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I am thinking about finding another 30-30 and having it re-bored to a 38-55. I have gotten some conflicting information about the difficulty of the conversion and I am curious if anyone here has done this? from what I have read, (mostly) it's a simple re-bore and re-chamber job and the action...

I just bought a Marlin 1894CL in 25-20 and the guy I bought it from said he had been using 12.5 grains of Accurate 1680 powder behind a 86 grain jacketed bullet. Is this a safe load? I have looked all over the internet and can't figure it out.........

Hi, I am curious if anyone has any experience with the $83.99 short chambered Mauser barrels from Brownells? I have used the Adams& Bennet barrels from Midway with good results, but The 21" F14 contour is a little short, and the 24" F34 is kind of heavy. what kind of contour do the Brownells...

Hi, I have searched all my reloading manuals and found very little info on a good load for a 185 grain ( Moly coated lead flat point by Bear Creek) in a .44 special. The gun is a new Ruger .44 special Vaquero with a 4 5/8" barrel and I have tried lot's of different bullets and loads from...

I have a question that I could not seem to answer with the search function. I would like to get a Single Six for target shooting, plinking, and training to be a better six-gun shot with my Blackhawk and Vaquero. I have read alot about the bore diameter of the convertible models and the not so...

I just bought an old beat-up Rolling block at a gun show and I plan to build a 45-70(I think) out of the action. Does anyone know of a decent place to buy budget priced octagon barrel blanks? also, any idea what shank size a Military 7x57 Rolling block is so I know what outside dimention barrel...

I am thinking about buying a compact .45acp and I am curious what the general opinion is on Glock30, Sig 220compact anf HK usp compact. I have never owned or shot a Sig or HK but I have heard and read good things. The gun will be used for everyday packing, it will get dusty and full of lint...

I am not a gunsmith , but I am getting more into working on my own guns and would like to buy a small Milling machine. I don't have much machine shop experience besides some classes in high school 15 years ago, but I am into all types of firearms and antique cars/hot rods so I think a small...

How does a new Redfield compare to a Leupold Rifleman or VX1 ? they are all made in the same place and priced pretty close, so how are they different? which is the best buy? It would be a 4x12x40 matte black if I buy one.

Hi, I have a friend who is not computer savy that wants to buy a new .243 bolt action rifle. He wants a short action, controlled round feed, claw extractor, and reasonably priced. All I can think of with all that is a Ruger Hawkeye or a New Winchester 70. How do these compare? accuracy and...

I just bought a nice little 629-2 with a 4" barrel yesterday. I had been looking for awhile, and this one was plenty tight, good deal, etc. I took it out this morning and after trying four different loads, both special and mag. the best I could do was 2.08" for a 5 shot group at 25 yards. I...

So, say I want to build or buy a medium weight low recoil varmint/target/long range bolt action rifle in 6.5mm what would you do? I do reload, so ammo availability is not an issue.

Not much of a review because I have not shot it for accuracy yet, but so far I am impressed. I have not owned an AR for several years, but a friend of mine bought a few off-brand (Roggio Arsenal?) stripped lowers during the election a few years ago and after the fear wore off, I bought one for...

Hi, I just bought a 1970 Blackhawk .357 with a 6 1/2" barrel out of an estate. The gun has alot of bluing wear, and the grips are sanded down, so the collector value doesn't exist which is fine by me. I like the smaller frame size than my new Model .45, but I'm not crazy about the 6 1/2" tube, I...

I just bought several guns in an estate and one of them is a Sako Finnbear L61R in 458 win mag. When I got home I was looking through the Blue Book of Gun Values and according to it, they only made 20 in that caliber !?! Is that true? any Sako experts out there? The gun has a really ugly...

Hi, I am in the middle of my first 2 Mauser builds and one of the rifles has a few parts that are pitted, etc. Long story short, I want to Paint the rifle for now because I don't really have the extra money to blue it, and I don't want to wait 2 weeks for shipping and spend all the money to buy...

I just took an old pinned barrel model 36 on trade because I have been wanting a J frame to carry. I havn't even bought a holster for it yet, and I just found out I can get a good deal on a New production 442 or 642 with no lock. I have never owned a hamerless J frame before, and I am curious...

I have been away from AR's for awhile and I think I NEED one again for plinking, varmints, etc. I have a stripped lower but for the price of a kit nowdays vs. the glut of AR's on the market and dropped prices, I am thinking about just buying a factory gun that works and saving my lower for...

I lost my dad to heart failure on November 11 th and my family and I are going through old paperwork when I found a couple really cool things : one was pictures of my dad's old high school hot rods that he had wanted to show me but we could never find, and yesterday I found a small laminated tag...

I am looking at a Ruger #1 in 22-250 that a friend of mine offered to sell me, and I have never owned one or fired one before. Are they accurate? How hard is it to upgrade the trigger? if I ever shot out the barrel, are they easy to replace like a bolt action with only a lathe and barrel...