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I've talked myself into refinishing the stock on my Brno 2-E. It looks like good wood, but there must've been too much vodka flowing in Brno the day they finished mine. Anyway, Certistrip is a product carried by Brownell's, pretty aggressive stuff if their copy is accurate. Have you ever used...

I hope this topic won't be moved, because it's not about reloading per se. I'd like to have a manual on my shelf for reference purposes only. It should have a large section on external ballistics in general. And the largest number of calibers and bullets possible. Actual bullet brands are...

Haven't seen this topic in a while, so time for an update. Aside from THR, of course, what small arms sites are your favorites? Mine in random order include: rimfirecentral.com gunblast.com rimfireshooting.com 1911forum.com americanhandgunner.com accurateshooter.com There are others...

There's some mention over in the General discussion board about whether small center fire cartridges can be loaded down to achieve the report of RF ammo. One poster brought up the potential dangers of having so little powder in a case that it detonates, rather than burns. I posted the following...

I'd like to gather some comparative data on a handful of rifle cartridges. My books and periodicals on ballistics are too old to include just about any cartridge released in the last 15 years. Any source(s) you can recommend? Thanks.

I've come buy an old, totally wasted Winchester .22. It looks awful, is totally inert, and about as dangerous as a baseball bat, or less, owing to its poorer balance. Anyway, I'd like to hang it in my home office along with some pre-historic fly fishing tackle. Any suggestions on the best way to...

Just read an interesting post over at Rimfire Central. A discussion concerned loading small centerfires to obtain the report level of rimfires. One opinion is that it could be done (e.g., with a .222 Rem.), and at lower cost through reloading, than buying most rimfire cartridges, especially the...

Does anyone make snap caps for .22 LRs? I use spent cases, but get tired of having to turn the rims for every fresh firing pin strike. Thanks.

The guns are locked up in a nice safe. But, like many here, I have a "gun room" in the basement. Accessories, holsters, tools, cleaning supplies, and more. Plus some very pricey and bulky fly fishing stuff. The basement is very insecure, with small swing-in windows, hinged at the top and locked...

Anyone have any favorites? A lot of brands/models have popped up in the last few years, and I'm out of it as to what I should get. This is for one very expensive rifle, and a separate case for a pretty pricey 1911. I like the looks of the Storm cases, but was hoping to spend about $120 on the...

This isn't about target shooting per se, so hope this post is appropriate here. Has anyone printed their own targets on target stock? I have a cheap H-P inkjet printer and a decent Canon laser photocopier, and free target artwork from web sites. I can imagine a few problems with this: (1)...

I have a Weatherby scope, a Mark XXII, that I bought about 35 years ago. It is one of the best scopes I have ever found for a .22 rifle. Its field of view, clarity, and weight, are just perfect on my old Winchester Model 69 .22. However, one of its crosshairs broke. Do you know a company to whom...

Looking for some old lumber under the porch today I was reminded of a very sad but hilarious incident from two winters back. Decades ago I bought a walnut rifle stock from Herter's. The project for which it was intended went by the wayside, but I gradually sawed off many pieces for projects that...

I have a Kimber Ultra CDP. Several years ago when I’d just bought it, I took it to the range and put a box of ball ammo through it. Functioning was perfect. Accuracy was very good. I was happy. Then I got home and cleaned it. While idly flicking the safety on and off after, the safety lever...

There are two long-arms I'm thinking of modifying (some might say, "butchering"). Both come down from relatives long gone. Gun number one is a Winchester M75, .22 LR, target barrel, and target sights. The barrel bluing is pitted from decades in an attic on the Pacific coast. Stock is OK but...

OK, this is not at the foremost of thoughtful gun discussions, but it's been bugging me. In the opening title sequence, Chuck Connors empties the magazine from his hip, as a right-handed shooter. However, through many of the episodes--most?--he shoots as a southpaw. How ambidextrous was he? And...

This may be old stuff, so apologies in advance if so. I own several Accutron watches, those devices made by Bulova at least through the early '70s. They parsed time with a vibrating tuning fork instead of a quartz crystal. I seem to recall a TV commercial they ran, shot with a viewere's...

A young man I know returned from his Iraq tour recently. He said that the M16/M4 series is unreliable in the sandy environment over there. When I suggested that those kinks from the Viet Nam era had been worked out he just chuckled. He said that one had to clean the weapon constantly to ensure...

I hope I won't get kicked off of this forum for saying this, but are we getting a little P.C. about using the word, "hate"? For many of us it's just a colloquialism, or a very casual use of language, if you will. I'm sorry that this response is not better informed. My work doesn't allow me to...

I have a National Security gun safe that stores all my firearms. It is virtually bomb-proof. In fact, if my house burns or gets shaken it'll be the last object standing with the chimney. My question is this: I would like to keep a loaded handgun stored on each of the three floors of my...