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My aluminum rod cleaning kit is really showing it's age so I googled that phrase and many of the usual kits come up. The downside is that most of these kits come with 10-15% negative reviews (or worse). All that said, what cleaning kit do you use for home rifle cleaning and are you pleased with...

S&B primers are on sale. Has anyone had experience with them? Any reports?

A friend called yesterday because a family friend's husband had recently passed. He was, apparently, an avid reloader and shooter and I was trying to evaluate some equipment from photos and ran into a road block. Another forum helped me ID a reloading die but now another item came up that has...

I have just run out of pistol powder and can't find it anywhere. However, locally there is a source for a small amount of HS6 and Accurate #5. I have found published recipes for these online but I am wondering if any of you have experience loading them for 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 acp and/or .38...

Hi to all. I was given a cosmetically challenged Weaver V7-W 2.5X7 with a wide view piece that looks to have been put away in less than ideal conditions. If this scope was a rifle you would call it "freckled" with serious spotting over 40-50% of the surface. Oth, optically, it is clear and...

I just finished a couple dozen reading links to surplus WC844 and other than the usual "start 10% lower and watch for over pressure signs" warnings is there anything I need to worry about? I normally use H335 at 24.5 grains over 55 grain new production milsurp bullets but H335 is currently...

I am getting a vintage Telstar 3X9X40 scope that came from an older gentleman's estate along with a few other things. While the scope is in transit, does anyone have information on ring size for this? I haven't heard of it but, for what I paid for it and other items, it could be a paper...

Hi to all. I just purchased a much abused Mossberg 146B .22 with 4X scope and when I took the stock off, the innerds were so gunked up that I decided to clean everything down to bare metal and start from scratch. When I removed the trigger group a couple of parts fell off and I have no visual...

I have a couple of questions on my Model 97. My brother came into town bringing along a much used and abused 97. After verifying that it was empty, I worked the slide and it is REALLY slow and gunky feeling. The barrel and pump action came off with a bit of PB Blaster and some interesting...

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/258551/speer-bullets-38-caliber-358-diameter-158-grain-lead-semi-wadcutter-hollow-point-box-of-500 I am just about ready to order some Speer 158 grain LSWC HP for reloading and I expanded the photo. These things look like they were cast by someone with a...

I found a 550B locally and I think I am ready to upgrade from my Lee turret. Do any of you Dillon 550B users have input, comments or regrets? Any other brand users that think I should NOT buy a Dillon? Before I bought my Lee four years ago, I did a lot of internet on loading systems. Looking...

I just acquired a nice S&W model 410 in .40 caliber. Is the 180 grain too heavy for this? Most .40 loads seem to be 155-170 and only a few listings for 180. Ideas? Btw, if I go this route, I will be using Missouri bullets because there is a local shop with their products.

I was sizing some 30.06 brass from my latest excursion with my m1 Garland and noticed two .270 cases in the pile. To my untrained eye they appeared identical except for the neck. So, being curious, I put a drop of oil inside the neck and tried to resize it. It looked just like my 30.06 case...

I just acquired a near mint Rem. Model 51 .380 and it is fairly dirty from sitting for quite a while. Two different sources say to remove the barrel for field strip and don't remove it. Any experience out there? The source that says remove the barrel talks about a "shelf/recess" that the...

I am heading out to inspect a Savage 1907 .32 acp pistol. Other than the serial number on the front of the frame, are there other places where the serial number is stamped? Inside the slide perhaps?

A friend asked me to help identify their family's "civil war musket" because of my extensive knowledge (;)) of old rifles and pistols. I had previously helped get information on another friends Nambu pistol - that was easy. This musket is a .69 caliber with a barrel o.d od .82"...

Does anyone have access to the Blue Book to tell me what the "Very Good" and "Excellent" values are for the S&W Chiefs Special CS40 and CS45? I have the CS9 love it and want to get one of these others but I haven't seen much in the way of pricing. Gunbroker asking prices are all over the map.

Can anyone shed light on a Browning FN that I saw at Cabelas? It was blued, 7.65 caliber, and plain wood handles. The intriguing part was stamps on the slide and frame. One was a eagle with wings spread out over something that may have been a swastika (that might be hopeful thinking) and...

I have an old Argentine 8mm Mauser and I am looking for reliable milsurp ammo for it. There will be a local gun show in a couple of weeks and I want to avoid the problems I had with the last batch. About 50% of that failed to fire. It is steel cased, has a red ring on the bullet at the neck...

I am refinishing the stock on my son's M1 Garand as a surprise Christmas present for him. Since he is in the Air Force, he won't get to see this until he gets home for Christmas. Now the questions: I am using 100% pure Tung oil and according to directions, I put the first coat on with 50%...