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    When is a barrel clean?

    if you barrel is that bad use tcut or sol autosol crome cleaner on a cloth lapped around a bristle or [smaller than bore bronz brush] ,this will polish the bore and will not do any harm to the barrel, if there is no pitting it will leave you barrel like new , use a rod with a bearing handle so...
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    Plated Vs. Jacketed Bullets

    hi, to stop leading completly in you .45acp [ if you find any ], alox your bought heads let them dry and your troubles are over . lead is a lot easier on the barrel if your shooting a lot
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    Leading on 1911 with Missouri Bullet 45acp bullets

    i had the same problem with my new colt government ,polish the barrel with a coil of 4x2 lapped tightly around the cleaning rod with a little sol auto sol crome polish applied ,this will smooth out the barrel and leave it shining ,it does work well ,also use liquid lube alox on your already...
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    Uberti Schofield vs Beretta Laramie?

    I have just purchased [one of thoseS&W ] and i think they are great i load with 4.7 grs of tightgroup with a 200.lead swc, accuracy is brilliant ,i bought the schofield from germany and is brand new in its oak box and original packing ,only thing is the trigger pull was vert heavy 6.75 lbs...
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    .455 Webley Revolver Question

    the webley revolvers had quite a common habit of blowing their cylinders out even using their own ammo and i have personally seen this happen with no warning the side blows out .IF you check serial numbers on a lot of webleys you will find the cylinder does not match the frame .
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    Webley Mk. VI range report

    mybe i'm missing something but as far as i know and this is open for discussion the ordinary british soldier was not issued with a revolver at all ,only non com's and up had them at least up too the first world war ???????. The war office didn't rate a revolver as an effective weapon at all.
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    Powder fouling jamming my Uberti Remington

    rc flint has the right idea i have mine done and it completly cures the problem, it is a simple conversion to do yourself if you can use a bench drill and a blow torch.
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    S&w custom schofield .45

    THANKS A LOT GUYS ,i know this gun is worth quite a lot of money but after all i think shooting is what its made for not sitting looking at it ,i will look after it and treat it with the respect it deserves its a real work of art .i'll put some photos on when i get time to do a few thanks again
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    S&w custom schofield .45

    hi Guys , has anyone got a good load for a custom S&W SCHOFIELD,.I've just got hold of a new S&W 2000 built custom shop model unfired and brand new in its wooden and blue baize lined box .i bought some starline brass and a set of lee dies . i want to shoot 230.grn lead round heads and 200.grn...
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    Schofield + SAA (pics)

    hi Guys, has anyone got a nice load for a s&w .45 schofield ,for a 230grn lead roundnose or 200.grn lead semi wad cutter.i just purchased a new custom shop schofield made in 2000 brand new in its wooden box with blue baiz lining ,beautifull .i purchased some starline brass but have not yet got...
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    Polymer Frames

    TIROD , you said it yourself polymer needs a certain amount of thickness for strength ///DIDyou ever look at the thickness of the rails and what's holding them?.i have seen myself two complete breakdowns of frames. I have seen one stripped on a bench in direct sunlight for 35minutes and the...
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    Damage caused by brass muzzle guide

    hi, there is no way brass would scratch the barrel ,if these are scratches you will find this has been done in the makeing of the weapon and you have only noticed it when the barrel has been fowled.
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    Polymer Frames

    EVERALLM,answer me this ,if polymer [PLASTIC ] i s so good strong and durable as you say [OR THINK]why do they not make their complete magazines from it ,most if not all use steel lips .on the few i have seen without ,mostly .22 owners they will always have steel mags as replacement. i have...
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    Polymer Frames

    are you for real CWL try leaving a polymer gun in direct warm sunlight and see what happens to it , or clean it with the wrong cleaner ,even put ordinary gun oil near it and watch the fun,these treads are full of people with there little plastic guns twisted and bent
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    HELP!!! My Colt Commander jammed...

    ugaarguy is right just take the retained out set it on a vice and tap the edge very slightly just enough to give it a push fit on returning it ,befofe doing this withdraw the pin and spring and clean out the hole in which it slides ,i would also replace the spring and the pin .Its no big deal...
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    Want accurate 9mm for range - CZ75, 92FS, G34, P226?

    hi waterski,i honestly think if its accuracy your after go for the .45 ,but get a good one like colt or kimber,dont go to the bottom of the ladder i have a cz75 for years which i carried daily mainly because of its capacity a great gun that never let me down ,but dont forget the 9mm round is...
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    CZ-85 frame lasts just 30-40K?

    a mate of mine in the services bought a 75 same as mine about 2years afrer me, he fed it with homeloads well over +p pressure and only ever broke one slide pin ,he still has his as well going strong. maybe the older one's were made stronger ,you know the saying ==[the older the fiddle the...
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    CZ-85 frame lasts just 30-40K?

    who said anything about alloy frames Disaster 75's frames are steel and as far as i'm aware so are 85's might be wrong about 85's
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    CZ-85 frame lasts just 30-40K?

    hi Irfan, if its any comfort to you i have a 75 which i bought in 1977 and used to shoot it three or four times every week , i recon there has been 100thousand rounds through it ,its now 31 years old and going strong ,i never had to do a thing to this pistol,and i believe the frame is similar...
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    Lube Pill Question

    bhp fan--- are you not talking about a wax disc between two cardboard discs for using in your trapdoor.
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