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I went to three local gunshops yesterday trying to buy some Barricade. None had ever even heard of it. :mad: I spent more on gasoline than the product would have cost. This brings up a side issue of local retail store owners complaining that people do their shopping on-line instead of locally...

I made a mistake the other day.:o Really surprising, my first ever. ;) Anyhow, some explanation is in order. I have a sorta visual memory. Back in the early 1980s I communicated with Edward A. Matunas, a well known writer of the day on gun and reloading issues, about some reloading questions. No...

This story came to me from one of the guy's in the EAA club Interesting !! Subject: Fwd: Penetrating Oils "Machinist's Workshop" recently published information on various penetrating oils. The magazine reports they tested these products for "break out "torque" on rusted nuts and bolts. A...

I would like to hear from some dealers who go to gun shows. In recent years the prices asked by dealers at shows are impossibly high. I hear complaints all the time and what I see confirms it. At the same time the dealers complain business is slow and nobody is buying. And, to top it, for a...

A relative in a very anti-gun state has a friend who just inherited a bunch of black guns. Among them is an AR auto which has been "locked out", supposedly making it a legal semi-auto. I don't know what that means. I suspect it may be a selective fire that is only set at semi. That would mean...

Yesterday, for the first time in my life, I had an opportunity to hold and sight a rifle equiped with an EER scope. What a revelation. :) Wow! Normally, I have never been able to sight with both eyes open but it came very naturally with this (Leopould) scope on a Cooper style Scout rifle. That...

I use Wal-Mart because of selection, prices and (almost) everything under one roof. To a point I am a fan but realize there are limitations. One of the limitations is understanding the people who work there (associates) have limited training and cannot always answer questions whether it is in...

I know the old problem of Remington bolt action cf rifles going off spontaneously has, supposedly, been fixed. But, I have read that the 'improved' bolt is still subject to unwanted firings. It is hard for me to accept that a company like Remington would continue to ship a product like this...

A house burned down in our town this week and the circumstances were unusual. And, the advice afterwards by the fire Chief were, in my opinion, even more unusual and again, in my opinion, incorrect and dangerous. The fire occured in the shop of a man who was working on a rifle trigger with a...

I like to make things for my own use. The result is not always the prettiest but I make them to suit my needs. This holster was designed to protect the gun and, especially, the hammer. I once had an incident in which I found a single action revolver I had been carrying while hunting at full cock...

I recently mounted some NC Star high rings on my Ruger Redhawk, then mounted an old Tasco 1 1/2X3.4 scope on that. Today went out to my backyard range to zero it in. All was fine for a while. But after three cylinders the scope went fuzzy. Seems obvious an internal lens broke loose from recoil...

An ad for a Springfield Arms pistol says the barrel is Melonite. A Google search says Melonite is a "telluride of nickle". Whatever that means. Other references say it is a finish or coating for metals. The SA ad would then be confusing. Is the whole barrel just plated with this stuff or is it...

I just bought a set of scope rings for my Ruger Redhawk. What I bought, where I bought them and how I paid is sure to set off a firestorm here. Sorry, that is not my intention. I bought the rings from Ebay. I didn't realize Ebay had changed it's policy to now allow sale of gun related items...

At a meeting yesterday I was asked when America transitioned from using black powder to smokeless powder. Interesting question I had never thought about. Coincidentally, I am currently reading Teddy Roosevelt’s account of his experiences during the Spanish-American war in Cuba. He mentions...

I apologize for bringing up an often discussed issue again. But, I am confused. Sorta. Yesterday, I was feeding my fantasy about going on an Alaskan hunt for a big grizzly bear. I looked at the sites of a number of guides and outfitters. What they reccomended for rifle calibers left me very...

Show on TV the other night about the Secret Service. Several shots of the sniper guys with their rifles showed what appeared to be Leupold scopes with the gold rings. Seems like a great endorsement if that is what they choose to use. A gub'mnt group like that can afford anything they want.

My modern cf rifle (I'm primarily a traditional muzzle loader) is a 30-06 Winchester Mod. 70 Ranger. This is the plain jane version of the Mod. 70 and I like it just fine. One of the so-called cost saving features is the fact it has a blind magazine, no floorplate. I know it takes me about a...

My wife asked for a carry pistol. Mine is a .22lr and I decided to get the same caliber for her. (caliber isn't the issue here, no need to talk about that) At a gun show I picked up a Jennings .22 SA. It was pretty much a trade and I don't really have any money involved. I didn't study the gun...

Hope I'm in right forum for this. Mods move as needed. I killed a large doe two days ago. That is not the news. I just want to report on my bullet performance and allow others to chime in and compare. First, most of my shooting and hunting is done with traditional style muzzle loaders. Just to...

Years ago I was a regular customer of Midway Arms. Good people and almost everything you need. But, I stopped buying from them. Yesterday, I was reminded why I stopped doing business with them. I was going to order a small item that cost about $10.00 and only weighed a couple ounces. They added...