Jul 22, 2011 · Check the local thrift stores like Salvation Army or GoodWill or Habitat for Humanity I bought all my ingot molds and cast iron pots there and paid as little as 50 cants to a couple dollars. You just never know what you can find useful in those places on the cheap.

Feb 12, 2002 · Hi, NYRSCCA, To remove the bolt, retract it all the way, lift up on the front of the extractor while rotating the bolt counter-clockwise.

Nov 10, 2011 · No more steel wool down the barrel. You're wearing out the lands and this ruins accuracy. You can no more un-pit a barrel than you can make fire cold.

Jun 1, 2009 · Seriously tho, I think OP is getting at that some folk put linseed oil or some other oil on the wood (like for baseball bats/cricket bats) to stop them splitting (drying out).

Mar 2, 2011 · Some designs (the HK USP pistol in "mode one" configuration comes to mind) will automatically restore the pistol to the "fire" position as it is being decocked. I certainly agree with those who advocate keeping the chamber loaded while carrying. It makes no sense to me to keep the chamber empty in a ccw pistol, at least in terms of safety.

Jul 14, 2013 · There is much more black bear habitat in the western US, than back east. Utah, alone, has about as much habitat as all of the southeastern states do, combined. Historically, we also had Grizzlies, and there was a reported sighting a few years back. But, I consider the chances of running into one to be less than zero. In all honesty...

May 18, 2015 · Here is what I use when I want to restore brass to like new conditions. I start by de-priming and sizing. This will keep your solution much much cleaner and you'll get more use out of it. Then I load them in the ultrasonic cleaner. Not too much no more than 2 cases on top of eachother. It works best if it's not overloaded.Then I add my solution.

Sep 14, 2008 · PBP, NICE work, looks good. One trick I have used in the past is to install a sacrificial sight. With the throwaway in place you can blast away and still maintain the smooth mating surface on the top of the slide yet get full coverage.

Jun 8, 2004 · I recently got a Mossberg 26B single shot .22 handed down to me. Its in devastating condition, so I want to restore it. Most of you probably think, why? it's not worth it. This rifle has been in the family for almost 70 years. I have searched the net for …

May 15, 2012 · For a shooter, it probably doesn't reduce value. But for a collector it generally does. Collectors don't want your interpretation of what a gun should look like...they want it original, warts and all. So...while you may well get your money back and even score a nice profit in a resale situation, what you've done is reduce the pool of buyers who might be interested.