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I'm trying to sell a couple Vaqueros but no bites locally. I've never sold pistols across forums sales. Who do y’all recommend for a shipping courier and what kind of terms do you typically set with a buyer? UPS seems to only do handgun via overnight, so that seems to be a $100+ shipping fee...

The place I hunt is pretty thick. Straight wall rifle cartridges are legal this year for deer, so I'm gonna take the 1873 out I was gonna get some of the new Federal Hammer Down loads, but of course, there's none to be had. I've read that as most .357mag is intended for short barrels (i.e...

I'm starting to seriously consider a set of noise canceling/suppressing ear plugs, but both for shooting and playing music. I've never liked ear muffs, as I always wear glasses of some kind which rarely feel comfortable with muffs. Also, I do some cowboy action shooting and otherwise just enjoy...

A while back I started looking for a decent SxS - mostly for informal trap/clays (a few hundred rounds a year). I kinda got distracted, but I'm looking around again for one. I don't want a pump, auto, or O/U. I've had them all and don't care for them. I guess I'm strictly an old-school guy. The...

I just got a Springfield 1911 that had been tricked out for bulls eye, including with a scope ramp. The two screws came out easy enough, but the ramp is still stuck fast. I have no idea what else might be holding it on. I presume some form of epoxy, JB Weld, or something similar. I've tried a...

I have a Buckmark Hunter that originally came with a red dot, and I'm converting it back to iron sights. It looks like this was an after market ramp, as it doesn't have any of the holes that would take the normal pins for attaching the standard Buckmark rear sight assembly. Does anyone...

I'm gonna experiment with loading Black Powder in my Vaqueros and Uberti 73 for Cowboy Action (rather than just go buy a bunch of new guns first). I know some people poo-poo the idea of BP in a .357 case, so if your response is "don't bother" or "get a different gun" then please keep it to...

Okay, not the life-and-limb kind of stupid, just the financial kind. I need some perspective on the value of my current Cowboy Action rig, as well as the costs - not just financial but also practical - of trading in a different direction. I was gifted a very nice pair of customized and race...

I have a Buckmark Hunter that had a red dot sight. The previous owner did not keep the sight mounting screws from the original iron sights. It seems Brownells is out of them. To be clear, I don't mean the 8/32" screws for the rear sight base. Dies anyone know: 1) another possible source 2)...

I've bought a Stevens 418 that needs a tang peep sight. The original was a Lyman 144, but they're going for over $300 now, which is way more than what I want to pay. Does anyone know what other size Lyman or Marbles base would fit? I believe the holes are 1.5" on center. Sent from my SM-G930P...

I'd like to sell the red dot on this Buckmark (it came on the pistol, but I never liked them and am going back to irons). However, I can't seem to find other examples online to set a price. It's labeled "Panorama" and is from Champions Choice, but I wondered if it's a relabeled version of...

I'm fixing to sell my Trojan to a buddy. He really wants it, and I don't use it like I thought I would. So, I'm not necessarily looking for top dollar, but I want to ask a price that's fair to us both. I bought it new in 2011 and have only fired around 700-800 rounds or less. I installed a...

I've got a small stash of hardcast bullets in various calibers I don't own and don't need to load for. I was considering melting pot down to mix with pure lead so I can cast more for my Sharps and to try some paper cartridges for my Pietta NMA. About what ratio of hard-cast to pure should I go...

My Dad has a collection of Cowboy Action guns from a late friend, include this TTN Coach Gun. I'm about 99% sure it's unfired. It locks up strong. However, the takedown lever on the forearm has about 1/2" of "flop" in it. After that it's firm and otherwise seems to work fine. I only noticed it...

My dad got a ton of random reloading accessories from his friend's estate. I'm sorting through the odds and ends looking for enough to get started on a basic reloading set up, but I'm not sure what some of the odds and ends are. There is a Forster case trimmer base, but no attachments beyond...

I have yet to reload a single cartridge, but in reading through my Lyman 49th in preparation for loading some .45-70 (it'll be used in a Sharps), I noticed that the powder charge decreases as the bullet weight increases. My initial expectation was that heavier bullets would have needed more...

I recently got a Pedersoli Sharps in .45-70, and a friend/mentor who was cleaning out some of his stuff gave me a Lee Loader and a box of 300 grain cast lead RNFP bullets. http://leeprecision.com/lee-loader-45-70-govt.html I've been reading up, and it seems lots of people actually really like...

We had our first kid almost a year ago and I was spending more time with other hobbies I'd let slide for a long time even before that, so I haven't fired a round in over a year. What's ammo availability like these days? I know it's been hard again since the '12 election. I stopped at my local...

So I read a comment about number of shots per group to gauge accuracy. From that I ask myself (and y'all) where we got the idea that a given 10-shot, or 5-shot, or even 3-shot group would give a good idea of a rifle's accuracy. What I mean is, why would we start to believe relatively few...

Does anyone know whether either of these two sets of reactive targets are very durable? I can't find but two reviews, both for the first link. http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/TARGET044-1.html http://www.americantargets.com/product/SS6306 They are both supposedly rated for at least .44 mag...