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...and how is it working for you? My reason for asking is I am thinking about buying one. It's the only common gauge for which I don't have a "real" shotgun. I have a little Rossi kid's gun, but the modified choke barrel hardly delivers an effective pattern at 20 yards. Good for small pests, I...

Had some fun today at the range testing some cast bullets in .41 and .44 Rem Mag. For the .41 I had Oregon Trail "True Shot" 265s; for the .44 Cast Performance 320s. Both are gas checked. Shooting a 6 1/2" Blackhawk and a 7 1/2" Redhawk. Results: .41 RM/265 OT/CCI 350/20.0 H110 (a bit below...

So I ruined my CCW permit - Ohio permits don't react well to being doused with sunscreen. (Don't ask.) Expecting the worst, I called the Sheriff's office. "Bring me a $15 money order and your old permit." Me: "Hours or days?" "I'll get right on it." An hour later I walked in with the payment and...

An iconic American rifle, but in doing some reading, I have found some disdain. Some even call it the "crapdoor". The original idea was certainly innovative but a make do with Civil War surplus muzzleloaders. Regardless, I am going to buy one. What do all y'all think of these rifles?

The No. 1 has been on and off my list of "must haves", just because it's a neat rifle. I'm not hung up on a specific caliber, although I am a cartridge junkie. Now GB has a bunch of these Nitro Express examples. (Now if "magnum" is a marketing gimmick, it doesn't hold a candle to "nitro...

I've had mixed results with these. Some of my guns are indifferent, but for several, I get my best groups with the copper wonders. That's the case here. I had tasked myself with comparing an old load for 200 Nosler Accubond with a more recent workup of 210 Barnes TTSX (.338 Win Mag). I forgot...

...or "Arms of the Medicare Brigade". Some recent "X vs. Y" discussions got me thinking. What if I had to drop every caliber that wasn't older than me? Not an issue for some of you, but that would be 19th century thru the first half of the 20th for me. Here's my score. For bottom feeders, not...

I'll qualify the question first: What is your 90th percentile range of shots on game? Not the longest. My first elk fell at 400 yards. Not a lucky shot. Conditions were perfect, I did everything right, and I was shooting a 7 Mag. Big cow went down like she was pole axed. Other than that, I...

I am more of a caliber freak than a handgun hunter, but I might give it a try if I can get my shooting up to par. Right now, I'm having fun getting some revolvers to "all that they can be". I hunt Pennsylvania mostly, so revolvers only. What is your opinion, or better, experience with jacketed...

If a fellow wanted more punch than .44 magnum or .45 Colt "Ruger only", what caliber should he look to? Leave out the S&W X-frame. Just too big for me to carry. Thinking the .480 Ruger (or Linebaugh's stouter version) or .454 Casull, but all suggestions are welcome. Load my own, of course.

Had some fun and gained some knowledge with my replica (Navy Arms/Pedersoli) Rolling Block #2. Shooting 2 bullets: Montana Precision 450s that are copies of the original and Buffalo Arms 480s. Shooting Black MZ with the 450s I can fit 65 gr. That's good for 1,200 fps, although my chrono does not...

On the off chance that someone is familiar with these pistols, I recently acquired an early model D. The bushing that retains the recoil spring has a slot on the bottom that locks with a spring-loaded tab on the bottom of the frame. On later ones, you just push the bushing in to rotate it. The...

In my humble opinion, this is JMB's best pistol. I do have 4 others of his, and there's not a bad one in the bunch, but the 1910 is my favorite. I managed to find a very nice .32, but I don't believe I've seen a .380 for sale. Not the 1955 model with "Browning" on the grip panels, I'm talking...

I have been working loads for my 9.3x62, and I thought I'd ask what you 9.3 shooters are using on game. I have read here and elsewhere that the inexpensive Speer 270 is somewhat fragile. The 286 Nosler Partition is just about everyone's choice, and it shoots well in mine, but availability is...

I inherited this 1944 Mosin, complete with plastic replacement stock, but hey, I had to see what she would do. I took wyosmith's advice and picked up one of those scout scope mounts that fits the sight base and a good 'ole Weaver 4X long eye relief scope. Shooting my loads of 0.311 Sierra...

First, I like "classic" cartridges, and I'm fascinated by medium bores. I have been shooting a Savage 116 .338 Win Mag for a few years, like it, but I had to try this old German round. I bought one of the new cheap Sauer 100s last year and have been working loads. Now, the Savage weighs 8 lb...

It has been awhile since I did any load workup for an AR. Shooting a garden variety 16" 1:9, I've been happy with 65 SGK, 55 Sierra HPBT (#1390), and recently, because I had some, 40 Nosler BT. Now I have a high quality 20" 1:8, and I need to get back to work. I am not a match shooter. If there...

Since I don't get enough practice (oh, it shows), I have taken to running a couple mags through my PF9 every range visit, no matter what I'm shooting otherwise. Now, for you KelTec haters, this little ugly has never ever failed to function, but, well, I have. So, today I had my new-to-me S&W...

If you were assembling an AR and wanted something other than 5.56x45, what round would you choose, and why? Rifle round, not a rimfire or pistol cartridge. Don't ask what for, I haven't decided. I know prying opinions from this forum is tough;), but I'd like to hear from you.

Really happy with my P226, and I'm wondering what y'all are shooting. With the Sig shooting my 125 GDHP/AA#9 loads, I absolutely match both commercial and personal 125 .357 Mag loads shot out of a 4" GP-100, all north of 1,400. Shooting 147 XTP vs. 158s, it's close. The Sig is going 1,257 with...