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(Forgive me if this appears twice. I posted once and it seems to have disappeared.) After cleaning the barrel of my Mossberg 500A, there seems to be about a 1/16 inch gap left between the barrel-retaining screw and the end of the magazine. I've tried repeatedly removing and replacing the...

I bought the cheapest ammo I could find: about $3.75 per box of 25 "target 8-shot 2.75" Gun functioned flawlessly. (I guess I put it back together right!) Since I'd never fired a shotgun before, it took me about ten rounds to get consistent on the sights. After that it was no problem to...

I just bought a used Mossberg 500A which obviously spent a lot more time behind the seat on a semi than it ever did on the range (but no, I didn't get nearly as good a bargain as the guy who picked up one for $75.00. In fact, I paid twice that. From what I could research beforehand, that was a...

I just acquired a Marlin 60, which looks as if it suffered far more wear in the closet than on the range. Mechanically, it's like new, and I'd like to make it my one .22 rifle. But there's one problem: the factory sights, especially the rear, are utterly terrible. They make a stock '98...

About the only purpose I'll use a shotgun for would be home defense. My current home defense guns are a 9mm and a .45, but I'd like something I could load up with non-lethal ammo such as the 12 gauge rubber ball rounds I see advertised. So I'm looking for a low-cost reliable gun. (If I had...

Just wondering -- what low-end .22 rifle gives you the most accuracy and value for the dollar? Has anyone had any experience with the Romanian .22 trainers wholesaling for around $60.00? Thanks, all.

OK, here's the scoop. I recently bought a Universal M1 Carbine (don't snicker, please.) It came from a trust-worthy acquaintance who was selling it as a favor for a friend. The friend said it had been bought by his father around 1970 and never fired. It came with the original box...

I offer this for your consideration: with any handgun under .40, shot placement is as important (if not more so) than caliber. (The assumption is that a .45, for example, hitting in the center of a person's thigh might well break the bone and disable him, whereas a smaller caliber in the same...

I'm on the verge of buying a Universal M1 Carbine for a very good price. Here's the problem -- these were not precisely the same as the WWII GI version. Research indicates that some owners love the guns, but some have had catastropic failures. If someone reading this can give me an...

Most of you have already heard of the homeowner in Wilmette, Illinois, who shot a home intruder (who had already stolen his SUV and onece burgled his home). What may be new to you is his side of the story: http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-letter22.html He sounds as if he...

:confused: The handgun in question is an NAA Black Widow, but I would expect a similar answer for any short-barrelled handgun. Right now I'm using CCI TNT 30 grain hps for my carry ammo. But I have been wondering if it would be better to use the 50 grain Gold Dots. Would the 30 grain...

I've always been a fan of miniatures. In handguns, because I happen to be a peculiar shooter, I've always favored adjustable sights so I can correct for my individual peculiarities. One peculiarity is that because my trigger finger was smashed years ago, it has a boney knob on the bottom of...

Got four 8-round Metalform magazines last Spring as part of a group buy from the C&R mailing list. At the range, bottom flew out of one magazine on first time it was used in the pistol. Didn't think too much about it, figuring it was a fluke. The other three magazines seemed ok. Used one...

One would think, after all, that members of groups which have been violently attacked in the past for their affiliation would be first in line to support Second Amendment rights. Yet, superficially, this seems to be false regarding many Jews, blacks, and other minorities. Here's the real...