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Dangit. I was enjoying a really good range session yesterday, trying out a couple of new loads (which both performed well for me) when I had my first squib load. Low report, low recoil. It was in my .45acp pistol. I did a quick field strip and checked the bore. The bullet had exited, so I...

Have any of you 7.5 Swiss reloaders ever used "pulled" .308 milsurp bullets? In my never-ending quest to get the cost of plinking rounds down, I want to try it. I made up a dummy round, with a commercial (Speer) 147gr. FMJ, which is supposed to be milsurp spec. To get the round to chamber...

I remember when I first started reloading. I got a lot of good ideas from TFL. Made a few mistakes, and got warned away from many more. There have been quite a few posts from new reloaders, lately. I thought it might be a good idea to share some tips. Here are a couple of mine. One I...

Most of what I've read and seen says that, when shooting offhand, keep your stong side (trigger hand) elbow up. Parallel to the ground. But I saw one article (can't remember where) that says to keep the trigger elbow down against your side. Supposed to give you better stability. What does...

Dove season opens Friday, here. I'll be checking out my dove gun tonight. I typically use a 12 ga. SXS with twin triggers. I like the ability to choose chokes, or even loads, in an instant. On the other hand, I have always wanted to take my 18" Defender on a dove hunt. I think the fast...

I just acquired a Beeman 650, with a trigger pull approximately 10lbs.+. Spec from their website is 3.5lbs, so not their best rifle, by any means. Its a non-adjustable trigger. I have done some light home repairs before (replaced extractor fixed a burr in the mag catch of my CETME, fixed...

I acquired a new air rifle, recently. I was shooting it in the backyard when one of my young daughters, age 11, asked if she could try it. These are moments we dream about... So I gave her the "4 rules" discussion. Then we talked about aligning iron sights. I drew lots of pictures. She was...

Last week, I had my first-ever big game hunt. I have hunted upland birds for years, and varmints, too, but never anything that could account for multiple meals from a single critter ;- ) We had a family reunion in central Florida, so my brother in law (BIL) and I decided to try a guided hog...

I'll be visiting central FL (Orlando area) in late June, early July. It would be nice to get a 1-day hog hunt in. It would be me, and maybe 1-2 of my Brothers-in-Law. Are there any guides available for hogs that time of year, and in that area, that you could recommend?

I’ve heard many people here at TFL say “never sell a gun; you’ll regret it.” Do you believe it? I’m thinking of doing the improbable. Selling a gun. Not trading it in on a different gun. I’ve done several trades, and have been happy with every one. Turn a gun you don’t shoot often into a...

Those interested in Wolf .308 might remember me asking about it earlier, then buying some, then testing under plinking conditions, where I thought it performed petty well. I promised to report when I got a chance to take it to the range and shoot it at 200 yards. Well, I took it to the range...

And if so, what make, and why do you use a 28 rather than a 20?

I find that for really short runs of ammo, it takes less time to use the Lee dippers and trickle up, than to dial in the powder measure. For me, the breakeven seems to be around 20-30 rounds. If I'm loading more than that, I'll set the powder measure. For less than that, I'll dip and trickle...

In case you missed it, Tom Selleck is back in a TV movie he Executive Produced, and stars in. Jesse Stone, Night Passage. And there's another episode coming. He's an old LA cop, hired to be the new Chief of Police in a small, corrupt town. Great gun handling. Examples: (To one of his cops)...

The K-31 got new (lower) rings on her Darrel's Scout Scope mount. Had to sight in the scope with the new rings today. Best group was MOA--.95 inch at 100 yards. This is with a 2.5X Scout Scope (NCStar, cheap Chinese) on said Darrel's mount. The load is my handload: .284Win brass resized &...

Speaking hypothetically.... If I were to build an AR, I think I would want an upper with a larger bore than .223. I have other rifles in .223, and I think I'd like to get a new caliber. I handload, so ammo cost or availability is not an issue here. OTOH, I'm building, rather than buying...

Just hit the milestone of 4k posts. Wow. Makes ya think. When I first visited TFL in 1999, I think I owned 3 firearms. And I was thinking about Y2k. Remember that? I remember when I made my 1,000th post--I thanked Rich for creating TFL, and all the members for creating this great...

Sorry to ask a remedial current events question.... I see the riots in France on CNN, and I read about them in the paper, but I have not been able to find a cause behind the riots. Is that because its some politically incorrect thing that the news media can't mention? Why are folks rioting?

Some friends own a "Pump it Up!" franchise (party center with inflatable rides.) They threw a party tonight, and I went with the kids. Packing, of course. IWB at 4:00, with a fleece vest as a cover garment. Well, I kinda got into the spirit of the party. I went down the slides. I tried the...

It appears to me that guns have been getting more and more positive press, latelty. Especially in conservative talk radio. Tonight Michael Savage talked about renewing his permit. (He's based in San Francisco...) He talked about how much he loved his .45, then talked about the renewal test...