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So I just picked up a new S&W 17-9 .22. I know the "common wisdom" is to not dry-fire rimfire guns. And I read mentions of the S&W manual warning against it, but neither the manual that came with my 17 or 19 mention anything about dry-firing in them. Skimmed them both front to back (both the...

So I have a single stack Beretta 85FS Cheetah I bought new about 6 months ago. I use it as my EDC. I keep it stocked with Hornady American Gunner 90gr XTP rounds. It seems to be a concensus that pretty much any loading with the XTP bullet is your best choice for a defensive .380. And the...

So I'm looking to pick up one of the new model 19(-9?) about the end of the month and was wondering if it's possible to get the wider target trigger and hammer for the new ones. Will ones from older K-frames work? I think I read that the hammers are the same between frame sizes so a target...

I just started carrying a Beretta 85FS and there's just one thing about it that kinda irks me. When you use the decocker lever to drop the hammer, it doesn't fully decock it. The hammer stops at a half-cock position, so when you pull the trigger, you get kind of like half of the regular double...

Just picked up a new Beretta 85FS nickel with wood grips as my EDC. And was looking at the Beretta holsters. They make a few for the Cheetah series. Was wondering what people think of them? Specifically the Model 02 http://www.berettausa.com/en-us/ra-holster-s-84-rh-blk-blk-lthr/e01139/ It...

SO I got a bit of an issue currently. I bought a handgun on GunBroker. The seller is an FFL in PA. I am a resident of PA. But they are really far away so I decided it would be easier to just have it shipped to a PA FFL closer to me and pay the transfer fee rather than spend an entire day and...

Are the current production Defenders being made with a removable barrel? I know when the Sandusky made 37 Defenders were first released they had a barrel that was permanently attached to the receiver. Like in the pic below: You can see that there is no lug or any other connection between the...

So I'm getting ready to leave the SPRNYC. Will be moving to my new place in PA this weekend. So I want to get my first gun as a little housewarming present for myself for getting out of that awful place. Would like some help on what to get. Currently it's down to 3 guns. A Beretta 85 Cheetah...

I'm doing a little project where two steel parts are to be attached with JB Weld. In the future I plan to have them parkerized. But before I attach them I just want to know will I have problems parkerizing JB Welded parts? It's not a an issue of cosmetics. I know that JB Weld does not parkerize...

Wanting to build a Colt 723 clone but just can't seem to find any C7 style uppers anywhere. Those are the ones with a fixed A1 carry handle, forward assist and brass deflector. I know DPMS used to be pretty much the only ones making them but it seems they have since been discontinued. Anyone...

So I have some .38 Spl black powder loads that I'm taking apart because I loaded them with an unlubed bullet (bad mistake) and every single one that I pull the bullet off of, the powder is just clumped up inside the case into just a big lump. It doesn't just pour out. I have to take a little...

Was browsing around the web trying to decide what my next shotgun should be and remembered I really like Ithacas. I was looking to build a good, HD and SHTF shotgun so the Ithaca 37 Defense Gun looked interesting. Then I saw the price tag. The price itself doesn't bother me. I have long since...

So I'm completely new to reloading in general and black powder cartridges in particular. I just finished converting my Uberti '58 Navy to .38 Spl using the Kirst kit and now it's time to roll up some black powder cartridges for it to try out. Great excuse to get into reloading I guess. Got a Lee...

Looking on the ParaUSA site. it looks like the P10.45 compact double stacks are no longer listed. I'm just looking for some of the short 10 round double stack mags for a friend who's not too web-savvy. Anyone know where I could get some?

Bought a new Uberti 1858 Remington replica from Dixie Gun Works a few days ago. As soon as I got it I took it all down to the springs and screws to clean the packing grease out. And do a bit of polishing and stoning on the lockwork to clean up the kinda gritty action. When cleaning I noticed...

From what I read, the 1858 new Model Navy in .36 was actually built on a slightly smaller frame than the .44 New Model Army. I know when looking on sites that sell parts for the guns. They don't have a separate listing for Navy and Army parts. They're all lumped together with just the barrel...

So a little spin on the "If you could only have one gun" question we see so often. You have ONLY a pump shotgun, it's ONLY 12ga, and you can have ONLY 1 barrel for it, but as many chokes as you want. What do you think is the best all around barrel? A must have essentially? From home defense...

Got a bit bored today and decided to chop down the 28" field barrel on my SXP down to 18.5. I've been meaning to get a 26" barrel instead 'cause I like the way those swing better, and figured might as well do something nice with the old 28". The 26er is in the mail. This is a SXP Field with the...

So I was thinking of getting another barrel for my shotgun to turn it into a half decent rifle. I only shoot it at the range, no hunting or anything. Shooting clays is fun but I figured letting loose some stout slugs once in a while would be interesting too. So I was thinking of my options for...

Just curious if anyone would be interested in rimless shotgun shells? What would be some advantages to them? I guess they would be good for box and drum fed shotguns like the Saiga since box mags generally don't like rimmed ammo too much. I just have an idea for making rimless shells that would...