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    Case head separation on a factory reload: next steps?

    A few years ago, I bought some 9mm FMJ 124gr. 'factory' reloads at a show in California :( I've shot hundreds of the things since then with no problems...until yesterday. Shooting a Hi-Point carbine, one round sounded funny, and I felt a little puff of stinky smoke blow over my hand, and...
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    Interesting article to archive: Price of machetes drops after election (Nigeria)

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070702/od_nm/nigeria_machetes_dc_1 I'm not certain what the firearms laws are in Nigeria, but the article describes basically that the price of machetes there dropped by half following an election. Machetes, it turns out, are a favored weapon of political thugs in...
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    Poke holes in my political theory...

    or tell me what it's called if it's already a common one that I just haven't heard about. Add or detract, and please help me to clarify some of these meandering thoughts. I feel that the majority of issues in America today all relate to PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. Our society has made so sure...
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    Good info for beginner shotgunner?

    I recently ordered a Mossberg 500 combo set to round out my collection. Unfortunately, I have never owned a shotgun. I understand the basics of shooting them, but not about various finer points such as barrel length and selection, ammunition choices, chokes, effective ranges for loads and slugs...
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    Firearms related deaths, some facts from the CDC (a little long...)

    After reading some various sites with some hysterical claims about firearms, I decided to see what I could dig up of my own information. I wanted easily locatable facts that I could point people to when they make standard media-type claims. I discovered the CDC stats from 2000 at...
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    Winchester model 270 info?

    Does anyone have any information (or can direct me to information) about a rifle I found listed as a Winchester Model 270, .22 LR/SR/L pump action? I can't seem to find anything very easily. I'm interested in history, reliability, etc. Thanks!
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    How do you determine 'fair' prices?

    I've been looking around recently for something new to put holes in paper and have been astounded by the wide variety of prices I have seen. For example, watching for P-22 prices, a local store had one on the shelf for $369. A store a little further away has them brand new for $199. Browsing a...
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