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My Remington 870 Express was having a real problem jamming with cheap rounds. I was told to polish the chamber with steel wool on a cleaning brush to help eliminate this problem. It did eliminate the problem but now the bolt opens when I fire the gun, sometimes all the way and sometimes just a...

I picked up a bullet while picking up brass. It was a dark green color and very hard and slick, like a very hard polymer. One of the guys that was there said it was one of his reloads and the bullet is a lead bullet with something (I don't remember what he said) baked into it. He said it was a...

I've have an old Colt revolver I got from a friend. I can find very little information about the gun. It has a nickle finish on it that appears to have been done later in the guns life. It does have some military inspectors stamps on the side plates. The but of the gun looks like it had a...

I was examining a Lee Enfield rifle my brother in law got from his dad. The buttstock seemed very short to me, as the matter of fact if I shouldered the rifle and cycled the bolt it would hit me in the face. A little reserch revelec that there were 4 different stock lengths made for the...

Been looking all over for headspace dimensions for 5.56 chambered AR. I measured factory .223 with a Hornaday Headspace guage. 1.45". Just wondering what the minimum and maximum dimensions might be, and can I size on the longer side since the rifle is chambered for 5.56. Right now my resized...

I sold a knife to a guy in Belgium. When I took it to the Post Office to mail it the clerk said it was a weapon and could not be shipped to Belgium. I have searched high and low but cannot find a real solid definition of weapon. I see internet knife stores that will ship to Europe, how do they...

Front sight on my 1911 vanished. There are a bunch of different heights available for them. How would I measure to get the right height?

Am I mistaken, or should the slide stay open after the last round is fired out of the magazine. I swear it used to but the last couple times out with her it just goes into battery. Is there something I can do to fix this?

Paranoia on the grabbers part or a black ops by the NRA? :rolleyes: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_on_re_us/nra_mole_2

How can I tell if my 5.56 or .223 brass has crimps after I deprime them. I have some Remington brass and the primer pocket looks the same as the L.C. brass that I have. If the cases have crimps what is a easy way to remove the crimps without buying a 90$ Dillon Swag tool.

Did a little Christmas shopping at the Cabela's store that was built dangerously close to my house. After making my purchases I asked the clerk if they had any gift boxes to wrap my purchase in. She directed me to the "Bear's Den" where I could pick up a box. While standing in line I noticed a...

My beloved Timberline Discovery knife lost all the screws that hold the handles on the body. Does anyone have any ideas where I might find these? I'm sorry but I have no idea what size they are.

Got off work a little early yesterday morning so inspite of the grass needing mowing I headed off to the range for a little relaxation. Pulled into the lot, looks like lots of people here today. Hmm...might be hard to get a lane. Backed the car up at the 50 yard range by an open lane. A...

I just returned from San Antonio Texas last Sunday night after attending my son's graduation from BMT at Lackland AFB. (I'm about as proud as a dad can be of him). A couple observations from a Indiana boy about Texas. 1. Good Lord it's hot down there! 2. They love the men and women in...

Bought a bunch of what was called Lake City 5.56 at the local gun show. While going through and storing ammo last night I noticed that the ammo had red tips on the bullets. Is there some significance to the red tips?

Getting back into reloading after 20 some years. Things are different now then they were back in the 80's. For one buying componenents for reloading online seems to be the way to go except for one thing...that darn Haz Mat fee on powder and primers. My question is, why the fee for these...

Got a few boxes from my son for my b-day, was wondering if the primers are crimped in. The headstamp has a x in a circle in it like some of the military stuff I've seen. If it is crimped will I be able to deprime it with my trusty old Lee Turret press? Also some recomendations on removing crips...

For shooting at the range, distances of 100 yds, 5.56 mm holes. What power optics do y'all recommend? I really don't want to get anything under powered, but I don't want to drag a honkin' monster around either. Thanks for your advice.:what:(that's me trying to see tiny holes from 100yds away...

Sighting in my NEW rifle with my OLD eyes made me realize that I need a spotting scope. A few recomendations on economical scopes (below $100) would be appreciated.

Checking out the CMP web site I noticed they have 2 CMP stores. Has anyone been to either of these stores and if so are the rifles "on display" for potential buyers to look them over? Looks like it could be a fun weekend getaway for me and my lady. (I"m sure a day of looking at racks of old...