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I am working up loads for my new Model 69 with a 4.25 inch barrel and my Lyman manual is giving me fits. Specifically, I am looking for weights for Unique to push 215 and 240 grn hardcast at 1,000 fps For the lighter bullet, the manual says 10grn = 930 fps and 13.2grn = 1221 fps out of a 4-inch...

I have a May 1944 Inland I bought a couple of years ago restored with from-the-factory correct parts. I'm down to the safety, which should be in the mail, and the gas piston, which I'm not fooling with for fear of ruining something. In other words, I'm close to being ready to sell it. For the...

I had a Bushmaster Patrolman's carbine (M4-style 16-inch w/ A3 flattop) a few years ago. I was never happy with it and sold it to finance the purchase of some baby furniture. The baby is no longer a baby, however, and my economic status could soon change. This has me back in the market. The new...

I'm looking at pistols that fall roughly into this box: 9 mm Bbl length of 4 inches or less Height of 5 inches or less Overall width of less than 1.3 inches ~$550 out-the-door price I am looking at the S&W M&P 9c, Ruger SR9c, Glock 19, Kahr CW9 and the S&W 908. What else?

I am looking for a rubber grip that covers the backstrap to dampen recoil on a round-butt j-frame and am wondering what the peanut gallery thinks of the three-finger-size Hogue Monogrip versus the variety of Pachmayr offerings. I don't know how the Pachmayr models compare in size, but I wouldn't...

I am currently considering buying the M&P9c and the SR9c. I know this question has been asked before, so let me ask it a different way: What advantages does the Smith pistol have over the Ruger? Other than "it fit me better," what advantages do you see? The fit I'll have to figure out for...

My S&W M36's favorite food is cheap Fiocci wadcutters. I can, without trying very hard, keep these in a 2 inch group at 7-10 yards. Its second favorite food is the 158 grain LSWCHP Buffalo Bore that I carry it with. I can usually keep these in a fist-sized group. All of the above is offhand in...

To be brief, I am having some serious customer service issues with Colt. I had a brand new pistol back to them once and it just came back in worse condition than what I sent it in. A survey of other 1911 forums has shown I am far from being alone here. I talked to one of their customer service...

I am looking to buy some WWI USGI .45 acp ammunition to put in a display case with an O1918 Colt. I see plenty of Frankfort Arsenal stuff on the auction sites, but it's usually in enormous lots. There's another listing for Remington 1918-dated ammo, though. How can I tell if it's USGI or...

Ah, the timeless question about J-frame grips: My model 36 is currently wearing a Hogue rubber bantam grip and I hate it. As if I needed something else to snag with the serrated sight and hammer, the rubber is just too tacky. I get the purpose of bantam/boot grips, but I want something just a...

An investment-grade 1929-made Colt 1908 Vest Pocket that I've been wanting for, oh, about five years ran under my nose and I traded my Taurus PT1911 for it without blinking. Great deal, but now I am 1911-less for the first time in many moons. I had been fixing up a CMP Inland M1 carbine, but...

It's kinda crazy to think about what was going on 10 years ago compared to today. Thanks to all who keep this site up and running and to those, if I remember right, who brought it back out of the fire. TFL is a great resource and highly entertaining.

I am looking for a nice clean, noncopyrighted high resolution photo of the left side of a generic AR-15 a2 config with a non-telescoping stock (or with the stock fully extended). No scopes, handles or other stuff hung on it. Please PM me if you have such a photo. Thanks!

My chiefs special wears hogue bantams and they just aren't for me. I can't get them off, though, even using the little tool they came with. Nothing seems to be able to spread them wide enough to get them off the pin at the bottom of the grip. I don't want to ruin them because I am fickle and...

If you were taking someone out who was afraid of shooting (noise, recoil, etc) but who recently had shown an interest in your Model 36, what would you do to soften it up as much as possible? I've already decided to replace the rubber hogue bantam grips (subject of another post to come). What...

Food for thought: I just got rid of my LCP, which I believe is a superior handgun, because I could never find ammunition. You don't plan on practicing a lot with something like that, but when a whole year went by, I said enough was enough. In the last year or so, Sig, Taurus and Walther (at...

I'd like to put a wide smooth trigger on my Mod. 36. Is this something I can do myself? If not, what's a ballpark price for having a smith do it?

I may be replacing my LCP (not LCR) with a smith & wesson Airweight tonight. It has been many moons since I've shot an airweight, so I'm wondering how they compare recoil-wise. The LCP was just on this side of what I'm willing to put up with. The last time I shot a lightweight Smith, the...

I went to the UPS Store today to ship out a reproduction M1A1 stock (paratrooper folding stock). The guy there refused to ship it saying they wouldn't ship any gun parts and that it was a new corporate policy. No more UPS Store business from me. I encourage you all to do the same.

I'm looking for something compact for warm-weather/summer carry new or used for under $400. I'd prefer something in 9mm, but will do .25 or .32 acp, .38 spl. No .380, no .40 s&w, no .45, etc. I have no preference between revolvers or semiautos, nor do I want to engage in caliber debate. My...