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Hi, I'm using a .50 Armsport for Elk in Western WA this year. I bought some 348 grain copper jacketed hollow points. With a bit more fiddling I think I'll be able to get acceptable groups out to 100 yards (100 grains of powder). My only concern is will this open up too much in the...

So I'm looking to get a mouse gun and I think I've narrowed it down to the Ruger LCP or the P-3AT. My main question is how the two triggers compare. Ruger says that their design leaves the trigger halfway cocked for all shots - so it's not the full double-action pull. Is this BS or is there...

Two questions 1) how much play between the stock and receiver is acceptable? The m91/30 I'm looking at has some Play. When I try to pull the barrel away from the stock it moves maybe a millimeter. 2) the date says 1939 but it's a round receiver. Weren't all round receivers made...

I assume that they don't work as well as a fully rifled barrel. Are they still a significant improvement over a smoothbore with a choke? I assume people would shoot sabots through them rather than rifled slugs. I have a Remington 870 express with removable chokes. 28" barrel. Any experience...

Hey all, I'm new to elk hunting, but planning to go out this year. To avoid having to buy a rifle I'm planning on using a shotgun and keeping the range under 100 yards. I'm going to do the due diligence to see which load/loads are most accurate in my gun. My question is - will just about...

I found a .50 Armisport Kentucky rifle in a pawnshop and am considering buying it. I found the owner's manual here. I'm new to blackpowder and would appreciate your help on this. The thing I can't figure out is that it says the twist rate is 920mm. How do Europeans measure twist rate...

Hi, I'm looking at a couple used .50 CVA Bobcats in some nearby pawnshops. Any tips on how not to get a lemon? I'm new to muzzleloading and will be using it for Blacktail in Western Washington. I have a drop-in bore light to use to check for rust and pitting in the barrel. Any other...

Hi all, I'm thinking of getting into squirrel hunting, but I'm having trouble deciphering the laws here in Washington State. The DFW site says that the Western Gray is protected but it doesn't say anything about the Eastern Gray (which is the one that you see everywhere in Suburbia). Does...

Hey all, A friend of mine owns a bar and showed me a video of one of the bar fights that apparently break out pretty often there. There weren't any serious injuries, but I think there's a few things that can be learned from it. I drew a diagram that I can use to describe the action. It...

I'm planning on testing three different types of 9x18 (9mm Makarov) hollow points. -95 gr. Barnaul HP -95 gr. Ram HP (also Barnaul) -95 gr. Hornady XTP JHP The test gun is a Bulgarian Makarov. I understand that the standard way of doing this is with multiple milk jugs lined up. That...

That's the good news. For the bad news (the reason he wants to get into guns) see this thread . I'll be helping him pick out a shotgun for home defense but I think I may need help getting him started on a pistol. I plan on taking him to the range and having him try out a bunch of different...

Apparently two or three men with guns and masks broke down his door yelling "Police". They weren't Police. The door has a deadbolt but it wasn't in use. The victims had guns but didn't bring them in use because they thought it was a genuine police raid. For reasons I won't go into it looks...

Apparently this guy who had problems with gang members in the past shot a 17 year old who was reaching for a gun. It happened in his front yard when he was going to his car. He was surrounded by a dozen or so gang-bangers and they were punching him, etc. when one of them pulled a gun. The 17...

Ruger claims that it’s polymer frames are designed to flex, thereby reducing perceived recoil. It's also pretty well established that more weight also reduces felt recoil. So what about a gun with a flexible polymer frame but extra lead weights added in specific places in order to...

So the doctor x-rayed my foot the other day while I was carrying my Makarov. I'm a little worried that the metal in the gun could retain some radiation. Does anyone think this is a problem? Will I get bone cancer in my right hip in 10 years? Jeff

I've heard it said elsewhere on this board that it's safe to carry a Makarov with the safety off and a round chambered. But when I look at the action and how it works it seems to me that with the safety off all it needs is a blow to the hammer for the gun to fire. Is this true? If so then...

Here's a problem I thought up that I've never seen discussed here. Say you get mugged when you are carrying and for some reason you deem it safer to hand over your wallet than pull your gun. If you keep your Concealed Pistol License in your wallet, as I do, now you are carrying a gun...

When I carry my makarov for more than a week or two with the same round in the chamber I notice that the primer has gradually become dented because the free floating firing pin is constantly resting against it. Is this a problem? If I carry it for too long with the same round chambered will it...

Hi, Just as a preface I don't reload and have no equipment but I might be willing to get some if necessary. I want a round to silently kill squirrels in my backyard. If I take apart a 95 grain barnaul jhp round and remove the powder then put the bullet back in will there be enough energy in...

What I mean is having a rear sight that drops down into the gun, becoming invisible from behind, when no round is chambered. I'm not sure if the mechanics would be work-able or not, it would probably depend on what platform we're talking about. But wouldn't that be cool? I've heard chamber...