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Ian McCollum's latest book, Small Arms of WWII: Soviet Union just opened for preorder today.$108 with delivery forecasted for September. As you may recall, this is the follow on to Small Arms of WWII: United States. I'm a little torn on this one. I want to support his work, but I have zero...

Let's try this again. I recently started a discussion comparing the 590A1 to the A300 Ultima Patrol for an upcoming Gunsite shotgun course. So, yeah, I'm definitely going to go with an autoloader. The A300 is just fine for my needs, and the 1301 is over kill. However. Because the A300, like...

So. I'm ready to buy a HD shotgun. Actually, I signed up for Gunsite Academy's Shotgun 260, and I need a shotgun. After the course, it will either become a safe queen, become a HD gun, or, most likely, be used in three-gun competition. (Which, for me, means a safe queen that gets used about 5-6...

How many decades did it take for Beretta to finally figure this out!? They just announced the Beretta 92GTS, a Beretta 92 with a frame-mounted safety/decocker and in DA/SA on an aluminum frame. Yes, they released a gun a year or two back with a frame-mounted safety, but it's a "Performance"...

This on the heels of my previous thread. One of the local governments, in response to citizens' claims of inadequate policing and high crime, just passed a resolution encouraging every eligible citizen to "maintain a firearm together with ammunition" to deter crime. (I mean, unless you're a...

So, I'm putting this here, rather than in legal or activism, in hopes it doesn't get immediately quashed. State senator Hughes has put forward Alaska SB 173. In short, it is a bill that would require Alaska school districts to allow teacher and staff to carry concealed handguns on school...

So. My local club is going to run an indoor airsoft pistol run n gun league. They provide all the equipment. I'm primarily interested in this as an opportunity to keep skills up, have some fun, indoors during the winter. I've done two gun run n gun outdoors through the winter for 4 of the last...

I just received my autographed copy of Ian McCollum's newest work Small Arms of WWII: United States of America and it's phenomenal. Three inches thick and weighs about ten pounds, beautifully illustrated, and very detailed. Close up photos of proof marks, military acceptance stamps, etc. etc...

Inspiration for this topic came out of another thread in the autoloader section. If your gun was a car (or truck), what would it be? And why? Example: Glock 19 is the Toyota Corolla of guns. Affordability. Absolute reliability. Practicality. Winchester 30-30 is the F150 of guns. Nothing...

SO I ran across the YT Short that basically says, if you shoot someone in SD, rather than calling 911, call your lawyer. (I think they're assuming you either have a lawyer on retainer or, more likely, have a prepaid legal defense program.) The reason being that you give your statement to your...

No, this is not a Glock post. I just have to rave for a minute. I have a CMMG drop-in 22 conversion bolt, that has been just incredibly reliable. I'm totally amazed by it. I've been shooting it in a weekly league for going on two years now. 50-75 rounds per week. Every week. I don't think I...

Not sure where this should go, or if there's already a discussion, but... There was a grizzly attack in Canda last week that killed a couple and their dog. It appears that they did everything right. Hung their food in a tree away from camp, etc. Reports are that park rangers found their tent...

Given the recent fiasco over Liberty Safe company (and I'm not here to discuss that; there has already been one discussion of that event, and that thread has already been locked, so let's just leave it) I'm curious about lock technologies for obvious reasons. It seems pretty clear to me that...

What are your thoughts on the various personal SD pepper sprays on the market? Is there much of a difference? I've carried Sabre products for a while because that was all I could get. I don't like the trigger mechanism, because there is nothing to prevent it from being turned to the "fire"...

So, I just ruined about 60 cases. It appears I used too much lubrication (Lyman spray-on case lube and Hornady One-Shot) while trying to FL size in a brand new RCBS FL sizing die. I was so focused on not sticking a case, I didn't notice the denting until it was too late. Tossed them all in the...

I am having great difficulty sizing my 243 Win. brass. I'm using a Lee neck sizer with previously fire-formed brass. I trimmed brass to length. After running through the sizer, a new projectile will just drop right through. I made some adjustments to the die and ran it again, and I got enough...

Background: I'm replacing my riflescope on my Savage 243 Win with a Vortex Diamondback 4-12x40. Said scope has 70 MOA of elevation adjustment. I'm using a DNZ Game Reaper one-piece mount and rings. Data: There is a 1000 yard match coming up that I want to try out. My ballistics app says I...

So, a hunting partner is running a short-barreled (I think it's 16") Ruger scout rifle in 308. He thinks he has a loose picatinny rail or rings or a faulty scope. I'm going to take it, remove everything, reinstall everything with loctite, etc. etc. Then I'm going to go shoot it. This is a...

I have a Redfield Revolution (made in USA by Leupold) on my 243. I've had it...at least ten years. It's a good scope, but I think it's having repeatability issues. I recently turned it all the way to the lowest elevation and back (157 clicks each way) to determine my "battlefield zero." Then, I...

Now that Strelok has went way, what are you using and recommending for rifle shooters shooting out to 600 yards? I still have screen shots and dope cards from when I had Strelok, but I need to update them, plus, I want to start experimenting with a wind meter. Ideally, something that I can put...