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Just got done watching the new season beginner. 3 classic guns, Sharps falling block, 1911A1 .45 and S&W M29 .44 Mag (8 3/8"). Interesting challenges. Your thoughts?

Just heard this on the car radio tonight, Orlando police are asking central FLA gunshops for the name, address and phone # of people who bought .40cal S&W Sigma series pistols during 2004-05. They are trying to catch a serial killer. This brings up a whole lot of questions, including the...

Some one who can do a good job on S&W break tops. A friend has a few, that he would like reconditioned and restored. (and don't worry, he's not going to have anything really rare, redone;)) So, who do you folks know, that does a good job making old new again?

I was talking with a friend of mine the other day, and he told me how happy he was with Sig service. He bought an older Sig P220 at a gun show, and a couple days later, while function checking the gun (again), it was no longer working right. The DA had failed. The gun has the American mag...

Just got a new (to me) toy, one I have been wanting for a long time. A Broomhandle Mauser.:D Now, it doesn't have much collector value, as the gun has been expertly refinished, and in fact, looks brand new. And it is in 9mm Luger. But I was unable to get any stipper clips with it. SO, help...

A riflesmith, not a parts assembler, preferably in the Pacific Northwest, but anywhere in the country is acceptable. A friend wants a bolt gun built with fine quality traditional features (not tacticool). He will obtain the parts, but need someone skilled to assemble and fit barrel, sights...

I have been given a quantity of 7.62x51mm Nato ammo, headstamped "T Z 80" and 81. Anybody know the nation of origin? And if it might be corrisive primed? Thanks.

New (to me) toy, got it last weekend. Unfortunately, no shop in the nearest city (30 miles away) has any .45 Win Mag ammo. Midway is out (seasonal run?) but they have brass, which I will be ordering soon. There are a couple of places in the next closest city (40 miles the other way) that I...

Please note that this is not meant to be an L&P thread, so please no political argument about how we got here or who is responsible. Mods, please shut this down if it goes astray. What I am wondering is, that with Wall Street tanking, and our economy teetering on the brink of collapse (so the...

A friend at work has a Winchester 94 commemorative, gold plated reciever, with a large star, "Texas" and 1845-1970 on the left side. The gun has been used, it has taken a couple of deer. The finish is starting to show some light wear, and he was asking me about its approximate value (knowing...

I'm looking fir any information about a German made .25 auto that a friend has. It is somewhat unusual to me. When he gets me a picture, I'll post it. The gun is marked "Fritz Mann Suhl". There is a mark he describes as a "crown" over the letter "N", which I assume is a proof mark. The...

Discussion on another thread lead me to start this one. What do you consider proper manners when handling somone else's gun? Besides following all the safety rules, what things should one do and not do to be polite? Things like flipping the cylinder open or shut on a DA revolver, or flipping...

Just looking for your opinions. Here is my "new" toy. Should I shoot it? Or just keep it unfired? What would you do? Why?

I was looking at some pictures of the "new" M 14s, with the collapsing stocks, covered with rails, and those "monopod" vertical foregrips. And much as I didn't care for them, I realised that what bothered me more was the short barrels. Now, I realise our troops are constantly climbing into and...

I picked up one of these at a gun show, to test out. I had a sneaking suspicion that it would be a waste of money, but I had the money to waste at the time, and I had always heard how the "extended" mags don't work, so I though I would test it for myself. I am here to report that I was...

It just hit me the other day, as I was driving, listening to the AM radio news. It appears to me (and if I am wrong, please tell me) that the "economy" (or at least the reporting on it) gets worse every 4 years. It has its ups and downs in between, but it is ALWAYS bad and getting worse in a...

This is a test, I'm trying to figure out how to do pics like all you other guys.

A friend gave me an SP 101 to "check out" that has a problem with the cylinder binding. I have done a search, but found nothing exactly like this problem. It binds when swung out. With the cylinder open, it does not revolve freely. Something is causing drag, to the point where the gun cannot...

Took my WWII P-38 shooting today, briefly. Plinking session called on account of sleet. Brrrr. Fired only one box of ammo, what was in the range box, 125gr LRN reloads. Feeding was flawless, accuracy was fine, enough to hit my steel plate target every time, but there was one weird thing...

I recently got one of these, code AC 42. gun is in pretty good shape. Besides the safety firing if it fails (so always decock in a safe direction), what else should I know about this piece of history? Any tips, hints, or warnings I ought to know? I haven't fired it yet, but the previous...