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I am now on the US Women's National Kayak Polo Squad (it's a combination of water polo, basketball, football and lacrosse, played in kayaks.) We will be traveling to Paraguay in mid-October to compete in the Pan-American Championships. I have a Texas CHL and am qualified at Marksman in the...

For those of you who shoot Class 3 in central Texas, you now have an ALTERNATIVE to Crazy Richard and Hill Country Rifle Range! (To my knowledge, they've been the only place around that allows Class 3.) Texas Tactical has signed a 5-year lease on the Hays County Sportsman's Park out on Hwy...

We seem to have a growing phenomenon here in Austin of extremely polite panhandlers, all of whom will ask you for fifty cents. Every time I'm approached, I say, curtly, "No." But I wonder why the low-ball plea for only 50 cents? Are they hoping people will give more? And what's with...

I am considering a business trip to Glascow, Scotland next year, which would benefit my business. However, I know crime is high in the UK and that many guns are banned. Therefore, I'm wondering about my safety. Is there ANY kind of gun I can take over there so that I'll feel safe? I'm...

Yesterday, I was pulled over by Austin Police motorcycle cop for speeding. (And yes, I was speeding, but nothing bigtime--we're talking 10 over the limit.) I pulled over onto a quiet neighborhood street and rolled down my driver's side window, but the officer came instead to my...

It has come to my attention that very few women carry guns, and that hardly any also carry back-up guns. Does anyone know of any civilian women, other than me, who carry a primary and a back-up gun? I'm just curious...

Bought a Moisin-Nagant yesterday, dated 1943, for $129. I was told it's chambered for 7.62 x 54R. I know that 7.62 = .308, but I've done a lot of Googling and searching and I can't find any info on whether or not I can actually shoot .308 Win out of this rifle. Is .308 win too short to...

OK, maybe I'm being a bit tin-foil-hattish, but I got to thinking after reading part of "Enemies Foreign and Domestic"... Has anyone else noticed that the guns used in the recent Ohio serial shootings and in the Beltway sniper shootings were very poor choices for sniper attacks? That they...

I was at a gun show today and just couldn't resist picking up a few rounds of dragon's breath, #20 flechettes, and tear gas, all in 12-gauge. I justified this purchase with the rationalization that it might possibly be useful in a SHTF scenario. So, help me out here. The lady selling it...

Does anyone know what's going on here? I did a new batch of reloads and took them out to our ranch this weekend. (I have not been reloading for very long--only a month. That may be the real problem.) I used Hornady 185-gr. flat-points, Blue Dot powder, brand-new Starline brass and Federal...

Would anyone happen to have a manual for an old Pacific DL-105 shotshell reloading press? I happened upon one at a gun store, and for $25 couldn't resist it. A little web research revealed that Pacific was bought by Hornady in around 1972, but I couldn't find a manual or even a schematic...

I was so happy that I cranked out my first batch of reloads with my new Dillon Square Deal B press that I made 200 of them. .45acp, 230gr. FMJ RN and FP, 8.3 grains of Blue Dot. Then I took them to the range today, and on the tenth shot my Glock went "Click". I didn't hear a pop, but I...

I bought a Dillon Square Deal B press, it arrived this week, I assembled it with some phone support from Dillon, got it to seat primers and throw powder. Was calibrating my powder charge last night when I dropped one of the locator pins (the brass pins that hold shells into the shell plate)...

A newbie question: I have a new Frankford Arsenal tumber and I'm tumbling my first bunch of brass. The instructions don't say whether or not you're supposed to put the lid on while you're tumbling brass. Since they say you can keep adding brass, I'm guessing that means you can do it with the...

What do y'all think of the new Bushmaster BAR-10 .308?

Is Armscor brass worthwhile to try to reload for .45acp? It's certainly a cheap brand, which makes me a bit suspicious. Along those lines, what sorts of brass are best to reload for .45acp? I'm guessing Winchester and Remington are good, but what else? Anything to stay away from? Is...

Please forgive my ignorance, but none of the Dillon or RCBS literature explains the difference between a progressive press and a...well, a non-progressive press (?). I'm not sure which one I'd need. What's the difference? I plan to reload mainly .45acp, along with some occasional .357 mag...

I couldn't find a thread on the S&W 500, so here goes: what do y'all think of it, as a possible new gun for shooting just for fun (and reloading, if Dillon comes out with a conversion kit for it for the Square Deal B press)? Also, 10 1/2" or 8 1/2" barrel? I don't do any hunting--this...

Can someone fill me in on the differences between the S&W 686, the 686P, and the 686PP? It's not immediately apparent by reading the specs, especially since they aren't listed side by side. Thanks!

Please forgive my ignorance, but I'm thinking I'd like to have some sort of intermediate rifle in my defensive/survival arsenal, and that it might be fun to compete in the 3-gun matches (pistol, shotgun, carbine.) Um...what, exactly, is the definition of a carbine rifle? Is it a semi-auto...