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      Guns in church.

      My brother is one of the ministers at the church my family attends. The other day my brother told me about meeting with another local minister. One of the subjects they discussed was having security at their respective churches. The other minister was concerned about security because his...
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      .357 Bunny Loads

      My target and plinking load for my GP100 and Handirifle is a 158gr Lee tumblelube SWC using about 4.4gr of Reddot or Promo. In the Handirifle, rounds will cloverleaf on a target at 30yds. While the round is still plenty loud out of a handgun it sounds like a .22 when shot from the Handirifle...
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      THE PISTOL CALIBER DEBATE CAN FINALLY END!

      Can't argue with that. I loved the video except when my iced tea came out thru my nose!:laugh:
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      Mosin Nagant Cleaning Question

      I do my Mosin cleaning the lazy way.:D I wait until a hot sunny day and strip the Mosin down and lay the parts out on a newspaper covered picnic table. Thru the day I will go out a few times and wipe the cosmoline off the metal and wood and run patches thru the bore. I took me 2 days of...
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      Had a great time yesterday..

      sure!
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      Lefty question

      As an old "lefty" I never really thought about getting a gun because it was left hand friendly. I'm so used to adapting to RH oriented guns a left-handed weapon seems un-natural to me.:laugh: I have good luck with my Springfield Armory XD's I have a .40 and 45s model but my M&P, Rugers and...
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      Ruger 22/45

      I had one with a red dot sight mounted and it shot great. I ended up trading it off because it wouldn't shoot bulk .22 ammo with out FTF or FTE. As long as you shot premium ammo it worked like a dream. My .22s are strictly plinkers so shooting bulk ammo was important to me. The gun is also a...
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      Had a great time yesterday..

      I believe it was an LCR with the Criimson Trace Laser grips. It was a nice enough gun but I don't think it makes a good first handgun. It's going to take a lot of practice to master that DAO trigger and short sight radius.
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      Had a great time yesterday..

      My oldest son came over yesterday for a little target practice. I called my neighbor and invited him over as he'd told me he bought a new handgun. Neither Bob or his wife shoot much so I told him to bring her along if she wanted. He showed up alone and said his wife didn't want to be the only...
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      Reloading question regarding FTF on AR handloads

      I don't load many bottleneck cases but if the firing pin isn't hitting the case, I'd say your headspacing on your shells may not be correct. I'm pretty sure the cases headspace on the shoulder so maybe you accidently set the case shoulder back when re-sizing the cases. That might let the round...
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      Got to shoot my 45-70 yesterday.

      I used Red Dot because that is what I have on hand. I've wanted to try Trail Boss but so far have not found any locally. There isn't really much of a powder selection anyplace I've been and the on-line suppliers don't have much either. I don't worry about double charges in my cases because I...
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      Got to shoot my 45-70 yesterday.

      I bought a Handi-Rifle in 45-70 about a month ago. I want it strictly for cast bullets and it took me this long to get my bullet mold and brass. Loaded up some plinking loads with a 9.5gr charge of Red Dot and a 405gr lead slug. My son and I tried it out and it seemed to shoot pretty well. I...
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      Optics for H&R .357 Mag Rifle

      I've had a .357 Handi-Rifle for a couple of years. I tried a red dot sight on it first and then went to a 4x scope which I liked better. My eyes aren't what they used to be.:D It is my nephews favorite "fun" gun to shoot. It's amazing what a 125gr HP with a full charge of 296 will do to a...
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      Has anyone tried using Alliant Promo in handgun rounds?

      Thanks, that is just the kind of info I was hoping to read.
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      Has anyone tried using Alliant Promo in handgun rounds?

      I use RedDot in all my target handgun rounds and am down to 2 lbs which will be gone when I load up all the empty brass. Last night I ordered 8lbs of Alliant Promo. Alliant says that you can use the RedDot loading tables for Promo. Promo is supposed to have the same burn speed as RedDot but...
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      Need some help for a .45-70 load.

      I realize that the "thump" is related to bullet weight too but the "thump" of a bullet traveling at 900 or 1000fps is less than one at 1300 or 1400fps.:D It is also affected by the weight of the gun and the H&R is pretty light for a 45/70. I just want my nephews' first experience with a 45/70...
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      Need some help for a .45-70 load.

      No it's just a standard H&R rifle. I have 2 others in .357 and .22 Hornet. They are fun little guns and just the thing for teaching my nephews the art of shooting.
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      Need some help for a .45-70 load.

      That is just what I'm looking for. Thanks a lot! The reason I'm looking at pistol and shotgun powders is that is what I have on hand. I was going to try trailboss but my local reloading supplier didn't have any. He didn't have much of anything.:D
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      Need some help for a .45-70 load.

      Just ordered a little H&R .45-70 for my nephews and I to shoot. Only planning on shooting the 405gr lead bullets but want a light load to get them started. Has anybody tried using a powder like Red Dot, Green Dot or Unique? I want something that is no hotter than a trapdoor load or maybe even...
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      Reloading apprentice

      Guess I have one and soon to be two apprentices now. Both my boys have decided they want to learn how to reload and cast bullets. I shouldn't call them boys as they are 36 and 31.:laugh: My oldest son is thrilled he can produce custom rounds to suit him and not have to shoot what someone else...
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