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I found myself this morning with a hammer strut that didn't have the spring & bottom plate on it. I'm not going to get into how this happened, but I did figure out a way to get the very stiff spring compressed and captured and it might come in handy for others. Since compressing the spring was...

I rediscovered a partial box of Speer LSWCHPs and decided to try a few. The first thing I relearned was just how much fun cleaning a gun when using soft lead bullets wasn't. But the thing that drove me bananas was my chrono readings. The first round clocked at 200 f/s and the second at 1300 f/s...

I've started experimenting with #9 for 44 Magnum and the fine flakes bind up my Lyman 55s and old Pacific bushing press. Given the amount of .44 I shoot weighing each charge isn't that much of a burden, but just out of curiosity, which measures work well with this powder?

Awhile back there was a thread on why sometimes the pistol bullet bulges the case. I had to change shell holders for 9mm and got involved in what turned into an hours long effort to get everything back into adjustment. Some observations: The actual intent of handgun cartridge sizing dies is...

There's another thread on .223 for defense in the home. I picked up some of Hornady's Critical Defense, which comes in 55 gr and 73 gr, both flat flex tips. I bought some of the 73 gr. I chose that bullet weight due to previous Hornady recommendations in their TAP product line and that I'm not...

Given the really strange weather is Loosiana-reported 8 inches of snow- I hope Caj has enough anti-freeze on hand. And enough pocket change for someone to shovel him out.

Long ago Johnny Carson quipped that California did have 4 seasons: mud, flood, fire and rain. They had rain earlier in the year, now I guess it's fire season. I'm not really following the story, but I did catch an interview with one guy who'd now been burned out for the third time. One might...

Looking for deck stain and I'm in need of translation. I want to color the deck, having/not having wood grain show through. Some boards show grain, some don't. What the heck is the difference/effect of semi-transparent and semi-solid???????

I've noticed a lot of threads/posts where folks are complaining about the triggers on their new guns. Let me make a few comments. First: the real need is for the trigger to move smoothly. Weight is a secondary issue, especially for a defensive firearm. If you have ANY possibility of using the...

While working on my groundhog rifle, I managed to lose the magazine spacer for my model 700 Remington 223. I've hit various site's I know of and GPI has what I hope is the correct part on the way. The first part that was supposed to fit was one of these creations by a jack leg supplier that...

Not much of a crowd at the LGS the other day and I got to fondle one of the M17s. Fits the hand well, controls well located, but a bit minimal in size. The safety worked well as is. The slide stop has me wondering and I didn't want to try to use it. Anyone know if it really works as is? (PLEASE...

Discovered a possum by our outdoor heat exchangers. Seemed to be playing dead, so took the pooches for a long walk. Still there when we got back, so I removed it. The question is this for those with experience: do possums playing dead display rigor mortis? I assume my GS is now a killer, but my...

The local Tandy Leather shop apparently closed during COVID. Anyone have a 6in x 6 in piece of 8 oz leather they want to sell? Need to add some comb height under a cheek pad. Please advise. Got a suggestion I should have thought of myself and a true gentleman stepped forward. Thanks so much...

Back in January did a short post on painting the front sight with Testor's metallic gold paint. Finally made time to try it out. Outstanding visibility in most light conditions, even with my normal glasses, and remembered why I love the thing. Did discover the wide meplat TC plated bullets I've...

Spent part of yesterday morning sitting on the edge of the bed on the phone. During a pause, I wrote a check to pay a bill and put it in the envelope ready to mail. Our 2 pooches were occupying a good part of the bed. I took the dogs for their morning excursion before heading to the local...

I ran across 2 bags of 100 each new IMI Match brass. Asking $75/100 each plus shipping. Per USPS, the shipping is $10/100. Steep, but you should see what I had to pay to return a tractor axle. Personal check/ USPS money order.

I received the following link from the VCDL. It appears the FBI allegedly is going to be monitoring cyberspace for assessment of possible threat through something called Project Tyr. If authentic, we definitely want to contact our political reps, this borders on pre-crime detection. STOP...

I just finished installing a Power Custom hammer nose* in my 64-5 and while putting things back together, the hammer pivot post fell out. Now y'all learned me that I shouldn't have full tension on the hammer spring when the side plate is off. So, what I've done is have just enough tension to...

I was doing financial research and discovered I should have bought certain stocks back in October. Whilst digging around for investment opportunities, I checked S&W. Lo and behold, Black Rock is close to owning 10% of S&W stock. This is not good. I don't wanna get slapped on rules violations...

I've got a semi that's been collecting dust for awhile because I just couldn't see the front sight anymore. Sights part of the slide and has a fairly steep angle on the rear face coupled with being sort of matte gray. Attempts to use paint to brighten things up were generally unsuccessful in...