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I'm going to detail my Garand and while it's apart replace all the springs. Currently it has the springs that were there when I got it and the clip ejection has become sluggish. I usually use Wolff for all things gun spring but then I ran into the Orion 7's site and got to wondering. Anybody...

I own a TC Contender rifle and would like to send it off for a trigger job via USPS. The smith I will use wants the action only with no stock or barrel. Since there is no difference between rifle and pistol actions, am I in possible legal jeopardy by sending a rifle receiver via US mail. I...

I’ve built a few ARs but it’s been some years ago. I’ve got a stripped A2 upper without feed ramps and most of the other parts to build a complete A2 rifle upper. I’m lacking a parts kit for the upper receiver and a barrel. It seems most (all?) Gov’t profile rifle barrels now come with ramps. I...

I'm planning on a hunting bolt rifle built around a Rem 722 action that's currently a 6mm Remington. I've decided to rebarrel it in 257 Roberts and I want a conventional, lightweight, composite stock without a cheek piece. Also, I'd like to stay in the $300 +/- neighborhood. Can't swing a...

Farewell to Art and God speed. I got word a little while ago he passed in Georgia. I don’t have any details at the moment but when I have more I’ll post them. I met Art 36 years ago when we became neighbors in Terlingua and he was always a “hail fellow, well met" kind of guy. In those days...

Bear with me as I’m a 45+ year hand loader but I’ve never fire formed before. I recently bought a Contender in 7-30 Waters and today finished fire forming 100 new Winchester cases. Or so I thought. I was using 130gr Speers and H335 at about 1.5gr under max. The measurement from datum to head...

I'm looking at a Contender (not a G2) in 7-30 Waters with a 14" barrel for deer hunting. It's a post 200K serial number. I've never owned one, and lack a depth of knowledge about them, but it looks like it would work for me. I hit the 'net and I'm seeing several posts about misfires and barrels...

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I bought a Beretta 81 like everyone else it seems. I don't really have much use for it but it was cheap and pretty so why not. After thinking about it I may as well use it as a sidearm for finishing shots when hunting. I don't want to spend much for a holster so I'm thinking something surplus...

I bought a Remington 722 in .244 Rem a few years ago that’s cosmetically in nice shape. The man I bought it from had used it for gophers and probably shot a million of them looking at the throat and bolt face. The barrel is toast so I’m going to replace it with a matte stainless Hart in either...

Has anyone found a source of GOOD mags for a Beretta 81? I know they'll be expensive but I'd like to have one spare.

What bullet weight for a 10 1/2" 223 AR; heavy and slow or light and fast? I'm a reloader and thinking I'll split the baby and load some 65gr SGKs. These would be for social work.

I have a Rem 722 in 244 that I’m going to have rebarreled in either 6mm Rem or 257 Bob. This will be for Texas whitetails, which generally run fairly small, at 50 to 250 yards. I’m a lifelong hand loader but, since I’m not getting any younger, this gun will go to my niece before too long...

I have a '41 Springfield Garand that came from the DCM in the 60s and the rear sight has become worn. The elevation pinion and the "rack" on the rear sight are both worn and need to be replaced. I'm seeing '42-'44 NOS Springfield parts for sale from ammogarand.com. I know nothing about that...

I recently ordered an OWB holster from Milt Sparks in what they call “Natural Tan”. I want to order a belt from Beltman to sorta, kinda match. Different leather workers have different ideas of what “tan” means, some more yellow and some more brown. Looking at the pictures on Beltman's site it...

Several months ago I bought a 722 in 244 Rem with a Blavar 8 scope in a Krusky Bros. adjustable mount. Everything is in very good shape except the scope glass is a little yellowed and suffers from the lack of coatings. I’m going to replace the scope and mounts with a Weaver K6 in Tally rings...

Are the current Weaver K6 turret caps made of aluminum or plastic? TIA

A lady friend of my wife's, who lives a couple of hundred miles away but has a house locally, is heading this way for the 4th. She told my wife she is bringing several guns to sell. Neither she nor my wife know anything about guns but it seems she MAY have a British marked M1. I'm getting a...

I'm an old rural white guy and just heard of the National African American Gun Association today. Looked over their somewhat sparse web site and I'm very interested in their mission. After doing some googling, I can't find any real info about community outreach or lobbying. I realize the...

I have a Gen 3 G21 that I want to get a quality kydex OWB holster for. This will be for EDC while wearing a Wilderness 5 stitch Instructor belt. I've narrowed it down to JM Custom Kydex version 1 and Black Dog Concealment. The JM is .080 or .093 material whereas the Black Dog is .060 or .080...