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Sight unseen! Friend texted me that our local gunshop has an S&W Model 38 humpback in really good condition. I just called the shop, and they confirmed that it's a pinned gun, which means it's pre-1982ish manufacture. I've been looking for a humpback to go with my 3" Model 36 and my Model...

Finally got my S&W 410 .40 to the range yesterday and sent 80 rounds down range. Couple of things quickly became evident.... 1. My eyes suck and I really need to start wearing my reading glasses to shoot. 2. The ammo I was shooting, Winchester 165-gr. FMJ flat points, were all hitting about...

A few weeks ago I finally ventured into the .40 cal arena with a Smith & Wesson 410 that I got for a price I couldn't pass up. I don't suspect that I'll be shooting it all that much, but enough that I don't want to buy ammo all the time for it, so I guess I'll reload. I've not really started...

Friend of mine inherited said shotgun from his uncle. Says it's in VG to Excellent condition, and has asked me to help him gin up some information and possibly a price range. I don't know much about Smiths, other than that 10 gauges are pretty uncommon. I pointed him towards the collector's...

Forgot to mention that the other day when I bought my S&W 410, I was also eyeballing a Colt Lightweight Commander. The first one I picked one up years ago I fell in love with the feel and balance. I was REALLY giving this one the hairy eyeball because... well, besides being the LWC, it was...

Went to a used book store in Virginia to trade in some of my old books. While browsing I found a rather nice condition copy of R. L. Wilson's "Colt, an American Legend." Original sticker on the cover was $65. Discount on the original sticker was to $50. Price sticker for the store where I...

Reason I'm asking is, well, I bought a very lightly used one this afternoon for $300 and change. I wasn't really looking at getting into the .40, but here I am. I like how it feels in my hand and it has a very good single & double action trigger pull. Anyone have one? Do they make metal...

Anyone have issues with the Lee Pro Auto Disk not dropping small charges of Trail Boss? I'm loading for .32-20 for my S&W and Colt revolvers -- 115-gr. lead bullet, 2.2/2.3 grains of TB (bottom end load). In the first 12 rounds I had TWO dry cases that lodged bullets in the bore. Fortunately...

of Winchester .38 S&W ammo. About 100 rounds, from a friend's father's collection... Now I just need a gun to shoot it... The question is... what? An S&W Terrier? A Colt Police Positive? Pocket Positive? A K-frame Hand Ejector? So many choices...

Anyone have one of these little cuties? I saw one for the first time a few weeks ago at a shop in Virginia. Just felt right at home in my hand, but the price tag ($600+ at a known expensive shop) didn't feel at home in my wallet. Even less so now that I've bought a new car... What can you...

Looks like at least one dead and multiple missing. The report says it was a gunpowder explosion; in reality it could have been a lot of things. http://news.yahoo.com/explosion-czech-ammunition-plant-kills-least-1-120745000.html

Found my great grand father's New Ithaca Gun exposed hammer 12 gauge double. It's 2 3/4 inch chambers, fluid steel barrels, and dates to 1900. But... both firing pins are broken, and the forearm barrel lug needs to be resoldered. Does anyone know of a Smith who works on guns this old? I'd...

This would certainly qualify! http://www.antiquearmsinc.com/smith-and-wesson-32-double-action-revolver-mint-in-original-box-4th-model.htm I don't think I've ever seen a one of these in anything even remotely approaching a condition this fine. And the box is just the icing on the cake! I...

While looking for possible candidates for my next revolver purchase, I came across this interesting critter: http://www.antiquearmsinc.com/colt-new-pocket-revolver-antique-32-smith-wesson-caliber-rare-nickel-pearl-grips-guns.htm It's a Colt New Pocket chambered for .32 S&W. Even more...

http://looserounds.com/2015/01/30/the-m14-not-much-for-fighting-a-case-against-the-m14-legend/ I knew that the M14 had had a lot of early production issues that took a number of years and design changes to sort out, but I didn't know about a lot of the other issues mentioned in this article...

just how degraded the sights on my revolvers have become over the years... What? You mean it's my eyes? Oh... :( I went to the range over the weekend with my Colt Police Positive .32, my Police Positive Special in .32-20, my Official Police in .38 Special, and my 25-5 in .45 Long Colt...

Years ago I bought a box lot of gun stuff at an auction. Mostly junk stuff, nothing great, just a few odds and ends that I wanted. The real treasure in it was a "buttstock" manual for an StG 44 rifle. I found an auction for one (http://homepages.vvm.com/~histpart/MP44manual.jpg), but no...

I'm putting this here so that it will get more views. This link shows what can happen when smokeless powder is used instead of black powder/black powder substitute in an in-line muzzleloader. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/12/16/wrong-powder-blows-muzzleloaders-fingers-off/ The...

Pulled this link from a facebook friend. http://imgur.com/a/Ywvmw I can't see the pictures, but the one on the FB page looks like it blew right at the barrel ring. The commentary says that the guy was using reformed .30-40 Krag cases. I didn't see any information on what kind of...

Anyone have any experience with the SA-08 in 28 gauge, or the SA-08 line in general? They look to be surprisingly affordable, and I'm getting the hankering again for a 28 gauge for shotgun games...