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whats your favorite black powder cartridge to shoot? i just loaded up some .45/70 govt. classic. except i used 70gr pyrodex ff instead of black powder. its my first black powder cartridge for my guns. i should get to shoot some tomorrow.

now's the season to pick up next years supply. i usually buy 2 boxes of pyrodex pellets at $20, normally $29 down here, and a jug of FF for $17(normaly $25). i also stock up on #11 caps too, they are only $1 off tho, but i buy 2 tins. i go thru about a box and half of pellets a year, and 1/2...

i was sizing .270win into .30-06 using plenty of imperial when the head of one of the .270 cases popped right off. its a lee die. ive tried to use a punch thru the top, and freezing, and heating, and soaking in kroil, that sucker is in there. i cant get it to hold still enough sideways in my...

i have some rifle brass that has black "stains" on it. ive tumbled for a long time, and the rest of the case is shiny. do you use "stained" brass or just toss it?

what do you like nickle or brass cases? why? ive been cleaning up alot of range brass lately, and havent found 1 bad nickle case, i have tossed plenty of overly stained/corroded brass cases tho. im separating the nickle out of the rest of the lots in case it shoots different or something.

when you get a new gun, how long do you wait till you personalize, modify, "fluff 'n buff", polish, do trigger work, etc... ? are there any guns you wont touch? what kinda stuff do you do? i like to wait about 500rds for handguns, and 100 for rifles, just in case of any factory defect that...

im kinda thinking of picking up a .243 barrel. i know this is a fast, flat shooting round. i know its fairly popular for deer, and varmints. its also considered too big for varmints, and too small for deer. ive shot a few different rifles chambered in this cartridge at the range, but never more...

another case conversion question. how hard is it to convert .308 win into .243? its awfully big dia difference to do it in one stage. how about .308 marlin express?

the muzzle of the Brown Bess. anybody shoot one of these suckers? a guy at my local range ordered one(real one) from somewhere that had to send to a ffl. its a pretty fun looking gun. the guy said it was too valuable to shoot tho.

i dont know what the heck is going on here, i just had an eye exam last month and every thing was fine. ive shot tens of thousands of hand gun rounds, always both eyes open, easy to acquire targets, etc... but today i went to put a box of 10mm thru my razorback and started with my .22. i...

is .270 win brass convertible to .30-06? if so is it hard to do?

this is mainly in reference to low energy cartridges, like .380acp and below. the premise is that many small caliber cartridges lack the energy to do both successfully. what do you prefer for these cartridges, expansion or penetration?

taking some buddys to the range only a few would shoot some of my guns, muzzle loader, .45/70, .44 mag, .30-06, 7mm mag, 12ga. some shot one shot but that was it. their guns were .223, .243, and 9mm. i grew up hunting deer with 12ga, and muzzleloaders so recoil doesnt bother me too much, tho...

ive been reading a lot of threads that people talk about their "basic load" which can include: hand gun(or 2), spare mag/speedloader(or more), flashlight, pepperspray, large knife, phone, dummy wallet, real wallet, cash in a money clip, keys, and a small dog :D but seriously where do all you...

around how much did you spend this year on firearms expenses? from reloading/ammunition costs, accessories like slings/holsters, to new guns, or safes. i ended up with 3 new guns this year(one from last years money), re-started reloading, and picked up barrels for guns. so total cost was...

what are the firearms myth you hear the most? the ones i hear the most: a .357 mag will shoot clean thru an engine block. if you are shot in the chest with a .50bmg your limbs will fly off. the sound of a a slide racking on a pump shot gun will scare the b/g right off. if you carry .45acp...

what do you use? ive killed a few deer, and pigs with my sbh in .44mag. ive killed tons of pests and squirrels, and rabbits, with my sig trailside. ive got a new 10mm 1911 that im planning on using for deer and pigs.

are they worth the money? are there powders to stay away from when using one? what is a good brand/model?

how hard would it be to ream out a chamber from .40S&W to 10mm? i know they sell chamber reamers, but is it really a diy job? if not, is there any recommendations on who to send it to? oh, its a beretta cx4 storm.

im having problems getting bullseye to drop the same weight from my measure every time. trying for 6gr, and getting 5.7gr-6.5gr. no other powder that i use does this, is it just cause its flake powder? what is a good way to get reliable metering with it?