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Baby Browning Fail To Feed? Just bought a Browning .25 ACP semi-auto from a friend who hadn't fired it in decades. Gave it a good cleaning, and it looks almost new, inside and out. I took it to the range, but I could only test it with one type of ammo (PMC Bronze 50gr FMJ), since that's all I...

I learned recently in another thread that the factory-nickel M&P should not have a nickeled trigger or hammer. Mine has both. The gun was my grandfather's and then my father's, and neither of them is the type to refinish a gun. I thought that my grandfather was the original purchaser, but I...

If you're eligible to shop at military exchanges, you might like to know that the MCX in Norfolk, VA has started selling ARs in somewhat large quantities. Beginning today, they'll sell 24 per day, by appointment. You show up at 0630 on the day you want to buy, and put your name on the list for...

A friend gave me a bunch of defense-oriented .45 ACP ammo - enough that I'll be able to test each type thoroughly in my particular pistol. Assuming they all feed & function well, I was wondering if any of these are widely considered to be significantly "better" than the others? I'm pretty sure...

I was talking to a friend the other day, and I pointed out that legally-owned machine guns aren't really a concern, crime-wise, since their criminal use is almost negligible. He then asked the (reasonable, in my opinion) question "why don't we just regulate ALL firearms in the same way as the...

Has anyone ever seen graphs published that show trigger displacement along the horizontal axis, and pull weight along the vertical axis? It wouldn't be hard to measure, and I think it would provide a way to visually display and compare the different characteristics of a trigger pull that we...

Looking at the ATFs list of "prohibited persons", every category except one is very cut-and dried; you can point to a prior conviction, a current restraining order, a current indictment, etcetera as clear evidence of the person's classification as a "prohibited person": But nestled in there is...

Many years ago, we had a bolt-action .22 with a tubular magazine. I believe it was a Wards "Western Field". We sold it (with full disclosure, of course) after it developed a malfunction. Opening the bolt and chambering a new round would cock the firing mechanism as normal, but as you closed...

I recently bought the STM stainless-steel pin tumbling system, and it's really blown me away - the brass comes out looking essentially like new, inside and out. BUT, almost all of the brass I collect is the typical "fired once, swept up off a concrete floor and tossed in a barrel", so other...

What kind of finish is this on the CZ-75 that makes the lettering look soft and almost "filled in"? Do all of the black ones use this same finish? I've heard so many good things about the CZ-75, and will probably end up getting one, but I don't know if I could get past the finish.

If I wanted to try out a different barrel in my 1911, how involved is the swap? I know there are different lengths of barrel links available, but is it pretty easy to tell when you've got the 'right' one? Can I use the existing barrel bushing, or should a new bushing be fitted along with the...

I just dropped about 700 spent primers on a hardwood floor. Well, I had nothing to do for the next half-hour anyway!

Can I use a rotary tumbler with a load of stainless pins, soap and Lemishine to clean surface rust off of dies? It's not heavy, "sloughing off in flakes" rust, just areas where the surface is rough and brown.

I received my tumbler and stainless-steel pins from STM earlier this week. Everything works great, except I was getting some horrendous squeaking from the tumbler. It would persist for the first few minutes of the cycle, then go away. I had heard it on some Youtube videos as well, and the...

I was hanging out with a friend this weekend, and mentioned that I was having a hard time finding 9mm ammo. She tells me "I don't shoot 9mm any more, but I may have some you can have". She wasn't kidding - she goes to a closet and pulls out a gallon Ziploc that's nearly full of ammo and hands...

What's a good long-term preservative for metal parts that are going to be stored in less-than-ideal conditions? My Dillon Super Swager is mounted to a bench in an attached studio to our house. The studio isn't climate-controlled, so humidity, heat and cold are all factors. Every few months...

Anyone here using a pedestal mount for their press, rather than bolting it to a bench? I was thinking that rather than building a big, heavy, hell-for-stout bench, I'd use a length of box-section steel and two plates, along with some floor anchors. Bulk components, tools, scales etc could...

I've always heard not to use foam-lined cases for long-term storage, and the reasons make sense to me. But I got to thinking about it, and many of my handguns have come in foam-lined cases from the factory. And it's not unusual for guns to sit on various shelves for years before they go home...

Does anyone here know offhand if the brass used for most ammunition is pretty similar from a metallurgical point of view? Specifically, I'm wondering about the density.

I don't need any components *right now*, but as soon as the availability gets better, I'll want to replenish my stocks. I don't really want to spend the time running from store to store tracking down primers and powder one brick or one pound at a time. I don't mind ordering online and paying...