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My good friend loaned me his Ruger .22 -- after several fun trips to the range, it started acting up: occasionally, a spent casing would jam. I'd clear it and it wouldn't happen for a few magazines. Then, after two in a row I noticed a tiny piece of grey metal on the ground: looks as if the...

I don't reload. I plan to get into it in the future. Here's my question: with quality 9mm factory ammo available at approximately $90-$110/1,000 rounds, is it cost-effective to reload? I also use .38 Special and plan to aquire a 1911 in .45: I know the savings in these calibers would be...

I am TRYING to remain CALM!:mad: This is a replacement CZ 75B(9mm, standard slide): the first one I bought had major FTF/FTE jams. This one has good and bad days...I may go 2-300 rounds without a hiccup. Then, with no consistancy, the spent case will partially eject, but the slide slams shut...

At the risk of sounding like a poor slob who fell of the turnip truck:( ...Today, I met a fellow at my local outdoor range. He asked if I had a wire-cutter..."No, sorry. Why?" He was "fine-tuning" a recoil spring on his Full-Race pistol. I asked him about it and he asked if I'd like to...

I'm borrowing a "Speedmaster" Remington tube-feeder. It will feed/fire/eject fine and then, a round jams at an angle on the feedramp. I have tried several types of .22 ammo, cleaned and lubed the rifle. The owner doesn't know a lot about it(picked-up from relative). I'm more into handguns...

I admit to being fairly ignorant regarding many rifles..I'm more of a handgun guy, so far. A friend, who isn't a shooter, inherited a Marlin .30-30 in good condition. He just wants to get rid of it...and I'm his only friend into shooting. I am not a hunter. Would this be a good rifle for...

Here's the deal: I am considering buying an inexpensive .22 rifle for target practice and plinking -- not hunting or competition. Accuracy and reliability are important. I'm talking under $200.00 With due respect to experienced riflemen/women, at this pricepoint, would you recommend new, or...

S&W M/P 4" .38 Special, ID'd online by serial # by S&W as 1956 or 1957 manufacture. ____________________________ I've gotten pro and con answers to this question: Is it O.K. to fire a +P in this revolver OCCASIONALLY.....not as a 'steady diet'? I've been told by some that it can take an...

I prefer using 9mm 115g Sellier&Bellot Czech ammo in my Czech pistol---it's the ammo CZ uses to test-fire their pistols and I just prefer it; however, it isn't widely available. I fall-back on Wal-Mart Winchester Whitebox. With this ammo, I get an occasional "light" load and the frame catches...

I'm pretty new to shooting: I had BB rifles and a Crossman pellet gun as a kid, but got away from it for about 30 years. Then, after all the "Dirty Harry" and "Death Wish" movies(I'm OLD), I realized I was really into Handguns. Got a vintage S&W .38 Special and love it. A month later, got a...

I Need a little advice: A.) I'm on a budget B.) I have two handguns(9mm and .38 Special) and a .22 Remington rifle. Here's the question: I do not hae a desire to hunt...I just want to continue target and reactive shooting..but , the little scoped .22 rifle is a new thing and I like the...

Got a .22 cartridge jammed at angle into chamber...brass case won't budge(with GENTLE attempts). It's an older Remington under-barrel tube-fed semi. Rifle is new to me and I don't have owner's manual.....it shot fine for 30-40 rounds. I was using .22 Winchester Wildcat LR.:(

I borrowed a .22 rifle(Remington Speedmaster 522)from a friend to see if I can get into the small bore thing. First time out, I'm groovin' on the Scope, looking at 3-4" groups I'm putting into 50 yard target...click. I'm used to pistols & revolvers, so, I'm looking at chamber: I see .22...

Uh-oh, spaghetti-o's! My CZ 75B 9mm full-size rarely "catches" ejected case: slide slams shut before ejected case clears. This has only happened twice...the first time, an experienced(WWII)armorer said..."You got a light load. It didn't have enough power to overcome the recoil spring...

Here's my dilemma: I NEED a 1911! Caliber is not all that important -- .38 super, 9mm, .40, or.45. I'd love an older classic Colt, a new Custom Colt, some SA's, Ditto Para-Ordnance, Les Baer, Wilson, STI, Caspian, etc., but...no mucho dinero. I am aware of "entry-level 1911's" -- Molina...

Here's a strange one: A friend has a CZ 75B made in '96. His recoil spring guide is metal. I have a CZ 75B made in '98. This guide is some kind of plastic(polymer?). What's the deal, and should I get a metal guide? No functional probs, I just wonder why the change in materials. Also...

I am 52 and in better than average health(surfer). I'm a member of my local PD's Citizens On Patrol. I have been in a couple of situations where I "stood by" while Officers(weapons drawn) approached BG's. I was ordered to "take cover "; happily, no shots were fired. I gotta say, I was...

I've had yea and nay opinions on this question: I have a S&W .38 Model 10/K frame, circa mid-50's. It seems to be in great shape. I've shot +P loads in it before I knew enough to inquire if this 1955-1956 revolver is stout enough to handle +P pressures on a fairly regular basis. S&W answered...

The feed ramp on my CZ 75B looks a little nicked-up. It feeds O.K. and I guess I could just wait for a feed problem to even think about a polish job. Ont the other hand, after each trip to the range(50-250 rounds), I notice that sometimes the feedramp requires a good amount of...

:mad: I had my first failure to fully eject spent cartridge today: It was Federal American Eagle. I was also sampling Sellier&Bellot and Winchester USA...all 115g FMJ. After this one hiccup, a hundred or so more rounds of all three ammo with no problems. An experienced(WWII vet)at the range...