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    Drop safe Star bm-9?

    Are Star bm9 pistols drop safe when the hammer is down on a loaded round?
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    Taurus metallurgy better now?

    I was hoping for better as their smaller .38 revolvers like the 856 seem to still be hanging in there . I thought with an availability of consistently decent quality metals here they would tighten up. G-series semi-autos are popular but until years prove them out, Taurus USA has a lot of baggage...
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    Taurus metallurgy better now?

    Has quality and consistency of the steel, aluminum etc. used since the USA plant got going seem better than the hit& miss stuff they used in Brazil? I think it is. With the better QC I may actually buy another now after having trouble in the past ( other than my old m. 85).
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    Can a FL ccw holder, reciprocity in N.C., buy a handgun there?

    Visiting NC from FL and wondering if I can buy a handgun from an FFL here for transport back to FL via car? Or can I buy and ship FFL to ffl? My ccw shares reciprocity if that matters.
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    How short to get 13” pattern at 30’?

    After blasting away with diff loads I started thinking about all being said here. I realized in a dim bulb moment I have always considered shotgunning from a sporting field load perspective; testing diff. Loads and spreads with field shot. Every shotgun barrel is a bit different so patterning...
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    How short to get 13” pattern at 30’?

    That’s interesting. I wonder what load the coach gun was using as it sounds like they experimented and hand loaded something. I have an 18.5 double that will be spread over bmyold Rem 1100 skeet gun; however that is at distance. The Flight Control rounds hold a small pattern out to about 45 yds...
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    How short to get 13” pattern at 30’?

    Roger that thanks. I am experienced with sporting shotguns and had a shockwave. I reload for Skeet but did not know the burn rate in very short barrels of the older powders we are stocked up on. Thanks for the tip on that; saves me hunting down my old Jethro Bodine powder cypherin’ chart books...
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    How short to get 13” pattern at 30’?

    I want a sbs for the house with a 12” pattern from a 12 ga., at 20 feet. Open cylinder. What length barrel would I need to stamp? Would I get more burn from a 20 gauge in that length barrel? High brass, oo to 0000 buck? Thanks
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    Antibacterial lotions safe for metal gun finishes?

    Can wiping down a grip/ slide, etc hurt a modern finish on a S&W blued or non-stainless pistol?
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    .22wrf and .22wmr

    Excellent! Thx all
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    .22wrf and .22wmr

    Is .22wrf like a .22wmr ‘short’? A shorter case but still more powerful than .22lr? Thanks
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    Diff between Talo gp100 L1 and L2?

    Gotcha thanks!
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    Trouble finding decent vertical no-cant revolver holster for 3” k frame

    Used to not be hard; but I am actually having trouble finding a leather pancake no-cant vertical holster for a 3” k frame. Much less a basic open top without a thumb break . I’ll solve my left handed holster problem if I get that far. I carry just forward of the hip & vertical draw is easier for...
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    My 73rd Birthday gift

    Now that is a beauty! Finding any revolver, much less that particular H&A model with folding hammer spur, with that kind of quality nickel finish still intact, is a fine gift indeed!
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