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I have a beloved Glock 21 with a pitted firing pin hole on the breech face. This problem had been caused by pierced primers. The underlying cause has been remedied, but I'd like to fix the pitting. I'm guessing that it can be TIG welded and machined? I know a retired professional welder who...

I just bought a lightly used and in excellent condition Norinco SKSS "Paratrooper." It came with four "duckbill" magazines - two 30 round, one nine round and one that appears to be five round. All the magazines are of unknown origin, except the five rounder which is stamped Made in Detroit...

I just grabbed a new Rossi Model 92 .44 Magnum with 16" barrel at a price I couldn't pass up. At the end of my range sessions I realized that the rifle was starting to shoot way low, as in off the bottom of the target at 100 yards. So I loaded it up with nine rounds and shot one more group at...

Is it possible to use buckshot as lead ball airgun shot? I see Ballistic Products has both .180" and .190" buckshot. I would use them in an old RWS Model 45 and Beeman Tempest, both spring piston barrel cocking airguns. Dave Sinko

My neighbor just bought a new Rossi Mod. RG3030 Rio Grande stainless steel lever action .30-30 for his young son who is a brand new hunter. He bought it with the scope base attached and it did not include the filler screws or manual. This rifle looks to me like a copy of a Marlin. A few...

I have an Arsenal SLR-107CR lined up for a decent price. Any suggestions on how to strip the original painted finish? I'm thinking about refinishing with either Gun-Kote or Dura-coat. Can the original finish be blasted off with aluminum oxide or is it best removed in a different manner...

I'm looking to make my own Chinese style L wire retainer for my AKMs. I plan to get some .045" music wire from Brownell's. I made a fixture to properly bend the wire. Is it necessary to heat treat the final product? If so, at what point would it be heat treated and can anybody provide any...

I'm thinking about trading one of my Glock 21s for a 30. Will my Bar-Sto barrel that fits in the 21 also work in the 30 or is the 30 completely different? I don't care that some barrel would stick out past the muzzle. I'd use it for practicing with cast bullets. Or is it no big deal to...

What's the best way to carry the SA Beretta 950BS in a pocket? I have decided that I will shoot it left handed. Is it better to carry it hammer down on a live round or cocked and locked? And how do you lefties manage these thumb safeties? Dave Sinko

Tomorrow I am going to try out a Savage bolt action .308 that a friend is selling. He says it's a Savage 112 but isn't sure. It's about 10 years old and I don't know if it's still being made. It has a left hand action, 22" barrel and a cheapo injection molded plastic stock where you can...

For years I've had a.22 LR NAA Mini Revolver. Ignition has always been somewhat spotty, with about one in 15 rounds failing to fire using various brands of ammo. I was looking at this revolver today and wondering if shortening the excessively large hammer spur could make the hammer fall faster...

I recently bought a bunch of components that included a lot of shotshell components. Included were 700 Federal No. 410 shotshell primers. I have been loading shotshell for many years but I have never seen the Federal No. 410 primer. What's different about it? Can it be substituted for a 209...

Does anybody have the Ace Custom conversion or complete pistol? Any comments on how well this actually works? I also notice that they claim the finished pistol MUST be ported (both barrel and slide) and that the pistol may be damaged if it is not ported. I also notice that some of their...

Apparently I used a little too much Brownell's Acraglas Gel to fit a laminated forend to my Savage 99E. I think the problem is it squished up over the centerline of the barrel and I did not do a good enough job of wiping off the excess. The forend is now stuck to the rifle and I can not get it...

Does anybody have any experience loading .308" bullets for the AK-47? I have tried various .308" bullets in weights from 110 to 150 grs. I am experiencing peening of the tail of the bolt carrier and am wondering if the slightly undersized bullets and non-standard bullet weights can cause...

I have a chance to buy a new Kalashnikov but I'm not sure what it is exactly. A friend who examined it said it is a Legion Arms. He also used the terms "Arsenal, SGL, Saiga and HEVSK Russia," though I'm not sure which are stamped on the receiver. My search of Legion Arms indicates that they...

About two years ago I ordered a laminated stock and forend set for my Savage 99F. I don't know the first thing about fitting stocks and frankly this whole project has been a nightmare. Just the other day I decided that I want to put them on my 99E instead of the 99F. The stock fit without any...

I just acquired some 300 pieces of mixed .300 Savage brass and plan to load them all with one standard load that I know performs well in my rifle. I'll be using a 150 gr. Core Lokt (a flat base bullet) and the standard CCI Large Rifle primer. I have loads with BLC2 and IMR 4064 that perform...

The ejector in my department-issued Sig 229 DAK is loose and wobbles in the frame. My department's factory certified parts replacers don't know if this is normal or not. I have looked at a half dozen of other officers' guns and their ejectors are all loose too. I have not found one yet that...

I have an AK that was assembled by a competent local gunsmith. He said it was built from a kit and was an unfired Romanian battle rifle. One of the markings is an empty triangle, which I understand is indeed Romanian. I have put about 1000 rounds through this rifle and noticed that the rear...