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added by Adam Davis May 27 '10 at 4:16

I would think all topics on loading/reloading would be suitable. I had a friend that did blank reloads for WWII reenactment, there is more to it than prime, load crimp... – TheHurt May 27 '10 at 4:54

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added by Adam Davis, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 20:25

Hmm, I am a bit torn on this one. Wildcatters "create" their own guns by modifying the bore, sometimes the bolt and creating a custom tailored ammunition shell and load, this is perfectly legal. A person can manufacture firearms IF they have a federal license to do so, the "firearm" being the part that is registered (frame on a pistol, lower on an AR), all other parts are not considered a "firearm" in the strictest sense. I think all gunsmithing questions are 100% valid, which would touch on many of the subtopics in your question. – TheHurt May 27 '10 at 4:43

@TheHurt is it illegal to manufacture or sell a weapon without an FFL. – C. Ross May 28 '10 at 1:34

@C.Ross There are a bunch of rules around this...so these sorts of questions would be good. – TheHurt May 28 '10 at 3:10

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added by Troggy May 27 '10 at 4:36

closed as off topic by Brandon, erickson, Simurr, Tadeusz A. Kadłubowski, C. Ross Jun 21 '10 at 20:00

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It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

	This could be one that is not wanted. – Troggy May 27 '10 at 4:37
	I think being able to identify and appraise firearms is a good topic. There is a lot of minutiae involved in identifying origin of older firearms and those details have a huge impact on value. – TheHurt May 27 '10 at 4:56
	On topic, but potentially to specific to time. Professional and expert enthusiasts in a given niche will have this info and it's a really long tail. – kbyrd Jun 2 '10 at 20:59
	I agree - good idea .. but valuations change semi-frequently – warren Jun 17 '10 at 14:40

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added by Rog May 27 '10 at 4:58

closed as off topic by Holocryptic, C. Ross, Brandon, Mocky, warren Jun 17 '10 at 14:57

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I think all paintball should be off-topic. At the same time places like Australia (and many other countries) where the firearm laws are very strict and penalties can be quite harsh, this might be on-topic...hmmm – TheHurt May 27 '10 at 5:09

How do people acquaint 'firearm' with a gun that shoots projectiles with compressed air? Where does the 'fire' part come in with a paint ball gun? – Geoffrey Chetwood May 27 '10 at 22:28

and technically paintball guns are markers. – percent20 Jun 2 '10 at 23:27

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added by TheHurt May 27 '10 at 6:46

A: Get a different gun. (Sorry, couldn't help it.) – TheHurt May 27 '10 at 6:47

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added by Geoffrey Chetwood May 27 '10 at 14:27

This is more like the "long tail" type of question Joel keeps talking about. – kbyrd Jul 27 '10 at 2:51

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added by Geoffrey Chetwood May 27 '10 at 14:36

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added by Geoffrey Chetwood May 27 '10 at 18:47

"Nice" is subjective. – TheHurt May 27 '10 at 20:38

'Edit' is broken. – Geoffrey Chetwood May 27 '10 at 20:42

"Nice" removed. I concede to your point, and the edit functionality finally seems to work. – Geoffrey Chetwood Jun 2 '10 at 14:00

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added by C. Ross May 27 '10 at 18:48

	Can someone explain to me why this is not on topic? – C. Ross May 28 '10 at 12:08
	It appears we have a troll who is voting opposite on everything. – Geoffrey Chetwood May 28 '10 at 13:55
	Completely on topic. – kbyrd Jun 2 '10 at 21:06
	This is too general of a question. While it might find a place, I don't think it'll attract the right kind of people. – tzenes Aug 4 '10 at 7:43
	@tzenes It's definitely more a beginner than expert question/ – C. Ross Aug 4 '10 at 12:25

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added by Geoffrey Chetwood May 27 '10 at 19:49

	Questions about the modification of a firearm is not on topic? – Geoffrey Chetwood May 28 '10 at 13:54
	Absolutely on topic. – kbyrd Jul 27 '10 at 2:49

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added by Geoffrey Chetwood May 27 '10 at 19:57

So a question about targets for firearms is not on topic? – Geoffrey Chetwood May 28 '10 at 13:53

too localized (i'm presuming a "we are not a shopping site" attitude). now, ask about what kind of targets (as opposed to where you can find them), and it's a much more interesting (and topical) question. – quack quixote May 31 '10 at 5:45

@quack @Geoff I don't think there is any issue discussing brands, personal experience with a product, or comparisons of different products IMO. See: stackoverflow.com/questions/24216/… – TheHurt Jun 2 '10 at 9:23

@geoff: then ask what you mean; i read your question as "where can I buy good targets". i have no problem with questions about brands and models and specific products; i just don't like "where do i go to buy foo" questions. meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/51813/… – quack quixote Jun 2 '10 at 12:20

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added by Foster Brereton Jun 2 '10 at 18:08

This makes no sense. Are you asking for possible dangers when using reloaded ammunition? How would you reuse a spent casing? – Geoffrey Chetwood Jun 2 '10 at 18:23

@Geoff Reloaders...bulges, cracks, out of spec, etc. – TheHurt Jun 2 '10 at 18:41

@Geoff Don't forget the questions are tagged. The implication is reloading IMO. – TheHurt Jun 3 '10 at 16:21

@TheHurt: Questions here should be self explanatory and obvious IMO. – Geoffrey Chetwood Jun 3 '10 at 16:49

@Geoff There is no argument that the question needs editing for context, but it is not an off-topic question. – TheHurt Jun 3 '10 at 18:07

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added by Miyagi Coder Jun 4 '10 at 18:07

	Why would this be different than a handgun or a rifle? – Geoffrey Chetwood Jun 4 '10 at 21:14
	@Geoffrey - good point... – Miyagi Coder Jun 8 '10 at 13:41

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added by Präriewolf Jun 22 '10 at 16:37

Just make this two questions. Splitting it would reason enough to vote it down IRL. – Geoffrey Chetwood Jun 23 '10 at 17:43

@Geoffrey Chetwood You have a point to the split question, and I have rectified. However, IRL, within the first 3 answers someone would say, "Breaking in barrels is witchcraft and superstitious." – Präriewolf Jun 23 '10 at 17:57

@tengu: Uh no. That would be an answer that was downvoted down off the page. That is not a subjective issue. – Geoffrey Chetwood Jun 23 '10 at 20:12

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added by Präriewolf Jun 22 '10 at 18:08

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added by Crispy Jul 13 '10 at 21:05

good question! I'm out of on-topic votes :-| – warren Jul 13 '10 at 22:34

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added by pkaeding Jul 16 '10 at 18:04

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added by warren Jul 21 '10 at 3:19

why would this not be a god example? – warren Jul 23 '10 at 14:43

ok, so you got me - a typo on "good" to "god".. does that make the question off-topic? – warren Jul 23 '10 at 15:09

It makes your comment off topic. Nowhere did I discuss your question. – Geoffrey Chetwood Jul 23 '10 at 19:07

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added by Adam Davis May 27 '10 at 4:13

A good FAQ type topic I think. – TheHurt May 27 '10 at 4:48

Since this is controversial (3-3 at this time) could people please explain their reasoning. – Good Person May 28 '10 at 14:23

@Good Just based on comments on other questions, I would venture to say the downvotes are because it is too localized, legal, or the info is already readily available. I personally don't agree with those as being arguments against a good question. – TheHurt May 28 '10 at 14:54

This is too localized to time, isn't it? If I saw this on a real site, I would post a link to handgunlaws.us. – kbyrd Jun 2 '10 at 21:10

@kbyrd - I don't think these laws change frequently enough to be worried about posting outdated information, and while other gun reference sites exist, ideally we wouldn't need to send people away for on topic information. It doesn't matter if it's available elsewhere - should this information be considered on topic or off topic for this site? – Adam Davis Jun 3 '10 at 2:59

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added by Adam Davis May 27 '10 at 4:14

@TheHurt its maybe not a great question but it is on topic – Willbill Jun 22 '10 at 19:43

@Geoffrey Chetwood The firearms industry is only second to the golf industry in gimmicky products. The "tactical" buzzword of the last decade is a testament to that. – Präriewolf Jun 23 '10 at 17:50

I agree - this question is perfectly on topic. – nicorellius Jun 23 '10 at 21:31

@Geoffrey Chetwood There are silver bullets, literally made of silver. Yes, rare, yes useless, yes for muzzle loaders, but they do exist. – Präriewolf Jun 24 '10 at 15:02

@Geoffrey Chetwood hurog.com/books/silver/silverbullet13.shtml – Präriewolf Jun 24 '10 at 19:48

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added by Adam Davis May 27 '10 at 4:15

closed as off topic by Holocryptic, Troggy, Brandon, erickson, Doresoom Jun 17 '10 at 20:25

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

This should ABSOLUTELY be off-topic as it would encourage unsafe gun handling practices. – TheHurt May 27 '10 at 4:47

"DON'T DO IT!" would be the right answer :) – Ladybug Killer Jun 2 '10 at 20:39

Scary question to delete. If someone wanted to learn how to do this, I would want them to find the overwhelming screams of "DON'T DO IT!" – Präriewolf Jun 22 '10 at 20:40

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added by Adam Davis May 27 '10 at 4:16

I think this is on-topic, sort of. Reloading a cartridge with pre-manufactured tracer bullets would be on-topic. Creating the tracer bullet from scratch would be off-topic because that is not generally a safe practice. – TheHurt May 27 '10 at 5:15

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added by Adam Davis, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 20:28

	This is controversial (2-2) at this time: would people please explain their votes. – Good Person May 30 '10 at 19:18
	@Good The answer is ALWAYS .577 Tyrannosaur...BOOOM! :P (Voted yes btw) – TheHurt May 30 '10 at 19:22
	if you shoot it properly.. anything? And if you don't, a bazooka! – warren Jun 17 '10 at 14:57
	@Warren: You seem to have a very optimistic view of ballistics. A view that conflicts with reality. – Geoffrey Chetwood Jun 21 '10 at 22:47
	@Geoffrey Chetwood - a .22 will easily kill a deer if the deer is shot properly. Likewise it can kill a cow (a "large animal"). Could it take out a charging cape buffalo, rhinocerous, or elephant? Improbable at best - but here the issue would be one of defining "large animal". The example (horse, cow, etc) implies farm/domesticated animals which can easily be dropped with a light caliber piece if show through the eyes into the brain. I'd personally prefer something like a 380 with JHP ammunition into the head, but that's another story. – warren Jun 30 '10 at 20:29

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added by TheHurt May 27 '10 at 6:40

Why would this be voted off topic? – TheHurt Jun 2 '10 at 10:24

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added by Adam Davis May 27 '10 at 15:02

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added by Adam Davis May 27 '10 at 15:03

closed as off topic by Brandon, TehShrike, Gordon Gustafson, Steve S, pkaeding Jul 13 '10 at 20:13

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by Adam Davis, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 17 '10 at 11:31

I would ask the poster: "what's mass mfg mean?" – kbyrd Jun 2 '10 at 21:06

least "mass" or smallest firearm produced en masse ? – warren Jun 17 '10 at 14:57

I would suggest that "mass manufactured" means the same as "mass-produced," or produced in quantity. – Jesse Jul 17 '10 at 10:18

@Jesse: I have changed it. – WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 17 '10 at 11:31

Thanks for the adjustment! – Jesse Jul 17 '10 at 14:40

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added by Jaydles, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 20:23

closed as off topic by Geoffrey Chetwood, Holocryptic, Joel Spolsky, Bryson, Mocky Jun 17 '10 at 14:08

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@Peter - he probably does – Gnoupi May 31 '10 at 18:34

Yes. I was aiming for really bad. Oddly, someone seems to think it's appropriate. – Jaydles May 31 '10 at 23:15

@jaydles: Its a troll voting opposite everyone – Good Person Jun 3 '10 at 18:19

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added by kbyrd Jun 2 '10 at 21:01

	Terrible English. Try: "Where can I find a ghost ring sight that will fit on a Savage Model 11?" – Geoffrey Chetwood Jun 3 '10 at 15:46
	Agreed, edited. – kbyrd Jul 27 '10 at 2:48

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added by percent20, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jun 4 '10 at 20:34

I'm not sure this is clear. Between 5 and 10 grains? – C. Ross Jun 3 '10 at 12:10

The question isn't well formed, but it feels salvageable. The comments to the question would read: "do you mean difference between different types of powder or difference between ammunition cartridges sold as 115 grain vs 145 grain?" – kbyrd Jun 3 '10 at 13:58

What in the world are you even trying to ask? Is this about the black panthers? – Geoffrey Chetwood Jun 3 '10 at 15:38

This actually started from a real question I just was trying to make it ambiguous and hard to understand just to see how it was treated. Sorry if it caused any problems. – percent20 Jun 3 '10 at 16:23

@percent - "Geoffrey" is just giving you crap over "blackpower" vs. "blackpowder". – user452 Jun 3 '10 at 16:53

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added by Präriewolf Jun 22 '10 at 16:32

very good question – Allen Jul 26 '10 at 20:50

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added by nicorellius Jun 23 '10 at 20:56

Hmmm, not sure about you, but this is a real concern in my firearm life... and it happens to be of interest. The broad term 'firearm' has a benefit in that this type of question is a good one... – nicorellius Jun 23 '10 at 21:30

I've yet to find a thong that will conceal my derringer.. ;) – warren Jun 30 '10 at 20:31

This might be an issue with dialect -- I think 'summer dress' in the UK means 'clothes you wear in the summer' , while in the US, it's a particular style of lightweight casual clothing for females, (sometimes called a sun dress) – Joe Jul 15 '10 at 13:53

@Joe I think it means the UK way. T-shirts are not very concealing. – C. Ross Jul 15 '10 at 14:47

I usually wear a light weight button shirt open over a t-shirt in the summer... Works well. – nicorellius Jul 15 '10 at 17:31

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added by warren Jul 23 '10 at 14:45

	why would this be "not a good example"? – warren Aug 11 '10 at 18:00
	@warren - I didn't vote on this one, but it might be a better example if you asked "what are the different chokes available for a shotgun used for?", or "when would I want to use the [x] choke?". – user452 Aug 11 '10 at 21:44
	@Jon B, good thoughts - I'll make that change :) – warren Aug 12 '10 at 1:13