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I've heard that getting lube on the case necks can cause the shoulder to be crushed when you size the case, but I'm not sure how that would actually happen, and I haven't seen it happen myself even though I'm sure I've inadvertantly gotten some lube on the necks at some point in the past.

The range where I shoot sells used brass by the pound and lets you pick out the calibers you want, so I've spent a fair amount of time scrounging through their brass barrels. It's a military range, so 9mm and .223 make up a HUGE fraction of the discarded brass. In fact, I'm excited when I find...

The thumb-activated cylinder lock on my S&W pre-Model 10 has some "slop" in it. In addition to moving as it's supposed to, it also rotates a few degrees either way about the screw that holds it, almost as if the screw has backed out a turn or two. Problem is, I can neither tighten nor loosen...

Last week, my wife and I went to the range with one of her fellow teachers. She's a resident alien from Morocco, currently working on her U.S. citizenship. She'd never handled a gun before in her life, much less fired one, and she wanted to see what it was like. She came over to our house...

These were from the first batch I've made up using Missouri Bullet's 170 gr .401 bullets. Out of about 100, these were the only two that wouldn't feed. Something appears to have dinged up the case mouths during the feeding attempts. I used Lee dies, including the Factory Crimp Die. There's a...

I recently bought a Galco Miami Classic II for my .40 S&W Springfield EMP. The holster is comfortable and holds the gun securely in a good position, but I've noticed that if I don't put two loaded magazines in the off-side magazine carrier, the holster rig won't stay centered. The little...

Let's say John received a handgun from his father, but they're residents of two different states, and John unknowingly neglected to involve a local FFL in the transfer. Problem is, John has since sold the gun to a dealer in his local state, so it's too late to complete the FFL transfer. Is...

I'm having trouble understanding the benefit of Cylinder & Slide's "Safety Fast Shooting" kit for 1911 pistols. In a nutshell, after installing the kit, the way you operate the pistol is to rack the slide to chamber a round, then press the hammer forward with your thumb until it locks in the...

One of my sailors asked me about her upcoming transfer to California and I couldn't find a definitive answer for her. She has a Springfield XD, and its magazines are higher-capacity than California allows. I found a simple answer on the CA DOJ website - "high-capacity" magazines may not be...

As of today (July 1st), Virginia CHL holders can carry concealed in restaurants that serve alcohol. No drinking while carrying concealed, though!

Would the 1911 still enjoy the popularity it has today if the design weren't in the "public domain" (I don't know if that's the correct term for firearm designs). There are a bunch of companies making different varieties of the 1911 today, from micro-compacts to long-slides, in a variety of...

Another thread about firing pistols underwater got me curious. One poster who has produced videos of underwater firings said that he used off-the-shelf ammo with no apparent ill effects on the guns used. What I'm curious about is that in addition to moving the bullet out of the barrel, the...

I bought 500 of these bullets from Missouri Bullets as part of a larger order without making sure I had load data for them first. They're 140 gr lead truncated-cone flat points, with a Brinell Hardness Number of 18. I'm just looking for a target load for these bullets. Would prefer Power...

I have a bone-stock Bushmaster AR-15 with the standard military-style front post and rear aperture, and I'm wondering how much of a limitation on accuracy the sights are. I'm shooting prone, but supporting the rifle only with my body (no part of the rifle is touching the ground or any kind of...

Looking through Lee's Modern Reloading, I found this: "Steel cases were used in World War II when brass was scarce. Steel cases are reloadable." But Speer's Reloading Manual #13 has this to say on the topic: "Foreign military rifle and pistol ammunition is often loaded in steel cases, which...

When I started reloading, I bought 25 of the Midway 50-round boxes with styrofoam inserts for each caliber I reload, but now that I've found recipes I like for range ammo and am producing larger quantities, it seems a waste to use the 50-round boxes to store large amounts. I have some military...

This is a silly question, but here goes: Does it bother any of the other engineer/scientist types here to type "9mm"? I know that's how you usually see it written, but my thesis advisor drilled into my head to "always label your graph axes, always put units on your results, and always put a...

I like the way Gun Scrubber works (blasting away dirt/grime then evaporating instantly to leave a clean, dry gun), but the price is getting ridiculous. I've heard mention here of using aerosol carburetor cleaner or brake part cleaner from the auto parts store, but I can't recall if specific...

I'm looking for a little guidance on setting up my swager. Here's what I've found out so far, using mostly Lake City once-fired 5.56 brass: If I set the swager to remove all traces of the military crimp, leaving nothing but a perfectly smooth radius from the face into the primer pocket, it...

Here's an article from October of last year talking about MBC and its founders. It's pretty in-depth considering the short length of the article, and very positive overall. It goes into what the founders did in their "previous lives", and talks about the equipment they use, production...