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I bought a used Leupold Vari-X iii 6.5-20x40 scope that is from 1982. The seller made a mistake on the model of scope and I thought i was buying a VX-iii scope from early 2000's. Is this still considered a quality scope? He told me I could return it if I wanted. I'm in a bit of a quandry, he...

I recently got a Winchester model 12 made In 1917 with 30" full choke barrel. The barrel has not been cut back. Pattern testing it doesnt seem like full choke and when I measured the choke it's .720 and a dime easily slides in. Is my choke just worn out? My dad has never seen this on a...

I have a Winchester Model 12 that is made in 1917 with a 30" full choke barrel. I know it's only safe to fire lead shot in it but I was wondering if slugs are safe? I have fired slugs through full choke barrels before without issue but those guns were newer. Someone mentioned that full chokes...

So I am reloading for my Mosin Nagant rifle. I know a lot of confusion surrounds the bullet diameter as many reloading guides and kits call for .308 bullets but many bores are closer to .311. This got me thinking about bullet tolerances. How much can a bullet deform to fit the barrel before...

I love watching forgotten weapons on YouTube and I notice that most older light and heavy machine guns used a Oiler that lubed the cartridges. I’ve been trying to figure out why that was needed and why it’s not used anymore. It doesn’t seem to have much written about it but the people here are...

I've been target shooting for most of my life but recently have wanted to enter some of the 300 yard F-class open competitions. I'm wondering if my current rifle is acceptable or if I need to upgrade it to compete at all. It's a heavy barrel Tikka T3 in 243win with a Meopta 4-12X50 scope. My...

So I've been target shooting for over 20 years and I get sub 1moa accuracy at 100 yards but whenever I go longer my groups open way up. I am shooting a tikka t3 with 243win and a heavy barrel and 4-12 scope. I am wondering how you can tell if accuracy is due to the rifle or shooter? I am...

I was curious how you parents deal with children that hate anything to do with shooting. My step dad got me involved in shooting from young as I remember. I loved it and have been into shooting ever since. However I recently got married and my 12 year old step daughter refuses to have...

I found a place that sells Swedish Mausers that were converted for target use which I'm thinking of buying. The only thing I'm wondering is the sights are diopter sights for target shooting and I don't know much about them. Do you need to replace the front sight ring for each range you are...

I just ran a batch of Berger 88gr flat base varmint bullets in my 243 Winchester and got great results. I'm just wondering about my load. I found a posting which said for H414 the load range is 38-42.5 grains. I found my best accuracy was 42-42.5 grains. The official load data I can find is...

I have a RCBS full length resizing die and a Lee classic die that just neck sizes. I don't want to always do a full length resizing since I'm using the same rifle. Am I better off using my lee classic die or can I just use the RCBS press and back it off the neck size.

I was loading my 243 with 36g of IMR3031 and 70g bullet for awhile and getting great groups. I was unable to buy more of that powder from my store so I got H414 which I read works well in 243win and fills the case more being a slower powder. Well I've tried literally every load with it and my...

I've been shooting all my life but recently become interested in bench rest shooting and may want to compete one day. I have a Tikka T3 heavy barrel in 243win. I've been loading my own with 70g bullets and have got decent accuracy. I notice almost all the competive shooters use far heavier...

So I've wanted to reload for years and got the old classic Lee Loader for my bday in 243win. I used imr3031 since my dad had some left. I read it's supposed to be too fast for this caliber but wow the stuff is accurate. I can see how it gets addictive. I want to try loading heavier bullets...

A few years ago I got a used Tikka T3 heavy barrel in 243 Winchester. I use it mainly for target shooting out to 300 yards. I love the caliber and have started hand loading it. I would like to shoot the heavier bullets like the 105g or heavier. From what I read they are better for long range...

I've just started shooting this Chinese copy of the Tokarev, the Norino Type-54. I wasn't sure what to expect from a gun I got for $100 but I was really pleased with it at the range. The recoil seems much less than a 9mm and it was actually pretty accurate at 20ydrs. The guys shooting next to...

I have a No4 Mk2 lee-enfield rifle that has a sporterized stock made from beechwood but the butt stock has the original brass butt plate with the cleaning kit inside. It's a great gun in near mint condition but I find the butt stock is too short for me since I'm 6-3. I don't like the idea of...

I got a Hi-Standard double nine .22 revolver years ago in decent shape but the previous owner must have dry fired it hundreds of times :mad: The cylinder is supposed to be counterbored to prevent this but it's bad enough to make ejection difficult. I used a metal shaft the same size as the...

I don't know if this is where to post this question but I joined Rimfire Central forum on the advice of someone here and it looks like a great site but I can't find any search feature:confused: I'm trying to do some work on my Ruger 10/22 but it's hard to sort through all the posts there...

I bought this gun super cheap a few years ago brand new in the box. The weird thing is that even though it had never been fired and had a chrome barrel it looks like it has pitting in the bore. Could this be a bad chroming job or just bad storage? Someone told me that some pitting will only...