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I built this LW Commander in 1975 - the S/N is my initials and the year - and carried it for several years after I got my FL carry license. Before that, I used it in pre-IPSC competition.

I recently acquired a 1911 that some shade-tree "gunsmith" had butchered. I'm looking for a full-size stainless frame, front strap checkered and with the plunger tube installed. I don't want an 80% frame. I see that Fusion Firearms lists them, but they're out of stock. Caspian? No experience...

Okay, AutoMag-owning boys and girls, I have a project in mind that I’d like to lay before you. In the mid-‘70s, I had a machinist friend make an aluminium scope mount for my AutoMag that replaced the left grip panel and held a tiny 1.7X Hudson Handgunner scope centered over the barrel extension...

A short lesson on getting careless: I wanted to load some ammo for my custom .280AI. I’ve been a competitive shooter for over 60 years and have loaded well over 200,000 rounds of ammo, so this should be no problem, right? R-P brass, 162gr Hornady ELD-X over H4831SC powder, 20 rounds...

At the range today, trying out loads for my .450 Marlin. This is a rifle for which I have no real use, but I wanted to have it, just because. You know how it is. Why a bolt action in .450 Marlin, you might ask? You can buy them in lever action all day. But I’ve never really liked lever...

Here's an example of "printing" that would terrify most new gun carriers. That's an XDs .45 under my shirt. A few people asked my what I was doing in a French police shirt (long story), but no one commented on the obvious (to us gun packers) pistol so poorly concealed.

I’ve been carrying various pistols in Remora IWB holsters for years and like them a lot. They’re very comfortable, durable, they stay put and they’re pretty cheap. I recently bought one of their OWB holsters for a 3” 686 Plus revolver. It was on sale and I wanted to carry the gun as an...

I keep reading articles that say large hands or freakishly strong small hands are needed to fire the DE. Bullcrap. My hand span – thumb tip to pinky tip with fingers spread on a flat surface – is 8 1/2 “. That’s not exactly huge. It’s probably not even average. And while I do stay in shape...

I didn’t actually need another concealable pistol, but when has that ever mattered? I cleaned the gun, lubed it and drove over to see a buddy with a big chunk of land and a safe place to shoot. I started with some sort-of hardball equivalent handloads using 200 gr FMJs. Perfect function, shot...

Several months ago, I was putting in an order to Natchez and picked up a TruGlo 8-32X44mm scope on a whim. I know, it’s a cheap scope ($70), but I thought I might have a use for it someday. I just completed a custom Remington 700 in .280 and installed the TruGlo for load testing. On the 51st...

Yesterday at the range, my Ruger Mk II .22 pistol jammed. I mean it really jammed. It wasn’t loaded, but the bolt wouldn’t move at all. At home, after much work with the barrel assy in a big padded vice, using an aluminum punch and a hammer (and much swearing and sweating), I got it apart...

I just got a catalog from Competitive Edge Dynamics, containing an ad for the Saxon 15-45X52 spotting scope. It’s a Chinese scope, retailing for an absurd $299. CED has it for $90 + shipping and they’re on eBay for $66 direct from China with free shipping. Obviously, it’s not going to be a...

We’ve all seen these anti-gun, hate-the-NRA sites and here’s another guy (?) with an anti-NRA, anti-stand-your-ground, anti-“assault weapon" website. https://www.facebook.com/CitizensForSmartGunOwnership I’ve been giving him (?) a hard time, because he refuses to say who he is, where he...

I've been entering comments on the Brady Campaign's Facebook page for a while. They don't stay up very long, since the Bradys can't handle opposition, but it's entertaining and gives them something to do other than make up lies. If you have a few spare minutes, give it a try...

…. a .22 rifle with a good set of open sights. Frequently, a new shooter has very little experience. He’s shot his buddy’s Glock or M&P or XDm or 1911 at 20 feet. He hit the target almost every time. So when it’s time for him to buy a pistol, he reads the articles and surfs the forums and...

so well! After all, it’s a .44 AutoMag. It’s huge. It has a ton of recoil. The trigger runs about 5 ½ lbs and is a long way from smooth. But it’s a freakin’ tack driver. My first target today with the Hornady 265 gr over 22.0 gr of WW296. (All targets fired at 25 yds, two hand standing.)...

I bought a Tac-Sol upper for my Mk II 22/45 so I could use the suppressor. I found out it’s a really light, quick gun for Steel Challenge, but the sights weren’t very good. The rear sight, especially, had a small blade that was hard to pick up in a hurry. Digging around in my box-o-sights, I...

And sometimes it's not there at all. On 30 January, I had a conversation with Paul Pluff, Director of Marketing Services at S&W about my massively screwed up 686 revolver. Google “new 686 feature” for the whole story. Note in the photo that the cylinder on my new gun had 6 chambers and 7...

I’ve been shooting this wheelgun in competition for the last few years. I won it in a raffle three years ago. I did an action job, installed a target rear sight blade, Bang, Inc springs and an extended firing pin and tuned it to where it’s 100% with Federal primers seated hard, but not too...

Just finished some .45ACP. That’s it for 2011. My total for the year was 6,724. I started loading in 1972. Since then (I keep good records), I’ve loaded a total of 196,000 rounds. Exactly. I couldn’t believe it when I punched the numbers into the calculator and came up with an even...