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Just bought a slightly used specimen of the notorious Tec-9 as another "conversation piece" or fun range gun. My Thompson semi-auto carbine also fits these categories with not much of a real "useful purpose". (I am aware that Tec-9s are not known for either their accuracy or reliability.) I...

I bought a 325 PD several weeks ago, used, but shot very little. Trying to get used to the recoil. I purchased the Hogue "Tamer" grip for the 500 Mag and it helped a lot. Making enough progress in shooting it that I'm thinking of switching back to wood grips of some kind. After about 300...

Background - Have a 625 5" that I love to shoot. Everything about it is great except that I considered using it (somehow) for concealed carry. Finally came to the conclusion it was too big and heavy. Considered looking for a 625 with a 3" barrel but I wondered if that would be enough...

Between the sunset of the ban and the election, I placed an order with my local dealer for a Bushmaster M4 copy - telescoping stock, 14.5" barrel w/2.25" flash suppressor and A3 upper receiver. I thought this was going to be my one and only AR for home defense, plinking and occasionally more...

Just bought (at a gun show) a hundred rounds of M193 Ball Lot LC, headstamped "L C 6 7". I was assuming it is/was about the same as current XM193 from Federal/Lake City, but can't assume the relaibility is still there due to it's age. Before I started shooting it, I thought I'd ask if...

I'm pretty new to ARs. (Mostly handguns until now.) Recently got a Bushmaster M4gery and I'm sighting it in. I don't always have access to longer rifle ranges and sometimes have to be satisfied with a 50 yard pistol range. I've been searching (and searching) for a table that tells me bullet...

I've been reloading .45 ACP and .38 Special on a Lee Turret press for about 2 years now. I've done 3-4 thousand rounds of each caliber without any significant problems. I'm happy with my setup and my reloads. I've kept thing pretty simple using Bullseye for both. I've reloaded w/ cast, jacketed...

I've recently had increasing foot and back problems making walking more difficult. I've been using a wooden cane more often lately and recently saw the Cold Steel City Stick advertised http://store.yahoo.com/shoppingmatrix1/cs91st.html I wasn't considering it for primary self-defense...

I have some brass in various calibers (pistol and rifle) that I don't reload. I've rented a table this weekend at a small local gun show and would like to sell off some of this extra brass. I've tried finding some pricing info on the web that will help me price this fairly. I recall seeing a...

Just picked up the S&W Mod 12 that I asked about in a previous thread (now closed.) The only cosmetic deficiency I can find is some lightening of the bluing on the trigger guard and near it on the grip. All the mechanical checkout seems fine. It seems to have had very little use. S/N is - C...

I reload 38 Spc. to supply my daughter with practice ammo for her Taurus snubby. She doesn't live real close, so it isn't very convenient to borrow her revolver to experiment with different loads. It would be convenient if I had a 38 Spc. of my own for this purpose, plinking and a possible...

I have a growing collection (less than 100) of various types of .50 BMG rounds. Some are "live" with powder and live primers and most are dummy rounds with no powder and spent primers. Most of the various bullet types are represented. I got them to display on a shelf or hang on the wall, when...

I'm a beginning collector of 50 BMG cartridges and would like to know what the color codes mean for the various projectiles. Besides normal curiosity, I've cut open some AP projectiles (black) to get the steel core out. It might ruin my day to attempt cutting open an incendiary or tracer by...