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Hello all, tonite i used some Trail Boss for the first time to make some target rounds for a S&W 38 spec revolver. I use a L-N-L AP press with the Hornady micrometer pistol meter in the powder measure. The measure has a baffle. Everything was cleaned and checked before starting. My load is a...

Been a while since I've visited and there sure seems to be more folks here!:) Looking for comments from anyone who has loaded 95gr FMJ bullets for there 9mm handguns. I have thousands of them from years ago when I was shooting a PPK alot. I have since sold that gun and have a Ruger LCP...

Did a search and found nothing regarding replacing tritium inserts. My carry officer's 45 has inserts that are now barely visible. They are 11 years old. Is anyone familiar with a way to replace them without a whole new sight?

Was cleaning my Sig Mosquito 22lr tonight and found the slide was cracked on both sides!!!!!:fire: The cracks are on the rear of the slide about 3/4" long where it fits over the rails. It is not safe to shoot now. Wish I had a camera to show you. I bought it in 2006. Total round count is...

I recently bought a new Sig 556 rifle and finally got to shoot it this weekend. To break it in I used 50 rds of new factory LC 55gr Nato loads that I bought three years ago. I like the rifle and had heard it was hard on brass but.. when I picked up the brass to bring home to reload, 42 cases had...

Widener's has what they call "mil-spec" bullets for sale at a good price when bought in bulk. I shoot alot of heavy bullets at paper, and found they sell a 69 Gr HPBT (open tip match) that ,if accurate, would save a few hundred dollars per year. Have you used these? Anyone know the...

I found Bud's Gun shop has these for under $900 NIB. I have an older Colt 223 AR and always wanted a larger caliber for personal defense. I don't have the means for an upscale 308 AR. One can get once fired brass in 308 so ammo shouldn't be a problem. Supreme accuracy is not the goal, it just...

I had a conversation with an industry insider today. He is in the top management of ATK, the parent company of several component manufacturers, and is based in Anoka, MN, where the Lake City Arsenal (Federal) is. He is married to a first cousin of mine. The spot market prices for lead and...

After searching for a while I've come up empty in my quest to find a replacement stock for my late model 44 Mag Deerfield carbine. The original was damaged beyond repair by a FORMER friend, for the life of me I can't figure out how he could have done what he did to such a stout piece of...

Lucky me, maybe, I have been given a 2-1/2 gallon bucketful of 223 rem once-fired brass headstamped PMC. The fellow gave me one of the empty boxes of ammo and it was this PMC Bronze line, made in Korea. I have never used this brand of foreign ammo or have any experience in reloading it as I...

Anybody bought one of these yet? Would you please post a comment about how well it works and how efficient it is? Several people use my reloading room and we find that the "toy" budget may allow for another "useful item". We already have a Giraud trimmer and an RCBS case prep machine that...

My son used a few of my Redding neck size dies and didn't want to take the step of lubing the cases.:uhoh: Now I think there are small areas of brass that have galled or cold welded into the dies and they scratch the necks of the cases something fierce. Teenagers! I so far have used a...

Haven't bought any yet but my big jug of 231 is nearly gone and Powder Valley is out of it. They have 8lb jugs of Winchesters new Autocomp and what I've read about it seems impressive. Seems like a good choice to use for many pistol rounds and it purports to get a bit higher velocity without...

About a year ago I read on this forum about a small company that restores old military rifles (M1,1903, etc) and makes them shoot great. I remember the co. was down south. The poster described how the rifles are test fired to ensure great accuracy and function. The company got top notch reviews...

A patient of mine gave me a little windfall, she said she was moving to an assisted living and was downsizing by finally getting rid of her late husband's hunting stuff. Her son, of course, took most of it but didn't want all the boxes of old shotgun ammo. He apparently didn't think it was safe...

A valve broke in the wall on the first floor of my 6 yr old home, such that the pipe spewed piping hot water for hours while I was at work. Right below that wall, in the basement, is my man cave. Hundreds of gallons right on top of my main bench.:cuss::cuss::cuss: Just got the repair est...

My Dad has given me my dear Grandpa's Mod 94 in 32Spcl. I remember shooting as a kid 40 years ago... but what I don't remember is the floppy trigger. I have newer 94's in handgun calibers and none of them have a trigger that flops back and forth with no spring pressure. While in a...

An aquaintance gave me a box of bullets that she found in a house she just bought. Yes.., I can use them :D. The box is labeled Winchester 45gr JHP, .224 in. diameter. They are in good shape, about a thousand of them. I experimented with 20 rounds for my 223 rifle and found them lacking...

This past summer I aquired a new HP in 40 S&W and it has a unique system for CC. After you chamber a round you push the hammer forward and the safety engages. To fire, thumb the safety down and the hammer falls back and the pistol is ready to fire. Because I am somewhat new to handgun...

On a Mossberg shotgun that I just bought is the most tenacious protective sticky film. I've spent more than an our trying to get it off with all sorts of different gun cleaners and none seem to work. (Hoppe's #9 etc) Any suggestions for a solvent to use?