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i am currently reloading 180gr copper plated bullets with 4.2 - 4.4 gr bullseye or titegroup powder.....looking to reduce loads to 3.7 - 3.9 and wondered if a 13# recoil spring would be sufficient to reduce recoil yet still eject properly. thanks

thanks for all your helpful info

hi...wondered if anyone had some good reloading data for a 165gr rnfp copper plated bullet....hoping to use my titegroup powder....thx

as i am retiring soon...i was looking for a gunsmith in the area (wi)...and it seemed there were not many were around.... i was thinking it might be a good part time job to have and was wondering if anyone either had taken some classes or knew where any on line courses might be found thx

i have a uberti 45 colt that has a light trigger action...i replaced the main spring but still does not take much pressure to pull the trigger... is the a way i can get the main spring to give the trigger more pressure? or is there another way of doing this. thx

my uberti seems to have a quick trigger release...wondered how i might be able to adjust it to give it a harder pull tension, see the two screws inside the handle but they seem not to make a difference, of course i may not be adjusting them correctly thx

just wondering if there is anything that can deflect shells from a top ejecting level action 30 / 30....my friend wants to add a scope but the shells when ejecting will bounce off the scope.... any help / ideas? thanks

i tried to use a plastic hammer with a brass rod on it but it does not seem to move....

i have to aim at the top right corner of a target to be able to hit near the bulls eye consistently......to be able to aim directly at the bulls eye....which way would i adjust the fixed rear sight to achieve this (right or left)? ...using an older ruger 22cal with fixed rear sight....a dumb...

anyone ever render bear fat for use as a patch lubricate?.... hit a bear and have the meat / fat, just wondered what the process was to render it. thanks

reloaded some 30/30 shells...first time in batch mode with a Lee hand reloader kit....of the 15 shells i reloaded, 5 of them do not want to fully chamber in my 30/30....any ideas?..... i also have another 30/30 and was able to chamber them fully in that one, crazy.... i have checked the...

don't bug me patch.... my wife saw this in a sunday's paper ...so i ordered some thru the internet.....had flies , mosquitoes, tick crawl around but never bit.....its a thin patch wore on the skin...was not sure but they worked....

looking at adding a recoil pad to my custom 7.56x59mm Russian carbine....the grinding type mention a min / max size to grind them to.....from what i see i have to find the smallest size near the heel and the max on the upper portion of the shoulder....am i correct? plus, some mention s, med...

trying to make my .44 black powder revlover easier to shot the range.....decided to try some paper cartridges.... wondering if anyone has tried these.....a couple of questions are there easy ways to: 1) load powder into rolled paper(measured amount)? 2)crimp the end and sealing final load...

cheap home made Iosso i found a recipe for a homemade cleaner...mainly lemon juice and vinegar, alittle detergent and water....works the same as Iosso and cheaper....if you need the full recipe i can pass it along