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We recently authorized personally owned rifles for Patrol use. As such, we conducted a Patrol Rifle class and send two instructors (myself included) to the Rifle Instructor School. We were provided with several brands of equipment to test, including two S&W M&P 15 AR-15 rifles. Here are the...

My agency just authorized personally owned rifles for duty use so we have been going through some training and testing. We were provided some rifles and gear to test for the agency and as such I have been writing up evaluations on items. I thought this would be a good place to post the evals...

Okay, I have now heard from a couple of spots, including Glocktalk, that there is a new Glock coming out the end of the year, beginning of next year. I was told there was a photo on Glocktalk, but I am not a member and wasn't able to find it. At this point I am not looking for confirmation...

I will be picking up a new Colt 1911 today and would like to go through it and knock down some of the machining marks while smoothing things out. What grit sandpaper should I use for this? Any other tips, pointers, or ideas? Thanks for the help.

My agency is looking at purchasing a couple of 22 lr conversion kits for our patrol rifles (varying AR-15 and M-16A1's). These would be the bolt replacement drop in variety, not the dedicated upper types. What I need is some opinions and information from owners and first hand users. We would...

I recently acquired two Springfield 1911's in a trade and would like to do some work to them. I have experience as an armorer (read parts changer), but not a gunsmith. Rather than pay to have both guns worked on I intend to figure it out myself. I will be buying an Ed Brown Beavertail...

I just purchased a used Kimber Custom II 1911 from a friend and it needs a little work. Overall the gun is in good condition but needs refinishing, plunger tube restaked, and two grip screw bushings are stuck with the grip screws. The refinish and plunger tube shouldn't be a problem, but the...

I am looking for a little help with one of our department rifles. One of our M-16A1 rifles is encountering light primer strikes on full auto. It seems to be every 5 rounds or so. There is a small mark on the primer, but definately not enough to fire the round. Ammo is not the problem, the...

I have a Cabela's traditional Hawkin 50 caliber black powder rifle with the 29" barrel and would like some advice on a consistent load. I am actually looking for three loads. The first will be a target load, the second for deer (mule and white tail) and the 3rd for elk. I have never hunted...

Hi, can anyone tell me where I can find XD 45 magazine springs. I checked Wolff Springs and they only have the 9/40/357 springs. Midway didn't have them either. I tried a Google search and came up empty. Please include a link if possible. Thanks for your help.

I need a little help putting a Ruger MKII back together. I got all of the internals back in but can't figure out the magazine catch spring. I shouldn't be stumped by two pins, a catch, and one spring. Everything else I found online just covered the firing group end, not the magazine catch...

I have heard that a full length guide rod on a full size 1911 is not a good idea. I was specifically told that this applied to Combat 1911's and not target 1911's. However, the person that told me this could not explain why. Can anyone educate me as to why this is or is not true? Can a full...

My wife and I each have an OD green Walther P22 with the standard barrel. They are 3 years old and have had about 1000+ rounds each. Both have the same issue, failure to return to battery. After firing, the slide only returns to a half-way point and has to be tapped forward to finish loading the...