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The critical components to contain a firearm's pressure are the barrel, locking lugs & bolt head. The AR "extension" design makes the locking lugs part of the barrel. There seem to be a lot of advantages to this. An extra-heavy action is longer required. It could be made of lighter/cheaper...

I remember when the .264 Win Mag premiered as the latest & greatest hunter's long range cartridge. If memory serves me, didn't Winchester's original loading feature a "dual-diameter" bullet? The front of the bullet was lands diameter & the back was bore diameter. Was that to create a high...

If I can verify via Texas Driver's License that I'm shipping inside the state, Texan to Texan, would this be legal without going thru an FFL? TIA...

They changed forum software & my account is totally messed up & I can't login. If you are a member, could you send a PM to the moderator there to fix my account. I'm "Pertnear" TIA

I have a good friend that is a police officer & every so often he brings me some brass from the firing range. The mix of brass is about 70% 9mm, 20% .40 SW, 10% .45 ACP. He pointed out that with advances in the guns & ammo, a lot of officers are switching back from their 40's to 9mm. I was...

I've been SS pin tumbling a lot of brass & it comes out gleaming & bright! But after I lay it out on a towel in the sun to air dry it soon begins to tarnish, The suggested cure is to put some type of wax in the tumbler & a thin coat of wax will retard the tarnish. I tried a cap of Turtle Wax Zip...

I have a couple of sizing die sets that use bushings to control neck tension. Slick but expensive idea. Additional bushings vary from $10 to $25 a piece! Kinda shuts down a lot of experimentation. Why don't the die makers produce dies that reduce the neck to a little under minimum & then...

In a lifetime of shooting & loading the .270 Win, in probably 6 different rifles, I have always just reached for some 4831 & went out & shot good groups with 130 gr bullets. Velocity usually is between 3,000 & 3,100. There are so many new powders now, my head swims just trying to keep up. Are...

Personally, over the years I have gone to smaller & instead of bigger cartridges. So I have not spent much time studying Magnum cartridges. So please excuse me if my questions are too dumb. A friend approached me with a take-off barrel from a Remington 700 SA chambered in .300 WSM. He has...

I’ve been reading on this & various other forums that deer hunters love the .270 Win. I too grew up reading Jack O’Conner’s monthly column & I have a life time of hunting experience with this venerable cartridge. Factory loads are everywhere & if you are a reloader, your bullet choices are many...

I'm helping out a friend that is outfitting his .375 H&H for an Alaskan brown bear hunt. Due to recoil, eye-relief could be an issue. For the bear hunt the guide specified that he'll be shooting 100 yds or less. Who makes a good scope with plenty of eye-relief? Is it a certain brand, tube...

My philosophy on scales is use a beam type if you want to measure out a quantity of something (like powder), but use a digital if you want to know what something weighs (like bullets). I've been de-rimming .22 RF cases & swaging cores in preparation to make a few thousand bullets. I got out my...

I don't have a 7mag but I remember when it was first introduced & it became THE rifle for hunters. Perfect for everything from gophers to African plains game. But as of late, perusing sales, rifles in that caliber are selling cheaper, either on sale or sitting on the gunshow tables. One case...

A friend of mine topped his .300 Weatherby off with a high-end Leupold Scope. He only shoots Weatherby factory ammo. The scope has the CDS feature which provided a custom elevation turret calibrated for a particular load. Weatherby publishes trajectory information for their ammo shot from their...

I have a H&K P30 that I have developed a good full power load using Longshot & Xtreme 180gr bullets. I would like to develop a minimum load for this gun using 165gr Xtreme plated bullets. I'm looking for the lightest load that reliably functions with minimum recoil as a goal. I realize that I...

Does anyone make a universal de-Capper that works with everything including PPC cartridges? My RCBS won't do it & they don't offer a "headed-pin" of the smaller diameter. TIA...

I've built a couple of AR's on Anderson Stripped Lowers - Good Stuff. At this price it's temping to rat-hole away a couple. I must resist .... Anderson AR-15 Stripped Lower Receivers

After some 30+ years of service I believe my deburring tool has gradually gotten dull on me. A quick search showed me that every major reloading manufacturer sells one & they all look pretty much the same. Are they all of the same quality & sharpness? Prices range from or $15 to $30. Any...

I have an original T/C Contender & several barrels. Mine is an early model & my frame takes some effort to open. I have several questions. Will my original barrels & forends fit the G2 model as well? Will a G2 barrel fit on my frame? Also, what does it take to make my action have the improved...

Like a lot of shooters, I'm enjoying the bargains that keep popping up on AR-15 parts. A good deal on barrels from one place & a good deal on bolts or BCG's from another place. Mix & match parts & save a ton of money!...LOL But only on the more expensive barrels are bolts pre-check for...