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I am a French citizen and bullseye shooter. I have been working and shooting in the US for several years and it will soon be time for me to go back home. I would like to ship a couple handguns. I have all the legal authorizations required on the French side. My guns have to be shipped to a...

I have difficulties developing a .38 SPL accuracy load for a .357 magnum Colt SAA 7 1/2". My ingredients are new Starline brass, CCI Small Pistol #500 primers, HP-38 and 158 gr Hi-Tek coated LSWC. I experimented over the whole range of powder amounts from 3.1 to 3.7 grains according to Hogdon...

Good evening, I am about to start handloading for a .41 Magnum Redhawk . The intended use is to be loud and have fun paper punching, while not putting an excessive stress on my wrist (a little is ok though). As of tonight, I plan to use HiTek coated 215gr lead SWC and Winchester Large Pistol...

My powder measure works as fine as I want it to, but the reservoir looks like there is some interaction with the powders. It looks like transparent tubing exposed to solvents, looking somehow greasy but it is not to the touch. Can I ignore that or should I wrap my powder measure in fabric...

I have a S&W M19-6 that used to shoot 99s at 25yds on a steady basis. It recently started to spray all over the target with odd sideways impacts, with either my handloads or factory ammo. I cleaned the barrel and chambers with little to no effect. I shot my handloads in another revolver and...

I just acquired a model 41. I'm looking for information about the firing cycle. I found plenty videos of people shooting it but what I'm looking for is an animation or drawings of the action. I've found parts drawings but I can't get my head around how they work together. If you know of a...

I'm about to take a Kimber Custom II to a gunsmith to optimize it for bullseye shooting. Over the last 4 years, it shot over 10.000 manufactured FMJ rounds (flawlessly I must say). From now on, the pistol will shoot only LSWC with reduced loads. 1st question: I'll ask the gunsmith to expertise...

I measured a hundred once-fired Geco empty cases length and got an average of 0.8910". This makes the whole batch (but just one case) a tiny bit shorter than the SAAMI specification of 0.8980(-0.010) inches for headspace. I would have expected a more significant part the batch to be inside the...

I'd appreciate a lecture about crimping 45ACP rounds. Crimp is primarily used to secure a bullet in place in its case. The "Lee factory crimp" is a mystery to me: would one of you have a drawing showing the difference with a roll or taper crimp? I've read here and there that crimp also has an...

Several months ago, a fellow shooter let me shoot his S&W model 19, my favorite gun ever. I miss mine dearly. After a couple rounds, I couldn't but notice the accumulation of unburnt powder on my mat. This was significant, like a lot of little green squares. I didn't say anything because he...

I replaced a grip on my Kimber Custom II with an Aimtech mount system. I'd like to add the original grip on top of it, but the original screws are too short and I couldn't find anything to do the job in my spare parts box. Would you guys know where I could find Kimber-compatible longer grip...

I want to add a red dot on my 1911 that has no rail, for bullseye shooting. I won't change pistols, and I want the red dot mounted on the frame, not on the slide. I've seen several solutions, such as the Aimtech lateral grip mount or the Recover Tactical grip. I also tried a not-to-be-mentioned...

I just ordered a Ultradot Matchdot II for my Ruger Mk III 22/45. The red dot will come with Weaver-style rings. The pistol came with a scope rail, I believed it to be Weaver-style, but I'm not so sure about that anymore, as I found several conflicting testimonies online. Some say you would...

I bought this Simmons Prohunter 4x32 handgun scope last year, on sale in some local mall. It was my first scope, I just wanted to test the concept. I was never able to sight it but not knowing the first thing about scopes, I wasn't overly concerned. I boxed it for almost a year. Yesterday, I...

I've had a malfunction with my pistol and decided to take it apart. I completely disassembled it following those instructions : http://www.guntalk-online.com/2245detailstripping.htm#m3dsdisassembly I cleaned it, found my problem and reassembled it but it wouldn't cycle : the firing pin would...

Do you keep your glasses when you shoot with a scoped rifle ? I'm an absolute beginner in rifle and scopes, and I need glasses to read. I used to believe the scope's eyepiece could be adjusted to fit my eye, but I'm no so sure anymore. This afternoon, I was testing my rifle and sighting in my...

After sustained negotiations, the High Authority for Family Money allowed me one more gun (the last, did I swore, again) and $750, at the expense of a drastic reduction of my weekly beer allowance. I oughta make the best of those dollars : I plan to acquire a rifle. I'm a pistol shooter. I'm...

I've been testing several makes in my pistol and here are my results for 100 rounds. "Incidents" may be anything that would make you call for an alibi, but mainly a failure to fully eject a spent case and chamber a new round. Armscor .22 LR 36gr High Velocity : .6 incidents CCI Pistol Match...

Good evening gents, I'm trying to tame a .45 Kimber Custom II. I've been shooting it for 7 months now, fed it with Fiocchi ammo only. I'm pretty sure it's 1.5 inches off to the right. Unfortunately, my Kimber is a fixed sight model. Am I doomed to countersighting or do you think a gunsmith...

My press is a RCBS JR3 that dates back to the 70's. A retiring shooter gave it to me. It still works fine. I experience the occasional hickup for no reason, but you know, I wonder… what would my life be with a younger and sexier one ? I reload 5-6000 handgun cartridges a year, mostly .38WC...