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Just won an auction for a Ruger 77 ST round top with a serial # 73-12xxx. Chambered in 270 Win. Hoping some Ruger aficionados can tell me the date this rifle was made? (1973 maybe?) My son has invited me to a north Tx hog hunt later this month and I'm really stoked about christening my...

Here is my wife's new P238 HDW. I'm thinking of getting the 938. The HDW stainless steel frame ups the weight to 21 oz. Might help a little in taming the recoil for followup shots.

Anyone know why the Connecticut gun store that legally sold Adam Lanza's mother a firearm got it's license permanently revoked? Gettin' kinda scary out there! http://www.lohud.com/article/20130404/NEWS02/304040084

My wife has acquired a Beretta 84FS 380 auto which she plans to use in case HD situations arise. Being a blowback design, she has to really work hard to rack the slide - not conducive to quickly bringing the gun into battery. I've tried to convince her that the gun is entirely safe to have a...

What is the heaviest bullet you have successfully loaded in a 380acp cartridge. I have the Lee TL356-124-2R mold (124grains). I have loading data for the Lyman 121gr RN for 380. The Lee profile appears to be too long but I'm going to load a dummy round and check to see if it chambers and fits...

In a previous thread I posted the pollowing: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=501420 Finally got to the range today to shake down my new-to-me Uberti 1866 Winchester. I just had time to do some informal offhand shooting at 25 yds to familiarize myself with the rifle and to...

I loaded up 100 new, unfired cases of 45 colt (starline brass) with Goex Cartridge under the Lee 255gr RNFP. Everything I've read on the www indicates that most folks can get up to 40 grains of BP into a 45 colt case. I charged my new starline brass with 30 grains (volume) and visually it...

Well, I finally sprung for a Uberti 1866 (24" rifle version) recently listed on a online auction. This is my first firearm chambered in 45 Colt. Haven't received the rifle yet, so I'm still like a kid waitin' for Christmas:) I've read the stuff about 44wcf being better for BP (less blowback...

Help! While removing the nipples from my Uberti 1860, I rounded the edges of one of them (poor fitting wrench and/or impatient cowboy :o ). Well it's stuck so now what? Is this a job for a professional or can you help this old cowboy save face? The gun's never been fired and I was prepping all...

My LGS has an 1866 Uberti Winchester Trapper in 38 Spl. I've been eyeing it as a CAS match gun to shoot Frontiersman with my Uberti 1860's. Couple of questions: 1) Specs state this model's capacity is 10 rounds but one review says 8 recommended. Why? Is there an inherent feeding problem...

I recently acquired a lb. of Goex FFFFg. Has anyone ever used this granulation in cap n ball or cartridge loading, or is it only useful as a flash pan primer? BTW, this is from an old lot from when it was still made in Pennsylvania.

I've been loading the Lee 358-158gr RNFP over 18gr. Goex FFFg with good results. However I have cast a good supply of the Lee 125 gr RNFP and would like to load those up with the Goex as well. Problem is, I can't find any published data for black powder and the 125 gr. in 38 special. I get...

Ok, just finished watching Hatfields and McCoys miniseries last night. Enjoyed all the cap n ball revolvers and early Henrys and Winchesters and Sharps. But in part 3, set in the late 1880's/early 1890's, some of the characters had switched to their Colt SAA's but a number of them were still...

I have assembled all the necessary bits required to load my first box of 20ga. BP shells for cowboy action shooting. I have: Magtech 20ga. brass shotshells CCI lg pistol primers Goex FFg 18 gauge .125 over-powder nitro cards 18 gauge .500 fiber wads #9 chilled magnum shot (for 7/8oz. loads) 17...

Academy has S&W Sigma semi-autos for $299 and the "home defense" line for $399. Is that gun worth $100 more in features, quality, etc.? Is the Home Defense version closer the the M&P series? Just want some opinions on which you would choose. Thanks.

My Speer #14 Manual lists the following 357Mag loads for 125gr JHP w/ Alliant 2400 Powder: Starting: 16.5 Maximum: 17.5 So, I split the middle and loaded up 50 rds of Hornady125 XTP-HP at 17.0 grains thinking these would be within safe limits. Then I peeked at the Hornady #7 manual in my LGS...

I've got a pair of Ruger New Vaqueros which get a steady diet of cowboy action 38 special loads. I've read much about how the New Vaqueros are NOT "old" Vaqueros when it comes to high pressure. But practically speaking, this should only come into play if one were to play outside the rules of...

My Colt Trooper Mk III has an unusual barrel length (5") and I'm scratching my head over what holster to get. Are there any custom makers who would cater to the 5" barrel in something similar to the Bianchi 5BHL or Galco DAO styles or am I going to have to settle for a closed 6" or open 4"...

My recently acquired Trooper Mk III has a 5" bbl, measured from forcing cone to muzzle. Looking at the gun, I had assumed it to be a 6" bbl. until I placed it next to my Ruger 5 1/2" New Vaquero, and sure enough, it's only 5". Does Colt usea different criterias for expressing bbl length, or do...

I have recently acquired a Colt Trooper Mk III in the Electroless Satin Nickel plated (Coltguard)finish. I looked up the serial # (803xxL)on the proof house site which seemed to indicate the gun was produced in 1978 (unless I misread it - it was a little confusing). However, another thread on...