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I know that Springfield Armory (the modern company) uses or used to use two-piece barrels on many of the 1911s. The outer portion in the chamber/barrel hood area is a sleeve that's fitted over the inner portion of the chamber -- the actual chamber -- and then (from what I've read) silver...

I'm a Vietnam veteran and a senior citizen now. When I was a child, my parents took us to spend my father's 2-week summer vacation at my grandparents' house in Maine. One of my favorite places used to be Acadia National Park, and I've been contemplating a trip "downeast" to see what the park is...

Some years ago there was a gentleman who advertised on the Internet a service to rechamber single action revolver cylinders. He has apparently retired. I have a cylinder I need to get reamed out from .44 Magnum to .45 Colt. Does anyone know of a service that can handle that -- affordably?

I'm going to be getting a new old stock Para-Ordnance receiver from Sarco. It's only available in "Dark Earth" color, and I want to make it black to match the slide that will be going on it. I have some experience with Gun Kote in the past, but my results were not good. I'm hoping Duracoat will...

Going through a pile of .45 ACP brass I've picked up at the range, I culled out several cases that are Federal brand, and black in color. IIRC they are from one of Federal's premium self defense ammo lines, but I don't recall which. The question is, what is the coating? Is it black chrome...

Actually, I don't know if it's "insurance," or something else. I'm at the point of realizing that I have been carrying for too many years without any sort of special insurance (or whatever) against the possibility that I might actually have to use my carry gun for purpose intended. I know there...

I'd like to ask opinions regarding the NRA-endorsed Second Call self-defense insurance program vs. U.S. Concealed Carry (USCCA) shield program. Not sure where I should post it -- or if such a question is even allowed on this site. Please advise.

Are there any NRA instructors here who are certified to teach Basic Pistol? Instructors in my area are hopping mad about the new "blended learning" on-line training course. Nobody likes it. But, here's the question: I have had multiple instructors tell me they have received an e-mail from the...

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I expect I'm in a minority, but I have never liked Midway. I have found their web site to be virtually unnavigable, and I don't like their attitude. I followed a link from an Internet search on .22 speed loaders and it brought me to Midway, where I spotted this...

I've been loading for .45 ACP for many years with Berry's 230-grain, plated round nose bullets. I recently decided that I'm tired of giving up an advantage in the competitions at my local range to the guys who load and shoot special, super-light ammo for competition, so I decided I was going to...

I have a Pietta clone of an 1873 SAA, with the 7-1/2" "cavalry" barrel. I'm not happy with the barrel length and I'm considering swapping it to a 4-3/4" barrel. Looking around the Internet, it seems that Uberti parts (such as barrels) are both more available and less expensive than Pietta parts...

I'm a big fan of Gary Slider's www.handgunlaw.us web site, but there are times when I'd like a more concise comparison between/among certain states. There is a book out (more of a high-quality magazine, really) that I've seen ads for but, now that I want to buy it, I can't find it. IIRC it's...

I am not a lawyer so not the best person to explain the happenings, but the bottom line is that the NSSF and SAAMI filed suit to overturn California's microstamping law, they were rejected at the trial court level, and they appealed. The appellate court agreed with them, and has sent the case...

I have a black powder clone revolver. The indoor range where I shoot doesn't allow black powder so I'm looking at buying a cartridge conversion cylinder for it. It's a .44 caliber, so the conversion will shoot .45, but they need to be .45 Schofield because of the cylinder length. My...

.22 is still absent from the shelves of Wal-Marts around here (unless you're a good friend of the Sporting Goods department manager, of course). Over the weekend I happened to be in the vicinity of a Dick's Sporting Goods, so I stopped in. To my surprise, they had a variety of .22 LR in stock. I...

Pardon me for butting in here. I'm mostly a handgun shooter and that's the part of the forum where I typically hang out. But in the aftermath of Orlando I'm trying to gather facts and information so I can have it readily available to rebut/refute erroneous and false claims from the anti-gun...

"FOPA" being the federal Firearms Owners Protective Act -- the federal law that is supposed to make it possible for lawful gun owners to travel from one state to another with their firearm(s)...

For a long time I had the hots for a Zastava M85 "Mini Mauser" in 7.62x39, but the usual source, J&G Sales in AZ, hasn't had any for quite awhile. I was reminded because I just got an e-mail from them advertising a left-handed M85 in .223. Not helpful. More recently I've been debating the...

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