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Moderators if this post doesn't belong here you are welcome to move it. I am posting this so others can learn a lesson before a tragedy happens elsewhere. Never alter the chamber of any firearm. Doing so can cause serious injury or death. The party that owns this firearm thought it prudent...

It would be my nightmare if I left one of my pistols in a bathroom. It doesn't take much to get distracted and the next thing you know you are miles from same aforementioned men's room with your pistol left on the toilet tank, bathroom shelf or even the floor. My solution is to place my...

You might have seen a couple of posts here in the competition shooting section so here goes. I am outgrowing a Ruger MK IV pistol with a Volquartsen trigger. Look it shoots great and as an entry level competition pistol it held up to my expectations. I am shooting up to the pistol's...

A Friend of mine has an old Colt. The handle on the colt reads 1883 and has a cartouche, I believe them to be original. I would like to upload more pictures

I don't know as to why this pistol is ejecting brass too far forward. Think of it this way, the brass is ejecting towards the front and I am losing brass and cannot pick them up due to the fact they are beyond reach at an indoor range beyond the firing line. Some brass I can recover and some I...

I need to stand on the shoulders of giants here. I am trying to develop a load for a Kimber Classic Gold Match pistol shooting bullseye competition. Its not fair that I have to compete against Pardini's. :cuss:. I know of some very nice SWCs but am hesitant in using them because of the failure...

I reload for 44 Remington Mag, 41 Magnum and 357 Magnum so the question I have is are gas checks necessary for Magnum loads if I use coated Semi Wad Cutters? Thanks in advance.

I am in my mid fifties and my eyes are not what they used to be. Long time shooter who broke into Bullseye competition. I am aware that I need a red dot sight on a Kimber Classic Gold Match pistol. I need advice from others who have been down this road. I have heard that an Ultra Dot 30mm red...

I regret not getting into pistol competition as late as I did. I find that shooting competition you are in another league. Its more intense, my concentration is is much more focused and I know that it will take a while for me to get into the rhythm of things. I know that I have potential to...

I am humble enough to post this experience so others who reload can learn from it. I experienced a squib reload while shooting in a slow fire competition match and couldn't get another round into battery. If I had I would have ran into some trouble. The squib stopped in the beginnings of the...

What is a good load that finally worked out for you? I am shooting a recently acquired Ruger New Model 45 Colt. I am using Titegroup What is a good bullet weight? 250 grains? I always verify with the reloading manuals I have and work 10 percent on the low side and know far better I...

I have heard reports on other various forums that a beam scale may not be accurate. I want to start reloading for a 380 pistol using Titegroup and I find that the powder weights are close from minimum to maximum are kind of close. Can I trust my RCBS beam scale? It seems accurate to me although...

I am having trouble finding a hosted for a Ruger Mark II 6.5 inch tapered barrel. I have looked around and am not coming up with a good holster. Thank you in advance.

I would like to buy a leather holster for a browning 1911-22. This is the scaled down version of a full sized 1911 .45 ACP If there is a THR member who manufactures custom holsters I would like to conduct business.

I know that you should fire a 22 Short in a 22 Short chamber. However I bought a Browning 1911 22 that shoots 22LR only. Of course the directions state that you should not fire anything but a 22LR. I would alike to fire 22 Short sub sonics through this little pistol. I have reservations...

You know cities will carry on gun buyback programs and I am fairly sertain that most wind up destroyed. After reading a recent thread concerning a gun buyback an idea came to mind. Are there any cities out there that use any of these options when conducting a gun buyback program or do they...

I would like to ask what type of firearm you would rather use for home defence and why. Are you comfortable and confident with it's capabilities? Is your primary defensive firearm a shotgun? Do you lean towards the use of a pistol or a rifle why? I strongly prefer a 12 gauge Remington 870...

I recently acquired a 1841 Mississippi rifle. In the lockplate is the firm of Robbins, Kendall and Lawrence. The plate dates the rifle to 1847. The barrel tang has the correct date along with the proverbial two cartouches on the opposite side of lockplate and can be readable if I clean the wood...

Yep this a first I have seen. I was in a gun shop down in Georgia when two young men walked in with a brand new Bushmaster. One of them tells the Owner that he was firing his Bushmaster when it stopped firing. The bolt carrier assembly jammed backward into the buffer/ stock assembly. If it...

I picked up this wooden stock some years ago and I believe that it is a for a Model 70. It came from the factory and untouched with the exception of lemon oil to protect it from the humidity. Length of pull is roughly 13" 3/4. Plastic butt plate with screws measuring 3" 3/8. Butt plate says...