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What lubricant would be good for a Win 1400? Where should it be applied (or not) especially around the gas system? I know rifle gas systems should be dry and clean, but this isn't a rifle. I searched and found the link to a scanned instruction manual for it. That helped take it apart...

I know many experienced trap and/or skeet shooters read the shotgun section, so.... The gunclub I belong to is opening a regulation skeet range this month. Everything is built, wired, and ready to go. One of the discussions is what clay pigeons to allow if the brand/type needs to be limited...

I recently purchases a pair of these for my large and small dillon powder bars. They replace the adjustment bolt (no more 7/16 wrench to change powder settings). The scallops on the edge of the knob provide enough reference points (28) to be able to return to a previous setting. By my...

Any tricks (from people who have actually seen it work) on how to make 9mm case ejection work well with the LNL-AP? I've tried bending and opening the ejector wire which helped some. However, a frustrating amount of 9mm cases still jam against the side of the shellplate instead of ejecting...

Lyman claims that their M-die expander will not cause cases to strech like the expander ball on the typical full length sizing rifle die. It would be worth the extra reloading step if it reduced the need to trim brass. Has anyone experimented with this? The M-die definitly helps with...

I purchased 4 shellplates for my LNL-AP press last year. 3 have been defective. The first was a #16 plate where one of the slots wasn't cut completely; it was successfully replaced last year. Last night, I found that 2 plates purchased last April are not flat. They are bowed upward in the...

I'm looking for some cheap(er) 30 caliber bullets that would shoot 1.5 moa or better from a bolt action rifle that is sub-moa with match grade ammo. This would be for semi-serious plinking practice at 100-200 yards. One thought was the flat base 152gr bullets pulled from old 30-06 military...

Next summer, my nephew is headed for USMC boot camp. He has very little firearms experience. I have a 22 rifle, an AR-15 and access to a range with 50, 100, 200, and 500 yard berms. I'd like to help him develop some rifle (and maybe pistol) skills in the next 6 months. However, I don't want...

The burn rate on this looks attractive for heavy bullet 223 and 308 loads. I've searched and just haven't found much feedback on it.

How good or bad is the trigger pull on a Kel-Tec sub2K? Is it adjustable? This would be for older children. I'm thinking about one in 9mm that uses glock mags if it makes a difference. Any weaknesses to this particular model? Are they ammo sensitive? Thanks in advance for not turning...

I'm planning to mod the hornady auto powder drop to expand pistol cases at the same time as powder charging. The instructions I've found state to modify the #2 powder drop bushing (used for 22-30 cal rifle cases). I understand drilling to .317 then tapping for the Lyman hollow pistol...

I have a chance to purchase a used, nice condition glock 37 (45 gap in a 3rd. gen. G17/G22 size frame) with 5 Glock mags and PT night sights. What do you think would be a reasonable value for the package in a local sale? I will have a chance to shoot it before deciding to purchase or not...

I bought a bunch of the dillon 1" lock rings last summer. This weekend I finally had a chance to use/test them. In other words, I was running low on several calibers and did a reloading weekend to rebuild the plinking ammo reserves (3K+ rounds). I put together toolheads of several calibers...

I had several failure to feed jams on my 870 (express) today. The shell to be loaded was not lifted quite high enough to line up with the chamber and it caught underneath the chamber. Each time it happened I pumped back and forward again then it fed fine. I suspect I was short stroking the...

I have broken shell extractors for all of my rifle calibers except 223 and I'll probably order that one soon. But I started thinking and I've never needed one. Do you have broken shell extractors for your rifles and when was the last time you needed one?

I've seen 7/8 ounce slugs for sale. Velocity is rated at 1800 fps which seems high for a shotgun but they should drop slower. Is there a downside to the lighter slugs?

I've been thinking about a solution for retaining the mag cap on 870 express models where the dimples have been removed and the barrel lacks the old-style detent. The concept shown above is to prevent mag cap rotation via pressure from a compressed rubber plug which grips the inside of the mag...

I'm looking for a case to carry an 870 with the barrel removed, a second barrel, and some accessories (choke tubes, wrench, CLP, mag plug, etc.). I'd like to find a shorter one that isn't much longer than the 870 sans barrel. This would just be a travel case and does not need to look nice but...

I'd like to try some of the low recoil Fiocchi 00 buckshot but no one local sells it. Anyone know of an online ammo distributor for it?

What choke would be best (in general) for shooting tight buckshot patterns from an 870 barrel? I'm defining best as the tightest pattern at 25 yards and beyond. It seems IC is better than no choke, but how much is too much choke? This would be for larger buckshot (0,00,000).