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My first AR build. I spent about six months building this rifle, most of the time was waiting for parts that were back ordered and other time waiting for the money to pay for them. It has a York Arms custom lower with the Marine Corps Eagle Globe & Anchor on the magwell (for my son the reformed...

Colt single action .22 short revolver. Ivory grips, gold plated (yes gold plated) Appears to be original plating and blue, fully functional. From my grandfathers collection. Any idea as to model and estimated value? Roger

My brother has a double barrelled percussion cap pistol of approximately .70 caliber. It appears to be built like a shotgun but with rifling like a (modern) cannon barrel or perhaps like a Marlin microgroove - that is many grooves. It is clearly a damascus twist barrel & very well made. On the...

I just got a box of old pistols from my grandfathers collection. Just over 60 years ago when he died, his collection was broken up around the family. The pistols that were in the box were some of his "seconds" or those that he got and chose not to display. Recently my elder brother, perhaps...

Folks, I have a Browning Hi power in .40 S&W. I know that Bar-Sto offers a drop in barrel for this pistol to convert it to 9mm. Does anyone have experience with this conversion? Reliability? Problems? Worth the effort? Roger

I am planning to (again) re-stock my '17 Enfield. http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=462988&highlight=17+enfield My intent is to correct all the mistakes I made when I first fitted and finished a sporter stock for the rifle, also significantly upgrading the quality of the wood to...

1917 Eddystone Enfield, in caliber .30 of 1906. Found as a bubba'd mess through the internet. I Found a stock on the internet for a moderate sum & went to work. Bolt lever straightened & shortened, muzzle shortened 1 1/2" (to remove front sight dovetail) & given an 11 degree target crown. Ears...

I got it back today from the smith that blued it. This is the 1917 Enfield rifle in caliber .30 of 1906 that I bought as a "bubba'd" rifle. (you don't want to see the before photo) A years worth of work, NO power tools used, just files hacksaws, (Only one place) sandpaper & much sweat. The bolt...

The problem is with me, not the scope. New T24 on my Kimber 82g rifle used in NRA smallbore competition. My problem is that the reticle / 1/8" dot gets lost on the black bull. Sometimes I can see it sometimes I cannot. At best it is barely visible to my 67 YO eyes. Any suggestions? yellow...

I recently installed an LPA adjustable rear sight on my BHP MK III, .40 S&W. http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduc...ctNumber=649556 The installation was easy with a minimum of work. The base of the new sight was slightly too thick, done that way to assure that it would fit any pistol with a small...

Finally, after many months of work, frustration, success and research, I will take my 1917 Enfield 30-06 rifle to the range for its second maiden voyage. It started out as a bubba-ized '17 Enfield that I bought through the internet. An internet stock blank, and some parts from Brownells (great...

This little ole Colt hangs on my wall. It has it's original Colt Blue, Factory gold plated frame, (Yes Gold Plated) and Ivory grips. It has most of its blue (80%) most of its gold plating (90%) and the Ivory grips are not cracked chipped or damaged. It's serial # places it in the very early...

I just had to do it USMC for my son and all the rest of the Corps.

:) As in pain. Some of you may recall my discussing the sporterizing of a 1917 Enfield 30-06 rifle in past posts here. http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=422139&highlight=1917+enfield Well I's been workin. I've been filing, grinding, cutting, sanding, (buying, buying, buying)...

Outside of Fort Lauderdale FL. Weather was Florida at her finest, small clouds, mostly sun, low humidity and temps in the mid 80s, Rained like H--- on the second day after all the shooting. A small bunch of folks made rifleman, a young man worked hard for both days and gained the applause of the...

Folks, I have a '17 Enfield rifle which has been "sporterized", at least half way. No way could it be returned to stock condition. Therefore I intend to proceed & finish the sporterization with a new sporter stock, Timney trigger & other work. It was re-barreled in the 40's with a High...

I inherited these little guns from my grandfather many years ago. They've been in a shadowbox hanging on the wall of my "man cave" for a long time. I am interested in learning a little about them and aproximate value for insurance purposes. The First is a Colt revolver in .22 short. It has...

If a day at the range while most folks are workin and sweating, my hard work was a bit better. I have been developing loads for my .45 acp match pistol. I was looking for the most accurate bullet / powder / primer combination. I shall begin with the fact that I no longer have a Ransome Rest...

If a day at the range while most folks are workin and sweating, my hard work was a bit better. I have been developing loads for my .45 acp match pistol. I was looking for the most accurate bullet / powder / primer combination. I shall begin with the fact that I no longer have a Ransome Rest...

Folks, many years ago when I was near the end of my 4 year indenture to the US govt., I had a 1917 Enfield rifle that I had sporterized. I bought it in 1968 as an original GI rifle & worked from there. Removed the "ears" bought a stock blank & fitted / finished as needed, sent it out for...