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Clean the sight lens like you would clean the lens of your eye-glasses or rifle scope . I would use spray eye-glass cleaner and a old soft cotten T-shirt to dry it with . Nothing should be blurry or smeary ... it hurts your vision . Gary

Wow ... Thanks ... I didn't have a clue . I guess I come from an era where you didn't want your bullets to tumble and they weren't designed to do that ! Old Dog learned a new trick (word) today ... TUI Tumble Upon Impact Appreciate the word lesson ! Gary

Buy a case of tool hangers ... Triple the price and sell em on E-Bay as firearms mounting blocks ! Anything used for firearms can be up charged ... look at the cost of oil and the cost of gun-oil ! Make some money ... the American Way ! Good Idea for using the tool hook ... you have a sharp...

Since 2015 I have been casting a 124 gr. NOE bullet #358-124-TC-GC , sizing them .357" and loading them in 357 Magnum cases . The 9mm Luger taper crimp die puts a crimp on the smooth sided bullets that hold against buttet creep . Your bullet looks like mine ...except mine has a gas check and a...

What does TUI stand for ... not familiar with that term ? Gary

Every shooter should own at least one 1911 ... in 45 acp Awesome Shooting ! Gary

If you have a set of 9mm Luger or 38 Super reloading dies ... try using the Taper Crimp die from one of the sets to apply a tight Taper Crimp to the smooth sided bullet . I have a 125 gr. cast bullet mould , truncated cone w/ gas check ... this bullet is made for 9mm luger / 38 Super , no...

If you are looking for a replacement wedge ... try Dixie Gun Works . They used to carry lots of black powder revolver replacement parts . I used to keep a current catalog ($5.00 got you a big one ) but I don't have a recent one and I can't navigate the Dixie On-Line Catalog ... but that would be...

It uses the wedge that was used on the Confederate manufactured Leech & Rigdon revolver . I'm not sure what type it is but it differs from the Colt made 1851& Colt 1860 revolvers . I spot the Leech & Rigdon revolvers by the basic 1851 Colt look but the round barrel is the giveaway . I guess the...

It's called ... Gunsmoke ! Smells Good ! Gary

A nice little Lever Action would be Sweet ... it wouldn't have to be a semi-auto ! Didn't Ruger make a 10/22 Lever gun at one time ... I know I've seen one on the TV show ... Swamp People ! A 357 magnum or 44 magnum Lever Action would be a winner in my mind . Gary

In my 30-30 loads ... Accuracy Takes Precedence . I want Tack-Driving loads ... You have to put that first shot in the killing zone if you want to eat venison . Accuracy counts ... an extra 100 fps ... the deer doesn't know it ! Gary

You might want to check your extractor and ejector but other than those two things ... no other damage would have been done . The smaller bullet would not damage the barrel ... Be careful , Gary

Thanks ... I have Red Dot and will give it a go ! Always on the lookout for a good cast bullet load . Unique was my only powder for years ... then one day it wasn't on the dealers shelf ... but ... Three cans of Red Dot were ... So I bought them all ... But have never tried the +P loading ...

The Lyman Cast Bullet Handbook #4 has a nice 38 Special +P load that I use a lot . 158 gr. SWC cast , coated or plated bullet 5.3 grs. Unique @ 982 fps . Standard primer and 38 special case . I have used this load since the 1970's ... it will shoot Clover Leaf Groups out of my Ruger...

Tumblers are just for Looks alone ... Some may tell you tumbled brass works better or shoots better or is mopre accurate ... but the truth is ... that is just Doodly-Squat ! Shiney brass just looks better ... and I tumble mine simply to make me happy ... I like shiney brass . If you want...

My Advice is to keep things simple . Reloading accurate rifle ammo is not hard but don't get caught up in buying "stuff" ... Stick to Basic's , keep things simple and load consistently with good brass and good bullets and published data ... get a couple loading manuals . Electronic gadgets...

Here in Louisiana they are popular for deer and hog hunting in the close quarters , compact , fast handling 44 Magnum ... They are Sweet ! My brother has one that he will not part with and I can't beg , borrow or steal it from him ... he barely lets me shoot it at the range ! If you have a...

That was the Idea ... every handgun was going to be mandated that it had to have a lock to be sold in US . But I think the Legislation fell through the cracks and it didn't become a Law Of The Land ... Thank You Dear Lord ! The screw driver was a nice touch ! Gary

Use something else ... Like Accurate #2 ... for Bullseye Accurate #5 ... for Unique Accurate #9 ... for 2400 See how easy that was ... Just remember Where there is a Will ... There is a Way ! And ... There is always more than one way to skin a cat ! There are a lot of other powders out...