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Can I silver solder steel and aluminum together? Thanks Happy thanksgiving!

With powder being hard to find these days I was thinking of finding myself a .410 o\u for the skeet range to help save on components and maybe even sharpen some skills. I'm just not sure what to look for as far as choking goes. I know there may not be many options. Thanks, John

Just picked this up at a show over the weekend. The serial # dates it to 1923 and it is nice and tight. I got a deal on it because the fore end lug under the barrels needed to be soldered back on, also there are two small dents about 6" from the muzzle on the right barrel. I plan to use this SxS...

I have a series 70 1911 that I use for open class steel plate shooting. It has a Weigand mount with a C-More on top and also a comp. The ejection port is already lowered and flared. Also the front of the ejector is now even with the rear of the magazine opening. My problem is that almost all of...

I just got my ss Caspian slide and have it fitted (by lapping) to a ss frame. Right now there is very little verticle or side to side play and I would consider it done. Do I leave it as is or do I want it a little looser to prevent galling? Thanks, John

I have lots of range lead (about 400#) and a five gallon bucket of monotype. What would be a good ratio for pistol boolits? Thanks in advance. John

My first time out with new shotgun and am very pleased. My best score out of 3 rounds in singles was a 22. It took me the first two rounds to get my hold figured out. I have to cover the bird completely on the straight away targets. I was wondering if I should put a riser on the stock or just...

Does a Sig 250 compact 9mm use the same mag that is used by any other Sig model? Thanks, John

My guns work fine with the LLA all over my ammo, but it gets messy. It gets in your magazines and if you drop any mags or ammo on the ground they are unuseable untill they are thorougly cleaned. It has its draw backs but tumble lube bullets and LLA is the easiest way to make large quantities of...

I just replaced the extractor and spring on my BHP, now it extracts every time, but it still leaves the last empty shell in the port. It extracts fine but without a round in the mag to support it, the empty case falls out from the extractor before it gets to the ejector. There does not seem to...

Hammer down, empty chamber? Hammer down, loaded chamber? Loaded chamber, cocked and locked? Reason for asking is, I've had this gun all apart and did'nt see anything that would keep my nuts from getting blown off if the hammer got struck with the hammer down on a loaded chamber.

I just bought my second 1911 to turn into an open class gun. I shoot reloaded 230gr lead round nose in my 45's. My old WW1 1911 will eat anything but the commercial 1911 will only chamber 1 out of every 10 or 15 of my reloads due to a slight bulge from the lead bullet while factory ammo will...

I recently bought a very nicly sporterized Springfield 1903. It is and older conversion with a minty 2 groove barrel, a Bishop stock, and an Armstrong target peep sight. I thought it was a low number receiver with a sn in the 69,000 range, but now I'm not so sure, because the front receiver ring...

I just bought 5 Mec-gar 15rd magazines and all but one of them will hold the slide open with one round left in the mag. It seems to me that the slide stop may be oversize somewhere. Is anyone farmiliar with this problem? Thanks

What type of electronic sight is the easiest to pick up (or hardest to lose) while competing with a handgun? I have been using an old Tasco 30mm red dot and am tired of losing because I can't find the dot after a reload. It looks like my choices are a red dot scope (like what I have but...

I need some reliable magazines that will drop free empty. I have seen some 40cal BHP mags with a spring on the bottom that helps it eject out of the mag well. I presume the mag disconnect is what makes them hang up. Thanks....John

I have 2lbs of the stuff. Had to call the Seirra Tech Line for reloading data. The only data I have is from an old winchester catalog and it is very vague. The nice Seirra people must have looked in 7 or 8 different manuals before he found it in an old Speer manual. 452AA is a very fine ball...

We have all seen test results from almost every type of domestically made expanding bullet/ammo manufacturer over the years. Not once have I ever seen any testing of foreign soft point or hollow point ammo, like Wolf, S&B, Privi, and others. How do they stack up against proven bullets like...

While reading threw threads and posts I can't help but notice how many people are not NRA members. You can tell by the conversation content especially when the topic is gun rights or some of the extra benefits the NRA offers and you get that maybe I'll look into that comment. If they were...

I have been wanting a copy of this book for a long time. I saw one at the gun show this morning for almost $300. I would rather spend that kind of $ on another gun. One of the last tables I looked at, I found a brand new reprint (2009) which I didn't know existed, $60. Cant wait to read it, I've...