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Elementary Schooler with Semi-Auto Pistol
The attached photo from WTTG TV shows a pistol and ammo confiscated from an elementary school kid. My question is about the ammo: The bright reddish-orange bullets look like snap-caps to me, but I have seen another news photo with a confiscated firearm holding similar colored ammo. Is anyone...- whelanjh
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- Forum: Edged Weapons
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Revolver Extraction Difficulty by ammo brand
Well, in what seems like a never-ending tale, I have a few more tidbits to pass along. Basically Good News, here's what I did: The last time I cleaned the S&W K-22, I removed the cylinder and crane, placed it in a small jar, and filled the jar with Hoppe's #9. Every hour or so I would come in... -
How Long Did Your HQL Approval Take?
Wife got her laminated HQL in 21 days. I have been approved but it has been 30 days and I am still waiting for HQL in hand.- whelanjh
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- Forum: Maryland 2A Issues
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Revolver Extraction Difficulty by ammo brand
Update on the difficult extraction issue Thanks again to all who have been contributing on this issue. I’m back from the range after a really thorough scrubbing of the chambers in the cylinder to see if that completely eliminated the difficult extraction issue. Fired a few hundred rounds and... -
Revolver Extraction Difficulty by ammo brand
Thanks for all the assistance ! I really appreciate, and have been reading all comments with interest. Some suggestions provided good keywords for further Google searches which have provided me added input. I THOUGHT I had been cleaning the cylinder chambers effectively, but someone... -
Revolver Extraction Difficulty by ammo brand
This post concerns difficult extraction of fired brass from my Smith and Wesson K-22 Masterpiece (made in 1947): I did not remember difficulty in ejecting fired brass when I used it years ago, but in year 2015 I was experiencing very difficult extraction -- striking the ejector rod was... -
Frequency of failure-to-fire in Rimfire 22 LR?
Abandoned Remington 22 LR in the brass bin at range Thanks for all of your responses on the failure rate of 22 LR ammo. Just as an aside, the other day I was at the range, about to throw a handful of used brass into the discards bin in my booth, then I noticed there were many unexpended... -
Frequency of failure-to-fire in Rimfire 22 LR?
Could I get some experience from the group here in the forum? (I am returning to shooting after a fifty year interval, so I don't have reasonable expectations for today's ammo.) I am firing a S&W K-22 revolver with a mix of newly purchased Federal and Winchester 22 LR ammo. I experienced...