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There are lots of blue and red training pistols out there, but I have yet to find the version I need. Cocked & locked 1911 with a rail Blue or Red make no difference to me. Full weight is important. Weight seems to be the issue most difficult to solve. There is a blue copy of the Springfield...

I bought a used Lone Star carbine with collapsible stock as a spare back up for my primary carbine. (I'm headed to Thunder Ranch and they recommend a spare). I replaced the cheapie collapsible stock with an A-1 stock, and used the buffer tube, recoil spring and buffer from an A-2 to do it. The...

I bought a used Lone Star carbine with collapsible stock as a spare back up for my primary carbine. (I'm headed to Thunder Ranch and they recommend a spare). I replaced the cheapie collapsible stock with an A-1 stock, and used the buffer tube, recoil spring and buffer from an A-2 to do it...

My community is a rural one of about 385 souls. The year-round population hasn't changed much since the town was incorporated in 1835, as 385 people lived here then, too. In summer this number expands greatly, but year-round we have only about 125 households. Like many places, drugs are a...

Educate me. Why do some people make an issue of a shooter squatting to pick up a spent magazine at his feet when shooting on line in a class? Especially if the class is being run as a hot range? If the shooter's weapon is holstered, or the muzzle is controlled and pointed downrange, and he or...

So the CZ 75B magazines don't work in the Pre-B pistols. Has anybody tried the hi-cap Tanfoglios with success? Are there any other clone or crossover magazines to consider? Thanks.

It is my understanding that a P229 in .40 S&W can be easily converted to 9x19mm with a conversion barrel. I have a regular 9mm barrel for a P229, and it will not work to accomplish this, because it is somehow different. Can a regular P229 9mm barrel be re-machined to accomplish this without a...

Being new to SIG handguns, I'm reading as much as I can about them and have come across several references to converting the P229 from .40 S&W to 9mm with the purchase of a barrel. The Bar-sto barrels seem to be well recommended. But how does this work? :confused: I understand the swapping...

Bought a new conversion unit for my P228. Cycled the new unit by hand about 200 times, oiled it well, and began shooting it. The unit is breaking in nicely and so far I am quite satisfied with it. It is my understanding that a kit of some kind may be available that will increase the...

Educate me. My bias: Stuff should be as simple as needed to get the job done. My brother was a SWAT cop. He thinks the forward mounted pistol grip on his M4 AR is good. So does his son, my nephew, who is a SEAL with two (so far) combat tours to the sandbox. People tell me the weak-hand...

Is there a difference between the Colt Commander barrel bushings for the .45 ACP and the .38 Super/9mm? It's not clear to me from the literature I have on hand if they are the same/interchangeable or if the barrel bushing inside diameter varies with caliber. Used bushings for the .38 Super/9mm...

I was gifted a S&W .38 Special but am unsure which model/variation it may be. It's a six-inch, 5-screw, K-frame with fixed sights. The front sight is a half-moon in profile. Grips are pre-war type checkered walnut with a diamond, but without S&W medallions. They are numbered to the gun in...

The Sig web site says that their .22 conversion unit is for the "P228/229" as well as the P220 and P226. My interest is in obtaining and using one in the P228. My presumption is that the rimfire unit will be a bit longer in the slide than the stock P228 slide, and that the 10-round .22LR...

There is a stamped letter "P" inside the frame lug recess for the ejector rod on my recently-acquired .44 Military Hand Ejector. Can anyone tell me what it means? I would have tried the S&W site but I my attempt to register there was rejected because my e-mail address (gmail) is low rent or...

I have acquired a few nice S&W handguns over the years (well used but perfectly serviceable), such as a post war pre-M27 and a Model of 1950 military .44 Special, with remaining finishes of maybe 70%. I think they deserve to look good again, but don't want to simply have them polished to death...

Bought what appears to be a S&W .44 Hand Ejector Third Model (Model of 1926) at auction yesterday. Looks completely original, 5-screw, fixed sights (half-moon front and square rear), 6.5-inch barrel, blue finish at about 70-80%. Right side of barrel marked "44 S&W Special Ctg." Left side of...

Finally took the plunge and bought what I presume is an M70AB2 under folder built on a Vulcan receiver. First, I am curious about a transverse hole in the rear of the receiver that appears to be for a cross retaining pin. If so, it seems that the cross pin would lock the button on the end of...

I need some help to get out from under a free handgun deal got into. Just don't tell anybody I bought a Glock and everything will be OK. So my uncle gave me this unfired S&W M66-3 with a six-inch tube that he got in some arcane gun deal, probably for next to nothing. (He won't tell me how...

Found a preB locally at about 90% finish condition, mechanically excellent. No extras except one spare magazine. Both mags are numbered to the gun with an electric hand engraver. Is $500 asking price way out of line? Thanks in advance for replies. Murdock

There is a local shop that has had a used CZ-85 for sale for well over a year. It is in good shape and I suspect it can be had for well under $400 (they are asking $500). Other than the ambi safety on the 85, are there any other differences between it and the 75 that might make one model more...