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I really did something stupid. Well, actually, two stupid things. Two years ago in an accident I lost part of my right thumb. I had reconstructive surgery but even after 6 months of recovery I found that heavy recoil pistols just hurt to shoot. In an act of depression, I sold my Ruger Redhawk...

I'm looking for some input regarding a Winchester 1897 shotgun that I recently acquired from a long time friend. The serial number dates the gun to 1913 manufacture. The barrel has a Lyman Cutts installed along with a Williams adjustable peep sight on the receiver. The gun functions fine, has a...

I'm thinking of taking a plunge into an AR rifle barreled in 300 Whisper. I would be reloading for this caliber and I have a pretty good supply of 150 grain Nosler bullets on hand. I would only be shooting supersonic at this time - not sure if I will ever jump onto the suppressor wagon. Anyway...

I've been struggling with sciatica the past few weeks and went to the doctor today for a visit. I guess that I'm fortunate that I live in a rural community and my primary physician is an older fishing/hunting/outdoors guy. When his nurse was asking details about my condition she said "I won't...

This topic may have been brought up before but I am wondering if anyone has experience with reduced velocity/pressure loads for the 30-06. I'm actually hoping to reduce both sound volume and recoil. Thanks Paul

I am contemplating the build of a 6.8SPC rifle. Most rifles of this caliber have a 1:10 or 1:11 twist. However, Bison Arms is manufacturing a barrel that has a 1:7 twist, designed for heavy bullets at sub-sonic velocities but according can shoot light bullets? I have limited knowledge of this...

Has anyone our there used sand/dirt filled tires as a backstop? I have access to used tires through a friends tire shop and I got to thinking about building a wall out of interlocked tires, each filled with dirt. I presume that the rubber would not allow a bullet to deflect or ricochet and the...

Considering a new RCBS X die for .223 - also considering if I should move to a small base die. This die will only be used to make ammo to be fed into a couple of ARs. Both are new and I have already had some minor issues using some previously fired surplus brass that was given to me. Any input...

had some issues with my S&W night guard - removed the side cover, hammer, trigger, etc. In an act of stupidity I removed the hand from the trigger and allowed the small hand spring to fall from the trigger assembly. I do not know the spring orientation and can't figure out how this is supposed...

Last Friday night my wife and I were invited to dinner by a couple who live down the road from us. While there, I was asked "your wife said you were into guns, my dad passed this on to me - can you tell me about it?" What the rifle appears to be is a Flobert rifle, I had never seen one other...

I was at the range last week with a friend and his pistol, a new FNP in .40 S&W locked up. It looks like part of the extracter is missing and a spring flew out from somewhere - not sure. The slide is not quite in full battery and there appears to be a case still in the chamber. I'm not...

I recently purchased a Wolff spring set for my S&W 637 and I decided that today was a good time to install them. This was my first attempt at swapping out springs in a revolver, which really wasn't all that difficult. I am pretty happy with the result. The trigger in DA always felt smooth but...

Back when reloading components were getting impossible to purchase I came across 1K Remington 6 1/2 primers thinking that I may use them for trading for other components. Well, components are certainly more available and I now have a box of primers that I don't want to see go to waste. Can...

Merry Christmas all! Has anyone had experience reloading this cartridge (5.7x28)? I have no information on it and I have read brief accounts of problems with reloads gone bad. I'm toying with buying a FN five-seveN from my brother-in-law (he has 2, why, ?). Anyway, the deal breaker for me...

Okay, so it's been a while since I've been to a gun show. Today I spent $10 for the privilege of entering the nearest gun show. I was in search of some AR15 parts and reloading supplies, heck maybe even a new firearm. I was amazed at the crazy prices being asked for firearms as well as the...

Earlier this summer I had an unfortunate accident involving a table saw that cost me the top 1/2 inch of my right thumb - and I'm right handed. Needless to say, the recovery has been much, much longer than I had expected. Today, was the first day in four months that I have spent any time at my...

Well, I just experienced my first ever squib load - I've been shooting rifles for nearly 40 years and I've never had this happen. I loaded a FACTORY .357 cartridge into my brother-in-law's Henry rifle, pulled the trigger and heard a "fffuuuppphhh" - I ejected the case and looked down the...