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Just purchased a replica 1873 trapdoor imported by Navy Arms. It is in a carbine stock but has only rear aperture sight. No rear barrel sight. Because I plan on hunting with this rifle I really need the barrel sights. What would be the most correct for an 1873? Which model do the Uberti's and...

Can someone tell me what powder and primers Remington uses in its 8x57 core lockt rounds?

Took my Yugo refurb to the range today. Haven't shot it in a couple of years and am planning on scoping it for next year. Also trying out some Sierra 150 Pro hunters. Bore is mint and muzzle is tight as is the case with all the Preduzee stamped 98's I've ever seen. First shot at 100 yards was...

I don't have the age verified yet but thought you might like to take a guess

Shot him from 200 yards. Was scratching my head when I saw he was still in full velvet. Scratching it even harder when I went to open him up and saw he had no testicals. Turns out that's why he is still in velvet. Weighed over 200 dressed and by the condition of his teeth judges to be around...

I reload for 8mm, 303, and soon 7.62x54R. I have been using Varget thus far and love the results, especially in my Kar98's but it is expensive and requires more powder via the case. Would 4831SC be good powder for these calibers?

...difficult would it be to convert? If it could be done what would it require? I only ask because I have an RC that's bore is shot out. The throat is worn and the muzzle has been counterbored. I've tried varios bullets and even cast loads and can get nothing but large patterns at best.

Well, I now know why a cylinder loader is good to have. Today my link pin that connects the link to the rammer broke while loading a bullet. It was fourteenth bullet I loaded today and the 52nd over all since I got i for Christmas. The bullets were .454 but were rather hard and did not want...

The stock for my Richmond replica is warped to the right. It came out of the box that way but when I got it twelve years ago I was so new to shooting that I never new it posed a problem. Needless to say it eventually caused me to have to manufacture a new rear sight out of an L bracket just to...

I have an 1862 C.S.Richmond replica that I want to start casting for. The only bullets I have ever put through it were some .577 old style minis. I forgot where I got them. They were fairly accurate at 50 yds. but I always felt that they needed to be .578. What mould would you recommend? I...

I went into our older Hardware store in town today, by older I mean one that looks like an old hardware store is supposed to look, and on the the shelf with other reloading supplies were two green boxes of 100 Sierra bullets in .303 caliber (.311 diameter) 150 grain for $15 each. The owner...

Have any of you tried their 174 .312 Round Nose and .312 150 grain SP in your MN? I'd like to have one bullet that I could load in my MN''s and Enfield. It would save me some bucks. If so, what kind of accuracy did you get?

...both MN and No.4 MK1? Have any of you tried their 174 .312 Round Nose and .312 150 grain SP in your MN? I'd like to have one bullet that I could load in my MN''s and Enfield. It would save me some bucks.

...in your 58's? My Pietta calls for 54's and my Ruger calls for 57's. I cast severa 57's and shot the Ruger the other day. From 30 yards bench rest with 30 grains 3f and a six oclock hold I was placing them all on a pie plate and the more I shot the more the groups tigtened up. I'm going to...

Is there any other caliber brass out there that can be cut down and sized to 40-60? I came across a very nice Chaparral 40-60 the other day that was priced down to 750. But I've heard that 40-60 is very difficult to find and when one does it is about a buck a piece for brass at best

One of the members suggested I send the picture of the mystery revolver to the firearms curator at the Buffalo Bill museum in Cody WY. I did that and he responded. This is what he said, Mr. Sikes, Your revolver appears to be a copy of either a late version of the W.W. Marston pocket...

...that was completely unexpected. A senior adult friend of mine called me this morning and asked me to come over some time before I went home from work. When I stopped by his house he presented me with a Ruger Old Army stainless 44. He told me that he had not shot it in years, that his...

A friend of mine in our church here in Montana got this several years ago. It looks to be either a Whitney or Spiller and Burr. The frame is brass. Lots of pitting with no markings. It also looks to be .36 cal. Any ideas? Can't get the URL. Will try again maybe this is it...

...M39? The shooting club here in town shoots cast only. The last Sunday of the month is Military rifle match. Most of the guys shoot Springfields, Krags, and Trapdoors. I own none of those but plenty of the above. Was wondering what molds you use and any pet load data.

My first six rounds out of my new Pietta 58 were all within a 4 inch square at 10 yds. I had seated the balls deep into the cylinder. 28 grains Pyrodex 2f behind a lubed wad. The next six opened up and bit with only four inside a four inch square. Those rounds however had grits as filler and...