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thanks Belated thanks for your responses, guys. I've been using Hornady XTPs and also shot some Berry's- with the same (lack of) accuracy. Titegroup is my powder of choice. I've had good success with both in the past, but not with this M&P. bds- I've dry fired like you recommended, and...

I recently acquired an M&P 40- mostly because I like the way it fits my hand. I've had good success with a 180 grain bullet load in my other 40s, but in this gun they are not as accurate as I'd like. Has anyone had good luck with lighter bullets in an M&P 40? Thanks, Doug

YEA I have 3 Russians. They've always been reliable and, as another poster mentioned, built like a tank. Simple to operate. The down side, as mentioned, is the weight to power ratio. Would I part with mine? No. Buy one (or several) and have fun.

Keep your eyes open for a proper smoothbore or a smooth barrel like (72 coupe suggested) and save yourself a lot of grief. Even if you use a shot cup the payload will be spinning when it leaves a rifled bore- you'll still get the doughnut hole in your pattern. Muzzleloading shotguns can be...

Sign me up! My 39A came by way of the JC Penny catalog in the late '70s. I'd earned the money with a paper route and mowing yards. I shot a lot of prairie dogs with it (when I was suppose to be irrigating), a few rattlesnakes, and a fair number of rabbits. I scoped it after a few years with a...

Thanks for the rapid responses. I'll stick with the proper components. Doug

I find myself short on small rifle primers (and everyone's sold out), but have a good supply of small pistol primers. Can small pistol (standard or magnum) safely be substituted for small rifle primers in .223? Thanks, Doug

Bang Bang Check out Van Dyke's for mounting panels. http://www.vandykestaxidermy.com/ Drive a brass screw (it looks nicer) through the panel into the thickest part of the base of the skull (about 2" from the back). Drill a pilot hole first. I tape a thin sheet of cardboard under the teeth...

My Remington 141 shoots well with Varget under a Hornady 170 gr. flat point bullet. 4" to 5" groups at 100 yds from the bench, which is about as well as I can shoot with open sights! I purchased a set of older Lyman dies online (used) and easily reformed 30 Remington brass to feed my rifle...

I think I bought the same bullets for the same reason. I used data from Hodgdon's for 90 gr. bullets, and settled on 3.0 gr. of Titegroup. They seem to shoot quite well in my gun.

There was a suggestion for just that in a Gun Digest a number of years ago. I've never tried it. Good luck.

My holster contacted the sides of the slide. Thanks to Telecaster's inspiration, I placed a thin strip of brass along the side of the slide, heated it with the hair dryer, and let it cool. I then pulled out the sheet of brass and the holster held it's 'expanded' shape- just enough larger that it...

Thanks, Telecaster! Any tricks you can share, or is it a 'learn as you go' project? Doug

abrink- My Fobus problem is friction along the sides of the slide. It holds the gun tight, rather than the intended retention on the trigger guard. I've used silicone to 'lube' the areas, which has helped, but I'm wondering about heating and slightly reforming the holster itself. Any ideas...

Congratulations, Paintball! I took my first deer- a small whitetail buck- the first year I could hunt- I was 15. I MISSED the 2 biggest bucks I've ever seen just last weekend! Keep hunting! Doug

I just acquired a Remington 141 in 32 Remington. Somewhere I heard 32 Winchester dies could be used for sizing 32 Remington brass. Is this correct? Also, if any of you have any 32 Remington brass or dies you'd like to part with, please let me know. Thanks, Doug

Perfect timing! I purchased a Remington 141 last weekend in 32 Remington. I plan to take a deer with it next year- it will be 70 years old then. I need load data to get mine up and running, too. It's a wonderful piece of American craftsmanship and history. Doug

When a Cabela's last weekend, my wife fell in love with a Cabela's Kentucky percussion muzzleloader by Pedersolli. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0012642214584a&type=product&cmCat=cchart_trd_blk_pwdr_rfl I found a friend that owns one; she'll shoot it...

I've used the data in Speer #10 as a starting point. My best success was using .457" round balls, cast from wheel weights, then run through a .452" sizer, essentially producing a double-ended round-nose bullet. I crimped, gently, just over the front shoulder of the ball. I don't recall the...

Browning Buckmark. I've owned it for over 20 years, fired tens of thousands of rounds through it, and still love it. 2nd place would be the Super Redhawk 454 with moderate loads. But I agree with Robt. Garner- they're ALL fun! Doug