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  1. I don't have that Civil Engineering background,...

    I don't have that Civil Engineering background, but I asked a buddy who has a Master's in Civil Engineering. He's a "structural" engineer who used to design sports arenas and large concrete...
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    When I first got my 52-2 I had to increase the...

    When I first got my 52-2 I had to increase the velocity of my ammo to cycle the slide. The barrel is stamped "Mid-Range". They weren't kidding. I think I'd have to increase my velocity a lot more...
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    Thank you everyone for your responses! ...

    Thank you everyone for your responses!



    Noted. If that's the case I'd ream the chambers as detailed above. Or send them to the guy with the Sunnen hone.
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    22 LR Revolvers - Old vs New

    My wife and daughters have requested a .22 LR revolver. Somewhere along the way, I did some things right...

    Use will be recreational shooting with family and friends.

    There are not a whole lot...
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    From the Shot 2024 thread: LHS, would you...

    From the Shot 2024 thread:


    LHS, would you be able to expand on that comment? I have a Comp and a Comp Pro, and I would rather load the Comp Pro with the Pro lifter. After 35 years with...
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    Beautiful! It looks like a scaled down version...

    Beautiful! It looks like a scaled down version of my Rigby, and way easier on the shoulder.

    Hmmm…I have Hornet dies and a small pile of brass without a rifle in that caliber.

    That look/weight...
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    I put in a Like for Navin Johnson's and...

    I put in a Like for Navin Johnson's and Borderland's posts not because I like them, but because I think they are unfortunately right.

    My wife is shooting my 1301 Comp Pro for occasional sporting...
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    Benelli M2 Tactical. What a beautifully machined...

    Benelli M2 Tactical. What a beautifully machined functional work of art. Then I shot it. Hated the controls. Hated the pistol grip. Really hated the outsize recoil. Sold it through Gunbroker to...
  9. Thread: Rifle Rebarrel

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    If you took my post as disparaging to the author,...

    If you took my post as disparaging to the author, you are reading something into it that I never intended. Just reading the article it was clear that he was a the rifle equivalent of a IPSC Grand...
  10. Thread: Rifle Rebarrel

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    Have you tried a vigorous cleaning with good...

    Have you tried a vigorous cleaning with good powder/carbon/copper solvents and some JB bore paste? How many thousands of rounds do you have through it?




    Is this "Passion of the Gun?" ...
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    I've been searching on and off for these grips...

    I've been searching on and off for these grips for 20 years: Nill Hammerli sporting grips. The current production grips have a checkering pattern that I don't like, so I had to find some old ones. ...
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    S&W Model 331 Airlite Ti - 32 H&R Mag ...

    S&W Model 331 Airlite Ti - 32 H&R Mag

    https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/18927249/s-w-model-331-airlite-ti-32-h-r-mag#Post18927249

    Not mine, no relation. I just...
  13. Guerrero nailed the common options. I’d avoid...

    Guerrero nailed the common options. I’d avoid WalMart simply due to the likelihood it of it taking 10+ minutes to get someone with the key to the ammo cabinet.

    Fleet Farm has cheaper ammo...
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    I'm assuming you are thinking of @Outpost75...

    I'm assuming you are thinking of @Outpost75...seems like the type of thing he would know.
  15. Thread: Airplanes

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    Really! My Grandfather's farm is within walking...

    Really! My Grandfather's farm is within walking distance to Belgiumtown. When we (me and friends) have our yearly shooting get-together at my uncle's camp, we walk to Belgiumtown when the shooting...
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    Various (mostly) old paper shothells in a drawer...

    Various (mostly) old paper shothells in a drawer from a type cabinet, on my reloading bench. There are also some recovered expanded bullets, and a couple of machined fuel system parts from my job.
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    That's what I thought, until I had my 5320s...

    That's what I thought, until I had my 5320s rejected in 2019 because the address on the 5320s didn't match the address in the trust. Right, wrong, or indifferent...I had to have my trust updated...
  18. Thread: Training DVDs

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    FREE! In, and thank you.

    In, and thank you.
  19. I ended up buying a 21" Comp Pro two weeks after...

    I ended up buying a 21" Comp Pro two weeks after I originally posted this thread in 2020, without ever having touched one prior to having it shipped to my LGS. As soon as I put it together, I liked...
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    My wife and I just did the same thing, after many...

    My wife and I just did the same thing, after many years of not having nice dining room furniture. The showroom is in central Wisconsin (probably not helpful to you), and the items are Amish made in...
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    The Appleton, WI Scheels had two A300UPs on the...

    The Appleton, WI Scheels had two A300UPs on the rack for $1000 today. They were sitting next to a pistol grip 1301T for $1650. I don’t see a lot of people picking the 1301 with a $600+ price...
  22. Thread: London RFI

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    Thank You!

    Folks, a big "Thank You" for taking the time to respond. My wife and kids think I'm a kook, but this is what makes PF special. Name any subject, there's people who know what they are talking...
  23. Thread: London RFI

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    London RFI

    My family (Wife, 13 & 11 yo daughters, & me) will be joining her sister's family (Sister, BIL, 19 & 21 yo nieces) on a visit to London the third week of March, 2023. The 21 yo niece will be spending...
  24. Mine came with some scuffs on the exterior and...

    Mine came with some scuffs on the exterior and the sight bases dinged. The bore was pretty much clean, but not as smooth as most other shotgun barrels. The rear sight is way off to the left side. ...
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    Seems like Simpson imports a lot of guns, and...

    Seems like Simpson imports a lot of guns, and they offer a service:

    https://simpsonltd.com/firearm-imports/
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