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I have never been a fan of the Rough Rider. Cheap. Cheap. Cheap. Cheap. (And that stupid, ugly, useless, frame-damaging "safety".) They're just cheap. They have nothing else going for them. Just today, I learned that the cylinders are 12L14 steel. For those unaware, that means they are...

Gordon, the developer of GRT, has passed. Because Gordon had a self-destruct mechanism in the program, it will expire in June. You'll need to enable a work-around to keep the program from refusing to start.

As the title says, here is a great video of a bullet yawing and precessing. Discussions rarely have good visuals for the phenomena. Bookmark this one for when it's needed. The good stuff starts at about 6:06. https://youtu.be/xpJ8EoGmLuE?t=365 It may be a very big bullet, but the physics are...

I want to go with a leather-covered recoil pad for my current project, and possibly some in the future. What are the best pads to start with, that can handle some material removal?

What is your opinion of the quality of Walnut Grove gun stocks? I know the company closed down and sold its remaining stock and most of its tooling and patterns a few years ago, but I'm just getting around to working with a rough-shaped stock I purchased from them in 2014 or 2015. I'm...

This muzzle loader has been a headache for the owner for a while. I recently asked him if I could try my hand at removing a mystery bore obstruction. He obliged and even delivered the rifle to my location while I was in his area. I was not prepared for what I found. (The damage to the hook...

I live in one of the five largest cities in Idaho. Though big for Idaho, it is, admittedly, a small city (even including the 'metropolitan area') that must be considered 'rural' under most circumstances. I just found out that our UPS Customer Service Center closed its customer counter in May...

For those wondering how the Wrangler is built and what the internals look like... It's pretty much just another Ruger single-action, but with aluminum frames, and unretained base pin, and no half-cock. I didn't realize until reassembly that I could have used the trigger spring pin in place of...

WARNING: The following post includes experimentation with firearms outside of accepted and reasonable limits. DO NOT ATTEMPT any actions discussed or portrayed in this context. Neither the writer, The Firing Line, nor the staff of TFL assumes any liability for any damage or injury resulting from...

What started out as a seemingly disappointing experiment went completely the other way in the blink of an eye. New unit (near Thermopolis, WY). New area. First late-season antelope hunt for two of the hunters. First antelope hunt in snow for any of us. First time dealing with the landowner...

I filed a Form 1 for an SBR on 4/25. (Individual, paper.) I got it back, approved, yesterday, 8/6. The approval date was 7/30. From mailing to approval was 96 days (3m, 5d). Total time between mailing and receipt was 103 days (3m 12d). People are telling me they've never seen one faster in...

Last year, maybe even two years ago, I took two chamber casts of my .475 Tremor, measured a few angles for feeding, and modified some magazines to feed wide meplats. Then I took my measurements, calculated the most (of everything) that I could get away with for a 400 gr bullet with a long nose...

I'm done playing around. I'm done waiting. It is time for some suppression. I thought I wanted a Maxim 9. Further consideration revealed that, for the money, I really wanted a good .30 cal (and smaller) rifle suppressor, as well as a rimfire suppressor. The .35(+) cal stuff can come later...

I picked up a copy of the Hornady 10th Edition today. As usual, the first thing I did when I got home was check the website for errata. And, as usual, there's a pdf available. This time, they seem to have either made fewer mistakes or not caught as many yet. Errata pdf Document text:

I'm considering having the stocks for a project rifle carved/engraved with either some names or a small, simple image, in the middle of checkering panels that also need to be cut. Anybody have recommendations for a good carver/engraver that can do the job and make it look good, rather than...

My 20 year-old Traditions Hawken Woodsman .54 made its way back to me after long-term possession by a family member. Long story short, the barrel is toast. At the time of discovering that, I had a muzzleloader hunt in just over three weeks. I called Traditions to attempt to get a barrel. No...

I've got a Marlin 336 carrier and carrier rocker here than I'm attempting to adapt for use in a Model 36 that I stuffed a 444 barrel into. (:D) However, the rocker is hardened. I don't want to anneal the part and then attempt re-hardening. (A: Because I don't want to. B: Because I have no idea...

Well... I've long been an opponent of the M9 for the military. I've never been a fan of the Beretta 92. And I've been fairly outspoken about my opinions on those subjects. A while back, I realized that most of my experience with the Beretta 92 was in regard to the poorly-maintained and...

Lyman 45, won via a local internet auction. $7 winning bid. :D --I'm guessing, because people assumed it was incomplete and/or had issues. But, no. It's complete (minus wrench), in reasonable condition, completely functional, AND has a sizing die and nose punch installed. (Haven't pulled the...

Bought a fairly decent condition H&R 1908 small frame in .410 through an online auction. Picked it up at the LGS and just gave it a quick look to make sure I didn't get totally screwed on the "as-is, your problem is your problem, don't even talk to us unless the box is ripped in half" policy of...