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An acquaintance has been given (not a typo) a pre-29, and needs to sell it for much needed capital. He is not an afficionado, and in this case, neither am I. He describes it thusly: "New, in the box, with original grips, un-turned, with all the stuff it came with, including the origninal bill of...

I don't know if this belongs here or in Hunting, but here it is. In your opinion, what's the minimum velocity required of a .451 250 hard cast bullet for humane hunting of medium sized whitetail deer? Shots limited to 50 yds, good shot placement, yadda yadda. Edit: Would a JHP be more...

Guys, I've been sniffing around looking for a stout load for .45 AR to use in my S&W N frames. It turns out the answer was on my bookshelf, and HOLY SMOKES that set me on my heels. I dug out a Speer #8 manual, and it showed .45 AR loads with the famous "Flying Ashtray" 200gr JHP at over...

My Mossberg 500 has the mag follower (The thingie between the spring and the bullets:D) stuck about one shell length inside the mag tube. What's the cure? I know I could take a cleaning rod and drive it into position, but I'm afraid it'd just stick again at some inopportune time. How does the...

I have discovered an S&W 25-2 with packaging I've never seen before. There is a cardboard shipping box with the kind of informative stickers I'm used to seeing attached to the blue slip top or clamshell boxes (S/N, product code, bbl length, etc). Within this box is a cardboard spacer, the...

I am finally down to powder selection for running off a bunch of .223/5.56 (let's not go there, okay?) in my XL650. I'd would like to load with Varget or 748. Some manuals indicate that this is a compresed load. I have loaded some ammo on single stage presses that required a long powder...

I'll be traveling to Gwinnett county in a coupla weeks, and would like to find someplace to shop for reloading components. I realize supplies are spotty, and that the picture might change in 2 weeks, but I need some rifle powder. Like, a lot.

I've been struggling with this decision, and I'd like some advice. I want a turnbolt .223 w/ 1-7 twist. I have a 788 w/ a 1-14 barrel, and can lay hands on a 700 with a 1-14 barrel. Which would you choose to rebarrel? Given that this will be a long-range bench and bipod gun, I'm leaning...

I can't find data online, so if anyone has a current Hornady manual, I'd like the maximum listed achievable velocities (and the barrel lengths they were developed) for the following: .223 Rem - 75 grain A-Max .308 Win - 155 grain A-Max .308 Win - 178 grain A-Max Thanks!

I just bought a Remington 700 at a decent price from the estate of a fellow club member. Another friend of mine was helping the widow dispose of the unwanted firearms. It was an Ooooooold Rem 700 (metal butt-plat, 6x,xxx sn kind of old) with cheap 6x24 BSA scope mounted. The rifle had been...

On the last day of the year, I decided to do some semi-serious .22 LR testing. I have a CZ-452 that I’ve never really seriously tested, and was loaned a Charles Daly/Zastava bolt rifle by a friend. BTW, Remington is now importing this Zastava rifle as the Model Five. The CZ had a surprisingly...

Saw an old 4-screw M29 at a gun show last weekend. Had the Coke bottle grips... which had been Bubba'd into a set of pseudo finger-groove models. Looks like someone took a round file to the front of the grips. It checked out reasonably well otherwise, for a gun of that age. Faded/worn blue...

I got little notice over on the Autopistol forum, so I thought I'd try it here (which I was tempted to do at the start) Ruger Mk I Malf - doubled when bolt released -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mods, this may belong in Gunsmithing...

Mods, this may belong in Gunsmithing, but I thought I'd start it here.... I was at the range today with daughter and her boyfriend. I was managing both of them at a side-by-side outdoor plate range, when I heard a report and a startled curse from the young man. He still had the Ruger...

Guys, try as I might, I can't find a reference anywhere to mate up Butler Creek flip-up scope covers to Leupold scope models. You'd think with the popularity of both, SOMEBODY (reading this, Midway, Cabelas, SWFA?) would PUBLISH a definitive "This scope requires that Butler Creek cap". But...

I have long been a fan of 3-inch K and N-frame revolvers, but never really saw the point of a 3-inch barrel J-frame. A three inch barrel kinda makes pocket carry (my choice for 2" J) a little problematic. Then I got a 3-inch M60 in .357 with full lug and adjustable sights. Oh my. GREAT...

Guys, I am a bit surprised by my first results in loading .30-30 cartridges w/ WC844 and WC852f. It appears that the velocity I got was higher than I expected, as measured by chrono. No visible pressure signs (no cratered or pierced primers, no indications of sticky extraction, etc.)...

I got a chance to shoot my new (to me) Model 60-10. It's a 3", full lug, adjustable sight .357Mag. It has no lock, but does have MIM internals. At least it's roll-marked instead of laser engraved. I had to cut my range trip short, so I didn't unlimber my Federal 125gr JHP Crack-of-Doom...

I have a homely 788 in .223. It was rechambered from .222, and has had a lilttle trigger work on the factory trigger, but it's still no Jewell. I am developing an interest in really long range shooting (Just found a local club that competes to 1000 yds). I'd like to have a rifle in .223 to do...

I have a very raggedy Colt Series 70 of unknown provenance. I noticed at the range, when reloading after shooting to slide lock, that the slide "auto-magically" travelled forward, going fully back into battery as I shoved a magazine home. Curious, after shooting the next magazine dry, I...