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It started with a discussion of what the nickel plated auto in the movie Titanic ought to have been. Could it have been a nickel 1911, or a 1905, or even a 1903 or 1900 model? I haven't dug up the movie to study frames yet, but I thought it looked like a 1911. Anyway, my friend says he can find...

It started with a discussion of what the nickel plated auto in the movie Titanic ought to have been. Could it have been a nickel 1911, or a 1905, or even a 1903 or 1900 model? I haven't dug up the movie to study frames yet, but I thought it looked like a 1911. Anyway, my friend says he can...

Please help me identify my grandfather's shotgun. Here's the info: Ithaca double barrel 12ga, bought new in 1909. Fluid steel barrels. Splinter forend, pistol grip stock. Double triggers, 26in barrels. There is a very worn engraving of a dog (pointer?) on both sides of the reciever...

My son just called, he is thinking of getting his first handgun. He is considering a Springfield 1911A1 .45ACP, and was asking about if they are good guns, and the price $569. He has experience whith my handguns, including my Colt 1911, so this is not a "first handgun" thing, just the first...

For the last couple of decades, what I'll call "extra heavy" bullets have been gaining in popularity. 180gr .357, 300gr .44, & 325gr+ in .45 caliber for example. We went along fine for many many years with the "standard" heavy bullets being 158/160 for .38cal, 240/250 for .44 and 250 for .45...

Ok revolver gurus, please tell me why some revolver cylinders have flutes, and others don't. Why did they come into being in the first place, and why do some guns not bother with them? Perhaps no one really knows for sure, but please, give me your ideas. Here are all the ones I could think...

Now what can I do with it? I got four 1lb cans at a sale, and I can't find it listed in any of my old loading data. I can find N204, 203, and 200, but not N 205. I assume it is slower than N 204, but we all know about assumptions. It may not be useful in any of the calibers I load, but...

I noticed this in small print under the Ruger logo in their ad in the American Rifleman. What do you think this means? Is Ruger taking "the high road" here? The primary business of every business is to stay in business. And it looks like Ruger has decided to stay in business as long as they...

I need some help, so any of you 1911 historians, please give me a hand. What is the story on this pistol? 1911A1 copy, deep blue, Century Arms import marking, Made in Argentina, cal .45ACP. The letters "I.P." are marked just ahead of the slide stop. 3 digit serial number, repeated on frame...

An article I read today about the weapons used by the shooter in the recent Idaho incident said the shooter used an AK 47 and an Springfield M1A. They said (or implied) that the AK 47 was a full auto, and had been legally bought from a dealer in '04 or '05, before the shooter's conviction for...

I recently got a chance to examine a Chinese made coach gun (12ga). Rather nice, with a recoil pad and sling loops (not swivels). Seemed pretty decent for the $200 price. My question is, it is a hammer gun (with safety), but there is only a half cock position on the right hammer. The left is...

While reading the local paper in the lunchroom at work the other day, I came across an article detailing a study from a Harvard anti-smoking group, which was blasting Hollywood for showing smoking in the movies. It listed a number of statistics all aimed at reinforcing their position on how...

A friend has asked me to see if I can get him an extractor for his TZ 75. I have looked in the usual places (Gun Parts, etc.) but cannot find one listed. I know the TZ 75 is very similar to the CZ 75, which I can get an extractor for. What I need from someone who knows is, is it the same...

A friend of mine has gotten an '03A3 that has been butchered sometime in the past. The gun has a functional stock and has a Redfield (I think) peep sight mounted. It shoots ok, and would be a fair game rifle, If you don;t care about the looks. The problem is that sometime in the past it was...

A friend related this to me when Walther came up in discussion. In 2003 he had an expierence with seveal Walthers and Cor-Bon ammo. The Cor-Bon ammo would not fully chamber. The guns were a Walther P-4, a P-5, and a P-5 Compact. The slide would stop slightly (about 1/8") out of battery...

I have an old Ithaca double, 12ga., purchased by my Grandfather in 1909. The gun has a coulple of features he had done for him. 26", choked full/full (at his order), and the stock has more drop than customary today (again at his order-to fit him). What I am curious about is the safety. The...

I know alot of people shy away from listing the guns they own (possibly for good reason), so how about just listing the calibers you own? And which ones do you shoot on a regular basis? And which ones do you reload for (if you do)? Here's mine (currently): .22LR 9mm .38 Special .357 Mag .357...

Did some thinking the other day, and I got to wondering about the difference in the language in our Bill of Rights. So, I would like your opinions on what you think they meant. What is the difference between "Congress shall make no law" and "shall not be infringed"? They seem to mean the...

A friend asked me today if it would be possible to replace the hammer in his Ruger Vaquero (.44 Mag) with one from a Ruger Bisley, as he feels the lower hammer spur would aid his "short thumb" in cocking the gun. His gun is the "old model". I assume it would be possible, if you could get the...

Not the longest used, or the built in the most numbers, but the one that you feel is overall best of the classic military bolt actions for combat use? My vote goes to the SMLE.