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    M2 Ball ID

    I have some 240 round spam cans of M2 ammo, loaded in 5 round stripper clips & 6 pocket bandoliers. The heads are stamped HXP 73, the bandoliers are marked Cal.30 Ball M2 HXP 3012-73 & the cans Lot HXP 3012-73. Does anyone know who or where HXP is ? Thank you for your help...
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    Testing For Truely Unfired Rifles

    No, this is not a chemistry quiz. Well, sort of. When I was kid back in the day there was a chemical solution used to determine if a rifle had actually been fired or not. Swab the bore, bolt-head, gas cylinder, anywhere on/in the peice that would have been exposed to ignition or propellant...
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    .308 Winchester vs. 7.62 NATO

    Ok, I admit it, I love my .30-'06 M1's, Springfields, etc. and am ignorant in many areas about the niceties of .308 Winchester & 7.62 mm NATO. However after pestering my bother for 22 years he is Giving me his NIB 1992 Springfield Armory Inc. National Match M1-A if I promise to stop asking him...
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    S&W Shipping Shields To california

    April 8, 2014 Smith & Wesson announced it will be shipping Non-Microstamed, California- compliant M&P Shield semi-automatic pistols to California. This model was approved and added to the California Roster Of Handguns Certified For Sale prior to the Microstamping requirement, i.e. Grandfathered...
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    S&W And Ruger Stop Semi-Auto Pistol Sales In Ca.

    Smith & Wesson and Ruger have both stopped sales of their semi-automatic pistols in California rather than try to comply with 2007 "Microstamping" law. Stay tuned, coming soon to a legislature near you.
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    S&W and Ruger Stop Sales Of Semi-Auto Pistols In Ca.

    Smith & Wesson and Ruger have both stopped sales of their semi-automatic pistols on California. Stay tuned, coming soon to a legislature near you.
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    S&W and Ruger Stop Sales Of Semi-Auto Pistols In Ca.

    Smith & Wesson have both stopped sales of their semi-automatic pistols in California rather than try to comply with 2007 "Microstamping" law. Stay tuned, coming soon to a legislature near you.
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    SS&W and Ruger Stop Semi-Auto Sales In Ca.

    Smith & Wesson and Ruger have both stopped all sales of their Semi-Automatic pistols in California rather than try to comply with 2007 "Microstamping" law.
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    SIG-Sauer P-6 and Hollow Points

    I have a pair of as new P-6's, one dared 8/79 the other 09/79. Both feed, fire & eject ball w/o issue. I know that later P-6 ramps were re-designed for reliable use of HP ammo. Does anyone reading this know when this change was made? More importantly, can & how can the early ramp configuration...
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    +P And Aluminum Frames

    Hi, maybe you guys have some thoughts on this--I have a lot more experience with S&W .357's than autoloaders other than 1911's. The only alloy framed pieces I have are a brace of Beretta 92's & a pair of SIG-Sauer P-6's(P225) built in 1979 for the West German police. The Berettas are pretty...
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