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I am looking at getting one of the smaller autos. Which ones are accurate enough to do duty as plinkers and to pop small game with? I am looking at something chambered for the .380ACP.

Who owns a Remington 788? Who used to own one? I don't have one now, but have owned two of them. One was chambered in .308 Winchester and the other in .243 Winchester. It seems like everyone used to own one but had to sell it. I wish I had kept at least one of them. I would like to get one...

I know from reading some of the replies here that there are some members that seem to know about physics and math. Maybe you could help here. How does shooting from a moving object affect a bullet's path and/or velocity? If an airplane has a forward shooting machine gun, is the plane's...

A local gun shop has a new Rossi .357 magnum revolver. It is a nice looking gun. I just want to know how well-made they are and how well they shoot. Please, I would like feedback only from folks that have actually owned and fired them. If your third cousin, on your mother's side, twice removed...

This thread if for any shooter that has had good luck with "cheap" guns. Your High Points, your Tauruses, your HandiRifles, your Stoegers, etc, etc. If you cheap gun blew up on your first trigger pull this thread is not for you. If your cheap gun missed a moose at ten passes, this thread is...

I finally purchased some Trail Boss and even put together some loads using it. I looked up data at their website and saw that I could use it in many of my guns. So I narrowed it down to two for initial experimenting. I decided to go to size extremes to start with. I put togehter loads for the...

I am convinced that reloading improves the accuracy of most cartridges. I also realize with some of the new-fangled, premium ammo the differences might not be as great as they used to be. However, there are some rounds that the improvement reloading offers seems to be safe from factory ammo...

Do you prefer shotguns with extractors or ejectors? Automatic safeties or manual safeties? Why?

re:idealtool Yes, that sounds right. Any guesses what the ballistics could be? How fast do you think it would propel a pellet? I even found a picture of the rifle.

Could black powder be used in any metallic cartridge? Not if its sensible, but is it safe? Can someone use it in their .30-06 and fire it out of their favorite bolt action rifle? What about shotshells, can black powder be used to propel birdshot? Has anyone tried this? Used black powder for a...

I went to a gun show today. They had a most unusual rifle. In fact, I am not sure where to post this thread, I guess it'll be moved to the right category. When I first saw it I thought it was a small, single shot rimfire rifle that might be used to start a kid off shooting. However, it didn't...

One advantage of two-barreled shotguns is the ability to have two different chokes in one gun. But I suppose, you can have the same choke in both barrels and use shells with two different shot sizes. Finally, you could do both, use two chokes and two shot sizes. How do you guys set up your...

Is there anywhere that someone could find repair rates for various guns? You can find data for cars. You could see how often Toyotas or Chevys go to the shop for fixing. But for guns I haven't been able to find any such information. Does it even exist?

I know some hunters that will only hunt a species or two. This seems espically so amongst the duck hunters I know. I also know guys that will hunt anything that there is a season for. Today they might be in a deer stand and tomorrow in a duck blind. I hunt for most legal species, but not all of...

There are many you here that have more technical and scientific skills then I do. As simply as you can describe it, what all actually goes into recoil. Please put it in English. Some shooters say that some guns' recoil is more of a shove while others are more like a jolt. Is there any truth to...

Most of us grew up with Monopoly. Now everytime you turn around there is a new version of this old classic game. There are ones for different subjects and themes. I have even seen a Dogopoly game. They all follow the original theme. You start off with the cheap properties and move up the...

Does anyone else here think that the various 30 caliber magnum rounds are not as usefull as some of their fans think they are? Does anyone else here think that firing a 30 caliber projectile out of a .30-06 pretty much does about the same job as using a case with a lot more powder and recoil...

You are planning to go hunting tomorrow morning. You pack all you gear this afternoon. You check and double check to make sure you have everything. You even check the weather forecast, which tells you a storm is approaching for the afternoon of your hunt. You figure you should be fine. You wake...

They finaly had a question, or should I say answer, on Jeopardy that I beat my wife on. It asked something about the millimeter conversion of a 35 caliber Glock 17. I quickly shouted, "What is 9mm? I was right! Actually, my wife does much better then I do. I really think she should try out for...

This morning I was going through the various gun company websites. I saw something interesting on the Ruger site. They are making their No.1 Rifle in .460 S&W magnum! Now, that should be one heck of a thumper!