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Anyone ever use quality white lithium grease on the barrel/bushing on a 1911. I use it sparingly and figure that it stays on longer and tighten up the barrel to bushing fit, plus less wear. I have been using it for a while now and and very happy with it . Any thoughs?

I am curious, does any one out there,have any suggestions on how many times you can reload a .45ACP casing.? I lose track of how many times I reload my cases. Recently, I had a Winchester case split at the base by the rim, which caused the charge to blow out towards the mag well, and...

hi folks, I just acquired a very nice Springfield Trapdoor rifle. The gun is in very good shape (except some fool sanded the wood and pretty much removed the cartouches). The rest of the gun is great, bore is shiny with pronounced lands and grooves. My question is: isn't the spent shell...

hi folks, I just acquired a very nice Springfield Trapdoor rifle. The gun is in very good shape (except some fool sanded the wood and pretty much removed the cartouches). The rest of the gun is great, bore is shiny with pronounced lands and grooves. My question is: isn't the spent shell...

I have a Uberti 1866 Winchester replica in .45 Colt with a 24.25" barrel. My best load for that rifle seems to be 10.5 gr of HS-6 with a 250 gr RNFP hard cast lead bullet , chrono'd @ 1146 fps. I finish each round off with Lee Factory Crimp die. That load seems to group no better than 3.5" to...

I have a Uberti 1866 Winchester replica in .45 Colt with a 24.25" barrel. My best load for that rifle seems to be 10.5 gr of HS-6 with a 250 gr RNFP hard cast lead bullet. I finish each round off with Lee Factory Crimp die. That load seems to group no better than 3.5" to 4.5" group @ 50yds...

Is there any difference in accuracy between large and small pistol primers in .45 ACP? I have reloaded for both using Titegrtoup and Hodgdson Universal, and I am beginning to wonder. Anyone out there have any experience with either of these? I have about 350 S.P.P's, and I would like to be...

Does anyone know where I can find a schematic for a S&W 686-6? I find older ones online, but not a 686-6. Some of the ones I find are not very clear. Any help would be appreciated. thanks, John

I have a 1937 Colt Official Police that shoots ok , after each cylinder load ( 6 shots), one shell case gets stuck in the same cylinder bore. I can get it out, but I have to tap it out. I suspect that the one bore is slightly worn oversize. Is there any way to fix this? I know that parts for...

I currently reload several calibers and use the Lee Factory Crimp for all but the. 45 ACP. my question is: Will I get any improvement in accuracy by using the LFCD on the.45 ACP? I have and old Series 70 Colt Gov't and a new Gold Cup Trophy. I shoot 200 gr RNFP and Titegroup or Universal...

I have a chance to buy an early 70's Colt Python. I was wondering do the Pythons from that era have the full lug under barrel and that sight rail on top of the barrel? The gun comes with original box and the lady told me that it is in great shape and appears to have not been fired. The...

I just won a bid for a Colt Police Positive on Gunbroker. The gun is gorgeous for such an old piece. It locks up tight, and hardly had any usage. My problem is ammo. I reload, but I was hoping I can pick up a couple of boxes of factory ammo somewhere. I am having a hell of a time finding any...

I just recently purchased a Smith and Wesson Mod. 29-3 in gorgeous condition. It sold for $549. I always wanted a 29, and when I saw this, I couldn't resist it. They sold the gun as a 5 7/8" barrel, but I can't seem to find much on 5 7/8" 29's. S&W said it left the plant as a 6" in 10/86...

Hi folks. I just purchased a NIB Colt Gold Cup Trophy. The gun shoots very well, although the Elliason rear sight broke within the first 75 shots. Colt sent me a new one rather quickly. My question is: What is an acceptable slide to frame clearance? There seems to be more play at the rear...

I have a Colt MKIV series 70 Gov't model, vintage 1978. The gun has roughly 2700 rds fired through it. I can't seem to get a good group out of the gun, no matter who shoots it. I just recently bought a Gold Cup Trophy, and it shoots like a dream. My question is, if I were to replace the...

A few months back I purchased a Uberti Hombre in .45 Colt. I got one of those $250.00 new ones purchased on Gunbroker.com. Maybe I'm making too much over this, but the cylinder seems sloppy when in the gun. Lock-up is not as tight as my Uberti Cattleman. I measured the cylinder pin OD and got...

Hi folks, I have a Winchester (Miroku) 1886 Deluxe takedown in 45-70 with a tang safety. I was thinking about installing a Marble's tang sight. Midway has one specifically for the tang safety models for $124. They say that you must drill and tap the tang for the other screw on the sight. The...

Here's a question: What handgun format do you think is more accurate? Revolver or pistol?

I recently bought a Colt Pony .380 (all steel-not Pocketlite) I just got dies to reload for it. I currently have Titegroup, Hodgdon Universal, & and W231. I think one of these should make a decent powder for either Roger's Hard cast lead 95 gr, or FMJ 95 gr. Anyone have any suggestions for a...

I just picked up used Colt Pony Series 90 .380. Does anyone have any experience with these guns that you would like to share? I would like to know what I got myself into. Are they very collectible? I got mine for a pretty decent price (judging by Gunbroker) The gun is in very good shape...