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Bought a Mosin Nagant, cosmoline galore. Disassembled it into major parts and cleaned most of it. Reassembled it and now the bolt will not remove and the trigger seems loose. I suspect that the trigger pin was lost and I reassembled it that way. The bolt works OK but cannot now be removed. The...

Bought SKS 7.62 x 39 with a detachable 30 round magazine. Has aftermarket polymer folding stock, maker unknown, which partially obscures the markings on the receiver. It does say Norinco and Egypt. Have not yet done any disassembly. No chance to test fire before purchase. The magazine has no...

For the present moment, ammunition availability in most calibers is not a problem and prices have softened a bit but still are not cheap. Testing can burn through a lot of ammo. My idea is that one can start testing a magazine by fully loading the magazine and then just firing a couple of rounds...

Bought this with one magazine. Fired only 7 rounds thus far. The safety/hammer drop lever is quite stiff. Is this problem likely to be in the slide or the frame? Is it OK to operate the safety lever with the slide removed from the frame?

Several sources say that we are heading for a lead shortage. Old storage batteries are a lead source. Apart from the reported hazards associated with salvaging lead from batteries, the price of old batteries comes to mind. In this area an old battery brings $5.00. The "core charge" for not...

This forum seems as good as any other to post about my situation. Some long years ago I purchased a single-action 44 mag revolver with Western holster- the belt has cartridge loops. Filled the loops with Federal brass-cased ammo. The belt probably was left untouched for 10 years or more. Bright...

Just acquired a S&W 1000 12 gauge shotgun. Really great condition - visually. The price was rather low, based on the GunBroker listings I consulted. Have not yet loaded nor fired it. It has two barrels. One is marked 2 3/4" skeet, the other is 3" full. Does this sound correct? Was just...

My SKS is incredibly difficult to disassemble due to the latch behind the trigger guard being so "stubborn". There are many videos of SKS on YouTube and the required effort for that latch varies quite a lot in the videos. My assumption is that this disassembly was expected to be done by a...

To begin, I have never done any reloading. Was talking with a fellow who claims many years of reloading experience. Says he casts his own bullets. He tells me that his bullets do vary in weight because some of the lead he uses may be of different alloys-- from different sources. Sounds...

For several years, my bedside pistol has been a Ruger P345. Flick off the safety and pull the trigger. It fits my hand well. But now I have a Glock 20 with 15 round magazine. So I am considering using the Glock for the bedside. The Gen 4 fits my hand reasonably well- but not as well as the...

Apparently this pistol was made in .380 and in 9 x 18. Does the same magazine work for both calibers or is the magazine specific to the exact caliber?

Just before the ammo shortage started, I bought 100 rounds of .38 Special reloads at a gun show. In a zip lock bag. Price was $18-$20, as best I remember. Counted them when I got home and the count was exact-- one good sign. I have not yet fired any of them. All my .38s are the small frame 5...

Please bear with me until I get to the technical question. Bought SKS online auction. Dealt with local FFL previously unknown to me, but a friend of a family member. FFL unpacked the rifle before calling me and I never saw the packing material. So do not know who or what to blame. Big dent in...

This subject may have been beat to death, but at least this does not hijack the thread of someone else. Gun store has a case of the Moisin-Nagant for about $193 with local sales tax included-- out the door. Seems high compared to the prices that others mention for these, but no shipping or FFL...

This topic may be worn out for many of you-- but it is new for me. Local bulletin board has some firearms ads. A few AK and a few SKS show up - at very high prices. If I decide I want one or the other, then perhaps we can negotiate on price. Most are 7.62 x 39. Some of the SKS seem to be for AK...

As most know, these are offered with either 10 round or 15 round magazines as some states do not permit magazines of greater than 10 round capacity. But the 10 round version might be found in any state. I have an order with my favorite dealer for a Model 20 Gen 4 with 15 round mags. He is having...

Went into a pawn shop today. Fellow, potential customer, was holding what I thought was a Winchester 62A-- but I had just walked in from the bright sunshine. Got closer and the barrel was hex shaped - so I think Model 90. He turned it every which way and no model number appeared. On the top of...

The nearest Dick's has just one rod for rifles, the Hoppe's 3PU. Says on the package is for all calibers, but the smallest listed is .22. The rod looks slender. Will that rod work for the .17 with the proper brush? On the same rack is a Hoppe's brush for .17. My other rod was purchased new in...

Question no doubt asked many times previously, and will seem dumb to some. I am told that the .40 S&W and the 10 mm cartridges are the same diameter, but the 10 MM is longer. So is it likely that a pistol for the 10 mm will also be able to use the .40? If not in semi-auto mode, will it work if...