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I've had M1 Firing Pins break but can't specifically lay any blame on dry firing. $hit happens.

A gimmick better than a snap cap is a Dry Fire Device. Not only does the Hammer never touch the...

If you're looking for a place to shoot in NC I think the Lake Norman High Power Club has an active program. Contact them at PO Box 2225 Davidson, NC 28036.

The CMP Competition Tracker lists 10...

Caution:

Don't buy anything until you've been to at least one match or more.

Shoot with what you've got or can kludge together to get by until you know you need something better. Then see what...

Wet tumbling with SS pins in a Thumlers Model B has gone mainstream enough that there's probably a reason the pins come in 5lb bags :icon_wink:

But since you don't really need the full gallon of...

The 4-5000 round "limit" for button-rifled barrels is usually framed in terms of 600yd accuracy. It applies to most all barrels used for XTC shooting including those used on Match Rifles. ...

Depends on what the gunk is.

If it's just sizing lube hose it down with brake or carb cleaner. Or go get a carbide die so you can stop using lube in the first place.

If it's something else...

FM 23-7 U.S. Carbine, Cal. .30, M1 doesn't specify how mags are placed in the pouch.

FM 23-15 Browning Automatic Rifle, Cal. .30, M1918A2 does specify mags go in the belt "...open end down long...

Actually, that would be Tyler Rico from Tucson, Arizona who went Distinguished at not quite 13 1/2.

Tyler is the youngest (so far) but he's far from the only Junior to leg out before or since. ...

You may have been told they were 1940s rations but they weren't.

The 4-packs of smokes and pound cake were features of the Meal, Combat, Individual adopted in 1958.

The WWII U.S. Army Field...

Yes and No.

When it comes to Big NRA, politics, lobbying, and all that other inside-the-beltway crap you're probably not far wrong.

This isn't about that.

It's about getting competitive...

All surplus rifles have layers and layers of fouling, both powder and jacket, in the bore. The U.S. military never worried about cleaning copper out. Rifles used with corrosive ammo probably have...

If you are an NRA Life Member or an annual member for 5 consecutive years you should have your ballot in the February issue of American Rifleman by now.

If you are a competitive shooter please...

The biggest potential problem with a walk-on entry during CMP Week is range capacity. It's not unusual for every point on every relay to be filled.

You'd be better off with an on-line advance...

When the order to stop work on the .276 M1 Rifle was issued the M1 Carbine, the mechanization of the Army, the motorization of its logistics system, and the german's game-changing tactics of 1939-40...

Well, I did say "...maybe with pull marks..." but my real point was more about the "...shoot as good as they did when made..." angle.

Those M2 Ball bullets will never be good for anything better...

I realize we're living in an unusual time when it comes to ammo and components, but the easiest and probably most productive in terms of improving your shooting, would be to shoot them out practicing...

I wouldn't think just a primer would push a bullet that far down a standard rifle barrel. I'd also expect more of a "pop" than "pewf."

So it sounds more like a short charge to me :icon_scratch:
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It does look pretty strange with the bullet kinda-sorta "prairie dogging" its nose out the muzzle. As you say, probably couldn't do it again in a million tries.

But are you sure it was a squib...

What do you hope to accomplish by "breaking in" this barrel?

There was a time when inexpensive mass produced rifles (think Montgomery Ward catalog rifles) had barrels that weren't always fully...

Listing 9mm as one of your primary calibers points strongly in the direction of a progressive press. For the quantities of pistol ammo most people use loading single-stage very soon becomes an...

The M1917 revolvers and their holsters were wartime fill-ins. I doubt much thought was given to what type of holster to use. It's likely they just adapted the design from the last type of revolver...

It's fine for all re-sizing but until you've got a feel for how much is too much watch out for shoulder dents. That's why I wipe the shoulder; just to be sure.

When you're done re-sizing, clean...

If the Hornady is anything like the Dillon spray lube you only need about half to a quarter as much with PAM. A light spray in a bag or over a tub is all it takes.

Then toss like a salad and it...

In the States during the early '70s, once in a very blue moon there might be Cs for lunch in the mess hall. Meat units all heated in a big pot of boiling water, the rest of the box handed to you as...

The condition of each Gas Cylinder, Gas Piston, Op Rod Spring, etc will affect whether the rifle cycles or not. This becomes even more of a factor when working with reduced loads.

Generally a...