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Hello All, My daughter has a lightly used Ruger PC Carbine in 9mm.(takedown model) She and her boyfriend have been shooting both steel and brass cased ammo in this firearm. The complaint is, if you want to clear the firearm, the live round that is in the chamber will not be extract and eject...

I picked up an old Remington model 742, my problem is that the forend is stained with a brown to dark brown wood stain like walnut and the butt stock has a slightly reddish color to it, like red oak. I would like to change the forend to a more reddish color, like the butt stock. Can I safely...

Hello All, On another forum, a thread called "Candle Annealing Testing" caught my eye so I started reading the responses, what ever the heat source some say they heat the case for X seconds, then just drop it into something safe with no water and let it cool slowly. Doesn't the water quench...

When spotting for a man shooting at 440 yards today I noticed a really quick glint of light as the bullet went down range to the target, does this flash of light have a name? Thanks Doug Lee *

What equipment is necessary to increase the diameter of a cast bullet, for example from .427" to .429" Thanks, Doug

Hello All, While field stripping my M1 Garand yesterday, I noticed that the rear sight aperture does not retract below the plane of the rear sight housing bars (not sure what the bars on each side of the aperture are called) I assume to protect the aperture. I noticed this when I placed the...

My daughters boyfriend when to a man day event last Saturday, one of the events was shooting 12 ga slugs at 75 yards, smooth bore barrel, he said the gun shot 3 to 4 feet high at that range and had to hold under the target to hit the center of the target. This gun has had the barrel length...

What kind of results can be expected when using a slug in a fixed choke shotgun with open sights, as far as grouping and accuracy are concerned? Thanks . . . *

Hello All, I recently purchased a Uberti 1866 short rifle, and was trying to figure out and understand the standard factory rear sight configuration (mounted in front of the receiver). It can be rotated up 90 degrees from a folded down position to give two additional aiming options for the range...

Hello All, I am using the Remington RemShoot software to get a ballistics table for my .25-06 Rem. It list columns that show: Range, Velocity, Energy, Path, Drop, Drift etc. . . Do I use the Path or Drop column data to determine bullet drop at the given Range? Thanks for you input. D. Lee

Hello All, I am using the Remington RemShoot software to get a ballistics table for my .25-06 Rem. It list columns that show: Range, Velocity, Energy, Path, Drop, Drift etc. . . Do I use the Path or Drop column data to determine bullet drop at the given Range? Thanks for you input. D. Lee

I recently purchased an old but in very nice shape J.C.Higgins Model 35 .22 rimfire S.L.LR. sold by Sears and Robuck. This is a slide/pump action model that shoots very well, the problem is that if you rack the action at a normal speed to eject and reload, the nose of the cartridge hangs up on...

Hello All, I have long been puzzled by the external ballistics concept of bullet stabilization and rate of twist of the barrel. An example would be a .25-06 with a 1 in 10 inches rate of twist firing a 115 grain bullet verses a 75 grain. Can someone explain the bullet stabilization concept?

Hello All, I am trying to tweek the forend stock on a single shot break action 12 gauge so the forend will stay up tight to the barrel, after it snaps in place it wants to hang down below the barrel about 1/4 to 3/8 inch. All the screws are holding as they should and are snug. I can't seem to...