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I bought an Arcus 98DA last year. Shot it some and then moved on to competition shooting and it's sat in the safe for several months. The DA trigger is really gritty and heavy and even the SA trigger is gritty and heavier than I think it should be. I pulled it out of the safe today and...

I want to find a lower without a rollmark or with a very small one. I have a friend in the service. He doesn't have an AR yet and I'd like to find a stripped lower without a rollmark so I could have it laser engraved. Any ideas where to find one?

I recently worked up a load for .40 S&W major. My goal was 960fps to make major with a little cushion. These are fired out of a Glock 35. Load fired today: 180 grain MG JHP CCI SP primers 4.7 grains Titegroup 1.135" OAL .420" crimp I tried working up to 4.6 grains but velocity was around...

I'm finally starting to reload rifle cartridges. I'm wanting to work up a fairly accurate plinking round for my .223 AR. I have 1k Montana Gold 55 grain FMJs, CCI #400 small rifle primers, Varget and H4895 on hand. I don't have great presses, just a Lee Pro 1000 and a $25 Lee single stage...

I'm finally starting to work up a major load for my G35. I'm using Titegroup, CCI small pistol primers and Montana Gold 180 grain JHPs. I seated a bullet to 1.17" and the bullet didn't contact rifling in the barrel. It seemed that 1.14" was about as long as I could go and not have them bind...

I recently bought a BCM M4 Mod 2. It has a 16" 1:7" twist barrel. I've only reloaded pistol cartridges so far so this will be my first attempt at reloading rifle cartridges. Should I look at 55 grain bullets for that barrel? Heavier? Flat base or boat tail? I'd think boat tail would be easier to...

I hope this is the correct forum. I'm wondering about acceptable conditions to store firearms in a safe. I have a Dri-rod in mine and it has been running a few degrees above the house temperature and around 33% humidity. What should my humidity goal be for my safe? For a dessicant, are...

Went to the LGS today to pick up my Kimber that had been repaired (picking it up was a good excuse to go firearm shopping...) and a BCM M4 Mod 2 followed me home. It's my first AR type weapon and I wanted one ready to go right out of the box. I'll build the next one after I pick up a S&W 15-22...

What's good and bad about it? I'm new to tactical rifles and am looking for input.

I loaded up a few hundred 115 grain LRN bullets from Missouri Bullet Co. into 9mm Luger cases with a CCI SP primer and 4.5 grains of Win 231. I shot a couple hundred of them from my Arcus 98DA today. I recently bought a Chrony F1 and today was the first time I used it. I shot some of these...

I'm starting to load .38 special and .357 magnum. I also load 9mm Luger and .45 ACP. I am using 158 grain LSWC bullets from Missouri Bullet Co and Win 231 powder. Load data I found started at 3.1 grains and went to 3.7 grains for .38 special. I'll be shooting these out of a S&W 442 (rated...

I'll be loading on a Pro 1000 with Lee Pro Auto Disk powder measure. I'll want to use powders that will meter well with that measure. I'm loading to mainly shoot out of my Dan Wesson 15-2V6. I want to shoot both .38 special and .357 magnum loads. I'd like to make the .38 special loads in...

Does anybody have thoughts on the Dakota XP modular safe? I have eight firearms now and I should have bought a safe several months ago when I started buying firearms. I really need to get one, but I can't decide! I end up moving every couple years due to work, so I don't want anything too...

I was picking up a pistol I ordered from a LGS and had decided before I got there that I'd take home a Glock 17 as well. I then handled a G34 and now I'm not sure. I don't intend to carry this pistol, just use it as a range toy and shoot some matches. The G34 is about $60-$70 more than the...

I ordered a 98DA yesterday. I've been looking for some wood grips for it online but haven't come up with anything. Marschal grips only shows them for the 98DAC. Does anybody have a source?

I went to the range today with a Dan Wesson 15-2V6 that I picked up recently. I wanted to adjust the rear sight as it was shooting fairly low and a little right. I shot both .38 special 130 grain and .357 magnum 125 grain. The .357 shot low and the .38 special shot high. I shot a couple...

I'm wanting to start reloading .357 magnum. Actually, I'm mainly wanting to load .38 special loads in the .357 magnum cases. I can go pick up a bucket full of brass from the local range but maybe only get a handful of .357 magnum brass. I might have to actually buy the brass *gasp*... :D...

I've been tumbling with 20/40 grit corn cob media from Graingers. I usually add some Nu Finish to it and tumble all day. I wanted to reduce tumbling time and still get them squeaky clean with a nice shine so I thought I'd try using the media with some powdered red jewelers rouge. I filled up...

I went to a gun show today seeking out a .357 magnum revolver with a six inch barrel. I found a blued Dan Wesson. She was pretty, but I wasn't sure what model it was. I thought a model 15, but the guys were selling it for a friend and weren't sure. Can anybody help me figure out what model...

It's been a couple months since I've purchased a new pistol and I need to scratch that itch. I have been wanting a full size revolver that would be more fun to shoot at the range than my S&W 442. I'd like something with less felt recoil than my other small pistols that my gf could feel...