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Okay, here's the deal - - Handloading and Reloading being a pretty specialized forum, it has been policy to allow sales of components and loading tools within this forum. So long as this policy is not abused, it will continue. At the same time, such threads will be administered just as in the...

As a result of some members' worries about making lead bullets work in .45 autoloaders, I wrote up some helpful hints. I posted it in the main Handloading & Reloading forum, because most of the individuals concerned are using commercially-produced lead bullets. It's all pretty basic stuff for...

(These hints work for some other autoloaders as well.) This tutorial is written as an assist to those just starting to handload .45 ACP with lead bullets. Most of us start loading for the .45 ACP just as an economy measure. To begin with, all we care about is generally duplicating the...

In London's Daily Telegraph site, there's a news story from last October, about Prince William and friend Kate Middleton on a hunting trip to the Royal estate at Balmoral, Scotland. Miss Middleton seems very taken with the sport of “deer stalking,” and looks good in camo gear. Interesting...

I hope some of the black powder shooters might have some information to help me. Please see my post in Handloading & Reloading forum here. I'd appreciate any information you could share, either on that thread or here. Thanks in advance Johnny

I just obtained a 1903-vintage 1873 carbine. It is mechanically perfect, with a very good bore. I'd like to shoot it and perhaps even hunt with it. Since factory Winchester ammo --180 gr JSP-- is around $40 a box in my area, I'm already on the loookout for dies and such. The problem is...

Written by DaveInGA ----------------------------------------------------- Staff Note: Dave previously wrote this excellent post in reply to a thread on TheHighRoad.org board. At my request, he has reworked it slightly and consented to having it floated at the top of the H&R forums, both at...

TFL Member miniuzi (Todd) has put together a handy calendar of full automatic matches and shooting events. It can be found at - - http://mgcc.miniuzi.com This is an easy way to keep up with such events in your area. If you check and see one not listed, please send an e-mail or PM so it can be...

Just ran across a kinda neat revolver in a local shop: S&W .32-20 Hand Ejector with five-inch barrel. Serial number indicates it was produced late in the model run, probably 1938 - - 1940. Lack of wear patterns indicates this was probably a desk drawer handgun. Some rubbing at muzzle but...

My former boss has a place in Hopkins County, east of Sulfur Springs. I was there the other day, checking feeders and surveying the visible white tails. He asked me to "Look it up on your computer and see when the rut's supposed to start in this area." I hadn't seen such a thing, but he's...

A dealer pal mentioned he's taken in a "minty" S&W M13 3" RB, pinned & recessed, no box or documents. He has it priced at $325 but can often be talked down slightly. He's bringing it to a meeting tomorrow evening and I'll see it there. I've done a lot of business with this dealer, and his...

Conversion of Ruger 10/22 - - The original thread replaces one of the same name which was started on 18 SEP by a member who asked the question, "What would i [sic] need to do to convert my 10/22 to fully auto?" Predictably, several members replied with both, "You cannot do so legally," and one...

I'm getting some pretty good results with Speer and Sierra bullets in my Rem 700 .35 Whelen. A while back, a local shop had a going out of business sale and I picked up a couple of boxes of some 212 gr. gas check .358 bullets. I can't find any data on these - - Not even in my 40-year old...

This concerns the Vietnam-era Colt "submachine gun" version of the M16. I've usually seen it called XM177E2. Anyway, does anyone here have any information as to how many of this perticular model gun ever got registered for normal transfer? How about, as transferable dealer samples? Even if...

Late announcement - - Sorry. Match west of Sanger, Texas, a few miles north of Denton, about three miles off Interstate 35. Please see full announcement in Competetion Shooting Forum at: http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1395984#post1395984 Best, Johnny

North Texas Submachine Gun Match When: Saturday, 18 SEP 2004. Sign in 8:30 a.m. Shooting begins 9:00. Where: Magnum Shooting Range 4934 Duck Creek Rd Sanger, TX 76266 A few miles north of Denton, about three miles west of IH-35...

223 Brown Bear 62gr HP, 1000 rds. Jacketed hollow point, made in Russia, steel case, non-corrosive. $99.90 223 WOLF 62gr FMJ, 1000 rd cases. FMJ, made in Russia, steel case, non-corrosive. $99.90 J&G Sales is running both types for $99.90 per thousand. See their page at - -...

Okay, this is a fun forum, but I note we haven't had any NEW topics for a few days. Just for discussion's sake, let's play a variation on the silly game, of What If . . .? Say you can buy any full auto piece within reason. I mean, please don't say, "Gimme a 30mm Gatling and an A10 Warthog to...

Welcome BACK, to many, and an initial welcome to some. Some will call this The NEW Firing Line, and, in ways, it is. In most ways, though, it is simply a continuation of what TFL was when it closed down at the end of 2002. The bench mark has already been set, and we simply need aspire to...

LATE EDIT, 4 MAY 2005 This "Welcome Back" message was originally posted at the re-activation of THF about a year ago. It is as valid now as it was then, so it remains in place, simply to clarify the intent of the forum. If there are any questions, please feel free to e-mail or Private Message...