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What kind of phone do you, a fellow firearms enthusiast, keep in your pocket? I'm trying to figure out which market an aspiring app designer should target first if he wants to reach the most firearms enthusiasts, iOS or Android. Unfortunately I'd have to choose one or the other-- it's too...

I will soon have $500 in gift cards to cabelas (collecting bonus cards from stuff at work). The best scope I currently own is a Nikon Buckmaster 3-9x, which works fine for most of my hunting and shooting, but lacks the color and brightness I desire in low light hunting applications, and lacks...

Many hunting rifles are used with scopes that max out at moderate levels of magnification (2-7 or 3-9). I have learned that the target used makes a big difference when shooting iron sights; is there a particular style of target that has proven more conducive to precision shooting with a scope...

A guy nearby has a Tula sks, didn't catch the exact year, matching numbers on everything. He is asking $500. After I left, I looked up some stuff to look for on SKS rifles, but clearly didn't know most of it before looking at the rifle. Doesn't look like a force-match on anything but maybe...

TLDR version: look at pics on bottom of post, is the damage normal for .30-06 PSP (right) and 223 fmj (left) at 100yds on ar500? Full version: Got a steel target, claimed to be ar500, from an eBay vendor. A LOT of good ratings on ebay, and they responded to inquiries quickly, so I decided to...

I have a Russian Tula TOZ-99 semi-auto 22lr. It was not very expensive, and some of the machine work is quite rough, but it shoots very well and is a lot of fun. The only problem I've ever had with it is with the bolt handle. The original broke after a few thousand rounds. The importer sent...

I had some free time this afternoon, and it was absolutely gorgeous weather for a change, so I got clearance from the my FIL to use the property and loaded up the ATV. I have been wanting to shoot a little further for a while, and I couldn't pass up this prime chance. I was so pleased with the...

My wife got me a Citadel 1911 in 9mm about 3 weeks ago. I really like the gun. I looked it over when I first got it, but apparently not quite close enough. I used the pistol in the local 3gun match over the weekend. I had only shot it about 25-30rds through the gun before that, but my wife...

My wife and I were looking at safes, and she says, "If it holds up to 41 long guns, we've got some more shopping to do." Best wife EVER. Just wanted to share :D

Does anyone have pics of a 16" mid-length AR15 with both a free float rail/tube and the standard a-frame front sight base? I am trying to decide on a direction for my new project, and I am having trouble finding pictures of this configuration. Thanks in advance.

Mosin sights - curious about adjustments... My m91/30 is like many others, shooting a foot or so high relative to POA at 100yds. I will be fixing the sights by some means (currently doing the wiring heatshrink, eventually maybe a Smith Sight) to shoot to POA at 100yds -- what does this do to...

What grades of steel are acceptable for an AR15 bolt and bolt carrier? I understand 8620 and 158 carpenter are common. Is 4140 acceptable? Is it too soft? What is the minimum grade of steel for an average user? I.e. for shooting <1000 roumds per year, would 4140 be acceptable for the bolt...

I understand the design would probably be difficult, but is it at all possible to make a stamped sheet metal upper or lower receiver for an AR15 type rifle? I can imagine it would be extremely difficult to make a lower which would accept a standard upper, but is it possible? Thanks.

I want a low profile rear sight that mounts to a picatinny or weaver style rail. I have a Hipoint 995TS, where I replaced the factory polymer top rail with a MUCH sturdier aluminum rail for scope mounting. Ran a scope for a while, but have had a red dot on it for a long while and I really...

I have some 9mm loads that shoot low left in all of our pistols(5 different weapons). Is there a prescribed way to change the load in order to move the POI, or is it just gonna be a trial and error thing? I am still working on getting the stuff together for casting, so I used the rest of my...

I am researching bullet casting in my ongoing effort to become more independent of commercial ammo supply, and to learn more about fun stuff like shooting. I have two 9mm autoloaders, and might be getting a 38spl for my wife before too long. I'd love to keep things simple, so I was thinking...

I have a converted Saiga AK in 7.62x39, with a 24.5x1mm fsb. I got an American made muzzle brake of the ak74 style, which actually works quite well at reducing muzzle climb and recoil, but I dont like using it as much as I expected due to the massive increase in noise coming back toward me. Ive...

Let's say I had a Mosin with a non-matching bolt. Let's also say it headspaced a little on the small side (meaning insufficient headspace). In this scenario, what is the appropriate method to increase the headspace to accept a round? I've heard of two ways: ream the chamber/chamber face a bit...

Got my Mosin yesterday, and while cleaning up a bunch of the cosmoline I found a significant patch of rust on the righthand side of the barrel, just below the rear sight. The little bit that was sticking above the stock looked like caked on cosmoline, and for the price I got this rifle I'm not...

I brought home a crate of 7.62x54r ammo for the the Mosins, and I'm curious if it is what I think it is. Here are some pics: The headstamp reads "10" on the top, "71" on the bottom. I haven't been able to find the exact headstamp on the interweb, but I found this ammo on 7.62x54r.net. Mine...