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Beginner .380 The lightweight .380s can kick pretty stout due to the straight blowback design. Most kick about the same as a midweight 9mm. But they are much easier to hide. I personally like the Sig. 230/232 in blue. Not a small gun but very light and very thin. Quality holsters are made...

Best most reliable .22 I agree with all these .22's. I do think a bolt action would be good for most people but I also think everyone should own a 10-22 no matter what else they have. The Rugers do however need to be kept clean. I always clean one of mine every 5 to 10 thousand rounds. The...

Single Shot I have an old Rem. 510 P. Used to be really accurate. About 40 years ago I lost part of the peep sight so had it drilled and tapped for an old Weaver side mount. Shot a many of turtle in the river with it. It would shoot inside and inch at 100 yards with no wind and 2 inches the...

Lyman Plains Rifle The Lyman Trade Rifle looks like a trade rifle. The were mostly smoothbores and made to be bartered to the indians. The traditional look is cheap plain and a large hoop trigger guard. The Lyman Plains Rifle is a fairly good takeoff of a halfstock Hawken. Looks way more...

Black Powder Message primarily for Doug: Two questions, Where you shooting a flintlock? and what is your level of experience with muzzleloaders. If shooting a percussion, your problem probably wasn't the Pyrodex. Pyro ingnites very well with caps. If trying to shoot a flinter with Pyro...

Super I believe .356 is the traditional 38 Super diameter for jacketed bullets. I always used .357 for cast in a super Gold Cup. .358 might make too much pressure and .355 too much leadding. In fact the Super is so intense anyway that I never found a cast load that didn't lead very badly. I...