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Just wondering if anyone has one installed on their 1301 - I got me that aftermarket pistol grip stock a couple days ago and sent it back after right after installing it on my 1301. The stock has just two tiny ill-fitting plastic pegs that fit into the rear end of the receiver and no matter...

Hey guys, my CZ P-07 in 9x19 has some issues and I hope you can help me or maybe point me in the right direction. So I bought a new P07 (2023 production) and fired a total of 300 rounds through it (cleaned it and oiled it lightly every 100 rounds) , 4 boxes of Sellier & Bellot 124 grain FMJ...

We all know that pointy bullets in a tubular fed gun are a big no-no for obvious reasons. Buuuuut...... I came across a great deal for Fiocchi Truncated .357 Bullets, I think loading those 142 grainers with a near-max load of VV-110 would be really damn cool and should shoot really straight out...

Hey guys! I just bought a .45 Norinco 1911 (new) and its got two major issues - I hope a user more experienced with 1911's than me can help me fix it! Thanks in advance! :o First of all I want to mention that I took the gun apart completely and cleaned and lubed it properly. Everything looks...

Just wondering if a heavy bushing type compensator on a 1911 can damage the slide where the bushing is held. :confused: I mean, during shooting the slide is pushed back at high velocity, now if the bushing is a lot heavier (compensator) than the original inertia exerts a lot of force on the lug...

Hello! I'm having weird brass ejection issues with my Mauser 98 in 7x57 and I can't identify the problem. Extraction and feeding is perfect, but the ejection is erratic, no matter the speed I work the action with. Sometimes the case would just barely jump off the bolt face and stay in the...

I've got a quick question, somebody offered me a good deal on a 1971 centennial 26'' fully stocked 1894 Winchester in 30-30. My knowledge about Winchester repeating rifles is very limited, all I know is that I heard that the company cut corners left and right after '64 and the rifles that came...

Hey guys! I just got me a brand new CZ 97B in .45 ACP, I shot 60 rounds factory 230 grain ball FMJ through it and every 15-20 shots it would jam an unfired cartridge between the barrel and slide, with the projectile pointing up. Its mostly the 5th or 8th round of the magazine. :( Any ideas...

Howdy folks! :) So I got me a Santa Barbara Mauser 98 commercial action in 7x57, basically new condition. Trouble is it wont feed anything properly but FMJ's. Especially with a full magazine the first round (right side) will feed especially rough, the last 3 rounds will feed relatively...

Hey Guys! I have a question about an old Uberti 1866 .38spc carbine (from the 70's or 80's I'd guess). When I shoot it the hammer goes into half-cock, even with very mild loads. I disassembled the rifle and it seems to lock up fine and I cant see anything wrong with it. Brass also looks...

Yes I know, its a common problem! :rolleyes: I'm using Vihtavuoris N130 load data with 300 grain Sierra soft points, Starline brass and CCI primers. My load is 1.5 grains above the minimum load, so I load 53.7 grain for about 2050-2100 fp/s. The weird thing is despite getting good ignition (no...

Hey! Does anybody have any loads with N130 and the 45-70 with 405 grain SP's? I recently bought a Browning 1886 Winchester extra-light in 45-70, and with 44 grains of N130, the lowest factory load in the Vhitavuori loading guide, and a 405 soft point it kicks the snot out of me. I...

Hello! I have a question, I saw a Belgian Mauser 1889 in good condition and I intend to buy it, sadly it is missing the safety lever. Fortunately I do have an Argentine Mauser 91, while the bolts are not the same the safety of that rifle looks just like the safety of the 89'. But I do not...

Hello! I recently bought a 1891 Mauser in great condition and I'm having an annoying problem, when I feed the last cartridge in the magazine the rear of the round dives under the bolt and gets jammed halfway in the magazine and half in the chamber. I do have to pull back the bolt and push the...

Hey guys! I just bought a vintage Husqvarna (Swedish) Model 20B double barrel shotgun (Don't have it yet, waiting for it to get shipped) but I'm unsure about the exact chamber length. Its a 12 gauge, a lot of people say its a 2 1/2 chamber but I've also heard that guns with the serial number...

Hey guys! A friend of mine has recently acquired a Mauser 98, or what appears to be a veeery short version of it! I've never seen anything like it before and I wonder if any of you can identify it? He showed it to me and I could not see any crest or stamps, just a MOD 98 on the receiver...

So today when letting my reloaded rounds roll on a perfectly flat surface I discovered that about 70% of them wobble their projectiles. The bullet I'm talking about is the Speer Sierra Matchking BTHP 168 grain. The wobble is not extreme but noticeable, other reloads with a different (cheaper)...

Hi! Just a quick question about the expansion of soft point bullets. I shortened my Mauser 8x57 down to 17'' and according to Quickload the muzzle velocity with my bullet of choice drops down to 2400 fps (it was a tad over 2650 out of the original 24'' barrel) with my handloads. (I'm using the...

Hey guys, quick question, I'm planning on building a really handy and rugged ''bush'' rifle, this includes cutting the barrel of the surplus rifle back to 18''. Now my question: is the remaining sight radius going to be long enough for good accuracy at reasonable ranges (100-150yds)? Its not...

So I got this Mauser 98 sporter, crest has been removed but there are still some markings on the underside of the receiver - can anyone at least make a guess about the possible origin of this Mauser? :confused: Symbols I can identify: the numbers 9 & 2, a capital H, two f's, and a round mark...