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In the past I've either shot cheap store bought ammo in my 4" GP100, or some low power plinking lead bullet rounds I loaded up (around 900fps). I decided to try my hand at loading up some heavy magnum loads with W296 and 158gr hard cast coated bullets. The reloading data for H100/W296 is all...

Looking at getting a CZ 712 Utility. I've been doing a little research on them, and it sounds like some people are having to open up the gas ports because they are having cycling problems with light loads. For those of you that have the 712 Utility's...have you had any issues with them? Any...

I've been loading my .223 brass for a few years. I do a good job of keeping my .308 brass in small batches, tracking how many times they have been loaded. But my .223 brass just gets tossed back into the pile with range brass that I've picked up. I tumble it all and inspect it all a piece at a...

I recently got a Lee Pro 1000 press for my .45acp rounds. It took a little time to get it set up, but now it runs great. The only problem I seem to be having is that sometimes I'm getting primers that are not fully seated. When I run them through my 1911's, the firing pin hits the primers...

In the past I've always ordered my .45acp lead bullets from Midwest Bullet Co. I'm getting ready to order another 1000, so I wanted to check around at some other companies this time. I found a place called Midstates Cast Bullets.....looks like I can get 1000 200gr .45acp lead bullets for...

So I finally got my new Lee Pro 1000 mounted to my bench and ready to start setting it up. I went through the dies and got them all dialed in, and then I started messing with the Lee Auto-Disk power charge dispenser. Come to find out, the largest hole/cavity in the largest disk is to SMALL and...

I’ve got a Lee Pro 1000 auto-indexing turret press that I bought for reloading my .45acp round. I’m very happy with it, so happy in fact that I want to buy another one just for loading up all of the .223 I go through. I’m currently doing all my .223 on a Lee single stage press, and it’s a long...

I picked up a cheap Taurus 1911 a few weeks ago. It was the standard crummy Taurus blues finish, so I decided to refinish it. I went with KC Gun-Kote, and did a bi-tone job on it. Brushed Stainless frame, with a Satin Black Slide. The factory black plastic grips looked kind of crummy, so I...

Let me just say thanks to the people on the site that helped me out with all of my refinishing questions......the gun turned out great! [:D] I picked up this blued Taurus PT1911 a few days ago for cheap.....really cheap! I decided that the blued look with rust showing through in some spots...

I'm getting ready to sand blast, and parkerize my 1911 slide and frame. I've been looking around and it seems like there are several ways to do it. Some people say to buy the "kits", some people say to just buy a bottle of parkerizing fluid from Brownells and that's all I will need, and some...

I picked up a Taurus PT1911 the other day...way to cheap to pass up. It's going to be my "range beater". It's got the standard blued finish on it.....but I want to either coat it solid matt-black, or got bi-ton with a black frame and silver slide. I've been searching the gun forums, and all...

I've been going back and forth about getting a small carry gun to replace my 4" 1911 that I normally carry. I've decided to give the Kel-Tec PF-9 a try. Who owns one of these, and how do you like it? Is it 100$ reliable? If not, what kind of issues have you had? Thanks

I decided to try something new instead of my tried and true Lee case lube in a tube. I bought a can of spray lube from Lyman. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but this stuff just doesn't seem to work. I followed the directions, sprayed down 20 pieces of .223 brass, but it's just not acting like...

A long time ago, I saw some place that was selling extended removable magazines for teh CZ 550's. I don't remember if it was CZ, or an after market company. I think that were around 6-8 rounds and the stock mag is 3. Anyone seen these before? Any info would be great. Thanks

I've decided that I want to start reloading rounds for my 1911, in addition to the .223 and .308 that I've done for years. I went to the local gunshop and one of the guys there suggested that I try Titegroup powder. He said it burned very clean, and a lot of people seemed to really like it. He...

I've decided that in addition to the .223 and .308 rifle loads that I've been reloading for years....I'm going to start reloading some .45acp for my 1911. With ammo prices getting upwards of $30 for 100rds of .45acp...I think I should be able to reload for close to half the price of store bought...

I have a CZ 550 .308 with the Varmint Laminate stock in it. It's a real tack driver (3/8 or under 5 shot groups at 100yds), but I would like to reduce the muzzle jump a little so I can keep the scope on target after I pull the trigger. I've been thinking about putting a brake on it. Do any of...

My daily carry gun is a commander sized SS 1911. I say "daily", but I actually only carry it about 3 times a week, and when ever I'm out on the weekends. What's a good cleaning/lube schedule? About once every 2 weeks I run the slide back and put a few drops of oil on the rails and let it run...

I was prepping some .223 brass this morning, just running them through my RCBS FL sizing and de-priming die before I trimmed them. About half way through my batch of 50, I noticed that the base of the brass was getting really scratched up. I don't know if I ran a dirty piece of brass through...

A guy at work was telling me today that he uses Mobil-1 15w-50 fully synthetic engine oil on all of his guns. He says it's a little thicker than standard gun oil (like CLP or Rem Oil), but since it's synthetic......it doesn't get thick and gooey when the temps get really cold, and it won't burn...