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First, I'll preface this with the statement that while I am not a gunsmith I have built two 1911's from parts, and that I have been handling and shooting 1911's of all kinds for over three decades. Second, I have used Wolf springs in my 5" .45's for a long time with perfect satisfaction. I...

I owned a PPK a few years ago, but let it go in an advantageous trade. Now I'm looking at getting another. My guess is that, like me, most PPK owners carry the pistol with the finger rest magazine in place. Do PPK/S owners do the same? The little finger extension on the magazine was helpful...

My daughter wants a pistol (bless her) for SD. She is a Dad's nightmare, being built like a Playboy bunny, friendly, outgoing, pretty, so I worry. She works early and late, and travels alone by car each day almost an hour each way, a mix of rural and urban driving. She is a military veteran...

Thirty years on, is there anybody who regularly carries and uses the ASP? Should it be a safe queen as its collector value rises, or does it have practical value compared to the generations of carry guns that have evolved since Paris Theodore produced his innovative modification of the S&W...

I have been using G.I. 15-round magazines for years, because all of the after market ones I have found have been garbage. :barf: The G.I magazines have worked well, but because everybody needs to let it all hang out once in a while I would like to find 30-round magazines that work. I know...

A buddy of mine recently took what appears to be a S&W Military & Police Hand Ejector (Model of 1905, 3rd change) into his gun shop on a trade. Fjestad's Blue Book of Gun Values, 26th edition, has this gun in 100% at $400. Jumping ahead to the 28th edition, the gun is suddenly shown at almost...

I'll be brutally honest: When it comes to wheelguns I'm a S&W kinda guy. So, do I keep this Colt or not? Picked up a .455 Eley Colt New Service cheap a year or so ago. I'd guess the finish at about 60-70%, and the the mechanical condition is very good. British proof marks on frame and...

Back when the stainless steel S&W M60 came out, I remember everybody wanting one, and prices getting high among the police crowd. My father was the president of our local police reserve organization, and he used to tell about cops trying to talk each other out of M60s as soon as anybody laid...

Does anyone know how many LPI were used in the top strap and grip back strap checkering on a M27? Thanks.:confused:

Which S&W revolver dropped from production since 1988 most appeals to you? Why? What is your prediction of which post 1988 S&W revolver(s) will be sought-after in the next ten years? Why? Essays will be graded on originality and diction.

Back when I still had the ability to run around the block without having my heart explode, Jeff Cooper posited that a 5-shot .44 Special on a K-frame with a round butt would be a very desirable piece. In the late 70's or 80's a custom gunsmith marketed just such a conversion, but the cylinder...

I have a 4-inch Highway Patrolman M28-2 that is mechanically excellent. It's finish is generally "thin" looking, about 80-85%, showing minor holster wear. There are no rust blossoms, nicks or pits anywhere. It cost me a little under $200 about 6-7 years ago. I also have a new .44 Spl, 4-inch...

I am looking for revolver stocks that will help me to handle the recoil of .357 Mag and .44 Spl/.45 ACP in rapid DA fire, using K- and N-frame Smiths. I have seen a number of photos representing Roper/Skelton design stocks in the gun press over the years. Skeeter Skelton stated several times...

There I was, minding my own business, when this gun fell into my lap. I try to cruise a local gun shop once a week, knowing that it's the early bird, etc. Anyway, stuffed into a corner in a lower shelf of the glass case below the counter, was this funky looking pistol, a chopped S&W 439...

I recently made a very good deal on a classic, custom self loader that has substantial historical and collector interest. (I don't want to tease, so bear with me for not mentioning what it is at this point). When I shopped around to locate accessories for it, I got some "if you ever want to...

I have experience with the PSP, but none with the M8. Has anyone had trouble with the M8's magazine release being tripped unexpectedly (e.g.; by clothing or other contact while holstered)? It looks like it could get brushed kinda easy. I'm starting to want another P7 real bad but have...

I have owned two Kimbers and been satisfied with them, a Commander-sized CDP and a Desert Warrior. I haven't shot either of them much, as I have been satisfied with their reliability, and most of my practice has been with government issued 1911A1's or with my own Colts. Now people are telling...

I bought an ASP recently, but unfortunately it had no box, paperwork or spare magazines :((the guns were issued normally with three magazines). I know that S&W 39 or 3913 magazines will work OK, but want spares as converted originally by Seventrees or ASP. My purpose is to try to complete a...