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    Mini Maglite enough for HD?

    Your mini maglite will be plenty bright if you put one of these in it: http://batteryjunction.com/tle-5k2.html My brother in law has this mounted on his 870 and it works well, more than bright enough to light up a dark room.
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    Discoveries at the range (lead removal ?)

    Great suggestions all, thanks. I have that tornado brush, after MANY passes through by barrel, only small flecks of lead were coming out leaving much still on the bore. I'm reasonably sure it will not damage the barrel but like Fumbler I am uneasy about scraping that thing up and down the...
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    Discoveries at the range (lead removal ?)

    Was a fine day at the range last Saturday and I made two discoveries that day. 1) I love shooting rifled slugs through my IC barrel 870. very accurate out to 50 yards with rifle sights. 2) Back home, cleaning lead out of same barrel is a real pain. Scrubbing and scraping...
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    Does your spouse "Get it?"

    Had this conversation a few days ago: Wife: My aunt invited us to a Christmas party at her work this year. I would really like us to go, OK? Me: Is this the Aunt that works at the Casino? Wife: Yeah, so? Me: It's illegal to carry at the Casino, its on the reservation. We would have...
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    I need confirmation about Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.'s alleged gun ban.

    Saw the sign the last time I was at my local Goodyear here in Tucson, emphasis on last time. It is a pity because the service and prices are really top notch.
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    How long to get your free M&P mags, range bag?

    I got my magazines in about two weeks, range bag in about a month.
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    Springfield XD 9mm or S&W M&P 9mm

    While I honestly believe the XD to be the superior firearm, I would go with the M&P. Springfield still refuses to sell parts to anyone but LEO armorers. If your XD has any part break you will have to ship it to Springfield and possibly be without your gun for what may be months. Smith and...
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    Browing High Power vs Springfield XD Tactical

    Since Springfield still refuses to sell spare parts to XD owners, I would go with the BHP. If you have a part break on the XD in the middle of a competition, you are out. If a part breaks on the BHP, swap it out and get back to shooting.
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    Bill O'Reily on our side finally? Wow. I think so.

    On his radio show today he said "I don't think anyone should be able to carry a handgun." Make of that what you will.
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    The type of bullets that make people cringe!

    Whenever I see an expanded .45acp Federal HST at about 1" in width I cringe a little. Then I remember that I am on the giving, not the receiving end of them and then I smile. :D
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    Homemade Dessiccant packs... Check it out

    Or in the lizard aisle of your local pet store. About $1.50 a piece, one on the outside or your safe, one on the inside. Makes it easy to tell when the silica needs recharging.
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    Giving "J-safety" the boot

    Thanks for the help Waywatcher, I am glad to hear that the part is just the J-lock detent, and not another part I knocked out accidentally. Here is a picture of the part: [/URL][/IMG] It is really strange that I did not find a spring in the channel with this part. I removed the pin...
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    Giving "J-safety" the boot

    Well thanks to the information posted in this thread, I also managed to replace the j-lock safety on my 870 with a standard, lock-less safety. My thanks to all who chimed in with this valuable information. Weird thing though, when I got started and tapped out the retaining pin while keeping...
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    Not another 870 Barrel question...

    I have a Wilson Combat magazine extension that has a front sling mount built in, and a sling stud on my speedfeed stock. It's not a fancy 3-point set up but it works just fine.
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    Home invasion in Minneapolis suburb

    Amazing story, single shot from a .22, and the bad guy is D.R.T. Big thumbs up for the home owner. I also like the quote from Capt. Robert Aldrich of the Anoka County Sheriff's Department: "You are in your own house, you have a right to defend yourself and protect yourself." We could...
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    What Pound guide rod for xd? Don's any good?

    I have a Don's guide rod in my XD-40 4". I use the 22# spring. The heavier spring definately cuts the felt recoil. I ran 300 rounds of WWB 180gr. through it before I used it for carry and it went through all 300 with no malfunctions. I have about 1,500 total with Don's guide rod installed...
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    Loading the Tube-Fed Shotgun...

    Here is where being left handed has an advantage. My 870 has a side saddle on the left side and I can load from the side saddle into the magazine with my weak hand while keeping the gun at the ready with my left (strong) hand. It is also easier to load a shell directly into the chamber from...
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    Trigger problem with wife's 638

    Update on the 638, well I went ahead and took the side plate off. Inside there was some fouling but no metal shavings that I could see. I sprayed the whole thing out with a degreaser, then some breakfree. I let that sit a while to allow the breakfree to loosen the fouling, then hit it again...
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    Trigger problem with wife's 638

    Hello folks, I hope to get some help with a rather disturbing problem I found last night with my wife's carry gun, a S&W 638. I was just watching TV last night so I decided to run some snap caps through my wife's carry gun just to do some dry firing. I immediately noticed a problem with...
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    new 22/45

    Congrats on the new shooter gunhappy! I've been looking at the 22/45 myself and I was wondering if anyone here can tell be if the Ruger .22 autos are as hard to field strip as I have heard, or are folks just exaggerateing.
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