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    M1 gas plug

    I use Garand Gear's plug myself, but I never shoot anything above 165 grain. If you're curious, they provide a pressure chart for your perusal showing how it performs with many different kinds of commercial ammo.
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    Wax slugs (Discussion)

    For now, all they're for is fun. I live in an apartment complex, and frankly, I wouldn't feel comfortable firing any of my weapons at an intruder. Even plain ol' birdshot, if I missed, would penetrate the thin drywall and ruin somebody's night. I started the thread for discussion, and offered...
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    Hodgdon US 869 for Garand?

    Interesting...so it'd basically be a single-shot with a visually impressive muzzle-blast? lol
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    Wax slugs (Discussion)

    @ Ahil I think mine are Winchesters, out of a VP. I cut the top as close as I could to the seams, but only filled the shot to the top of the wad, leaving a good 1/8th inch to fill with pure wax, plus a little extra during the initial hardening to create a slight convex shape. (Don't want an...
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    Wax slugs (Discussion)

    I just found out about these, and read up a bit and watched a number of videos on youtube, both of results, and how-to's, and decided to make a few, since I have a couple-hundred rounds of birdshot sitting around not doing much. Mine is a Mossberg 500, so I'm not too worried (from what I've...
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    Hodgdon US 869 for Garand?

    oh...okay...*goes right over head* I need some kind of basic reloader info then...because these numbers still don't make sense to me, lol. I can understand any technical or mechanical information about firearms, having a machinist background...but I'm not a chemist! And I'm obviously new to...
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    Hodgdon US 869 for Garand?

    Shopping for powder online, this was one of the few available, and in a review someone had posted that they used it with their Garand with good results. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find that review again, and I know he posted his load data. :banghead: In the load-sheet that was shipped...
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    Any other rifles like a Krag?

    I realize that... I didn't want to start a debate on whether 5-rounds was enough or not...and certainly did not mean to imply that I thought the rifle was "slow"...whatever that means. :scrutiny: I was hoping they'd be a little cheaper than they're turning out to be. Layaway may be an...
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    Turkey / Skeet questions and etiquette

    Let me start by saying that I've never been involved with either of these...unless standing on the sidelines and watching my friends during a turkey shoot counts. My only shotgun is a Mossberg 500 with an 18.5" barrel, which I'm planning on taking to a gunsmith to get threaded for chokes...
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    Any other rifles like a Krag?

    I wasn't very interested in these until I picked up a gun magazine today which featured an article on them, and I got to see some detailed pictures of them. The side-loading magazine really intrigues me, and I happen to find it aesthetically pleasing, actually. I kind of want one now...
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    M1+Tannerite=...

    sooo much fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0X0F76YH68 This is the first time I've gotten to play around with tannerite, so I'm still kind of excited. Sorry about the camera angle. I forgot to take the tripod, so I had to set it on a half-rotten stump. :barf: Shots were taken at...
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    Thanks for buying, storing and selling ammo, AR-15's, etc

    I disagree. Work for a corporation for awhile, and see if you don't start to believe that all they care about is the bottom line, not their employees, or their customers. To see our cost on a product, vs. what we sell it at, simply sickens me. In some cases it's more than an 800% profit margin...
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    Thanks for buying, storing and selling ammo, AR-15's, etc

    As someone who lives paycheck to paycheck, I constantly have to turn my nose up at ammo prices, and take the increasingly rare deals when I can. Can I buy .40's or .357's? Sure, but only defense rounds at $1+ per shot, no target rounds for $.50. What does this mean? It means that, as much as...
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    Just picked up a Ruger 10/22

    Actually, I was more worried about obtaining a 10/22 than thinking about what I'd do once I'd gotten it, besides the stock (which I'd planned on getting for my Savage Mk.II before I decided to sell it). So, with that in mind, if you've any advice, or want to show me some items, I'm all for...
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    Just picked up a Ruger 10/22

    I guess I should clarify...prices in my area are ridiculous IF YOU CAN FIND ONE. I saw a NIB pink 10/22 selling for $280 at a LGS, and it's the only one I've seen in about 6 months. I'm happy with what I paid for it. Also "used" in this case means it's had about 300 rounds put through it...
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    Just picked up a Ruger 10/22

    Finally! This is the .22 I have been lusting after, and luck dropped one in my lap. Was chatting with my ex over facebook when she mentioned that her fiance was wanting to sell his. I asked her how much, fully expecting it to be around $350-400...but nope. $250 I told her I'd meet her today...
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    Cleaning the bore of M1 Garand or Marlin 30-30

    All of my cleaning rods (Hoppes) are aluminum. I only have one steel rod that I use sparingly on my .22's, and that, only because it's long enough to do the job, and because the bore-snake labeled for .22s does not, for some reason, fit my barrel. :/
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    Kel-tec KSG & UTS-15

    Just wondering if anyone has either of these and could share their experiences. Either one of these would be my "dream" shotgun, and one of my LGS has had a KSG in stock at least 3 times. The price-tag on the UTS is daunting, so I'm thinking the $800 approx. on the KSG would be more...
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    Swarovski scopes

    The only thing I say in favor of Swarovski, is that they are one of the foremost producers of super-high-quality crystal in the world. This would of course affect only the optics, not necessarily the construction of the scopes themselves. They're good enough for the Canadian mint, but we're...
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    Cheap gun grease question

    Right now I'm using Lucas X-tra heavy duty grease. Seemed to fit the bill for what I needed. Picked up a tube at home depot for around $4, and transferred the contents into small glass jars. It'll be more than I'll ever need, I'm sure. I only use wd-40 to spray in hard to reach places in the...
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