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Back in February I was asked a question on the thread entitled Grease Cookie regarding my use of sticky back felt buttons as wads. So today, I made some smoke test firing a project piece and managed to recover one wad and ball from the dirt. The ball's kinda chewed up having shaved past a...

This all started when I got an ASM brasser recently from a member. Don’t get me wrong, I like long barrels, but sometimes they just ain’t convenient, like when I’m riding the tractor, So, the notion was to lop off several inches of tube to end up with something a bit more handy. That part went...

I’ve been a Firefly fan for quite awhile now. Devoted enough, in fact, to have built Serenity several times from paper & cardboard. Got another, bigger version, 21" finished length, under construction as I write. But this is about the guns used in the show. I’ve wanted something similar since...

Anyone know if Uberti serial #'s their open top frames and barrels with the same number or not? Think I got a "bitsa" gun. Cylinder and barrel stamped the same, but frame has a different number.

Might be looking to acquire a 67-1 and was wondering if they are rated for +P ammo.....

Just reloaded a box of (unfired) Winchester SuperX 12 GA for target blasting. Got to wondering if the problem with sticking on extraction isn't so much the shell base, it's pretty short, but rather the hull itself. These are dead smooth on the outside as opposed to other hulls that have fine...

Was eyeballing a Navy Arms 36 cal. today. Anyone got one, or opinions on 'em? At $199 used I think it's a tad high, only paid $150 for my Remington 44.

Recently I picked up a beater HWM Windicator in 38 Special for an around-the-house/truck gun. As is typical of used zamak framed guns the paint had seen better days with lots of holster wear. Figuring to pretty it up some and keep the frame from corroding out here in the rainy northwest I detail...

Been shopping for a beater to throw in the truck and scored this at the LGS. Chambered in 38 SPCL it has a zamak frame, apparently two-piece barrel (barrel & shroud), top ported, made in Germany. Logo says HWM, imported by EAA in Florida. Anyone have/had one or know anything about 'em...

I’ve been trying to teach my wife to shoot her 20 GA Remington . In the process we’ve made a few discoveries and observations that I’d like to pass along just on the chance it might be useful. Now, my wife is small. She only stands 5' 2" with short arms, about 8" shorter than mine. Couple...

Lately there’s been a few discussions regarding issues with Remington’s venerable 870 design, specifically the 870 Express. A comment was made that nobody was sticking up for Mossbergs, so here I go. I’ve got 2 Remington 870's, a 20 gauge for the wife and a 12 for me. I had some minor issues...

Need some help identifying a (military?) stock I was just gifted with. Hardware: Buttplate has a trapdoor for cleaning kit, no markings, 1 3/8"sling swivel , no markings, 2 reinforcing bolts through the stock fore & aft of the magazine cutout. The stock itself has the following brands in...

OK. I’ve been reading several of the forums here for awhile now and keep coming across discussions regarding the cleaning of weapons and how it is/can be bad for the gun. So I’m gonna ask right here, in front of God & everyone, just where did this particular theory/idea/whatever get its start...

I just finished putting sights on my latest fun gun, an 870 Remmy. After testing & cleaning I went to load her up for HD duty and noticed an issue. It seems that 3" shells are somewhat problematic to stuff in the magazine with any speed. Is it just me, my particular 870, or is this typical of...

Contemplating a bang-around shotty for trips to the farm getting firewood, ya never know when a tasty morsel may present itself (or the odd bear/cougar). Anyways, Big 5 has a Stevens combo 12 Ga on sale. Synth stock, 18 1/4 and 28 inch barrels. Anyone have a new Stevens and/or opinions on 'em?

My Mossy 500 is still practically brand new having only about 5 boxes of shells through it. I’d noticed that the action on it was a lot stiffer, and had minor “stutters” in it, than my used 835. Rather than wait a few hundred rounds for it to break in I decided to see if I could slick it up a...

Just picked up a used baby street sweeper for my wife to shoot (she can't handle my 12's). Anything I need to be aware of/watch out for on this particular model?