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No, not a lawsuit. A comparison of two models. A variation on the usual Colt v. S&W theme. Went to the range yesterday with a c. 1968 4" Colt Trooper 357. Also took along a c. 1980 4" Python. Shot them side by side at 15 yards for fun. Used two types of ammo. Both were 38 Special loadings. One...

Mid 30s and too cold for comfort but anxious to shoot new gun. Waiting for scope to arrive and I am no good with open sights (can't see them with my old eyes) but I shot a 7/8" group at 50 yards having no idea where the front bead was on the target. Hoping to do better (and more consistently)...

I mean .40 or bigger real rifle caliber, not a Model 92 in 44 bore. I won't even count the 45/70 although it can be jacked up in some rifles. I have two big bores. One totally custom built and the other pretty much OEM. I confess that I do not enjoy shooting them with full loads. The Ruger is...

In another thread I expressed my dislike for the feel of the Glock pistols. I said I preferred the feel of the 1911 Colt. A member replied with a curt comment about how he couldn't understand why anyone would choose the "slabside" 1911 over the Glock. Here's why. Understanding that every...

I like them. And Mannlicher is my wife's favorite gun term.

They were birthday gifts from my wife over the years. I'm easy to buy for...

The wife started a new job a few weeks ago. She's a city attorney. Among her duties is to prosecute cases in some courts. In this state prosecutors are considered to be law enforcement officers. She was told she will be issued a badge and she can buy a Glock (like the local PD carry) at cost...

Watching TV last week with the wife. I was looking at an ad in SGN for the Zastava Mini Mauser with the full stock. I said I was thinking about getting it despite being on a gun buying moratorium because I am saving towards buy a new house next year. She says "How about I buy it for you as a...

So how about some old guns? All of these are 100 years old or near to it.

A Colt wearing ivory. S&Ws too for that matter...

Gander advertised Remington 525 bricks for $19.99. I went and got in line at 8:15 for a 9:00 opening. I had ticket #20. Eventually about 100 people lined up. The sale was not well organized. Two clerks with one bagging and the other manning the register. Would have been better to have the...

But I'll give it a try. Local gun store sent out a newspaper insert this week advertising that Saturday (tomorrow) they would sell Remington 525 bricks of 22 Long Rifle ammo for $19.99. No mention of limit on purchases. I figure either they will have 3 boxes in stock and it was a trick to get...

No reason at all.

Something custom or incredibly scarce, maybe? A Frankengun, perhaps? Who has something very rare... or very weird? I have weird. A 1970s Colt 22 Conversion Unit mounted on a Daly 1911 lower. Add personalized fake ivory stocks (scrimshawed and inset with a diamond) to complete the package. With...

I rarely succumb to the urge to overpay for something. Usually I simply don't want any particular item badly enough to throw caution and good sense to the wind. But I sure went overboard last year. For at least 15 years I had been keeping my eye out (that's a disturbing cliche now that I think...

I am not a collector and pristine safe queens hold no power over me. I shoot my guns, and love buying "shooter grade" guns. Here are a couple guns that were good deals when I bought them. Share yours. These happen to be4 wheel guns. $195 at a Denver gun show. A guy on another forum emailed...

Mine was a Stoeger 22 Luger. Just appealed to me. Bought it new around 1969 and it was a real jam-o-matic. Finally gave up after the smith failed to correct it despite numerous attempts and the dealer refunded my money on another gun. So a couple years ago I spotted this one on a table at a...

For years I snapped up retired cop guns on the used market. Being a shooter and not a collector they fit my needs perfectly. The days of cheap surplus revolvers is pretty much over and I don't know if the political atmosphere will allow PDs to sell guns to the public in the future (and I would...

It always amazes me how often I read guys saying that Colts are delicate, wear out if you shoot them, break if you shoot them, and they all quickly go "out of time." Really? Not my experience at all. I shoot my Colts... a lot. Nearly all were well used long before I got them and they all...