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Hi All, I have been shooting a lot of skeet lately with my Browning Cynergy O/U 12 ga shotgun. It's a 26" barrel gun that's relatively light (I think 7.5 pounds) and if I shoot high volumes of shells (125 to 150 rounds per session, a few times a week) I can start to feel it in my shoulder...

New Ruger 77 357 - point of impact high? Hi Folks I bought a new Ruger 77 357 a few weeks ago. It's a nice rifle, but with the iron sights, it seems to shoot high from the bench. I've moved the rear sights to as low as they can go and with 125gr and 158gr factory 357 mag ammo, it still shoots...

HI Folks, I bought a used, but in like new condition, Winchester 94 in 30-30. It has a 16" barrel (trapper style) and is a top ejecting, no cross bolt safety gun. I looked up the serial number on some website and it said that the gun was made in 1979. I bought it from a local shop that had...

Hi Folks, I took my Smith & Wesson Model 60-14 (.357/.38) to the range today. I shot 50 rounds pretty quickly through it. Not quite Jerry Miculek speed, but I would shoot five rounds pretty quickly, unload the cylinder, reload, then fire again. During the last few of cylinders I had trouble...

Hi Folks, I have some fixed sighted revolvers (Ruger new Vaquero and Italian colt clones) that I reload for. I use Unique powder and 250gr Rainier ballistic (copper plated) or cast lead bullets. I have been loading 45 Colt for these guns towards the low end of the pressure scale. I use the...

Hey All, I reload for my revolvers and currently use mostly Unique. I have some plinking loads with Unique that are very accurate from my guns. I also have a couple of hotter loads for my Super Blackhawk and my Ruger Blackhawk (.44 mag and .45 colt respectively). The one thing that I dislike...

hey all. I have a Marlin 1897 .22 LR lever action rifle. It's basically a Marlin 39A with a hexagonal barrel. It is a wonderful gun and it is probably the most accurate gun that I own (even more than my CZ 452 FS). I took it out this evening to rub down the metal with an oily cloth and...

Hey All I was watching some online videos of Howard Darby and Joey Dillon and would like to try some gun twirling. I'm going to order a replica or solid rubber Colt SAA style prop to do the twirling. however, i was wondering what style of holster/rig would be good. I was looking at the Bob...

Hey All, I got my new CZ 527 Carbine (.223) from my gun shop this past week. I had a chance to take it to the range today. I shot it at 25 yards and at 100 yards. I love this gun. I plan to use this as a plinker, but also might do some hunting with it in the future. I only used iron sights...

Hey All, I'm thinking of buying a used big bore revolver (.44 mag or .45 colt) that i can use this fall for deer hunting. I'm thinking about a 5.5" barrel - either a S&W 629 or a Ruger Redhawk (not the Super Redhawk - just the regular one). I might possibly scope it. Which gun do you prefer...

Hey All, I have a Winchester 94 trapper in 44 mag that has a Williams "Fool Proof" rear peep sight installed. I took it to the range today to do some testing with some reloads that I had made. The reloads shot well, but were slightly off point of aim. I adjusted the elevation to move the...

Hey All - does anyone make a reduced power op rod spring for the M1a/M14 that would allow an M1a/M14 to cycle reliably with a reduced power .308 load?

Hey All, I've recently started reloading .308 win. I'm fairly new to reloading rifle cartridges, but have been reloading straight-walled handgun cartridges for a while now. I made some reloads using once-fired Remington brass and the reloads came out nice. I would also like to develop some...

Hey All, I am about to start reloading for 308 win. I bought a set of Lee dies and have all of the components to get started. I am experienced at reloading handgun cartridges, but this is the first time I'm going to reload for a rifle (a bolt action rifle). For my handgun ammo, I normally...

Hi All, I have been reloading handgun cartridges for several years now and I am about to start reloading for my bolt-action rifle (.308 Win). I bought the dies and components that are needed to get started. However, I had some questions about cleaning the brass before I get started. If I am...

I recently took the plunge and bought a Bond Arms Texas Defender. It's a stainless steel derringer with 3" barrels. My gun has a set of .44 special barrels. I've also placed an order for a set of .45 Colt barrels. Here's a photo of my gun, plus an Altoids tin which I use to carry spare...

hey All, I am thinking of buying a Bond Arms derringer (mostly for the fun of it) and would like to develop some low recoil 45 Colt loads for this gun. The gun weighs 20 oz and has a 3" barrel. The Hodgdon/IMR website lists load data for Trailboss. For a 250 gr cast lead bullet, they list a...

Hey All, i have a Marlin 1897 Texan Lever Action in 22LR rifle. It's basically a Marlin 39A, but it has an octagonal barrel and it has a gold bead front sight (not hooded). i love this gun. it is a sweet shooting 22. my other 22 rifle is a CZ 452 Mannlicher stocked gun. For some reason, I...

Hey guys - I looked on the Hodgdon website and got info on using Trailboss to make some reduced recoil 308 loads. I plan to load some up soon, and was wondering if anyone here has experience with reduced power loads using this powder. If so, have you had better accuracy from your loads if you...

This winter I would like to develop some reduced recoil handloads for my 308 Win rifle using IMR Trailboss. I would primarily use these rounds for plinking (particularly so my wife could shoot the rifle and not be intimidated by the noise and recoil). However, I was wondering if a Trailboss...