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For those who may not know (and I didn't, until a couple of months ago), the pre-1873 Colt Richards-Mason cartridge revolvers weren't chambered in .45 Colt, they were chambered in .44 Colt. Basically, that meant a case about the size of a modern .44 Special, topped with a heeled bullet having a...

I was poking around Youtube, looking for a particular video by Mike Beliveau (duelist1954), and I stumbled across this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIxXqZ7XNIk What a neat idea -- simulate rimfire ammunition by setting a "primer" off-center in the case head. I don't know why they chose to...

Several years ago they were being sold by J&G Sales in Arizona. Unfortunately for me, I hesitated too long, and missed out. Are they still being manufactured? Are they still being imported? If so, by whom? I'm mostly interested in 7.62x39, but I'd consider 5.56x45.

I'm sort of passively looking for some bulk 7.62x39 ammunition. Pretty much everything that's available in lots larger than 20-round boxes is Russian, steel-cased ammo. I don't especially care for steel-cased ammo, but I know that's what Russian type rifles were designed to use (AK-47, SKS...

Looking at a pair of Anniversary Ruger Blackhawks, the matched set with matching serial numbers and the Ruger display case. One .357 Magnum and the other .44 Magnum, of course. I'm not really a revolver guy. Does anyone know what these sets should be selling for? I only vaguely remember reading...

I attended an Appleseed shoot this past weekend. I've been curious about Appleseed for several years but never had a real urge to go. The daughter of a friend just enlisted in the Army. We were discussing ways to get her some familiarization without the issues of a kid resisting instruction from...

The daughter of a friend is enlisting in the Army. More accurately, she has enlisted, and will report for Basic Combat Training in July. Trying to get her a bit of a leg up on what to expect, but my BCT was 52 years ago, and I'm certain it's not the same now as it was then. What weapon do they...

Because guns aren't the problem. [Note: I asked permission of the mods to post this, since it isn't directly gun-related. But IMHO it does relate to the issues currently being debated about how to protect our schools, and there are people out there who seem to consider attacks on schools as all...

Make no mistake about it, the gun grabbers are salivating over the realization that this school shooting involved an AR-15, providing them a perfect excuse to renew their efforts to ban them. Is banning "assault weapons" going to make schools safer? Unlikely. Please consider the most recent TEN...

The incident occurred on January 23. Does anyone have any updated information? I'd like to know whether or not the gun used was obtained [by the shooter] legally.

The Washington Times has a run-down of the way Guns & Ammo magazine ranks the 50 states (plus DC) on carry laws: https://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/collection/best-concealed-carry-handgun-states-ranked/ It probably won't surprise anyone that Washington, DC, ranked 51st out of 51. It's...

At a meeting not long ago an NRA representative commented that there are now twelve states with constitutional carry. I'm obviously out of touch, because I thought it was four or five -- so I went browsing to see who the other states are. In the process, I stumbled onto this:

A number of years ago I had an opportunity to shoot a CZ-75 Compact. I liked it -- a lot -- but the price is a bit high for my budget. I recently became aware that the Turkish company, Canik, sells a CZ-75 Compact clone. http://www.canikarms.com/series/mkek-series/c100 They also have a variant...

And what was it called? A number of years ago, somebody made a single action .22 handgun that looked from five feet away like a clone of a Colt SAA revolver, but was actually a single shot pistol. If I recall correctly, I believe the entire "cylinder" swung out for loading. Does anyone...

I have a replacement cylinder for an Italian SAA clone that was begun for me by an older machine shop owner who was a Vietnam veteran. Unfortunately, he became ill and had to close down his shop before the cylinder was completed. What's left to do is deepening the notches for the bolt to lock...

I've been loading for a number of years and I have many thousands of rounds under my belt and through my press, but the vast majority has been .45 ACP, with a considerably smaller number of 99 and an even smaller number of .380 ACP. I'm going to be jumping into some revolver rounds, and I'd like...

Or ParaUSA. A friend has suggested to me that Para used the same breech face cut for 9mm, .38 Super, AND .40 S&W. If this is correct, then I should be able to convert a .40 to a 9mm just by buying a barrel and a couple of magazines. But I know that other 9mm makers use one slide cut for .45...

This is the rifle used by the shooter at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital on Friday: Is this the new NY-legal AR-15? It doesn't have a "pistol" grip. And the magazine looks like a 5-rounder. Could the shooter have purchased it legally? I guess I haven't been keeping up, because I've never seen an AR-15...

I've cleared posting about this with the staff, so please bear with me. There's a problem that's going to raise havoc with just about every Internet forum around, and I think we need to be aware of it and start thinking about what we're going to do about it. The name of the problem is...

I'm looking for a source for either loaded .44 Colt ammunition, or a source for true .44 Colt heeled bullets for reloading. Not what they pass off as .44 Colt today, which use bullets that are .429" to .430" and are basically .44 Special variants. The old, original Richards-Mason Colt cartridge...