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  1. WVGunman

    What would make you get rid of a gun that had nothing wrong with it? (Kind of a random ramble)

    Please note: I am deliberately NOT mentioning a brand name here, because that will immediately sidetrack all discussion into arguments about that and other brand names. This is about personal tastes and aesthetics, which are not unique matters to any particular make, market niche, or model. So...
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    Anyone else find they were more sensitive to recoil after losing weight?

    Okay, over the last year or so I lost a LOT of weight, about 90 pounds. I went from a pretty beefy guy to downright lean (I look a lot more like my dad now.) But now I'm finding some of my long guns actually kinda hurt to shoot. I never had this problem before, and I wonder if the "fat pad," for...
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    What is the rarest single empty brass case, loaded round (just one) or shotgun shell you've ever found at a shooting range?

    I was going through my little shell collection, and found a single, lonely .30-40 Krag case I found about 8 years ago now that I had forgotten about. I also,once upon a time, found a single.32 Smith & Wesson (the original shorty from the 1870s, not Smith & Wesson Long). I have literally never...
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    Turning a Revelation 120 into a Marlin 795: which barrel to keep? (Just a little tongue in cheek.)

    This is General Discussion instead of gunsmithing because I'm interested in general opinions on feasibility, not "how-to." So I bought a very junky Revelation 120 years ago .... Pictured: Not my own gun and have had the barreled receiver: ...knocking around ever since. It's followed me...
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    What's the oldest (by date of manufacture) ammo you've fired or own?

    I was looking at an old thread I started, and #1 got me to thinking: What if by some weird set of circumstances I DID come across some 9mm made for the Imperial German Army? I'd definitely want to try it out! There's lots of old guns out there, but ammo is made to be used; really old ammo that...
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    Which is more VERSATILE: An AR-15 in 6.5 Grendel, or an AR-10 in .308?

    I'm thinking about building or buying one of these. Some factors to consider here: - I can reload .308, and COULD reload 6.5G if I wanted (just need the dies). I already have all the stuff for .308 reloading though, and have another gun in that caliber already. - No AR-10 will be as modular as...
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    Cheap gear that turned out to be better than more expensive/name-brand gear.

    The lee Auto Bench Priming Tool: Pot metal and plastic, around $35. But it actually does NOT ever leave primers not seated deeply enough, unlike the RCBS Universal Hand-Priming Tool, cost about $65. Any other nominees?
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    Experience with the durability OR fragility of the Kel-Tec Sub2000?

    I'm talking about the newer model that looks like this: I've owned one for a few years, but it's just been a plinker. Since I bought it, I've moved to a state where buying long guns is considerably easier than buying handguns. I can reload almost any pistol round, therefore I am looking harder...
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    Which of these muzzleloaders should I get rid of?

    So ... I find myself, through a series of events too stupid to relate in detail, owning both a T/C Impact and a CVA Wolf. They're both .50 caliber, so I really don't need both. But which to unload? The T/C Impact Pros: T/C rep for quality; has a stock insert so that I can adjust the length of...
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    Recommend a drop-in (no work needed) replacement recoil pad for Remington 11-87?

    Finding a lot of stuff online that SAYS they're for the 11-87, and then just as often someone posts a comment that it didn't fit. I have an 11-87 Special Purpose made around 1990 with a wood stock. I've checked Numrich, the one pad they're showing looks like it sat in a warehouse since 1990...
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    Loading musket balls in a shotgun shell

    Right now I just can't find the bigger sizes of buckshot or pumpkin balls for sale (though I admit I haven't looked all that hard). I've got some surplus .535 balls I use in my .54-cal muzzleloader. Has anyone ever tried to make a load with these, and knows how many can be fitted into a 2...
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    Don't laugh: Change in zero of non-steel framed revolvers? (i.e., Heritage Rough Rider)

    I used to own an older Heritage Rough Rider (made before Taurus bought them) with target sights. It was surprisingly accurate, until I very stupidly sold it. I went out of my way to buy a brand new Rough Rider a few months that was basically the same set-up: 6.5" barrel with target sights. This...
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    Will a .44 bullet work in a sabot designed to use a .45 bullet in a .54 rifle?

    So, I bought a passel of sabots for my .54-caliber in-line rifle, which were intended to be used with.451-.452 bullets. I have some 230-grain bullets meant for loading into .45 ACP that fit these, but are quite tight to get into the bore. I ALSO have a giant bag of 200-grain .44 Magnum bullets...
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    Is there a difference shooting skeet with a side-by-side versus an over/under?

    I already own a Remington 11-87 I might use for skeet, but I would like to try it with a double gun (if only to see how much more fun I'd have without having to pick up cases). I've experimented with over/unders in the past, but never found any I was too impressed with. I have a low price range...
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    Just bought my first black powder gun. Some advice on projectiles?

    I just clicked the button to buy an in-line .54-caliber rifle. I feel like you need to have one of just about every single type of gun if you want to be able to shoot anything sometimes. (I sure am glad I stockpiled .22LR after the big ammo shortage of 2008-2016 now!) But I had actually planned...
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    Help me figure out this 9mm/Kel-Tec Sub2000 conundrum ....

    I was at the range just yesterday, sighting in a red dot sight on my KTS2k, when something strange happened. I had been merrily blasting away, when towards the end of a magazine (15-rounder Glock 19 mag) I had a sort-of hang fire. What happened was that I pulled the trigger, there was a click of...
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    Can a decent pin be made from a drill bit?

    While trying to replace an extractor on a Marlin 1894 I foolishly bent the extractor pin. I then DROPPED the pin and couldn't find it. This came at the end of a long, frustrating comedy of errors. I took a drill bit the approximate size and snapped off the base without the grooves cut into it...
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    The Marlin 1894 in 44 Magnum, with Micro-Groove rifling ....

    I just bought one of these guns, and I'm picking it up in a day or two. I looked up the serial number, and it was made in 1983, the first year to have the cross-bolt safety. I'm not a purist, so this doesn't bother me much, but I also noticed this gun had Micro-Groove rifling. I was not aware...
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    Help me decide on a .45 ACP revolver

    Ok, I KNOW the second person in here is going to wonder why I don't just buy a S&W 625 JM model. And the reason why is because those start at about $800. At least. While I would love to get one of these, money IS kind of a concern, so most Smith & Wessons are more distant possibilities. This...
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    Can using a centerfire firing pin on a rimfire model affect ignition?

    This question is about the old Marlin Levermatic. Marlin made both center- and rimfire models of the gun. I have one of the rimfire models that fails to set off a round about once every 15 shots. I have been very puzzled by this, because the firing pin mark is there on every round, and looks to...
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