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    Offhand (Support hand) practice

    Practicing pistol with the off hand is a very useful thing. Best not to wait for the injury to begin doing so, however. In my case, I have been working on it for several years, so a current temporary limitation is a nuisance, not a major handicap. Load, fire, reload, clear, etc. Can you do...
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    Gun ranges / SASS matches near Durham, NC?

    I am looking for information on gun ranges and SASS matches near Durham, North Carolina. What could I find within approximately a 2-hour drive or so?
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    Remember September 11th

    I realize that many folks are busy picking up the pieces after Katrina hit our coast, but today is also a day for remembering those who died on September 11th, 2001, and especially those who fought back, on Flight 93 and since then. We will never forget.
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    A hammer is not your only tool

    A person on this forum used the phrase "behind the back ready position". The context was a discussion of a home intruder, and how one person responded. I inferred a criticism of the relatively low-intensity response to a home intruder. It seemed to me to have been the correct response based on...
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    How to load a flintlock?

    I just purchased my first flintlock rifle, secondhand. It is a rather nice Robert Watts replica of a Southern Mountain Rifle, in .45 caliber. How does one properly load such a rifle? I have fired some cap-n-ball revolvers, but have exactly zero flintlock experience (other than having made...
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    Need source for replacement nipples: Uberti 58 Remington

    I am looking for sources of replacement nipples for an Uberti-manufactured Remington New Army revolver. (aka 1858 Remington).
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