colt vs a .44 magnum? It frequently seems that the tolerances for .45...

So as I understand it, the Gen 4 grip geometry led to changes in the trigger housing that add about a pound from thr Gen 3 connector. For example a stock nominal 5.5lb Gen 3 connector in a Gen 4 would be closer to a 6.5 pound connector in the Gen 4. Consequently they came out with the dot...

I inherited an LC Smith Field model side-by-side 16ga shotgun some years ago, and I have never shot it but would like to. In messing around with it, I noticed it is difficult to load/unload. With the action open, the barrels do not fall far enough down for the caseheads to clear the back of...

I've got an Aimpoint 5000 XD 2X that I plan to sell. It's in great condition, originally cost around $400 if I remember right, back around 2000. I am going to put it on Gunbroker. Any idea what it might be worth?

I'm contemplating getting some trigger work done on my Bisley, and a thought occurred to me that perhaps I could get the trigger mechanism lightened lower than I would like but then use a heavier mainspring to get it back to where I like. The advantage in my mind would be a faster hammer fall...