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A friend gave me a .45 caliber caplock he didn't want anymore, it was given to him 15 years ago and he has never fired it. It was made by Investarms for Charles Daly, not sure how old it is and neither is he. Hawken style half stock. I don't have any .45 cal rifles and was curious what size...

Took 8 months, but it's done. First attempt at this, next up is a Pedersoli flintlock. This Lyman was a nice kit but the lock assembly needed a lot of work, it's smooth as butter now. I polished all the metal cause i could not get a cold blue finish i liked, going to try the express blue 4V50...

I'm thinning the herd on my unused cartridge guns, and should be able to come up with a few thousand bucks for a nice match quality shooter. Any suggestions on builders i can contact?

I have a traditions Pennsylvannia rifle .50 cal. and the manual lists both 2f and 3f powder charges. All other things being equal, patch , lube, ball,cap, loading pressure, would the size of the powder granulation play a significant role in accuracy? I've been shooting 60-70 grains of 3f and...

This is the bore of a used Lyman Deerstalker .54 cal i bought. I dropped a bore light down the barrel after cleaning for the photo. I ran about 50 strokes with JB bore paste, followed by several strokes with a bore brush and saturated patches until they came out clean. The lands came out with a...

I just bought a Patriot Ordinance Factory (P.O.F.) stripped lower at the gun show here in Phoenix last weekend and plan to assemble a rifle with it. Does anyone own one of their rifles or have experience buying parts from them? It's a nice piece and seems to be very well made. It has an...

I just read an ad in the October issue of Guns magazine about this Otis product that makes some rather amazing claims in regards to increases in barrel life,accuracy, and velocity. It is "a revolutionary new Nano Ceramic micro composite that fuses to the inside of the rifle bore under the heat...

My brother just gave me 5 boxes of Remington 30.06 springfield commercial ammo.Given what i've read on this forum about soft primers on commercial ammo, would it be unsafe to fire this ammo in my Garand? What are the chances of experiencing a slam fire?

Has anyone purchased a firearm through Guns America? I have never bought a gun through an online service, but i am interested in a semi auto pistol listed on this site. Looking for advice/experiences.

I'm thinking of buying a .308/7.62 caliber AR type rifle, the local sportsmans warehouse has an Armalite AR10T that i have handled and am very impressed with. I know DPMS offers their LR 308 but have not seen one, are there other manufacturors offering this caliber in the AR platform? Which...

What is the best method of breaking in a new barrel on a M1A and is it really neccessary?

I have a Bushmaster 20" Target model and recently purchased some bosnian 62 grain green tip penetrator ammo, after about 20 rounds i start to experience FTEs to the point i have punch the empty shell out of the chamber with my cleaning rod, has anyone else tried this ammo or had similar problems?