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Hey guys, I've noticed that my new rifle uses ammo that costs more money than I'd like to spend... $20/60rds FMJ (7.5x55 Swiss). This has finally inspired me to consider spending money... Which is a rare event for me. I'm debating buying the surpluss ammo at $20/60, but I'm also thinking about...

Hello, I've got yet another 'how stuff does what it does' question. Recently, I was browsing around online looking at subsonic loads on centerfire rifle cartridges. A few of the sites I visited said that too low of a load might damage your rifle. For some reason, this just doesn't make sense to...

Hello there. I've got a question which has been getting at me for what seems like ages... With black powder, you measure by volume. With black powder substitutes, you measure by volume. With smokeless, you measure by weight... Why? I've got two theories on the issue, but I don't have any...

Today I went to my first gunshow ever, and got my first centerfire ever. It's a K31 with a stock so pretty, I want to cry. Bluing's at 60 to 80% (I'm not the best judge). All matching serial numbers. As far as I know, the only modification is a chopped down stock (dealer said it's documented on...

Haha... I've been stoked for weeks... I'm leaving for my first ever gunshow in a coupla minutes! :D

Greetings everyone, and a happy New Year... This weekend is my first gunshow. I'm primarily going to be looking for a bolt-action milsurp rifle, either a Mosin (M38 or any long version), an ABB Mauser, or possibly an Enfield variant. IF I can find a really good deal, I might go for a...

This is for general accuracy, feel free to post more specifics on ammo used, etc.

Ok, the other day I was looking at guns in Wally World while they mixed up some paint (which, might I add, isn't quite the color I wanted afterall... :(), so the guy asks what kind of guns I'm looking at, and I mention an SKS would be nice. Somehow, before I know it, we're looking at shotguns...

Just saw the craziest thing... We've got alot of quail on my property, roughly 20 of them on our 2 1/2 acres... Or so I thought. The other day, I spread a buncha birdseed around normal quail spots -- by the treess, near patches of weeds, also a bit around the yard... I let alot of seed spill...

My parents got me a 2-year subscription to Guns and Ammo for Christmas! My life is complete! *Sets aside his 4-year old, dog-eared copies and reads a brand new copy...* Yeah, call me pathetic, but man... This makes me happy... Merry Christmas everyone! And a Happy New Year!

Hey ya'll, just a simple poll on how you celebrate yer holidays... Merry Christmas! (* Remember, firing live ammo into the air can be incredibly dangerous, and is NEVER a good idea because it can seriously injure and/or kill people... What goes up must come down!)

Hey guys, I just found an awsome shortcut for wrapping presents. Are you one of those people who can't cut the paper evenly? Have you got any unwrapped gifts still? Well here's a bit of a tip I just figured out... Grab your hard rifle case, and take it to wherever you wrap gifts at... It should...

Hey hey guys, I'm here with a question. How do you clean your muzzle-loading rifle? No inlines here -- just side hammer percussions. I'm asking this to see what the 'correct' 'modern' way to clean one is. Right now, as a Civil War reenactor, I only know the 1860s way (albeit, I included a...

Going through a box of old stuff, I came a cross a few .50BMG bullets (not complete rounds), a couple crimped .22LR rounds (birdshot? (sure didn't cycle well :()), and then the oddest thing. This entire box's firearm-related contents were from my grandfather on my dad's side -- and never did...

Ok, a of you few guys took my last post on 10/22 accurizing a bit too seriously... But I really appreciated the input, both serious and joking. As it so happens, that post had enough serious input that I've been inspired to actually accurize the 10/22 (Stainless All Weather Carbine K10/22RPF)...

Hi everybody, and a Merry Christmas. What's the best incredible deal you've ever got at a gunshow? Any horror stories about getting ripped off?

This is really pointless, but I've put my first ever *quality* animation up for anyone interested. It's just a handgun doing a couple shots. About 200k, only a few seconds long. Flash format movie. Made (by me) in 3dsMax 5 with the Illustrator plugin (version 4 or 5, I think)...

Does anyone have any 7.62x54R loads? I'm looking for a load which would be suited to medium-heavy deer. TIA for any info, CW

Hi there guys. I'm trying to decide between various budget milsurp rifles for my first ever centerfire rifle. Right now, I'm kind of erring towards either an SKS or an MN. My main worry with an SKS is the round, I don't consider an assault rifle cartridge to be an ethical hunting cartridge...

Ok, I've spent enough time thinking what kinda guns I can get with my new-found $100... It's time to go back to the guns I've got. That leads me to thinking... How can I accurize my 10/22 to perform well as a longer range benchrest/target rifle? Aside from adjusting the sites (which I have an...