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    Flux pure lead for Black Powder?

    Just waiting for the 1853 Enfield to arrive, and bought a LEE lead pot and a few molds. I understand the importance of using pure lead for this mini balls to work properly flaring out the skirt. What I am unsure of is adding a tiny bit of bee's wax to the melted lead for flux, or is it really...
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    Sig 522 laser mod

    I have a Sig Sauer model 522, a 22LR fold stock carbine. Shoots very nice groups and seems to shoot anything I have put in the magazines. It had a plastic "fake" gas piston adjuster in the front sight block. You could pull out the adjuster looking tab and put a few things in a storage tube...
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    Does a suppressor damage the bullet?

    I and my wife are discussing forensics. I know that a suppressed firearm shoots a bullet while dispersing the gas in a more controlled manner than an instant burst of sound IE the "Bang". However, I think that most of the modern designs of suppressors do not do any damage to the rifling of...
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    Life of Ruger Mk II barrel?

    Just bought a used Ruger Mark II 6" standard pistol the other day. Was actually a trade. I had went to On Target in Kalamazoo and while filling out the paperwork on a Taurus Millennium PRO I had on lay-a-way, I looked at this new Ruger Mark III 22/45 in a 5.5" bbl, blue and bought it for...
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    Blowby gas

    On my handloads for my .45 ACP that I shoot out of my Taurus 24/7 Pro, I have a question. I am loading with 4.7 gr of Titegroup, CCI LP Pistol primers, and various brass, topped with a 185 gr Ranier, copper clad bullet. Shoots a pretty good group, but on every single case there is evidence of...
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