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I typically make it a point to read threads about "guns suitable for women" since my wife has a medical condition which results in low hand strength and an unusual sensitivity to recoil. Inevitably, a gaggle of posters immediately respond suggesting compact revolvers--typically in .38 or .357...

Buy handgun X. Decide that standard ammo for handgun X is too wimpy. Buy or reload super-heavy-duty-shootemup-double-plus-good ammo for handgun X. Upgrade recoil spring in handgun X by 5 lbs and add an aftermarket recoil buffer. Voila! I've seen reliable handguns maligned as...

The Marlin Forum seems to be having some severe problems. Here's an alternate hangout for big bore levergun fans... http://forums.delphiforums.com/leverguns Good shooting, John

I just ordered a VEPR II .308 rifle and want to know if I should keep my Saiga .308 or if the VEPR will do everything the Saiga will. Opinions appreciated, but I'm most interested in info from those who have owned or shot both... Thanks, John

I can't find anything useful relating pressure measurements in CUP to pressure measurements in PSI. I realize that there is no formula or direct relation between these two different types of measurements and I understand the methods used to make the two different kinds of measurements. But...

Well, to some extent, but... I just read an article by a fellow who claims that it doesn't. He puts some caveats with that statement, but I'm not going to get into that kind of depth. It makes sense! How else could you have so many people shooting so many different calibers and all claiming...

Just interested to see how this shakes out...

I used to swear by Ruger, but two out of the last three guns I've purchased from them have been defective from the factory. One was a Mark II target that physically deformed the cartridges during the feeding process to the point that it grouped like a shotgun at 15 yards. The other was their...

Taken directly off the Saf-T-Hammer Corporate Profile from their website. I think we need to see positive action from Saf-T-Hammer/S&W before we assume that it's anything but business as usual. Especially when you consider that 2 out of the three top guys are ex-S&W executives. The third is...

First, some things to remember that WON'T help you in your quest for stopping power. Guns that people shoot often fit their hands well. Therefore, when a shooter says that gun X doesn't fit his hand well, he's only telling you that he doesn't shoot that style of pistol much. This information...

Does your Beretta Elite II shoot to point of aim? Mine was 3" low at 15 yards. I filed off the front sight by 1mm and it's fine now. I'm just curious to know how many people had the same experience.

If you really want to hurt a newspaper (or magazine) forget about writing to the editors--they count each piece of correspondence as positive feedback that they are reaching readers. They will actually be able to use your negative email as a statistic to justify their job to their employer...

I'm getting two VERY different stories. From the one side, there's a group that says that the .458 Win Mag isn't really enough for cape buffalo, etc. From the other side, there's a group that says the hot-loaded .45-70 will easily take cape buff's. Seems to me that if the .458 isn't enough...

It's a small (under 5" overall length) four barrel .22 derringer with a revolving firing pin. On the handle, there's an EIG logo which is the three letters in a circle. EIG (European Import Group?) imported guns from Europe from the 50's to the 70's--I'm guessing that the GCA of 1968 shut...

From two articles in the 2001 Shooting Times Annual titled 45 ACP and .223 Autoloaders. Sig P220 10,000 Rounds Total All Black Hill Ammunition 230 Gr Ball Malfunctions FTFeed @ 3322 FTEject @ 4723 Stovepipe @ 5352 FTFeed @ 6443 Misfire @ 4104 (overlength round) Broken Trigger Pivot @ 6028...

How many have seen this video? Some very interesting tips on trigger control, grip, grip angle and front sight focus. I've always respected Jerry Miculek as a shooter, but I find that I'm even more impressed with his in depth analysis of revolver shooting. If you can find this video, it's...

A friend has a muzzle loader that appears to be quite old. The only markings on the gun are the letters AEP in a rectangle. The rectangle has lines radiating from the corners and the midpoints of the sides. The only reference I've found to AEP is to a gun company called Anciens Etablissment...

I just saw an ad for some new hicap mags that are described as Beretta South African Contract Magazines. Does anyone have any information on these mags? The price is decent, but not so low as to be scary--still, it would be nice to know a little something about them. Thanks