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I have an old Sistema that has a rough slide to frame fit. That is, the slide's travel feels rough and uneven. But the slide will almost fall by gravity. I'd had a Bomar sight installed, and the gunsmith squeezed the slide a bit, so I'd had a local gunsmith re-fit it to the frame. He hadn't...

I'd screwed up and posted a notice of a GB auction in Classifieds, so it was pulled - hadn't RTFM. Is there any way to post a notice of a sale on GB or is this verboten?

I have a Marlin 39A from the late 50's w/ the original sights. I'd like to install an aperture sight, either on the receiver or tang. The receiver of this rifle has already been drilled and tapped. But the tang isn't, and I'm guessing that any available tang sight would require this. What...

I've been considering a P01 or PCR. What I'd like to know is whether the parts used on these pistols are compatible with the other 75 based pistols - specifically the trigger and fire control groups, and the sights.

There's been an interesting ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court regarding the legality of threats to use force where the actual use of force is permitted for the same circumstances. from the blog, The Volokh Conspiracy...

I don't have a blue book, and am hoping for an estimate of price ranges on an unusual revolver. Can someone pls post the prices that the BB estimates for a Colt Officers Model Special in 22lr. ( #605XX circe ~1950 ). This one's in excellent, near mint condition w/ original grips and box...

I was in the Manayunk district of Philadelphia last weekend for the annual bike race and noticed that a number of the police on duty were wearing revolvers. They appeared to be K-Frame S&W's. But I didn't want to bother these officers while they were attempting to manage the crowd and so didn't...

I have an IZH 35 22 caliber target pistol that's starting to show peening on the face of its breech. This is a known problem w/ these pistols. At this point it's doubling with certain brands of 22 LR ammo (e.g. Jagd Pistol Match), but this behavior is sporadic. My suspicion is that the peening...

I'd read about a modification to the cylinder stop notches intended to prevent peening. Basically a steel card is installed against the contact face of the cylinder notch. Has anyone heard about this technique? - is it effective?

I've noticed that a lot of sellers on GB refuse to sell to California residents. Beyond the restrictions imposed by CA's 'safe guns' list, are there additional requirements imposed on out-of-state sellers? Can non-FFL's sell to a CA resident? * I'm going to be selling a few pistols and am...

One of my S&W revolvers is going to need a new cylinder stop before too long. This is a DAO Model 10. There's a bit too much play, in lock-up, in a few of the cylinder notches, and some of these are beginning to show signs of peening above the contact face of the notch. Would an oversized stop...

I'd picked-up a 3" PPC revolver a while ago and would like to find a suitable belt holster. This isn't for CCW, but to use in shooting sports that require a draw from the holster. As you can see, it has a bull barrel and bomar sight rib. The cylinder is cut for moonclips.

and now for something completely different... http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2008/12/medicare_to_cover_prescription_handguns.html http://idle.slashdot.org/idle/08/12/04/0433234.shtml I wonder whether it will be covered by medicare :D

Here's a cool high speed video of a 1911 w/ cut-away slide, frame, and grip regions. It also shows a AR bolt cycling. http://www.trippresearch.com/media/movement/hispeedgateway.html try the downloads - I hadn't been able to get the streaming versions to play.

Any ideas on a tough finish/coating for aluminum? I've got an old Model 38 w/ the black anodized finish.

This is news to me.. http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=11101&storeId=10001&productId=85441&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=48302&isFirearm=Y Looks as though it will come either Blued of Nickled. No word on pricing.

Has anyone else noticed that there's been a marked resurgence in interest in revolvers, among both casual and competitive shooters, over the past few years? What prompts me to ask this is a conversation that I'd had the other day w/ a local precision gunsmith (Mark Hartshorne @ Pinnacle High...

I've been looking at some Ruger Security Six's (e.g. the 2.75" and 4" bbl models). But I'm not very familiar with the history of Ruger revolvers. Did the build and finish quality of these differ throughout their production? - for instance, are the early ones better built than the later ones...

Which punch size should be used to remove the small hand spring pin in the trigger of a J-Frame revolver?

My only formal firearms training is in match shooting (e.g. HP and BE) through other shooters and a few clinics. I've made an effort to learn defensive skills, but haven't ever received any structured training in this regard. It's apparent that there are various disciplines (as in the focus...