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I am re-writing the rules for our gun club, and need some help. Specifically, I need a term for a firearm that is not demonstrably and visibly "Safe". We make a distinction between "Safe" and "other" firearms when specifying how and when they can be handled. Some examples of a "Safe" firearm...

I wonder if someone could help me out with a question about the shell holder jaws on the Forster Co-Ax? I've reversed and reassembled the jaws on my Co-Ax so many times I can't remember for sure whether the springs are supposed to be in the front or the back of the "sandwich". Right now I've...

I just got some 124gr Hornady XTP bullets for 9mm, and want to load 'em up with CFE Pistol, but my Hornady reloading manual is the seventh edition and doesn't list that powder. I'm trying to download the ebook version of the new manual, but Apple just released a big software update for the...

This thread: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=796964&highlight=crimp got me wondering: how much roll crimp can you use on coated (or plated) bullets before the curled-in edges of the case mouth start to affect the coating. Is it possible that the coating will be partially or...

I just bought a used 1911. It's a Colt's Mark IV Series 70 that's been accurized. It has a Kart barrel and adjustable rear sight by STI. It's tight all around (requires a bushing wrench to take down), and the action is silky smooth. The trigger is much better than stock, but still has just a...

In some die sets, I have two or three seater dies that are preset for different bullets. Some have custom seating stems, others are merely set up to seat at different depths. The question is, have you come up with a decent way to label dies when you put them away? I don't want to write...

I'm not new to reloading, but I am new to reloading for the 9mm. "This oughta' be a cinch", I thought. The components: once-fired Winchester brass, CCI #200's, W231, and X-Treme 124 gr. plated flat points. I reloaded three different charge weights: 4.2, 4.4, and 4.6 grains. Seating depth...

I like to experiment with different loads in a given pistol to see what's most accurate (don't we all?). Problem was, I could never find a printable target that I liked. My main gripes (in approximate order) were: • Wasted ink. Most printable targets feature some massive blotch of color...

This appears today in the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323419104578372520754709976.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read If the link doesn't work because of the Journal's pay wall, Google "a defeat for demagogy."

As a follow-up to this thread http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=700628 I thought I'd share what I've learned about cleaning the pitch sealant out of unfired military brass. I think I've come up with a pretty efficient process. To review, I bought some of the unfired Nato 7.62 cases...

You'd think this is one of those things you could find in about 30 seconds with Google, but nooooo... Anyway, I'm replacing the full-length guide rod on a commander-sized 1911 with a conventional rod. I've got the new rod, but the spring plug I wanted wasn't available in the commander size...

I bought a bunch of primed, unfired LC 7.62 cases that were previously loaded but had the bullets pulled. I intended to just load them up and shoot them, but it turns out the industrial bullet-pullers were a little rough on the cases, so they need to be resized. Problem is, there's residue from...

I had to move my Cannon gun vault today. It sits on a linoleum-tiled basement floor, against a sub-grade concrete wall. Fortunately, I only had to move it a few feet. As it slid away from it's long-time resting place, it revealed a rust stain of about one square foot on the tile. I tilted and...

I just bought an H&K USP .45 Tactical from a guy for a fairly low price. When I examined the barrel during the purchase, I thought to myself, "I though all USP's had hexagonal barrels. This one sure looks like it has conventional rifling." I suspected an aftermarket barrel, but, sure enough...

I have quite a bit of experience reloading for .40S&W and .45ACP. Each seems to like a certain bullet shape. I think a lot of us like semi-wadcutters for .45, and I've always had great luck with flat-points for .40. Now, I'm going to start reloading 9mm for the first time in years. I'd really...

The recent thread on Guns & Ammo and their (sometimes) weird ads suggests an interesting question: Which gun magazines do you think are the best. Which ones are the most objective, which ones have the best writers and editors, and which ones offer the best value? I'll start the ball rolling...

I have always used Varget as my only rifle powder. Recently I was persuaded to try H4895 for Garand and M1A loads, so I ordered some from PV. When I opened the jug, I noticed that the 4895 looked a lot like Varget. I sprinkled a little bit of each on a white piece of paper, and, to me at...

I value my long guns. I baby my long guns. It seems, however, that I am incapaple of pulling a rifle or shotgun out of a crowded safe without dinging the stock on that lip at the bottom of the door opening. I've got about three stocks with that little "kiss" mark where wood hit steel. I...

I just sat down to size some .308 brass. This is once-fired (by me) Winchester brass that has been deprimed and tumbled...in other words, decent, clean brass. I'm using RCBS dies in a Forster Co-Ax. I ran the first case up into the FL die and felt the normal resistance as the case was sized...