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Good Evening, I've just re-read U.S. vs. Miller (1939) and a question popped into my head. The gist of the decision seemed to me to be that the Feds could regulate short barreled shotguns and silencers (suppressors) because they were not commonly used military weapons. When duty...

Good Evening, I believe I will need to adjust the rear sight on my R51. It is "drift adjustable". I've read that term many times but haven't done it myself. I do have a cheap tool kit with a variety of punches and mallets, some of which are non-marring. Any advise before I start...

Good Afternoon, I entered into an on-line discussion regarding the Las Vegas shooting. Someone in the discussion asked to question "How could he buy so many guns and not raise any red flags?". I replied that there was no tracking of legal sales to retail customers so there would be no way...

Good Evening, I've not used a bump fire stock. I've seen videos of them. I dismissed them as a gimmick because it seemed like they were likely to be very inaccurate and also likely to malfunction. Was I wrong? What can they be used for other than the "Gee Whiz" aspect of shooting loads...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year All, I've been considering changing my defensive handgun ammo based on the good things I've read about the Federal HST line. For 9mm the 124 gr HST seems to perform just about perfectly in all tests I've seen. I'm currently using 124 gr Hydra Shok and...

Hi All, I had a fun range day on the weekend and am learning things about my new Ruger GP100 6" barrel revolver. 158 gr LSWC and 3.3 gr Bullseye is a no-recoil, accurate, dirty load. Shooting indoors I could see ejecta from the barrel/cylinder gap and from the muzzle. I thought...

Hi Guys, I'm just home from the gun store with my first revolver. I bought a Ruger GP100 6" blue. I handled one over the summer and thought the big chunk of metal would be unbalanced. Instead it felt great. The thought of plinking with one simmered in my brain for a few months and...

Good Evening, I thinking about getting a Ruger GP100 with a 6" barrel for target/plinking/range fun. What is a "standard" or "baseline" load in 38 Special? I've got a fair amount of experience in autoloaders but none in revolvers. I've got Bullseye, Titegroup, and Power...

Hi All, Nothing too dramatic to say. I just wanted to share that I had a fun afternoon with friends over shooting clay pigeons. These were the first clay pigeons I've shot. It turns out that when you and your friends are inexperienced a box of 90 targets lasts all afternoon! Some...

Good Evening All, I'm new to shotgunning. I picked up a 20 gauge Mossberg 500 in August. I've enjoyed learning about it and used it for the fall turkey hunt (I didn't see a thing...oh well). What are the differences between 12 gauge and 20 gauge if they use the same weight of...

Good Evening, Yesterday was an interesting day at the range. I had two 9mm Bersas with me. Both have been reasonably accurate in the past when shot from a rest. I was shooting mixed headstamp cases, WSP primers, 124 grain plated round nose flat based Berry's (not the thick...

Hi All, I've been at this reloading thing for a while now. I've seen plenty of conflicting load data where a load is safe in one book and over-max in another. My provocative question of the week is: Has anyone ever harmed themselves or their firearm by shooting a max data load as...

Hi All, NH's fall shotgun turkey season was Monday, Oct. 14 - Friday, Oct. 18. On the Saturday before the season I saw a flock of 5 in my side yard. During the season I didn't see a thing. I didn't hear BOOM in the distance either so I don't think anyone else saw anything either...

Hi All, I could have also titled this "The Shooter is Always the Last to Know". My poor attempts at humor aside I just found out the TC Icon has been discontinued and it looks like the 30TC is gone as well. I've got one Icon in 30TC and another in 7mm-08. Both are great...

Hi All, Just back from the range where I'm learning about my new 20 gauge Mossberg 500. This is my first shotgun. It is a lot of fun but I've got a lot to learn. I'm trying to prep for the fall shotgun turkey season. I've read that 100 pellets in a 10" circle is a good standard...

Good Evening All, I'm thinking of getting into the world of shotguns. I borrowed a Remington 1100 for the spring turkey hunt but I didn't see a thing (heard plenty around me and I watch them walk through my blueberry bushes most evening now) so I didn't fire a shot. I'm considering...

Good Evening, I'm just back from the range. The tumbler is cleaning my fired cases as I type. I fired off 40 rounds loaded with 2000-MR and had good results. I shot 20 each in 7mm-08 and 257 Roberts, 100 yards, 4 groups of 5 rounds each with groups stepping up at .3 grain at a...

Hi All, I'm glad I read this forum. It is what alerted me to a recall of my ICON rifles by Thompson Center. I used their site, filled out their form, and should receive shipping labels soon. The bummer is I live right near Rochester NH. I drove by the former factory today on the...

Hi All, I've got a couple of bullet questions. I'm know what the commonly given answers are but I'm hoping to get an explination as to why. 1. What load data should you use for plated bullets? The common answer is to use no more than mid-jacketed load data. The reason usually given...

Hi Guys, Just back from the range. We're having a January Thaw up here in New Hampshire but it still quite a bit colder than when I was last developing loads in October. Had to cut the session short. The warm air over the cold snow was producing heavy fog. My new loads were...