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Just picked up a Carcano (Terni Fucili Corto - 6.5 with gain twist rifling) that needs alot of love. I think I've gotten the bore from looking like a complete loss to just having dark grooves (lots of patches and Hoppes #9). This rifle however has quite a bit of rust/pitting on the top of the...

Just picked up a nice 30/30 from my neighbor, serial # 3039xxx . .mfg appears to be 1967, I'd say it's in 96% condition with the only strange thing being a missing buttplate and a pachmayer decellerator pad that's not fit to the stock. (the stock has not been rasped, refinished or anything)...

I know this has been hashed back and forth but I thought I'd share my experiences from yesterday. My next door neighbor was trying to dial in his AR (Bushmaster Varminteer) and had brought an assortment of ammo. He had no problems with XM193, Black Hills, Federal American Eagle and WWB...

I've been pretty blessed over the last 5-10 years and alot of times after paying bills out of my company bonus' I've had a little that I could save towards a gun or buy a gun with. I was thinking this weekend though that as much pleasure as I get shooting the various guns (Milsurps...

I'm looking to buy some CCI #34 and #41 primers from Power Valley and was wondering if anyone in the Central Illinois Area wanted to go in on an order with me to make the most of the hazmat charge? For $5 I'm willing to meet someone within 50 miles of Lexington IL as long as their order...

Anyone know which "length" of 1907 sling would be closest to right for someone who 6'2" and has average length arms? (M14 Full size) thanks in advance, Dave

I have. :) My M1A loaded came in today. (Walnut/carbon barrel) It is a thing of beauty and I have no buyer's remorse. (I've wanted one for 15 years) I was a bit surprised that it didn't come with a 20 round magazine. Is that normal? The box is marked that it's illegal in CA, so I don't...

I've gone through two batches of "once fired" (100 round each) and they are ALL less than "trim to length" after the first firing and FL resizing. I'm trying to figure out what to do wrt to trimming as I don't want to trim then any shorter, but I do like a consistent length. Right now I'm...

Do they work? (or do you end up shaking each case after separating all the media to get the corncob or walnut out of the casing?) I've got a Lyman "Autoflo" tumbler and it works ok, but I still have to shake each bottle neck cartridge after it empties all the media into the pan. If the...

I made my semi-annual trip to Gander Mountain today to spend the $25 certificates that accumulate on my credit card. It's a little over an hour's drive over there and with fuel prices the way they are I have to combine it with other "errands". Today the wife left me her VW TDI so at 50mpg and...

Ok, so imagine that you just had a mould customer cut so that you can reload LSWC's in your .45 XD. The bullets were originally to come out about 225 grains but are actually dropping at 242 . . . Where would you start in terms of AA#5 loads? I'm just looking for nice accuracy practice...

Just curious how often you clean the guns in your safe. (The one's you haven't shot for awhile). I try to rotate through my rifles and pistols so they all get shot/cleaned, but sometimes it might be 5-8 months before I shoot something. I never gave it much thought before, but after reading...

I was doing some 8x57 Mauser loading today for my K98 and decided to give the 196 Grain Hornady Spire points a try. In looking at the COL it states 3.250. When I seat them down to where the top of the case is just barely touching the cannelure it's at 3.025. If I was to seat the bullets at...

My buddy is considering trying out an IDPA league. He doesn't want to spend any money on equipment unless he likes it. The question of the day: Can he get by initially with the "XD Gear" holster that came with his XD 45? Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. Regards, Dave

Saw a beautiful 91/30 today at the gun show. It was a 1932 Tula with a Hex receiver and the blu'ing was in great shape, the wood had a few dings that looked to have been arsenal repaired but nothing major and the bore was absolutely pristine. What would something like that be worth? I have...

Would it be accurate to say that if you're NOT putting on a new barrel, NOT cutting a chamber, and only interested in checking whether a gun is safe to shoot or not, that all you really need is a "no go" gauge? I'm sure I'm being ignorant here, but it seems to me that if you properly check...

I'm curious how people store their bolt action rifles in a safe . .it occurred to me that it'd be much easier to get them in/out of the safe if I stored the bolts separately. I'm thinking of making up a rack to hold the bolts with labels for each bolt and I'm not sure if it's worth the effort...

I picked up a $89 Mosin M44 because it was just too good of deal to pass up. I was really disappointed with my first outing as I could barely hold minute of berm with the thing and "Brown Bear" 185 grain bi-metal "stuff". I pulled one of the bullets and mic'd it and it was .308 at it's widest...

I've used the search but I can't seem to find the info so I thought I'd post the question here. :) What tripod would you recommend for someone who's starting out shooting Hi-Power and some Garand matches? I can't seem to find any consensus and the prices seem to be all over the place...

This is probably a stupid question . . .but would it be possible to use a .303 Neck Sizing die to neck size 7.62 x 54R? I'm guessing since the .303 is longer that the answer is no . . . . .but the cheap bastard in me has to ask. :)