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He got it from his grandfather. Nameless unknown relatives snatched up all the serious guns. However, this little rifle he got is pretty slick. It is in as-new condition, without a scratch on it. He seems to think its eaten perhaps 200 rounds, ever, including the shooting he's done with it. He...

I got it just for the halibut, and because it's a (You guessed it!) Hand Rifle by definition.:D:D:D So: Question the first. When set-up in my 1911, with 230 grn FMJ's, the darn thing shoots three FEET left of where the fixed sights look at 40 yds. The regular barrel does not suffer from...

I've gotten a few lemons. I've read about a lot more here. The general consensus seems to be "Thank heaven I got rid of that POS!" Now, kind of lately, that has begged a question out of me. To wit: In the context of a gun filling the role of a seatbelt, which saves your life in a tight spot...

I would like to fill out my CAS battery with guns that match the calibers of my Lightnings. This means I'm looking at four seperate revolvers. That being the case, I can't just run out and buy four Colts. I don't want Rugers, as classic appearance matters. I'd really like vintage...

I have two medium-frame Colt Lightnings. The .44-40 was built in 1884, and the .38-40's from 1891. I bought them together at a Butterfields auction for the grand total of $1060 because the .44 was a mass of rust. Someone let it get whet when it was stored in a gun sock. I took it apart and...

Ok, I am well known for my odd behavior. Heck, it even gets me arrested. But I DO enjoy a little fun now and then. So in my spare time, I take these people shooting. When I can't take them shooting, I still give them something to "shoot" at. Hence: Target Guy! Putting the VOLUME in VOLUNTEER...

A while ago I got a Browning A-bolt SS Stalker in .270 Win. It came with a Harris bipod and an immense variable scope made by Nichols. Nobody seems to sell these scopes. I can't find any literature on them. Mine seems to work ok, but as this is one of only four scope rifles I have, my...

This was inspired by Thairlair's thread about hassles with a CCW and the State Police. Once upon a time in 1995, I lived in Los Altos, an affluent community on the san Francisco peninsula. At the time I was driving a 1972 AMC Matador, an ex-police car, to be precise. This car was tired, (It had...

I actually have two of these old guns. First one is a .300 Savage, which cost all of $145. It's in fantastic shape, with most of it's bluing and a slick Redfield peep sight. Second one's a .35 Remington, which is the caliber I really wanted, and it cost a mere $165. It's in worse condition...

I 'm a big fan of Hogue mongrips, but they don't make one for my Service Six. Are there any rubber grips for the early-style Rugers? The grips on mine are very skinny, and the gun moves more than I like when I shoot it. And it's a .38 Special!

An example of the pro-gun mentality, or, "Aim high, Lead By Example, And Hope." This is only gun-related by vitue of having to take resonsibilty when applying deadly force. A proper mentality is absolutely neccessary. And it's a nice counter to Liberalism in general, so I thought I might as...

My old room-mate sent me this. Thought you folks would giggle at it. The Taliban is running low on missles, so they started using fanatics. Much better than having 'em steal planes and crash 'em into buildings, if you ask me.

At a local range, they sell a variety of paper targets, including the old B-27, and a couple of anatomy based targets. What's odd is that on the "humanoid" sillhouettes, they have large hand lettered signs that say "NO HEAD SHOTS" on the display targets. :confused: HUH?!!!:confused: I mean...

Elmer Kieth himself saw a use for the .25 stevens long rimfire. He thought it would/did make a dandy small game caliber. Well, all the big rimfires are dead, but that does not remove the viability of the concept. Don't get me wrong, the .22 mag fills a definite niche. But I am a hopeless fan...

I find the exceptions for LEO's on high capacity magazines extremely galling. Police corruption aside, law enforcement is a civilian job. How are they any different than the rest of us peons? The courts don't give them any special status. I don't get it. Explanations, please?

One day I walk into this local gunstore not two days before my birthday. Wandering around looking in the cases I espy with my little eye a gun beginning with the letter "S". Aha! says I, an old top-break Smith! Priced a mere $85! But no, I was fooled! It's camoflage worked at first, but on...

I have a chance to get a Parker V-grade 12 guage/.45-70 hammerless combo gun. It has express sights with 4 silver-inlaid leaves from 25 yds. to 100 yds., with an ivory front bead with a built-in reflector set in the rib. It's a bit battered, but the barrels retain all bluing, the bores are...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acquiring a Big Box Of Loot lately has given me an excuse to get two new rifles, one .225 Win, one .264 Win Mag. (It was a big box of reloading stuff, including a Herter's press, and 8-9 different sets of dies, all...

I wish I had a .22 Hornet bolt gun. The action must suit the size of the cartridge, and it needs a chamber cut by someone who has figured out what it takes to make a Hornet shoot, i.e. a tight chamber that reflects the size of unfired ammo accurately. In the IDEAL-IST of ideal worlds, it's...

It's a pre agreement Model 36 (I think, blue, hammer, short barrel) that a guy bought new as part of a set with a 19, that he stuck in his safe and NEVER fired. That's right, NIB!:D (but no box) Not a scratch on it, came with a slick little Bianchi thumb-break holster (also new). It's...