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Hello again, guys, I've done my homework, I've read my manuals, and still I have a question. Apparently, Varget has a similar burn rate to more common Garand powders like IMR 4064 and IMR 4895. I have tried both of these powders but decided to try some Varget. The Hornady reloading manual...

Hello all. I usually stick to Rifle Country, so this is my first post in the Autoloader section. I am 20 years old but I'm turning 21 in April. I have heard that Colt availability is "spotty", so I went ahead and ordered one today, two months before my birthday in April in hopes that it will get...

Hey guys. I've been looking around at Colt 1911s in my local gunshops here and I've noticed something. The colt on Series 70 repros seem to be.. emaciated. Very skinny, and almost cartoonish. Is this the normal marking for new Colts? It seems that whenever I see the Colt logo elsewhere the...

Ok guys. Some of you may remember seeing my last thread concerning my M1 Garand loads from a couple of weeks ago. Well, now I've got a new load. Here it is: 168 gr Hornady BTHP Greek brass Remington primers 43 gr IMR4895 Cross referencing my Lyman and Hornady manuals, it seems 43 gr is...

Hi guys. I took my Garand to the range today. It was ~10 degrees out (brr!) with a little wind, but I just had to get out to shoot my new handloads! This was my first attempt at handloading for my Springfield Garand (January 1955) and as such, is the only custom load I have assembled/tested so...

Hi guys, Just a quick question here. When I started handloading, I had an experienced friend help me set up and then set the depth of the dies that sit on the press. I use RCBS. That was for .30-40, but now I'm tackling .30-06 on my own. Here's what I'm wondering though: For the...

It is December 23rd, 2013. The day that the designer of one of the most prominent firearms of the 20th century has died. I am not an owner of an Automat Kalashnikov platform, but I know that many of you are devoted utilizers of his rifles he designed for the defense of the Motherland. In his...

Hi guys, I've got two quick questions: 1) My eyes do better with peep sights and don't handle sights such as buckhorns nearly as well. So I got this weird idea I may not even want to try.. I just want to know if it would even be possible: could I screw one if those Skinner sights to the...

Hi guys, Was browsing a new local gunshop today, and they had a pair of Mosin Nagants; one 1940 Tula, and one 1943 Izzy. The Izzy's serial number had an odd precursor. The gun was all matching, and on every part the serial number read "ME 5839". I've browsed the internet, including...

Hi guys, This listing just popped up in my home town for what looks like an early production Arisaka, though I don't know what type. http://www.armslist.com/posts/2390320/northcentral-pennsylvania-rifles-for-sale--japanese-arisaka-type-99-7-7-cal- It also appears to have a full length...

Hi guys, quick question here. I'm going pumpkin shooting with my Garand tomorrow and have a mix of surplus .30-06. I'd like to only shoot one kind, ideally the "worse" of the two. By that I mean, the batch with lesser quality for what I'm doing tomorrow, not range work. I know both are safe, US...

An idea came to me recently about building a match gun, specifically out of an old Krag rifle. I've been an active competitor at my local CMP high-power matches and have competed with my 30" Krag. I don't do too well because my rifle's barrel is heavily pitted.. I just go to have a good time!:D...

Hello all, I'm new to posting on the High Road forums but I've been browsing the website for a couple of years now. I'm glad to be part of such a venerable firearms community. Now, onto what I started this thread about.. I have been looking at Uberti 1873 sporting rifles for a while, and I...