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    i have a L1A1 parts kit, what to do with it??

    so i just came into posession of a L1A1 parts kit.traded some work to a friend for it...i really know nothing of these rifles other than the basics.( 7.62 nato round, semi auto, etc.) and while i do love to tinker, this is a little more than i care to deal with. looking online yeilded a...
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    need help with .22 conversion ID. photos inside

    so i am hoping that you can all help. i picked up this .22lr. conversion kit for my AR-15 today....the tag said that it is a ciener which was false. (i own a ciener, and unless they just changed the design, it definately isn't!) there are absolutely NO markings on the kit whatsoever, no...
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    has anyone ordered from CMP lately??

    looking at buying a garand from the CMP, but it doesn't seem as though they update their website often. do they have any garands right now?? i'm looking for just a plain old shooter...nothing too fancy. what experience has anyone had with their different "grades"?? rack, field, service...
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    rcbs uniflow question

    just picked up a uniflow powder dispenser at an estate sale...cheap enough so why not. heres my question. how do you set it up to throw a charge. it seems when the adjustment screw is all the way in (throwing a minimum charge), the numbers on the screw read 10 however, when all the way out...
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    45acp load data question.....

    ok, loading up some 230gr lead round nose bullets and was going through the lee data. using UNIQUE--- it shows for 230gr lead bullets start grains@ 5.0 or lee auto disk of .53 and 790 fps on the alliant website for the same lead bullet weight unique 5.8 grains and 849 fps the...
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    just a thought....

    not sure whether this would better fit into the activism forum, if so...please feel free to move. with the results in from the presidential election, and the overwhelming fear of most of us on this forum, not to mention the "what do we do now" threads...we as firearms owners, enthusiasts...
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    dardas cast bullets, GOOD stuff!!!!

    friday, i had the pleasure of meeting matt dardas and picking up 1000 rounds of 125 grain 9mm bullets. let me first say that matt was a pleasure to deal with and more than willing to let me pick up the box of bullets from him as i was in his area. i was very suprised at the quality of the...
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    moving, trying to figure out good place for safe..

    as the title says, i am going to be moving within the month. we bought a new home, and my only real concern is where am i going to put the gunsafe. the house was built in the 20's and has a basement, however......the ceilings are LOW, and it may get damp down there at times (has a sump pump)...
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    my first reloaded batch....complete with oops!

    so i recently picked up a used lee 3 hole turret press at a gunshow. i've been looking to get into reloading for quite sometime, and the press with a lee autodisk powder dispenser with dies for 39 special for $40 seemed like a good opportunity to start. now i had some once fired 38 spec. brass...
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    my first CMP garand/carbine match...

    sunday, i had the humbling and educational experience of shooting in a CMP sanctioned garand/carbine match. owning a carbine that i knew i could atleast hit paper with, i took that. my 5 sighters were good windage wise, but my elevation was low about 8 inches... a little help from one of...
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    shots fired, so proud of my family.

    I had just finished weed whacking my front yard, went around the back to trim up around the back when i heard the all too familiar crack of gunshots. Now i live in a fairly quiet little neighborhood, lots of kids playing, riding bikes, families on front porches. My stepdaughter was playing in...
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    H&K USP 9mm for $350

    Got a call from my brother in law today...he and the wife are apparently in need of some money for bills so they asked me if i would like to buy their H&K USP chambered in 9mm for $350. from what I understand, the pistol was purchased by my sister in law, used only 1 time at the range, and...
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    anyone know anything about the 12 ga. shotguns from mitchells mausers??

    I stopped by my local Dunhams on the way home from work today and noticed that they had some 12 gauge pump shotguns on sale for $99. Apparently, they are chinese manufacture that are being distributed by mitchells mausers. These are more than likely an older model (being that they are on...
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    new member with questions about insuring firearms.

    Hello! I've been checking out this site for some time now, and finally broke down and decided to register. I hope that in some way i can contribute to the collective good of this website. I have been around firearms for most of my life (father is retired military) and over the years I have...
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