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Was up late just thinking again (pizza). If the chamber of the weapon takes all of the force/abuse/pressure. Why couldnt you use split brass? The way i see it is it is only a container to hold stuff in a certain place until the primer goes off. So if the powder stays inside and primer stays in...

so I started with an old 98 turkish mauserin 8mm and ended up with a .30-06 for my boy below are the pics of what I started with and right after getting it back from smith

Ok so i am building a Mauser 98 and am getting close to being finished. But i dont like the two stage part of the trigger. Right now getting another one isnt an option. Is there a way to take the slack out of the military trigger without major smithing work. I am by no streach a smith but i am...

Ok i was up late last night, pizza, and had a thought and wanted to ask someone who obviously knows more than i. I have heard how lapping a barrel can be less than benificial if not done correctly be someone who has a clue. But my question is what if i did the same thing but used a patch and...

My son and i are building an old Mauser 98 action I had laying around and I just got it back from the smith today and have a question. The barrel I got is "in the white". Now that I have it back it looks bad a$$ with the shiny barrel and blued action is there something I can coat the barrel with...

I have a stevens mod. 59A in .410. Is it possible to re barrel to accept .45-70 or .454 casul without any bolt modification? Is this action strong enough to handle either load?

I have always used and loved IMR 4350 for my 7 mm Rem Mag. But with powder availability being what it currently is i cannot find any. What other powders do you all ues for the 7 mm Rem Mag that you like and can get?

I am fine tuning some hand loads for my 7 mm Rem Mag and finally have it shooting what I want about a 1/2 inch at 100 yards. what is the zero distance for a 6 inch point blank range of 100 - 300 yards? I have looked on the web and have seen everything from 175 yards to 250 yards and just don't...

I have a turkish mauser that i want to build from action. Where is the bet place to get a barrel blank? I have a place to get a 90% stock and have found a gunsmith to put barrel on action. He said it would be best if i were to get the barrel and bring it to him. I dont want to break the bank...

I have a turkish mauser that someone chopped the barrel on and am looking to get a new barrel put on it. Where in Phx Az area is the best/cheapest place to go? Also am i better off buying a barrel first or let the shop do that? This is my first re-barrel and dont know where to start

I went to buy ammo today and they had 7mm rem mag for $29.99 a box. And also had .300 H&H mag for $89.99 a box Isnt .300H&H mag just 7 mm rem mag brass necked differently? and lead an copper are same, and primer and powder are same. So why do i get SCREWED when i try to buy for my .300 H&H mag

Other than making it look pretty why tumble brass? Granted i am new at this and have only been loading 20 years and i have never tumbled rifle brass. Was just curious if there is another reason besides cosmetic.

So i loaded 10 .45 acp today and they wouldnt cycle in the gun. Is there such a thing as too much flairing? I crimped them which should smash it back down right? Any help would be useful. I also found that on my recently aquired brass that some was small primers and some large. Do i have o...

I am wanting to reload my .45 acp and .45-70 for just plinking. I have looked in the manuals and the biggest bullet listed for the .45 acp is smaller than the smallest listed for my .45-70. So my question is if there is a bullet that will work with both guns? And if so where do I get the...

I recently went through my ammo boxes that have been laying in the garage for 15-20 years and i found that i have 400 9mm lugar brass that have been cleaned and primed with CCI pistol primers, and 2350(+\-) 9mm brass that are mixed some de-primed and some tumbeled and some just empty. These...

So the manchild is finally old enough for the big game draw this year. So I bought a Remington model 770 in .243 win for him to hunt with. I haved read that it is a "junk" rifle but I figured for the price what the heck. So I took it to the range and it shot really well. The picture shows 4...

I was reloading my .38 special and started thinking. Can i load .357 loads in my .38 special brass if i am going to shoot them in my S&W .357 mag? I only ask because i do not own a .38 pecial gun only the .357 mag and No one else EVER shoots my hand loads, and i aquired #500 - .38 special...

I recently purchased a raging judge magnum with an 8 inch barrel. Does anyone know where i can get a reasonable priced holster? At this point i dont care if it is chest mount or hip mount or whatever. Any help is appreciated

So i am trying to find the best load for my gun. So I got some IMR 4350 and started at the lowest load and worked up to max load in .5 grain incraments. My bullet is a speer 145 boat tail soft point bullets. My first (fouling) shots were 60 grains of powder then I started shooting from 56 to...

I was told and have read that to find the best load for your weapon you take your preferred powder and preferred bullet and then load several rounds starting at the low end working up in a certain increment. Then go to the range and shoot and you will get a cluster of shots and the closest...