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I'm a Ruger guy, but so help me, I miss those wonderful 3rd Generation Smith and Wesson autos. It seems that NIB ones are getting harder to find, and when I do, boy, are they expensive! Quite a few used ones that I encounter are likewise pretty pricey. Do you guys think there's a chance S&W will...

In the past, I've used Mahovsky's Metalife to "convert" any blued guns I have to a super-tough, "stainless" finish. However, here lately, I can't even get those guys to answer the phone; I'm not even sure if they're still open for business. Can anyone recommend any aftermarket finishes that have...

I recall back in the early 1990s that there was a Wyoming Arms company, making a 10mm pistol called the "Parker". As I recollect, Hal Swiggett did a review article on them and he was impressed. Afterward, I never heard anything else on them, and, other than the photos in that Swiggett article, I...

Trying to make a decision here, needing some input...For a HD piece, between the Beretta 96 and the Glock 22, which would you prefer, and why?

This is something I've been thinking about for years, and am only just now getting around to posting. Way back in 1988, I bought a brand new Taurus PT-92. Upon getting it outdoors for my first session, on the very first shot I noticed that the perceived recoil seemed a bit much for a 9mm. The...

Not a rhetorical question; I'm not sure about this, and am seeking opinions. Aside from the minor difference in overall diameter, is there a real difference [as far as ballistics] between the two? More to the point, in a SD gun, does either round offer a significant advantage over the other as...

That is, have you ever tried the old Hollywood stunt of holding a handgun in each hand and simultaneously firing both at once? Let me go ahead and clarify that I've never done it, and have no intentions to...it strikes me as foolish, about on a par with holding your handgun sideways, and seems...

Yeah, I know, sounds a lot like "9mm vs. .45". No, I'm not deliberately trying to start yet another round of a worn-out discussion. Up until now, I've ignored this particular topic due to all of my autos being .45s, so I really wasn't around to pay attention to the debates. So, I'm just asking...

I've been wearing my BUG in a Galco Ankle Glove for several years now with no problems. Now, for no reason I can figure out, it's suddenly causing me to get an itchy rash right under where the actual holster sits on my ankle. I've looked at the holster itself, I see no discernible wear on that...

I know that Ruger factory magazines are the most reliable for the Mini, but so far, the only factory mags I've found come in the blued finish. I really prefer stainless steel mags, especially since my Mini is stainless. Now, I've found that one aftermarket mag that works fine in one Mini often...

Some years ago, I read an article by Duane Thomas in which he stated something to this effect: "Guns tend to work best when chambered for the calibers they were originally designed for." In other words, by this logic, we'd say that a 9mm 1911 would not work as reliably as a 1911 chambered in .45...

So there's this very nice lady that I know, and she has in her possession what looks to be a very old S&W .32 revolver. It is her HD piece. It's got about a 4" barrel, blued finish, a half-moon front sight, grooved rear sight, no visible model name or number, and the sideplate has 4 screws. She...

The title says it all. I'd like to hear from anyone who uses a rifle in either of these calibers for HD as to why you chose it for that purpose. I personally do not keep one for that job, not wishing to gamble on over-penetration [yes, I know that can happen with just about any firearm, but...

Okay, so not long ago I was looking at buying my Father in-law's M1 Garand. That didn't work out, but now I have a much higher chance of buying his "poor man's Beretta 96", a Taurus PT-100 .40. It's of mid 1990s vintage, stainless steel, and has had maybe a box of ammo run through it. What do...

Thinking about buying my father in-law's M1 Garand, but the more I read about these rifles, the more scary it becomes. So much info to process! I'm not looking for a pristine, numbers-matching collector's piece. I want a decent, non-re-welded ,reliable shooter, that's all. About all I know is...

As stated, I don't hand load. But I do read gun magazines, and I often come across hand loading terms in the articles that I just don't understand. I know, I could do a Google search, but this is one reason I'm on TFL! So, can someone please explain to me: 1. I know what primers are, but what is...

I've been a TFL member since January 2010, my first {and only} Internet forum. I've been reading gun mags since my early teens; I'm now in my 40s. Up until now, I've stuck exclusively with American Handgunner and Guns. Now, however, having seen what kind of writers you have {after borrowing a...

I'm needing a new ankle holster for my BUG. In perusing the Gall's catalog {for those who don't know, that's a Police/Fire/EMS supply outfit}, I see they have one by Gould and Goodrich. G&G primarily make leather for LEOs, but I've no experience with their products. Can any of their customers...

This thread may well be a close cousin of the old "If You Could Have Just One Gun" bit, but join me in a suspension of disbelief long enough to answer this: We all know that pistols are supposed to have a "break-in" period before relying on them for protection...or so the "experts" say, anyhow...

Let me cut to the chase here; I'm talking about .22LR rifles. Which type, in your experience, is the most reliable and trouble-free: Semi-autos, bolt actions, or lever actions? I ask because I may have one on my horizon. Feel free to include whatever make / model you have that corroborates your...