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I got this K22 recently. I finally got to take it out to the range yesterday and it sure is a good shooter. It is every bit as good as my Buck Mark and Single Six. I was told that it was made in 1951. I have two questions. Is K22 its actual model name/number? The Pachmayr grips fit it well and...

I wanted a 45acp with better sights than my GI 1911. I won this for a $250 bid on Gunbroker. It doesn't seem to have been fired much. Forgive the poor-quality cell phone picture. This big pistol fits my extra-large hands very well. The sights are nice and large. The trigger is good. I was...

I got this a few months ago but haven't had a chance to shoot it and evaluate it properly. I took it to the range yesterday and was able to give it some time and attention. It's a CZ-83, 380acp, that I got from CDI Sales for around $300. It is in nice condition. It reminds me of my old Makarov...

I had heard that the old Colt revolvers had very nice triggers, but I had never shot one. So, of course, I came to the obvious conclusion that I NEEDED to own an old Colt revolver. I had decided to stalk Gunbroker until I found a decent one for $200 or less, but I really liked the looks and...

I shot my friend's 357 LCR a couple of weeks ago and was very impressed. Then my LGS got a 38 special LCR in stock and I traded two pistols I didn't want for it. Yesterday I took it shooting. I had problems with it. I have very large hands and was unable to keep a firm grip on it. It moved in...

It arrived at my FFL today. I got it from CDI Sales on Gunbroker for $315. After shooting my FiL's on half a dozen occasions or so, I had to admit that I just flat-out shot it better than my Beretta or Russian Makarov. The trigger was better than either one and it fit my hands better, too...

The other day I stupidly wandered into THAT pawnshop with my wallet and credit card. They had "some old 32" automatic that they didn't know much about. I walked out the door with it for $300 total. It is a Mauser Model 1914 32acp. I got a good but not outstanding deal. It is in pretty good...

I have a Rossi Model 720 revolver (44 special) and it is excellent. Some people say it is the best revolver Rossi ever made. I wouldn't be surprised. IIRC they only made them for a few years in the early 1990's. Someone told me that they also made a 357 version of the same gun. I hunted round...

I have heard a lot of good things about them, and they are relatively cheap, so I went ahead and got one. I ordered it from AIM Surplus for $239, plus $20 for them to "handpick" a nice one for me. They are available from a lot of other places right now, too, and I have seen some at the local gun...

I recently got this for next to nothing. I am not finished working on it, but it is cleaning up well. The rifling is pretty good and it locks up very tight. I am curious about when it was manufactured and would like to learn whatever else I could. There are some markings: the top of the barrel...

(Subtitle: If you like pina coladas...) I have read a lot of articles and threads about 380's lately. I was going to the range this morning, and I decided to bring all four of my 380's. I figured I could shoot them all and then write up a short review. I had just one 380 for ages: a Russian...

I like 44 specials. I was going to the range today to compare a few 32acp's that I have acquired in the past year or so. I figured that while I was at it I might as well compare some 44 specials, too. I brought all of the ones I have right now: A Rossi 720 3", a Taurus ultra-light snub (2", I...

I took three of my 32acp's to the range today: my Colt 1903, my CZ70, and my Beretta Tomcat. I had never shot the Colt before. I shot about 20 rounds through each of them, a mixture of different FMJ (around 71 grains): Remington, Blazer, Aguilar, and Fiocchi. There were zero malfunctions. Some...

People keep asking me to teach them to shoot. My family and close friends know that I like to hunt and go shooting. I have been a public schoolteacher for a long time. Once people get to know me, they find me to be helpful and not at all "scary", so every once in a while someone will ask me to...

I've been looking for a Rossi Model 720 for almost a year, and kicking myself for "the one that got away". Finally found one on Gun(MakeMe)Broker that has virtually no drag line and doesn't seem to have been shot much. It came in yesterday. I might be able to shoot it this weekend. There are...

I have another 44 snub that I like a lot, but it has a hammer. I don't like to cc revolvers with hammer spurs, and I didn't want to grind the spur off of one of my pet revolvers. But I like to shoot 44 special and in the winter it's almost as easy to carry as my snub 38. So then I saw this on...

Last summer I ordered a surplus FEG AP-MBP 32 semi-automatic pistol from AIM Surplus. It's a nice-looking pistol that shoots well (after a friend helped me take care of the magazine issues). My wife and daughter and mother-in-law like it so much that I doubt I will ever get to shoot it again. I...

My wife and daughter and mother-in-law all started to enjoy plinking in 2014. Here are some plinkers that I scrounged for them (starting from the bottom): I don't like the look or feel of the Charter Arms 32 magnum, but they like it and it works fine ($279 used). They all like the FEG, though I...

I am thinking about buying some equipment and components so I can start reloading my own ammo. My father-in-law used to reload sometimes, but he says that it saves so little money per round that he would rather just buy his ammo. I shoot a variety of centerfire handgun calibers. Would I save...

I have wanted an old-fashioned good-shooting S&W 38 special, but didn't want to pay $500 or more. I haunted Gunbroker for a few months and finally got this one for $136. It has definitely been shot before! The rifling is slightly pitted and a little shallow, but it locks up very tight. I won't...