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Taking apart my new 1911 to clean the firing pin channel made me curious as to what kinds of dirt might be living in my Ruger pistols. I found the following disassembly/assembly video from a guy who claims to have worked at Ruger and the procedure worked like a charm for my P95. I had never...

If any of you happen to have $18.5M laying around and a desire to live near the Colorado ski resorts, it looks like a pretty nice place. http://money.cnn.com/video/pf/2013/08/29/pf-uq-colorado-home-gun-range.cnnmoney/index.html

I've been long tempted to get a "real" 1911 (in addition to my GSG 1911-22) and today picked up this NIB Springfield Range Officer. It will be used mainly for Bullseye with my handloads and I'm looking forward to getting it out to the range soon. Not only is this my first .45ACP 1911, but also...

The Sept. 2013 Guns & Ammo reviewed a couple of Ed Brown 1911s and found a 1.75" to 2.75" group size average at 25 yards using 5-shot groups (average of about 2.25") off a MTM K-Zone shooting rest. The MSRP of these guns is just shy of $3K. The June 2013 American Rifleman reviewed 3 different...

I read recently that Americans shot ~12 billion rounds last year, so this should add significantly to capacity. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/remington-breaks-ground-ark-plant-111615592.html

How much water (depth) does it take to stop a typical handgun bullet? A rifle? I'm interested in doing some expansion testing but don't know what to expect. Is shooting off a ladder into a 55 gal barrel sufficient to stop most everything so the bullet can be recovered without damage from the...

My Toyota has a small hidden compartment in the center console ahead of the gear shift, under the "storage area", and tonight I checked and was delighted to see that my LCP (recently retired in favor a Kahr P380 for routine carry) fits in there just perfectly. It's a great, easily-accessed but...

I have accumulated 150-200 pieces of .25ACP brass, mostly Fiocchi shot from my 1908 Colt Hammerless pocket pistol, but also some that I've found here and there at the range. I'll add a pic soon, but these are really small pieces of brass only slightly fatter than .22LR. The headstamps are tiny...

I did my research and ordered a semi-custom safe* from a local very reputable seller. That was back in January. The original estimate was delivery by the end of February, but they have been so slammed with orders that delivery is now projected for end of April/beginning of May. The safes are...

After learning that a Distinguished Revolver badge must be earned in competition with 158 gr. ammunition, I loaded up 100 rounds of 158 gr. LSWC with 3.0 grains of AA#2, a light plinking load I have used before at the range for casual shooting. Let's just say the results were AWFUL at 50...

With the current scarcity of .22LR, I'm been forced to start hoarding my "match" ammo - Federal Auto Match bulk pack. I haven't been able to find any for two months. For today's Bullseye match, I only used 30 rounds of it from my last box for Slow Fire (30 rounds) and used the standard...

http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?contentID=productDetail&prodID=CC0016&src=exrbSrch Limit 2 per day. 1 lb containers of Alliant 2400 also in stock w/no limit, helps soften the hazmat fee. http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm?contentID=productDetail&prodID=HP24001&src=exrbSrch

Not to be confused with cheap imitation bipod grips, I was lucky enough to get a good price from Rob96 on TFL's classifieds on a genuine Grip Pod foregrip/pushbutton military bipod. It fits perfectly on my AK's Tapco lower handguard, far forward enough that it doesn't interfere with the...

Got my notice last night and ordered this morning from Natchez. Glad to see they're still $18.99.

A combination of wind and clouds made for an interesting match this morning. The wind was 15 mph when we started and the cloud cover made it cold enough for a jacket or sweatshirt (Central Florida). During the match the wind continued to pick up and we had gusts of probably 25 mph by the end...

I haven't called my local range yet, but I have to believe that the disappearance of .22LR, 9mm, AR and AK ammo is going to hurt their business as people reduce shooting and increase hoarding to ensure they have enough until supplies come back. What are you seeing out there?

In addition to belonging to the NRA, I have been thinking about joining the SAF and wanted to see how many TFL members belong to one or more of these three big national organizations... NRA, GOA or SAF.

withdrawn... wanted to do a poll - please remove

The talking heads on TV are claiming that 40% of all gun sales are private and not covered by background checks. This is hardly scientific, but what % of the guns you currently own (that were purchased) were acquired through a private transaction without an official FFL check? If they were...

If the antis are successful in their efforts to close the private sale "loophole", I wonder how they are going to implement it? Are they going to trust that law-abiding people will yield to this new requirement and stop buying/selling firearms between themselves? If not, then the following...