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I was doing some mental exercises the other day comparing the bullets with the highest ballistic coeffieients starting at 6.5mm, then 7 mm, 30 caliber, and 338. I was trying to figure out if any of the newer heavy for caliber bullets would be able to surpass the 338 at longer distances for...

I used to forge lots of knives, but the big shop is gone. I recently found a box of handle materials that contains scales and blocks of exotic hardwoods, kudu and impala horn, Giraffe bone scales, and three large caramel colored chunks of Steller's sea cow rib bone. I am interested in...

Antifa, BLM and the anarchistic rioters are howling about the "secret police", "unidentified law enforcement arresting people" arresting/snatching/kidnapping people off the streets. They are complaining that unmarked cars are used, uniforms are not clearly marked etc. Even mayors of cities...

Has anyone heard any news from our friend in Ireland that was having all the trouble with the Guarda? The last I heard was that his case was to be heard before the high court in Ireland, but that was about a year ago, and I haven't heard anything since. I'm hoping things turned out well for...

For many years a Canadian built, alloy frame, Para Ordnance P13 was my duty gun, and it ran like the proverbial Swiss watch as long as I changed out the recoil springs often enough. However, recently, it has started having two unusual malfunctions that I have been unable to cure, or diagnose...

If a suppressor is registered as one caliber (let's use either .243 or .224) is it illegal to shoot a different caliber through the suppressor? Obviously, the .224 bullets would go through the .243 suppressor, but if a .224 suppressor's baffles had holes large enough to safely shoot a .243...

I haven't seen anything about Eddio for quite some time. The last I heard, he was waiting for a decision from the equivalent of the Irish Supreme Court. Has anyone heard what happened, or is the decision still pending?

I really like the old 7" bladed kabars, but they have a couple of easily solved issues. Because the handle is round, it can be difficult to orient the blade correctly when/if it gets slippery. I used a wood rasp to flatten the sides a bit, making the handle a bit more oval, tapering toward the...

I have cancelled all notifications in my profile, yet every time I log in here, I am told that I have notifications to any thread I may have posted in. I am also told that I subscribed to various threads when all I have done is post in them. Please help me fix this system so I don't get...

Some years ago, I met a fellow at the Soldier of Fortune 3-gun match who made custom kabar type knives out of really good stainless steel. Although they had the basic profile of the factory Kabar, they were thicker, and had a nice antiqued, pitted finish to them. Also, you could order them in...

I posted this on another site long ago, and searched this site to see if I could find anything about it, and came up empty. So here goes: I wanted some kind of zero stop for my Leupold Mk IV scopes, but couldn't find anything. I found that a copper pipe adapter that goes from .5 to .75 inch...

I found a decent price for a thread adapter that I have been looking for, but I have never heard of this company before. I am reluctant to send money off to an internet ad unless I can either speak with an actual human at the listed company first, or I can get a personal recommendation from...

Apparently, I'm one of the people who got a batch of the CCI BR2 primers that have ignition problems. For the first time in forever, my bolt action rifle (Defiance Machine action) is having duds. I have spoken with three other shooters who are experiencing similar problems, and like me, it all...

Yesterday I took my 260 Rem to the range to see how the new batch of ammo shoots. Although it is the same load I have used before, I wanted to check again, because I was going back to a 142 grain bullet, and my last batch of ammo was 140 grainers. In any case, I successfully fired 21 rounds...

I have been shooting 140 SMK's in my 260, and have a great load worked up for it. At one time, I had loads and data for the 142 SMK, and the 144 Lapua. Now, I can't find the data, and I'm hoping someone else has worked with these two bullets, and can tell me if I have to work up a whole new...

When figuring out how many minutes of angle a target's surface area represents at a given distance, are the minutes of angle figured in square inches, or is it based on a round measurement? For example, a 12 inch round target has roughly 113.14 square inches of surface area, while a 12 inch...

I sure hope this isn't a duplicate. I couldn't find another thread on it, so sorry if it is a dupe, and feel free to delete this thread. It looks like Nosler will be putting out a new 6.5mm cartridge that should launch a 129 grain bullet at 3400 fps. Obviously, someone will be necking it down...

The other day I was cleaning and lubing an AR15 and noticed that the firing pin is a bit sticky in the bolt. With very little pressure it will pop out of the firing pin hole as firing pins do on other AR15's. Does this mean I need a new firing pin, new bolt, is this within normal "specs"...

A buddy of mine is willing to swap a really nice all stainless Colt Commander. I doubt this pistol has more than 300 rounds through it. He has done all the "normal" bells and whistles such as high rise beavertail, trijicon sights, checkering etc. The problem is that the pistol has a buffed...

I have a 10 gallon propane tank I used to use with my knife forge. It has a gas regulator and a 10 foot hose with it. The regulator reading goes up to 35 lbs, but the needle will go well past that to around where 48 pounds should be. The propane tank will peg the needle on the regulator, and...