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    Can I shoot .22lr out or a .22 short revolver?

    I dont have a .22 short revolver that will chamber a .2lr round, I dont know a friend that does, and I dont plan on buying one. Just out of curiosity....if a .22 short revolver could actually chamber a .22lr round (without it being too long) could you shoot it out of the revolver? What is the...
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    I ran out of elevation on my sights what can I do?

    Heres my ruger 10/22. i put a williams aperture sight on the rear. Since the sight is higher than the standard open iron sight I had to put a front sight raiser block on the rifle. I have ran out of elevation on the rear sight. Maybe I can fabricate some kind of shims for the rear sight to give...
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    Does anyone else have a hard time wearing OTE protection while shooting rifle?

    I just recently purchased some OTE (over the ear) protection. I went to shoot my ar15 this afternoon and noticed that when I placed my cheek on the stock the ear muffs got pushed up, and when I shot I heard the full report of the gun. I know there must be some way to avoid this because...
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    My new brass deflector deforms my casing necks....is this ok? *Pix*

    See, the deflector works, and makes a nice little brass pile, but it deforms the necks. I reload my brass. My initial impression is that the expander/resizer will pop that little baby back into place, but I dont know if this will over-work the brass. Perhaps I should place something on the...
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    Does it make you mad when someone tells you "your doing it wrong"

    Long story short went to a range that I had been to only once before. A man was there who wasnt there last time. Immediately when I set up for prone position he told me I was holding the rifle wrong. I like to invert my hand when shooting in prone position. He grabbed my hand and started tucking...
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    I like holding up a lighter to my sights....will this hurt them

    I old a lighter on my front post of my ar15 for about 3 seconds insife the yellow of the flame to get some carbon on them....I can see them better.....the heat wont hurt my sight will it thanks
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    Making an order...does anyone have any ear suggestions

    I need to order some new eyes and ears, shooting glasses are pretty easy to find, but im new to ear protection. Ive always used slip in foams or slip in rubber plugs. I was considering buying these http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=671923 but I dont know anything about name...
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    Can I bring a pistol to the range?

    I live in NJ (you must be 21 to purchase handguns or handgun ammunition) i'm 18 years old. I dont not currently own any andguns for obvious reasons ^.. I was wondering If I could legally drive to the range with a friends handgun to shoot. I know im not legaly allowed to buy rifle ammunition...
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    how low can I load my bolt action rifle

    right now im loading a 308 savage bolt action with a 150 grain surplus fmjbt bullet in front of 42.5 grains of varget powder, remington 9 1\2 primer. Decent accuracy at 100 yards.....but how low can I load these. 40 grains is allot of powder I think. The men down at the range were telling me for...
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    How can I take care of my turner sling

    I just purchased a turner 50" police tactical black rifle sling for my ar15 I have heard that leather needs to be oiled to prevent cracking and dry rot....can you let me know what I need to do to take care of it. Thanks. -Dave P.S. man this thing looks complicated to use....Ive been following...
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    Had 2 rounds go off with one pull of the trigger

    remember to seat those primers flush. I learned the hard way...Im lucky the gun went into battery before discharging a second time or I might have had a huge problem.
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    Where can I get some good sights for my ar15

    I recently started shooting my ar15 competitively. I was wondering if i could get a thinner front post and a smaller rear aperture......that would be awesome. Thanks guys -dave edit: also! I left my rear sight djustment tool at the range last sunday....YARGH! I hope no one took it. I bet its...
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    Where do you guys get your 55 gr 223 rem bullets

    I need to buy some 223 remington bullets (224 dia) and I cant find any 55 gr FMJ BT anywhere.....for under 12 cents a bullet that is. I dont need anything fancy just plinking bullets for cheap. Thanks for the help : )
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    *Pix* Dirty chamber walls with reloads PLEASE help!

    For those of you who aren't familiar.... http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=363159 Alright guys.....Heres What I did I used two powders and loaded casings from suggested starting loads all the way up to maximum loads. I took pictures.....Nothing worked. I think I will have to buy...
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    *Pix*Shot this old Lee-enfield the other day and My casings are weird.

    So I finally shot that old lee enfield I was talking about the other day...all I can say is WOOHOOOOO :P!!!!!!!!! But! I sot this old ammunition (Pix included) and it has a strange bulge in the casing after being shot in the rifle. I shot about 20 rounds all the same....The measurement is .4525"...
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    My reloads are so low pressure my gun wont work...please help *Pix*

    My reloads are so low pressure they dirty up the sides of the casing, and the inside of the chamber. The result is me having to clean my chamber of my AR15 every 10 or 12 shots or it wont go fully into battery and it wont shoot. Please help me. I have tried increasing the powder load, and...
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    Can you help me with my air rifle? *Pix*

    Accidentally dry fired my CZ 631 before the BBL was completely shut *Break BBL type* and it snapped shut because of the spring. When I went to cock the gun it made a click click click (the spring) When I cocked it. It does it now and I cant seem to fix it. I contacted CZ usa and they sent me a...
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    Air rifle trouble. Can you please help?

    I dry fired my CZ 631 air rifle and now when I cock it the gun makes a chink chink chink sound as the spring is being compressed. I have disassembled it completely end everything is in tact, the rifle will not make the sound when the stock is off sometimes. Any ideas as to what the problem may...
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    How can you have Subsonic loads that aern't low pressure?

    How can you have a subsonic round that doesnt dirty up your chamber because of the low pressure? If any of you have read my other posts youll know im having ALLOT of trouble with my .22 loads. The walls are dirty and I can only fire 40 rounds, then my chamber gets so dirty a round wont fully...
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