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Hi all I've just got hold of an unused second-hand set of Lyman dies for 25ACP. At first I thought the decapping pin was bent, but closer inspection shows that it is in fact straight, but set into the knurled nut at an angle. :banghead: I know this sounds a bit strange, but there are...

Hi How is the PPK usually carried? I notice that if a round is chambered with the safety on, or if the safety is applied after a round is chambered, the trigger stays to the rear. Is the PPK carried like this, or is the safety removed to give a DA first shot, or removed then re-applied...

Hi This is an idea that I've been toying with for a while... How useful do people here think a central 'magazine compatibility' resource would be? There must be many cases where particularly older weapons can't be tried out properly or used because over the years the original magazine...

Hi Just a quick question - will Lyman dies work with my Lee press? Don't laugh, but I'm thinking of reloading the pocket pistol calibers. Ready ammo in these calibers is expensive locally and a set of lyman dies for 25acp has come up for sale online nearby. Rgds T.S.

I have just been reading a magazine with an article about the Walther PPS, and was wondering how companies like S&W and Walther can produce what appear to be straightforward copies of the Glock design. Did Glock somehow fail to protect its designs, or have they been licensed out to the likes...

Hi I've previously posted this on the Curio and Relic Firearms Forum, and it was suggested I try here too. I have a fairly neat FN Baby Browning, which according to the serial numbers on the Browning website was made in 1962. The pistol is astonishingly accurate for something so tiny...

Hi I'm interested to know if people generally store their pump action shotguns with the action open, closed and cocked, or closed with the hammer down on an empty chamber or snap cap? Could the mainspring get 'tired' by being stored with the hammer back? Thanks!

Hi folks Is copaslip anti-sieze compound (the moly grease with copper dust in it) suitable for choke tube threads? I asked this on an earlier thread about choke tube lubrication but that thread got buried. Thanks "T.S."

Hi I'd been vaguely thinking about looking for a used 870 or the like for.. for fun, primarily, and also maybe some 'practical shotgun' at some point in the future. However I came across a new Hatsan Escort 12/76 26" pump action shotgun at my local gunshop that was offered to me for 230...

Hi I now understand - from this thread: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=248752 that firearms imported into the US must bear the mark of the importer. My questions are as follows - Are there exceptions in the case of exceptionally rare or valuable firearms? Does this...

"WACO" or "WAICO" or "WAKO" brand japanese safe Hi Folks I wonder if anyone can tell me anything about "WACO" (or it may be WAICO or WAKO) brand safes? I'm looking to buy a safe at some point and found this one for sale locally (local to me here in Europe that is ;) ) According to...

Hi The question is in the title really: Does anyone have any tips or tricks for getting sand out from inside range pickups? I've got a load of 9mm brass that I intend to reload that came from a very sandy range. I've tried shaking it up in a bucket with dish-washing liquid and water...

I experienced a wierd situation at our club practice competition last weekend - my bullets were failing to stabilise and were striking the target sideways on. The load I was using was 5.9 grains of N340 behind a locally produced copper electroplated 180 grain round nose .40. I've not had...

Hi Has anyone else experienced difficulties registering with the gunsworld.com forums? I've tried a couple of times, but my account never seems to get activated by an administrator. I have tried emailing the board owners but this just bounces back. Are those forums still operating...

Hi I've just aquired a fairly neat FN Baby Browning, which according to the serial numbers on the Browning website was made in 1962. The pistol is astonishingly accurate for something so tiny but it will rarely go through an entire magazine without a misfeed. The worst problem is with...

Hi I posted this a few months back in Harley Nolden's Institute For Firearms Research but unfortunately didn't get any replies. It may well be that no-one here actually can help, but anyway I thought I'd re-post it here on Handguns: Autoloaders in the hope of reaching a wider audience:

Hi folks The question is in the title really - what are your feelings about resting the bottom of the mag on the ground as additional support when firing prone? Instinctively I would have thought it would hurt accuracy or reliability - but I tried it and it actually helped. Does anyone...

Hi Does anyone have any serial number information for the FN 1906? I have number 1,035,xxx which is clearly a late-ish one. As far as I can find out, the numbers went up to a bit over 1,080,000. The main production seems to have ended in 1940, although there were apparently examples...

Hi Does anyone know if holsters intended for (for example) the PPK will fit the MAB C? Any other suggestions? Thanks "T.S."

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