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I am having a problem with a S&G 6741 lock. It is on a safe that I bought used from a fellow who also bought it used. He warned me that when he got the safe he tried to change the combination and was not able to do it. I tried to change the combination and there is something wrong. After...

A couple of years ago a friend was shooting his new Winchester model 70 rifle in 7mm WSM caliber when the rifle exploded. He was shooting Winchester factory ammo. Winchester replaced the rifle but my friend told me that he agreed not to talk about it. Therefore I do not know if they told him...

I have been wanting to get a .375 H&H mag for some time. Remington just brought out the 100 year anniversary model. I noticed that it has a twist of 1:10 while the other model 700 rifle chambered in .375 has a twist of 1:12. All other rifles of which I am aware are 1:12. I sent an e-mail to...

My Marlin 70PSS papoose developed a sudden failure to fire. I cleaned it - no joy. I have inspected the inside and see no problems, but this is the first time I have seen the inside so here may be something I am missing. The refle will fire the first time after I pull the bolt back to chamber...

My Marlin 70PSS Papoose developed a problem the last time I took it out. It failed to fire - no mark at all on the primer. This was not just a one time deal, but most of the magazine. It was getting dark and I didn't do anything. Any ideas are appreciated. Jim

When one is speaking of safe terms, how does one say TL30x6? Is it TL thirty times six or TL thirty by six or something completely different? Thanks, Jim

Does anyone know of a custom optics company that could add a mil dot reticle to the eyepiece for a Nikon field scope. Thanks, Jim

Back in the days before petrolium based oil was common, what was used as a gun oil?

A few months ago I started seeing folks using the words negligent discharge. I even saw one post here taking issue with someone who used the term accidental discharge. I don't want to start a fight and hope we can take the high road on this issue and address the issue without getting nasty. I...

Has anyone heard of any recalls of the Winchester model 70 in 7mm WSM caliber or recalls of Winchester 7mm WSM ammo? Recently a friend's rifle using factory Winchester ammo exploded. When I say exploded that is just what happened. Rifle parts went all over the place. He was lucky and...

I would like to read the humidity inside my safe with some type of hydrometer. I was at a hardware store the other day and they had inexpensive thermometer / hydormeter combinations that I thought would do the trick, but then notices that each one, although in a bin together, was reading...

I have a Smith & Wesson 629-1 .44 Mag revolver. The problem is that sometimes while firing it single action the cylinder will not rotate to the next round. The hammer will go back, but when the trigger is pulled...click. The hammer falls on the just fired chamber. It seems to happen mostly...

I have been told that the .22 cal Remington model 552 was introduced to be the rimfire version of a Remington center fire rifle, but I can not recall the model. Does anyone know which center fire rifle was the "big brother" to the 552? Thanks, Jim

I just bought a used Colt Diamondback and it has the rubber Pachymer made grips with the gold Colt medalion. I believe it is most likely that these were not on the gun when it left the factory. However, this has the highest serial number that I have ever seen and the last Colt catalog shows...

Well, I went and bought a safe. My wife pointed out that the safe cost more than the guns inside, but that is another story. It is not very heavy and I do need to bolt it down. It has four holes in the bottom. Floor is concrete. I can mark the floor and move it out of the way to drill, but...

I am about to retire and REALLY live in two different states. I own a house in each state. Does anyone else here do this and what do you use for ID when buying guns? I can only have one divers license and no ID card becaue I have a drivers license. I don't want to change my drivers license...

I was at a gun store yesterday, just looking around and started looking at the gun safes. The two that I looked at were fire rated and had thick walls. However, the bottoms of these things appeared to be just thin sheet metal. Am I missing something or could a burglar just tip the thing over...

I live in Southern California and have noticed something in the past few months. I am seeing more and more banks with a metal detector system at the door. I was walking past one last Sunday that was closed and took a good look through the glass. The system is like a long tunnel about 15 feet...

I see that some high security safes use two locks, a regular combination and a key lock. I am not talking about the key lock for the dial, but a second lock on the safe that uses a large key to open it. How secure is that type of lock and is it a bad idea to use that as the only lock on a gun...

My friend has a Stevens 520A shotgun with a broken firing pin. He took the thing apart years ago. Now he bought a new friing pin and can not recall how to put it back together. I have never seen the inside of one of these things before and can not determine how to put the little spring that...