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    Mob Scenario Dilemma

    Here is a scenario I came up with the other day just to stump myself. I'm carrying concealed, with a permit and all, so it's legal for whatever state I'm in. For whatever reason (flat tire, misunderstood directions, etc.), I'm in the wrong place when a riot breaks out. People are doing...
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    Give it to me straight, doc (870 malfunction?)

    Today I shot two rounds of skeet. So my Remington 870 Express 12-gauge digested 50 rounds of #8 no problem. Then I decided to try out the new slug barrel I got and the five rounds of Brenneke K.O. slugs. First shot, and the action opened by itself. My 870 thought she was an autoloader for...
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    What's the deal with open sights?

    Whenever I see pictures of those rare guns that still come with open sights, I am struck by how far down the barrel the rear is. I'm thinking in particular of a few bolt-actions plus the slide-action Remington. I know peep rears have to be close to your eye, but I don't know why (or if) open...
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    Trap & Skeet Etiquette

    I just ordered a 20" variable choke barrel for my Remington 870 12-gauge. I'd like to get some use out of it vs. clay targets, mainly from practice getting used to how it handles. (I normally use the 28", and I intend to keep using the longer barrel, but I thought I should try out the 20".)...
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    Cylinder moves when you (squeeze/release) the trigger

    I was a little surprised to find that the cylinder on my new Smith & Wesson turns when you squeeze the trigger. Seems I'm an old hat at reading about revolvers, but a total neophyte when it comes to using them. :) Was there some revolver I heard about where squeezing the trigger raises the...
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    Are my 38's chambers too loose?

    I just got a Smith & Wesson model 64 (4", stainless, fixed sights). I haven't fired it yet. On a lark, I tried out some 38 S&W snap caps I have to see if they would fit in the Special chambers. I had thought they would not fit, that the snap caps would be too fat, but they did fit. No big...
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    How I Turned the Wife Around

    Here's the story in chronological order: 2006 - We meet. She isn't quite anti-gun, but she says she is nervous around handguns. I figure it is because of overexposure to killers on TV, and decide I won't press the matter. (At this point I owned no handguns.) 2007 - By now I have mentioned I...
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    Is this a bad idea?

    I have the opportunity to take part in an event described as: I just got my Enfield No. 2 and I have yet to fire it. I also have yet to get into handloading (maybe later this year). Would it be foolhardy to just show up at the range and give the revolver it's first go in a competition...
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    Enfield #2 questions

    Here's my new baby: Her name is Daphne. (She's British, she gets a British name. I have a CZ named Hanka.) I don't suppose it will be easy to find snap caps in 38 S&W. If I can't, is there any other snap cap spec that would work? I gather that some snap caps are much shorter than...
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    How important is double action for training?

    I'm thinking about going into revolvers soon. Eventually I'd like to shoot IDPA Enhanced with some sort of 45 (probably the beautiful S&W 625); I'd also like to get a nice medium-caliber snubby. I suppose I will find that a 22 will pay for itself fairly quickly, even if I train half the time...
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    Good or Bad Idea in Scope Mounting?

    I gather that the first bright idea to solve the scope-versus-iron-sight dilemma - see-thru or see-under scope mounts - isn't actually that great an idea. The scope is too high off the barrel, it won't hold zero, etc. How about two other solutions: scope-sights - the Millett idea of...
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    Scout Biathlon

    I have invented a new sport. Or rather, imagined it. It is called Scout Biathlon. Summer Biathlon uses the same rifles (IIRC) as Nordic Biathlon, only with running instead of skiiing. Scout Biathlon combines Summer Biathlon with Foot Orienteering and metallic silhouette shooting, using...
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    What shall I sight-in my Lee-Enfield with?

    I have a Lee-Enfield No. 4 (303 British) with the milled adjustable rear sight. I'd like to shoot in 100/200/300 yard WWII-style matches, plus metallic silhouette if I can find a match in my area. The latter would be up to 500 yards if I competed with the big dogs (i.e. folks with them...
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    First time shooting clays: questions

    Yesterday I just took advantage of a $15 90-minute course for absolute beginners at shotgunning. Hitherto I had only fired a shotgun with slugs, rifle-like at a paper target. Actually I've never shot at a moving target at all. So shooting the orange pigeons was quite a blast, and I was quite...
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    Scope for High Power AND Silhouette?

    I intend to get a CZ 550 in 6.5x55mm Swedish. The intention is to try my hand at silhouette and High Power Sporting Rifle. I'm not sure too many High Power matches are going to feature a Sporting Rifle division, but I'd like to keep that option. Right now my only scope is a Weaver V3 and...
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    Safety question: smallbore bird hunting

    I know little about hunting, so here goes. Would it be safe/ethical to hunt a bird in a tree with a scoped .22 LR if you could direct your shot so the tree trunk would be a backstop? I am looking at buying a house; I figure I have about a 1% chance of winning the bidding. It's on about...
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    Help me pick out a Kel-Tec

    Okay, I absolutely have my heart set on a SUB 2000. Not for any particular purpose, although I'm sure I can think of something (probably shooting in whichever practical matches allow pistol-caliber carbines). Also plan on getting one in .40 S&W. I have my eye set on a couple of .40-caliber...
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    Top-selling cartridges

    Are there any good industry-wide sources for which rifle cartridges sell the best? I've heard it said here and there that "such-and-such cartridge is no longer in the top 20" so obviously someone knows. (I'm asking this in the rifle section because I have a pretty good idea of what handgun and...
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    Assorted Mysteries of Competitive Shooting

    I haven't shot in a match before, but at least with some of the sports I sort of know what is up. Here is a compendium of my unanswered questions: In what sort of sport would you shoot an AR-15 race gun? At first I thought "race gun" just meant something more or less like an M4, and it...
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    Old 32s

    Recently I have become interested in old-fashioned .32-caliber revolvers, especially top-breaks, especially in barrel lengths around 3". It's mostly an esthetic thing; I would use it for fun shooting and a little extra practice with double action. There are so many options I'm trying to refine...
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