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There was a shooting in my area recently where the shooter was carrying two handguns, and I believe the resulting media coverage is informative regarding how a person (other than a police officer) will likely be portrayed in the aftermath of a shooting should they decide to carry a back up gun...

Does anyone know of a company, gunsmith, or metalworking individual who would be willing to make (likely from preexisting parts, details to follow) a small number of oddball magazines? Apparently, 25rd magazines for the French 7.5x54mm 24/29 Chatellerault light machinegun can be converted for...

Do you think an infant could handle 7.62x54r? Just kidding, he'll shoot 5.56 until he can crawl, at least. :) My son was born a few days ago and his initials happen to be P.S.L. Of course that means he needs a PSL. I'll hold on to it for him until he's ready and I'll break it in for him. They...

A .38spl projectile was fired and struck a person 500 yards away. The bullet apparently entered the torso in a fully yawed state (completely sideways). Does the .38spl typically lose ballistic stability and yaw at long range on its own, or does a completely unstable projectile at that distance...

Had a squib today while out shooting my makarov. Noticed an odd report, the action did not fully cycle, and an unusual amount of smoke was wafting from the pistol. Good thing I broke out my flashlight and checked the bore before firing again. Took it to my gunsmith for him to hammer out the...

I am currently doing a bit of legal writing, and need a citation to (preferrably) a professional firearms trainer / expert / law enforcement authority stating that it is acceptable to use deadly force against a person trying to gain control of a person's lawfully carried firearm. I know police...

.308 ARs are pretty neat, and the S&W M&P 10 looks like one I may be able to afford. If anyone here has encountered one, what do you think of them? How do they run, reliable? I've kicked around the internet and the few comments I have found have been positive.

Do any of you fine folks know what an uncut .455 Webley Mk VI in good, but not great condition (70%+ original finish) goes for these days? Even a ballpark estimate would be helpful.

I may pick up an FN Browning 1903 Swede-contract in 9x20mm, but I generally like to have a bit of ammunition for my odd old guns. Even Old Western Scrounger seems to be out of luck for this particular oddball, does anyone know where I could find a box of this ammunition? I have read rumors of...

I have found some ammunition that groups well in my rifle, but I can't get the windage adjusted just right. I am attempting to drift the barrel-mounted rear sight enough to move the point of impact 2" at 50 yards. The smallest adjustment I have managed so far moves the group 4". This has left me...

Anyone ever seen one of these? Seems like the ultimate funky accessory for my funky French rifle (short of some rifle-grenades).

I've been reading "Automatic Arms Their History, Development, and Use", a cool old book by Melvin Johnson and Charles Haven, and it mentions this guy. Apparently he was the first to build a gun with a gas piston mechanism. That seems pretty important, a big step forward from the potato-digging...

Anyone know what this is? Saw it on the shelf at an antique bookstore today. Shows no sign of having been drilled or otherwise deactivated. Has an intact timefuse with settings up to 3 seconds. I told the bookseller dude it could be dangerous. He appreciated my input and said he would put it...

My local gunshop has a sale on Mk318 SOST factory seconds, so I picked up a few boxes to try out, brought them home, and went to load a few mags for my next rangetrip. As I was unloading a steel FN 30rd AR mag of its previous cargo, I noticed some sort of foreign object lodged in there, about an...

In the non-winter months I tend to gravitate towards light, button-up, collared shirts that have a bottom cut in a straight line around the waist. Those look ok untucked. But in the cold I like a flannel or other, heavier shirt, and these tend to have the goofy contour with the longer bits at...

I have developed the weirdest interest in this round... Am I alone, or are there others out there who own / shoot / covet / load for this cartridge? Several years ago I ran across a fellow looking to sell his old Colt. The gunshop was not interested, so I flagged him down in the parking lot. It...

I was thinking about starting to reload, and saved up some brass. But I haven't done so, and may sell off the brass if it's worth anything. I have five gallon-size ziploc bags of various .223 and 5.56. Lots of LC, and a variety of other good headstamps. I also have two of the gallon bags of...

My ladyfriend likes the reduced recoil of .223, but prefers the looks of traditional rifles (she shoots my AR well, but thinks it's ugly, likes my M14, but dislikes the recoil). So a Mini seems like a natural choice, right? One problem... I am heavily invested in 75-77gr ammunition. My Colt...

I was shooting next to a fellow with a 74 clone today, and it sure seemed like an impressive noisemaker. Not nearly as jarring as other brakes I have sat next to, but loud nonetheless. I've been pondering picking up a 74ish rifle for a while, but today's noisefest has me reconsidering muzzle...

So I went to the Kingsbury DNR (Northern Indiana) range today, and there was a new RO working. Nice guy, but when I finished checking my zero from the bench and started shooting from positions, he stopped me. Apparently offhand is no problem, he let me do that, but when I switched to sitting...