18. Learn to sight in a rifle within five shots by bore sighting and Minute of Angle.
19. Throw away the WD-40 and use BreakFree for all the guns except the AR. I use Militec for those. I also use a heavy grease on the frame and slide rails on the semi auto pistols.
20. 1911 recoil springs go bad after 10,000 shots. Early Colts need to be throated and polished if you’re shooting wadcutters.
21. Every gunowner should own a Ruger 10-22. Tactical Innovations make the best after market magazines for the little rifle.
22. You can never have enough reloading manuals. I heard a lot of glowing reports about the Lee book. On that note, every gunowner should have a copy of “Cartridges of the World”.
23. Even Glock owners should read Jeff Cooper’s Commentaries.
24. Shooting gloves are not for sissies. If you don’t believe me, put the bandaids on before you start a long shooting session.
25. If you wear hearing protection muffs, that little beanie on your ball cap can be removed without damaging the cap.
26. If you’re into rifles, nothing beats spending the money for a really good machine rest.
28. You need snap caps if you’re going to dry fire and you can never have enough.
29. If you’re a target shooter or plinker and you never miss, you’re too close and too slow.
30. Learn the proper names for gun parts and ammunition.
They're all excellent advice.
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31. Now that I’m using military ammo cans to carry my ammunition, the little plastic ammo boxes have been retired except for one. The rifle ammo box holds all my cleaning rod tips and brushes in a neat assortment.
32. Extending the elevator tang on a Mossberg 500 shotgun allows you to load as many as 13 rounds of Aguila MiniShells. The buckshot shells work but not the field grade.
33. Cut the toes off of a couple of old socks and slip in onto the ball of your reloading press handle. Keep them there with rubber bands or tape.
34. After cleaning the brass, I use the Dillon lubricant spray. The brass is laid out on an large oven drip pan.
35. I’m in the process of taking digital camera photos of my firearms. The computer file number is replaced with the serial number of the firearm.
36. For cardboad IDPA silhouette targets, I bought eight foot long 2X4’s. I cut them in two foot sections and screwed them togther like a Roman Numeral Two. Two upright furring strips hold the target. Each target stand now cost around five dollars opposed to forty dollars. Mine are also lighter.
37. For a left handed shooter, the magazines go on the opposite side of your holster which will be on the right side of your belt. If you’re shooting a revolver, the speedloaders go on the same side as your holster, which will be on the left.
38. Have someone take movies while you shoot. You’ll be surprised as to what actually happens.
39. When buying guns or equipment, trying to save money usually doesn’t give you the results you wanted. Buying USAMagazines is an example.
40. My monthly received mail is NRA’s American Rifleman, Midway’s catalog, Dillon’s Blue Press catalog and quarterly, I get IDPA’s tactical journal. I haven’t bought a regular gun periodical in years.