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I have a fair collection of pistols and am fortunate enough to live on 35 acres where I can shoot off my back porch. I am a huge Sig fan, owning five of them (P238, P938, P320, P365 and a P220). My main carry is the P365 but this afternoon I decided to run a few through my P938. After...

With the primer and powder shortages most of us are facing, I imagine it is pretty common to resort to powders we don't normally use for certain calibers and loads. My normal load for a 180 grain tek-coated 40 S&W load uses Bullseye. However, since I shoot way more 9mm loads than 40's, I...

....the Sig P320 and the H&K VP-9 pistols. Plan on using it to do some CASUAL IPSC shoots where a reasonably quick draw is needed. I saw Hickok45's side-by-side comparison of these two pistols and he had a simple OWB holster that seemed to accommodate both pistols well. Simpler the better...

I bought a few used guns today. One was a Stoeger (E.R. Amantino) side by side in excellent shape. See https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=611177 for details and replies.

I bought a few used guns today. One was a Stoeger (E.R. Amantino) side by side in excellent shape. It had a set of 28 gauge full length tubes installed in the barrels. Before I totally screw something up, I thought I'd inquire here as to the best way to go about removing those tubes? I don't...

I need some help. A good friend called today and told me that he had a friend who recently lost her husband and was cleaning out his "stuff" and found three revolvers, all 357 mag. One was a Ruger Security Six 4" stainless with which I'm moderately familiar. The other two are Dan Wessons...

I own 10 1911's - no "upper end" pistols, just Colt, Springfield Armory, Kimber, Remington, Magnum Research and Taurus. No customization of any of them. Obviously I've accumulated a fair number of magazines over the years. In shooting my SA Champion and working on loads yesterday and this...

With the critical shortage of small pistol primers going on, I tried something yesterday that yielded "interesting" results. I found 500 old CCI small rifle primers in my inventory. Having read in several forums where people have successfully used CCI 400 small rifle primers as substitutes in...

I have a friend who was a waist gunner on choppers in Vietnam. Great guy but sometimes exaggerates a story for effect! He claims he had a 50 BMG that he could shoot a 2" group at 900 yards with. Now, I'm ever amazed at the ranges snipers and competitive shooters can be accurate, but this...

.......when small pistols primers will be back in good supply. The shortage has gotten critical around the Houston area and all the major online sources I’m aware of. When I see “no back order” next to small pistol primers online, my concern is even greater.

I have two 3/8 inch thick AR500 silhouette targets bolted on square tubing stands through the mounting hole on the targets. I use Howard Leight ear protection and would love to get that satisfying "GONG" feedback when a hit is made. These give a barely audible ping. Anything I can do to...

............that the head of the NRA (Wayne LaPierre) draw a compensation of $6 million per year! I looked up the highest paid non-profit charity CEO compensation and it appears to be the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of America at about $1.8 MM per year. I am now on the horns of a dilemma...

Assume a 9mm reload calling for 5 grains of powder with a 124 grain jacketed bullet. Would seating the bullet to a 1.00 inch C.O.L. increase the pressure to an unsafe level if the recommended C.O.L. Is 1.125 inches? I realize the seating depth affects pressure but what I don’t know is whether...

I have been reloading for and shooting 40 S&Ws and 45 ACP's for several years not. I haven't had a 9 mm in years. A few months ago I bought a SIG P938 SAS and loaded some rounds using 115 grain Berry's RN over 4.6 grains of IMR 7625. I used this rather unusual powder because I had a few...

For reasons I'm not sure I understand. So, I'm going to post it again here. It was a valid and purposeful piece of information for me and I hope it is for you. Definitely something for each of us to think about. Something important to think about By shear chance I came across a book on my...

By shear chance I came across a book on my Kindle entitled Violence of Mind by a guy named Varg Freeborn. I downloaded the sample and was immediately hooked on the book and am reading it now. The author has already covered many things about violent confrontations and managing them but one...

By shear chance I came across a book on my Kindle entitled Violence of Mind by a guy named Varg Freeborn. I downloaded the sample and was immediately hooked on the book and am reading it now. The author has already covered many things about violent confrontations and managing them but one...

First of all - this is not a complaint, criticism, complaint or whatever. I’m a believer in the free market system. I just think it’s strange that the last 3 pistols I’ve looked for used on several popular websites have been priced at or higher than the same guns can be bought for brand new on...

Can someone share a good website to describe what to look for when considering buying one of these rifles? I'm going to look at one owned by a friend who knows nothing about them either. I've heard that you can match serial numbers on parts but don't know that to be a fact. I want to know...

I am fortunate to have the ability to shoot rifles and pistols off my back porch. I've build and fun little "range" where I shoot mostly pistols at paper, falling plates and steel silhouettes and plates hanging from stands. Only one or two of my steel targets actually make a "gong" sound when...