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I'm looking for a reasonably short and simple definitive statement on the whole dry fire question. Background - I bought a new 1911 recently. I've done a bunch of reading, and come to the conclusion that dry firing is FINE. I use snap caps if I'm practicing, but if I just want to drop the...

I remember when you used to order somthing from a catalog and then, eventually, it would just magically appear. Nowadays, we've got this "online tracking." And tonight it's making me INSANE. I'll explain- I ordered a synthetic stock for my m1 carbine (don't panic - it's a Plainfield - I'm...

OK - I feel like an idiot even asking this, but I'm gonna do it anyway. A friend who is headed..."out of town" just dropped of his stainless 1911 with me. At his instruction, I fully intend to shoot the heck out of it. However, his maintenance habits left something to be desired, and the...

I think what I could use is a recommendation for a good Florida gunsmith to do a rebarrel job on a Mauser. I have an old Brazilian Mauser 98 in 30.06. Shoots just fine (cycles nicely, trigger is nice, rounds impact at point of aim), but it's original, and, as such, mostly a cabinet decoration...

Going through another thread, I got an idea for this one: Range horror stories - things you've seen at the range that made you: A) Dive for cover B) Beat the offender with the non-business end of your firearm C) Cringe I was at the range recently with a new shooter friend of mine. She was...

This seems like one of those things someone out there probably knows about, so lay your knowledge on me, brothers and sisters! :D Bought a new used Plainfield carbine. Guys at the gunshop put a GI trigger assembly in (said it was for an M2 - I'm not down on the fine differences here)...

Need a little guidance here... I picked up an old side-by-side 20 ga. at one of my local pawnshops. It's in great shape, but it's been sitting around for quite a few years in someone's attic. The metal work has some outstanding engraving that I don't want to screw up. However, all the...

I've seen lots of y'all talking about this rifle, so I thought I'd ask... How's the recoil? Not for me - but for my husband. I have a trusty Marlin 336 30/30 and my husband covets it. He doesn't have a brush gun, and needs one. I figured if he liked the feel of my 30/30, he'd love a little...

I never have, but thought they might be a nice idea for my little .38 revolver. I am (irrationally, I'm sure), afraid of snakes. Since we're suddenly doing a lot of tromping around in Florida (learning to hunt pigs on a buddy's land), I thought they might not be a bad idea. So - anyone used...

I stumbled on this forum a couple days ago, so when I was tearing my hair out over Florida Fish and Game paperwork, I thought I'd see if anyone could smarten me up a little (I hope so!). My husband and I moved to Tampa (from Minnesota) this summer. It was a military change of station, so we're...