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    Would you sell your first gun?

    Contemplating selling my first rifle and handgun along with a bunch of other safe queens. The rifle is a Romanian SAR-1 AK. Paid $300 for it and 1 mag back in 2005. Ended up threading the barrel for a slant brake, and added a Tapco G2 trigger to. It shoots minute of torso at 100 yards...
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    Which shotgun for first 3 gun match?

    Going to be going to my first three gun match in October and am currently undecided on which of my shotguns to use here are my choices: 1a)Mossberg 500 field with 28in ported barrel with 3 accu chokes 5+1 capacity 1b) Same mossberg but with a 18.5 in cylinder bore barrel 2) Remington 1100...
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    First experience with 357 Magnum

    Went to the range today and tried two loads of 357 mag with my S&W 686 SSR for the first time. Previously I have only shot 38 Special in this particular gun in a few IDPA matches with it back in May. So I get to the indoor range and get assigned to bay 8 which is the last one on the right ...
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    Stuck case in Redding small base full length 308 die

    Well I have just had one frustrating hour out in the garage. I was resizing some once fired 7.62 Nato brass. I probably did about 10 , was using imperial sizing wax and it was really tough to get them resized. I thought my bench was going to tip over and had to put a lot of my weight into...
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    Why the NRA is against UBC

    One of my anti gun family members sent this link to me. http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/10/opinion/donohue-background-checks/index.html?hpt=hp_t3 Apparently he and the author are under the belief that the NRA is being controlled by those "evil corporations" (ie gun manufactures) and that that...
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    Anyone know what kind of shotgun this is?

    I inherited this shot gun from my grandfather and can find ZERO info about the company online that is stamped on it. It is a .410 break action shotgun. I have no clue how old it is but I'm guessing he bought it in the '50s or '60s.
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    Help ID'ing this Mauser Mod 98

    I inherited these two Mausers (and some other guns) from my grandfather that was a WWII Army vet. The one is a standard Wehrmacht Mauser, code byf 44. The one that has me stumped is this one with a nonstandard stock. It has no factory code on the receiver and very little markings at all...
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    223 Black Hills Brass?

    Anyone know who makes the brass for black hills ammo? I'm about to get into reloading and have a few hundred of these I have saved over the past few years. I guess my second question is my reloading books(hornady and lyman #49) both only specify one type of case each: Winchester in the...
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    Bore turned green?

    Anyways i read in a book that if you arnt going to clean your rifle right away to soak the bore in hoppes put a patch on the bolt close it and then rubber band a bag at the end and hang it upside down so that it would drip out of the muzzle and not into the chamber. Anyways 3 weeks later i go...
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    Vote in this Poll

    Here is a poll on the "gun show loophole" copy and paste... hamptonroads.com/polls/should-oneonone-gun-sales-between-citizens-be-subject-background-checks
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    Anyone had this problem with a mossberg 500?

    Had my Mossberg 500 12ga for about a year and half but shot it for only the 2nd time today. Whats happening in recoil is it feels like the trigger is biting the bottom of my trigger finger. I have a nice size blister now. I'm wonder if maybe its improper technique by me or if its the...
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    1858 remington malfunction

    Was cleaning it today and noticed when i pull the hammer back the cylinder wont line up correctly and when the hammer is released the clyinder will actually move backwards. Any ideas
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    Newbie Question about lubricant

    Couple questions on the matter. How much do you use and what method do you use to apply it? When i took my 1858 Remington to the range i just used my finger and put some on the ball , made a huge mess. Also tried putting it on the ball before I loaded it in the cylinder and that got me alot...
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    1858 new army misfire

    I bought a 1858 Pietta reproduction of the remington 1858 new army revolver. I only shot about 15 balls thru it but had 3 misfires. Wondering what im doing wrong. Using about 20-25 grams of pryodex, then putting in the wad, then the bullet and then grease. The primers im using are remington...
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    3 gun matches in virginia?

    I was wondering if someone could help me find a 3 gun match in virginia. Possibly willing to travel to NC if there are none in the area. I'm in the Richmond area.
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