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I'm taking that all you need to do is shorten the base pin cylinder bushing, to achieve a proper fit in the frame. That makes sense as not to tough a job. I'm not after a cap and ball conversion; did sell away a Ruger Old Army, which was a ball to shoot. It was also fiddly to load and shoot...

Distraction is the deadly word. A late buddy's son did his reloading, and he watched TV. This led to evil things, like 5 bullets stuck in the barrel of a .32 S&W. Yeah, I like music to load by, but the stuff in my collection are eclectic to a fault; rock from the last century, folk (especially...

You really need to see the innards of a S&W revo, just to appreciate how clever it is, and how the hammer block was added to the same mechanism. For a discharge, things would need to actually break (either the hammer axle or the hammer itself where it engages the rebound slide). Driftwood...

Had a go-round on this subject the other year; it does seem a number of reasonably stout parts would have to break in order for the FP to find the primer. I have ground a broken hammerspur off a couple of J-guns that were dropped on the spur hard enough to break it. Neither went off, and...

Yeah, I'd thought of this with a .22 Bearcat many years ago; it was extraordinarily fiddly, and difficult to find that spot between the rims. It's only a little easier with centerfire rounds. Since Colt and Remington made provisions for putting the hammer down between chambers (the Rem being a...

I'm guessing the gang bangers don't see a future in six shot hoglegs, not that gun laws often engage reality. ;) Alexander, that is amazing, and thank you. Moon

Tell me a little more about this. I use 4.6/Bullseye as a softball .45 ACP load. It's maybe 50'sec behind hardball. Moon

My Plan B is the porch at camp, watching the river run, with a beer and a book in the sunshine. And maybe burn some of that ammo. But the bench was good for my head yesterday; it had been way too long. A tip of the hat to Dillon, with their liberating 550 press. I'll have to check with...

I hope you're joshing. We need a sarcasm emoji. ;) The barrel hood, visible through the E-port, takes care of that issue. Moon

The other side of that; Jerry Mickulek complains of outrunning the trigger on his revolvers....which often sound a Gatling gun in his hands. Old Grouch, a very creative solution to a troubling problem. Moon

What is the purpose of the window in the slide? Moon

I've two G19s, loaded, as "house guns", in lock boxes. In an emergency, I don't want to go digging in the lock box (in a hellfire hurry), and end up grabbing the gun by the trigger. They are stored in cheapie kydex holsters; one is a cut-down Glock factory rig. The trigger guards are covered...

In states like New Jersey, a twenty hour class is required to even purchase a handgun. The intent is more obstruction than safety. Some years back, I got a Utah carry license, to increase reciprocity. IIRC, it was a four hour class, taught by a certified instructor. It had just what you...

Mosin 77 has it figured out. Couple buddies and I went to see Enemy at the Gates, and promptly went look for Toks. Mine is Polish, nicely done, with a really fugly aftermarket safety, required for import. Pretty sure the gun was designed for Condition 3 carry, and I'm doubtful that I'd be...

Been away from the loading bench, courtesy of the great primer crunch. Been buying Blazer Brass 9mm, 9s used to be what I loaded the most. But I've been on the mend (from some relatively minor surgery), and the supply of .380s was pretty scarce. Ran three hundred rounds on the D550, but not...

That old debbil, tolerance stacking, combined with overly exuberant mag insertion. Moon

You see that screw that holds in the crane? A colleague's dad lost the screw in his, asked me to help getting another one. It's an oddball pitch/size (metric?), tried one from a Smith, as well as various screws from a really good hardware. Taurus was in the process of moving from Brazil, so it...

Okay, did a quick search; it's a P320 issue, aggravated by too forceful magazine insertions, combined with oddball floorplates that don't prevent overinsertion. Use sleeves on the 30 rounds magazines for a Storm carbine, for just that reason. Moon

That's an interesting statement. I'm a regular on the SIG forum, and have heard of no such issues. Assuming factory magazines, I'm not seeing a reason that the mag would interfere with the ejector. I'll wander over, and have a look. Moon

It's amazing more mfgs haven't availed themselves of the 'chassis' as the item of record, allowing all sorts of painless modifications. It's one of the reasons the M17/M18 were chosen as our new service pistol. Moon ETA- the ability to install a factory safety/or not is another great feature. M