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I've been reading the Consolidated 1911 Clinic files. Side by side photos showing differences in parts design and angle shaping would be very helpful. ie Mention was made of the several modifications in shape made to the Browning design-- eg the McCormick hammer, and the change in various...

When contemplating a used 1911 at a gun show, or even for peace of mind with a gun you have had for some time-- What can you look for in order to judge if the locking lug engagement between the slide and barrel is OK? Conversely, what sort of wear indicates bad fit? Pictures would be...

Watched the CMP highpower video; useless. If I hold the gun low enough to make solid contact between the buttstock and my shoulder, my head is way above the sights. If I get my head into a position where I can see just under my eyebrow, the butt isn't really touching my shoulder, and all the...

These are from the new revision (2003) of FM 3-22.9, Rifle Marksmanship: Apparently we are using rocket-assisted projectiles in the M16: >>> (2) Muzzle Velocity. Muzzle velocity is the speed of a bullet as it leaves the barrel, measured in feet per second. Muzzle velocity diminishes as the...

Can't find any g**gle info searching for the Crane SPR variant. From what I've read about 77 gr match ammo, its kinda tweaky and it doesn't shoot well for every rifle. At least requires lots of load development (Zediger). I presume that Crane is doing something to optimize the leade & twist?

When I tighten up the lower 1" rings on my Mini-30 and lay the scope in them, the bore sighting reticle tells me than the windage is off by 45 MOA. This seems excessive. The scope is at mechanical zero. Ruger says to send them the rings or the whole gun. You can't shim the windage on the...

Still wondering why I always see a "bright horizontal line" on the top of my front sight, I cleaned it off and used a 30x magnifier on it. This "match" Bushmaster sight post had deep pitting on the top surface and an irregular rear edge. I stoned it, and I think I made the edge about three...

Here's something that might be part of my difficulty in high power prone. Since I have only shot at 100 yards, I haven't given any thought to the height of the rear sight and its effect on how much you have to tilt your head forward to get your eye lined up. In _The Competetive AR 15_ Lew...

I see lever action Cowboy-era rifles advertised with "buckhorn" sights and "leaf" sights etc. Sometimes the sights are not specified. I'd like to learn what styles of sights were used on what sort of guns, and get a description or image of each.

In another thread someone opined that 8 round magazines are the maximum allowed in the CDP division of IDPA. At the local match the other day someone said the same thing, but someone else said no, 10 rounds were OK as long as the magazine doesn't weigh some amount more than some standard...

The AR just doesn't have enough length of pull in prone for me no matter what I've tried. I put the extra pad in the jacket. I'm 5'11". If I go low and put my hand all the way to the sling swivel, I have to "hunch" my right shoulder forwards to get contact with the butt, which only makes...

After spending about $100 on three different gloves I despair of finding one that is constructed properly. Am I the only person in the world where the sling passes directly over the boney projection on the outside of his wrist? Why the hell don't they put the padding on that spot? Most...

The shotgun forum moderator said to try here-- FN says they don't have any exploded diagrams they can send me for their Police Shotgun. I'm told its on the Winchester 1300 pattern, but does anyone know the details of any differences? I'd like to get the exploded parts list & any armorers...

What choices are available in 7.62x39, hopefully in surplus type configuration? I can't find any discussion which reveals which are non-steel cased, and which have better accuracy reputations. Probably the steel case is less of an issue than the lacquer-goop coating on the Wolf ammo. And...

Reading the wind for high power rifle consists of learning the visible characteristics of mirage and movement of vegetation. I have Owens' three booklets, but can one learn what the wind looks like at 200, 300 and 600 yards by practicing looking at a target only 100 yards (or closer)? If so...

FN says they don't have any exploded diagrams they can send me for their Police Shotgun. I'm told its on the Winchester 1300 pattern, but does anyone know the details of any differences?

Crap. Spend about 2 hours composing a post; then when I Submitted it the system told me I had to log in again and the whole thing disappeared into the ether. Short version-- how do you deal with the "bright line" above the front sight on Service rifle sights? What's the "process" of seeing...