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Advantages/disadvantages to Maksutov type spotting scopes I'm looking at the Celestron Mini mak 25-75 x scope for range use. I want to be able to see .30/.35 cal holes out to 200 yds with minimal trouble. Currently I'm using a Winchester 20-50X X 50mm( Cheapy) which has minimal eye relief (have...

I recently purchased a new Browning 20 ga. 625 sporting from an out of state dealer. No problem with him, prompt shipment etc. BTW I've been using o/u's for about 40 years and do most of my own gun work. Opened the box and took out my new beauty and went to assemble it. First clue was the the...

The male dovetail on the Lyman globe front sight I have is larger than the dovetail on my winchester rifle. To fit these it appears to me that one should carefully remove material from the bottom of the globe as to make the male dovetail smaller. At what point do you stop?? Approximately how...

I have a Model 94 Winchester in .357 caliber with a 20" bbl. I would like to take it back to 16.5". It's fairly accurate shooting cast into about 2 moa and I'd like to keep it that good. My plan would be to cut the barrel and square it up good with a file. Then chuck say a 1/2 or 9/16 ball...

I have a Win 94 Angle eject lever action .357. The "link" that pivots on the bottom of the action and that the lever passes through has very sloppy tolerances. The outside dimensions are .023 smaller than the receiver and the slot for the lever is about .025 bigger than the lever. This means...

Gentlemen-- I'm refinishing a Beretta 682 stock for a friend and have a question. After stripping the stock and sanding I'm finding oil (Gunscrubber 96?? I believe) leaching out from the wood after I sanded it. I've tried spraying the area with carb cleaner to try and rinse out the oil but it...

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I was talking about guns and when they were made with some fellows at the range today and realised my .45 auto had turned 90 this year! It's an old 1911 mfgd in 1918, sn 3859XX by Colt and accurized by the AMU I believe back in the 50's. I have owned the gun since the early 70's when I paid...

1911 Manual safety fitting I am trying to instal an STI extended saftey on my Springer Mil Spec and the sear stop surface interfears with the back of the sear so that it can't be installed with the hammer at full cock. It appears to me that material either has to be removed from either the...

Gentlemen-- I need some help. I've only been shooting handguns for about 40 years so this may seem strange to you. I'm not a great shot but when I shoot Bullseye with a centerfire handgun I average about 240. Lately I'm having great difficulty pulling the trigger and I'm constantly fighting a...

A question about CZ single action triggers Gentlemen: I would like to know how the CZ pistol triggers in the single action mode compare. I know the 1911 is pretty much king of the hill in this regard and I have a 1911 "Wad gun" with an excellent 3.5 Lb. trigger. I also know that most 1911's...

I recently purchased one of these jigs and I have a question. It comes with the sear angle preset with an adjustment screw. By turning the screw in or out the sear angle can be changed which to a point could lighten the trigger pull. I know you can go too light and it becomes dangerous and...

Gentlemen--I was cleaning out some drawers and found this trigger assembly and have forgotten what gun it fits. I'm pretty sure it's a Remington trigger possibly for an XP100 or Rem 660 bolt action but I'm not sure. At any rate I want to sell it but don't know what it fits. The trigger is...

I was looking at the recoil lugs on my BHP and noticed some burnishing. There is no rounding or damage that I can see but I did notice from the marking that it was more to the ejection port side of the gun. I'm wondering if there might be a problem here or is this normal wear? The barrel has a...

I am not happy with my fat fingers and the curve in my BHP trigger. The gun is a newer model a Mark 3, I believe. I would like to take the curve out of the trigger (bend it straight down) and trim off if necessary any that might hit the trigger guard. This is strictly a range gun. Has anyone...

Guys--I want to play around with "bullseye" type loads in my HiPower , 124 and 147's in the 800fps range. My gun has stock 17lb recoil spring and 32 lb hammer spring and I need to keep velocities above 950 fps to operate reliably now. What spring weight do I need for the lighter loads? Thanks...

I've read numerous posts on various boards of guys afraid to cast bullets without a respirator or handle lead bullets without latex gloves so I thought I'd get my lead level checked. Just to give some background for my self. I'm 62 years old, been casting and reloading both pistol and...

Gentelmen--I am gettin the urge to get another 1911 but am very spoiled by the one that I have. It is an old 1911 made in 1918 that has been accurized as a wad gun and very accurate with a great trigger. I have been looking at Springfield G.I. and Mil Spec and it appears to me the only...

Gentlemen--I have a Beretta 390 12 ga that I shoot Sporting with and have a problem. When I shoot Estate shells (they have hard primers) I will get 2 or 3 out of 100 that won't fire on the first hit. A lot of other fellows I shoot with use the Estates in their 390's and 391's with no problem...

Gentelmen--I don't ever remember reading why the 9MM was designed with a 1 in 10 twist. Does anyone know why it has such a fast twist, particularly since other .35 cal rifles and pistols run 1 in 14 thru 1 in 18?. Nick