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Today's question is about NY police revolvers. Again, a curious friend wants to know, and I don't have an answer, so here goes... (If anyone knows...) Did/does any NY police agency ever buy and issue any Ruger revolver?? Anyone know when NY police stopped using/issuing Colt revolvers?? I...

Does anyone know what the original required service life of the 1911 was? And where I can find that information?? My (admittedly faulty) memory says 5,000 rnds, but I cannot seem to find that number quoted anywhere I've looked. (which probably means I just haven't looked in the right...

But not the usual kind I could answer, so I'm asking here if anyone knows... When the Canadians sent troops to Korea, did they use "their own" Commonwealth small arms, or did they use US supplied small arms?? Did they carry their SMLE's or use US Garands?? Some of the UN forces used US...

A friend asked this, and since its not my area of expertise, am looking for people who have experience to answer it. In the .300 Blackout, does the 110gr VMax bullet act like a varmint bullet? Or at the approx. 2400fps MV of the Blackout, will it act like a controlled expansion bullet?? (and...

I'm looking for people with field experience using 7.62x54R Hunting ammo. What brand(s) how well it performed (accuracy, penetration, etc.) I know each rifle is an individual, what I'm asking is what you use, what works, and doesn't for you. Thanks!

A friend of mine just got his tax stamp for an SBR, and is now considering a suppressor for his .50 Beowulf. The only ones he knows are for .50BG, and its not my area of expertise, so I'm asking for him. Does anyone know of a "can" made for the .50 Beowulf? Thanks.

Does anyone know if there is a book about the Indian Ishapore .308 rifles?

A friend asked me to put this idea out on the web, so here goes... He heard someone talking about how .22LR while better than it was, is still scarce in places, but there always seems to be .25ACP on the shelf... SO, he's asking, is there a .22LR (or magnum) semi auto or lever action that...

I am looking for some obscure information, about the gun(s) used by MacArthur in combat. What he carried and used as a young officer, NOT what he had as a general. A friend of mine asked me about it, as he had run across an article stating that MacArthur was fond of the Colt SAA .45, and had...

A friend has gone through all his references, and asked me to post the question here. Has S&W ever made a 6" fixed sight .357 Magnum? I know several were done with 4" or less, maybe some 5"s? Cannot find any mention of any 6"s. Maybe a handful for some police dept.?

I don't have much of anything to do with the old rabbit ear double guns, so, I don't know what was customary about them. I have had, in the last 30 years, a couple of modern made coach guns, with hammers. Am rather fond of them, actually. My question is this, both of the coach guns I've had...

A friend is looking for a 4" or longer .38 cal S&W barrel that will fit, or can be fitted to a 1905 model. It is thought to be a 4th change model, but research is not complete yet. Friend got the gun cheap because Bubba had been at the barrel, hacksawing it off at about 3" and bent out of...

We all know that many S&W revolvers have names, as well as model numbers. Here's the question, what S&W revolvers have the names ON them? On the barrel, to be specific. The only one that comes to my mind is the "Highway Patrolman". Are there any others?? Guns MARKED with the name (on the...

My friend calls me the other day as asks, "do you still have that Colt Agent?" "yes" "bring it with you when you come visit on Sunday, I want to check something.." "?ok" So the Agent and I go for a (non shooting) visit. And I learned something new to me, but not, apparently to some others...

I am looking for the dates (year) of commercial introduction for the 5.5" and 4.75" barrel lengths for the Colt SAA revolver. A curious friend wants to know, and despite his extensive library can't find that information. Dates of caliber introduction are there, but not dates about barrel...

I got to thinking about all the guns and calibers that gun makers have dropped over the last century, and how many of them are still being sold (used) at gun shows, and in shops, private sales, etc., for prices much greater than they sold for new, adjusted for inflation. Sure, some of them are...

Does anyone have a source for replacement Ruger No.1 wood? A friend is looking to locate some. Not interested in custom stock, or partial finish, looking to see if he can find some Ruger stock sets. Ruger doesn't list them on their site, Gun Parts doesn't show them, so he asked me if I...

Some comments in other threads got me thinking, so, I'm asking... For those of you who use the computer load calculation programs (I don't)... If you screwed up royally, and used a fast pistol powder in a rifle load, creating dangerous pressure (up to a blow up)... What velocity would the...

I'm looking for information about Luger rifling 9mm. How many grooves, rh or lh twist, twist rate, etc. Have info on Colt, S&W, Ruger, Beretta, and some other 9mms, can't seem to find twist rate and direction for the original Luger Parabellum pistol. Thanks.

No, this isn't about what caliber or new gun you need for them. (if that's what you want, go elsewhere..:D) The dinosaurs I'm talking about are the rare beasts of the magnum automatic pistol class. Once they roamed the earth, briefly...(some still do). One species has even re-established...