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Hey, anyone know why the FN-FAL series was never "product improved" like the M16 series with a forward assist? And where do I download the gas system adjustment/tuning instructions? Thanks!

Hey, is there any ranking of commercial primer "hardness" or "sensitivity", or some other common knowledge about what primers are too "soft" to use in U.S. military semiautos? I've heard that CCIs regular primers are generally hardest to ignite, as far as firing pin strike goes. Rumor or fact...

Check out this: Ignore the .22 roundw in and near the 10-ring. Sorry it's low-contrast. Four shots. The fifth is off the scan, about 45 degrees up and right. More later.

I'm knee-deep in research and have found more info on the sixxa one, haffa dozen 'da othah situation. IMR-type powders are: reportedly less temperature-sensitive, BUT burn hotter deplete their stabilizers way faster and meter not-so-great, but folks still get good accuracy. Ball(tm) types are...

The HiTech surplus powders are quite interesting, but my review of "like Ball C-2" and "like --wazzit?? W-W 780" and "like H-335" are a bit confusing, as far as getting decent velocities with 147-gr, 168-gr, and 175-gr bullets in .308. Anyone have tested chrono info on which, if any, of the...

Anyone heard whether GI match brass from Frankford Arsenal is any different than from Lake City Army Ammo plant? I have a few hundred of each and would like to know if one is better than the other.

I kinda like the old Iver Johnson .38 S&W break-tops for a number of reasons. Is it time to make them again with better, modern steels? What pressure levels could the handle in a modernized version? As I understand it, the latch design is the weak point. Any variations on that theme that...

I've never fired it in a match, but I practice a bit now and then. How do us TFL'rs suggest improving the scores? Here's my situation: Stage 1: Most 1st shots 1.45 to 1.55 seconds; last run, only 9 points down. Like those center hits, though T-1 has 'em all close and T-2 has barely -0 hits...

What kind of 25-yard accuracy are we getting with Berry's bullets? I've been able to get 3 inches with both the 180-gr TCs and RNFPs. Is it worth the effort to do more load development? Anyone used the 155s or other weights?

Yeah, there's a badly overpriced AR variant that uses something like an AK47 piston design instead of the direct impingement system of the traditional AR. BUT-----since the "beauty" of the AR was supposed to include weight savings from having a little tube instead of an op rod (never mind the...

Okay, some might consider this a petty beef, but I'm almost ready to scream. FTF sometimes = failure to fire. FTF sometimes = failure to feed. FTE sometimes = failure to extract. FTE sometimes = failure to eject. All of these *different* "jams" take place at different stages of the...

Just read Duplex loads, the second thread. I know y'all are gonna ARRRGGGHHH!!!, but I gotta ask: Isn't Blue Dot a blended powder? Personally, I wouldn't even experiment with that stuff without at least a strain gage mounted on both a minimum-chamber rifle, and another on a max-chamber rifle...

Mostly in .40 S&W, 180 grains. I've tried both their truncated cone flat point (TCFP--isn't that redundant?), and their round nose flat point (RNFP) at still unknown velocities, and can only say that they will group at about 3 inches at 25 yards. Anybody done any better? Anyone notices any...

I can get a deal on a 2nd gen Glock (stippled frame, no FG/Acc Rail) and have NO interest in trading for a finger-groove frame. Like another TFL'r, my fingers don't fit the things. Is there a way to add the accessory rail to an existing frame? Seems like if you can get the "part", you should...

I'm casting about for a new powder to try in .357 Magnum, and am wondering about Herco. Alliant's data shows it's a strong performer. Preferred loads are 125-gr jhps. Anyone worked up loads with this combo? What velocities did you get. And how much muzzle flash did you get? I'm trying to...

The other night, I did this for the fifth time in my life, with the fourth powder-- I RAN THE MEASURE DRY!! On purpose. Weighing charges as I went, to see if there was any change in charge weight. This time, it was with H-Universal, in a Dillon measure using the small charge bar. No more...

Anyone here heard at what temperatures the various gun frame plastics soften and then melt? For example, the first polymer frame I know of was the H&K VP70--a very hard black plastic that I doubt would ever soften and deform. Seems very similar to plastics (thermoset?) which I have seen start...

I'm tired of reading various articles by the "jello junkies" and the "expansion freaks" (sorry, I can't remember what the JJs call their opposition) where they throw veiled insults at each other regarding the move to 9mm 147-gr JHPs following the FBI's tactical blunders in the Miami firefight...

So I'm testing a few reloads for a second time, trying to confirm their lousy accuracy (4 inches at 25 yards, over a rest, nice round aiming point and bright lighting and no wind), and the trigger stays back.:eek: It's stuck at the point where the tip is closest to the bottom of the trigger...

Mentioned the existence of this load in another thread a month or four ago. WARNING!! All the standard warnings, PLUS: This load results in very low loading density. Double charges will easily fit into the case. Behave accordingly! Reported in the June 1998 issue of Shooting Sports USA...