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Over the years, I've shot my share of Blazer (aluminum) ammo, and have seen no ill effects; however, now I tend to just buy their brass case ammo. Once upon a time, the aluminum case ammo was a good bit cheaper, so that was the attraction. Similar to metal case ammo today, I guess. I'd buy...

Does anybody else ever grow weary of all the gun bashing that tends to pop up all over the place on gun forums? In the interest of full disclosure, I might have taken a few shots myself over the years. Granted, there are some cheap guns that we might hate to see people buy and stake their...

Fortunately, ammo really does keep well. I have some .45 Colt I've saved from a batch I loaded back when I first got into reloading (1974). They've just been kept in the barn all this time with no temperature control; however, they always fire fine when I try one.

So, who has experience with foliage fighting shotguns? I'm partial to the Remington 870 or the Benelli Super 90. Shot size that works best for me is 7 1/2 or 8 shot. Cylinder or Improved Cylinder for low to mid-range branches, Full Choke/Turkey Choke for high ones. My opinions are...

I have large hands and prefer the standard G21, but I did own an SF for a while and it was a great shooter. Hey, they are Glocks - enough said! :-) $10,000 can't buy a better pistol than the $500.00 or so it takes to bring home one of Gaston's finest!

Yeah, unless you're looking to compete at the very hightest level and need to avoid all the recoil you can, go ahead and get the real thing: .45 Colt. It is a trip back into yesteryear when you fire those things, even with smokeless powder. I load Holy Black myself for most of my shooting, but...

J frame (642)when I have no cargo pockets or shirt/jacket tails to hide a firearm. K frame if I'm carrying in a holster under a shirt or jacket. N frame when I'm slinging some of the thousands of .44 mags or specials I throw each year on my farm/range. I agree with Clint Smith that an N...

Well, if it's a .45, the "correct round" should be .45 Colt, also known as .45 Long Colt; however, you might get slightly frustrated by the Wal-Mart clerk when he can't seem to find where they store their black powder .45 Colt rounds. Yes, if you're going to fire it, it's really playing with...

I love the Garand for it's historical significance, but the two I've owned have not been as reliable as my M1-A. Feeding issues, problems with clips ejecting, and gas system working correctly. Just a bit finicky, in my opinion. The things I've had problems with are the things that were...

I've had a 642 for nearly 10 years, I guess. The finish has several blemishes on it, but I don't really care. It just makes it that much more useful; I don't worry at all about scratching it. Great little gun; second only to my G27 for a carry gun. One of the two will be with me.

I'd be interested in this, as well. I just purchased the Ruger Alaskan in .44 Mag. Don't want to break my wrist, but I'm anxious to try some of the nuclear Garrett Cartridges myself. One reason I opted for the .44 instead of the .454 was I knew that Garrett could bring it up to about the same...

Thanks for the input. That's about what I figured. I used to cast some bullets and size them, but once I got to shooting so many thousands of the racals, the casting and sizing got in the way of my shootin' time. So, I'm pretty much at the mercy of whatever the bullets are sized when I...

I should be giving advice on this subject rather than asking about it. I've handloaded and fired between 75,000 and 100,000 rounds of .44. I can't seem to find any .44 240 gr. cast bullets locally and ordered some from Meister. It gave the option of .429 or .430 diameter. I really think most...

I have the standard rifle sights on my Super 90, and they are fine - do well with slugs at long range, too. My favorite shotgun sights, however, are the ones on my Scattergun Tech 870. You know, the ghost ring rear sight they use; it's the ultimate IMHO, along with the nice front post...

I've owned them all and shot them all, and having tried the 10mm after several decades of being a shooting nut, I'm very fond of the round. I think the Glock format is part of the attraction, as it absorbs the recoil so well. I have the G29 and the G20 and thoroughly enjoy them both. That G20...

Double barrel shotguns offer a bit more of a challenge, at least in order to do a nice job. I've owned several "coach" guns, and I find that many of them are in the 20" to 21" inch range. One old junker I had, somebody had taken it down to just barely over 18", and it seemed surprisingly...

"More ammo is never a bad thing, but I have never read a single, verified account of a self-defense shooting where a non-LE citizen died because his or her CCW gun did not have enough rounds in it." Marko's above comment, I think, is the most profound of this thread! I've competed pretty...

Also, it rather depends on what one is "practicing for." Example: for my carry guns, I always practice with either my carry rounds or with my handloads of the same bullet weight and power factor. If I were a pretty serious handgun hunter, I'd make sure I practice a fair amount with my...

I have to agree with those who wonder what the attraction is to these "rifle wannabe handguns." It borders on putting a red dot scope on a Hawken rifle, for me, and making it something other than what it is. Sure, you can make a handgun that will fire any size cartridge you want, including a...

Model 65 3" heavy barrel is about ideal, particularly with the hammer bobbed. A 5-shot .44 Special in the same configuration would be nice, too.