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Hi all, I got myself a single action Sauer and Son 6inch in 44magnum for home defence. I never thought i would ever buy a single action revolver but i could not pass up this deal. Anyone else got a six gun for home defence? Anyone carry a single action six gun? How well does a full power...

Hi all. I can get one of these in 44 mag in reasonably good nick. Shot little. Its a 6inch single action revolver. The 44mag is a serious calibre and i do not want to shoot it in a gun made out of foil. Anyone have any opinions on them? Are they worth owning? It feels solid but...

Hi all I was in a gun shop today and saw a very well made conversion kit for pistols. It works without changing your gun in any way. It basically fits within the unit and bobs your uncle. Its very difficult to get a licence for a semi rifle over here. While a pistol can never be a rifle, this...

Hi all. Our competition season starts at the end of January with our very first shoot happening on the 30 and every other competition on the last Sunday of every month. Tomorrow i will be sending my competition guns to my gunsmith who built them to basically open them up and carefully inspect...

Hi all. One thing i have never put on a custom 1911 are these long triggers. I always keep the stock triggers but customise everything else. I like the way they feel and they work well for me in carry and competition. I am referring to the ones like videki etc that one sees on custom pistols...

Hi guys, I have been putting pen to paper basically designing my latest project gun. A year ago i bought a heavy cone barrel with a compensator attached. I understand that the added weight and the comp will definately reduce recoil. My other comp guns have a bushing with threaded barrels and...

Hi all. During the summer of 1999 i came into contact with a Norinco 1911. I was using my Glock 21 for Bowling Pin Shooting at the time and bought this gun to check reloads. I was astounded at the reliability and accuracy from this pistol. What has happened since has become an...

Since my school days, all i wanted was handguns. Lots of them. As soon as i legally could, i started buying them. I was 18 when i bought my first. I was a student and delivered bread, it meant being at work at 3 in the morning but every cent i made went into saving for my guns. As my financial...

Hi. While i was looking for a Walther P38 i stumbled upon a 4inch stainless 357 Smith with fixed sights. The model number is 680 if i remember correctly. The owner told me that its basically a 686 with fixed sights. Also, on the left side above the trigger guard is stamped NYSP under the...

I have been thinking and might actively start looking for a decent example of this pistol soon. I have handled them many times but never fired one. I am familiar to this pistol and would want an ex military/police pistol instead of a commercial model. It would be purchased mainly for pride of...

Hi all. I often read about you guys going to a gun show and coming home with a handgun. I just need to get this straight, you go to a show, see someone selling a Colt Python, hand over cash and he hands over gun. The gun is then yours as per rules of legal ownership. Where i live you have to...

Hi all. I visited the Ruger sight and saw what i think to be the one handgun that will probably be the best fun, EVER. 22lr with 10 shot magazine, 10inch barrel with bipods, how cool is that? Thats not all, for those of us that live in countries that are slow to licence semi auto rifles, its...

Hi all. I have heard of incidents/rumours/stories where a fmj .25acp round failed to penetrate a skull in a shooting. I guess angle would have a lot to do with it but surely the round should be able to deliver a one shot stop if delivered to the head at short range. What are your opinions

Lets say finally the SHTF. The zombies have taken over and you and your "crew" are left to defend yourselves. Supplies are hard to come by and ammo is scarce, very scarce. The most common calibre is 9mm from various sources and countries of manufacture and only available in fmj. It is usually...

Hi all. I can get a smith model 10 for a very good price. Its a older model with the rounded front sight. I was thinking of getting one of these, giving it some tlc and have myself a nice home defence or even carry gun with some character. I shoot a lot and wonder how strong these revolvers...

Hi all A friend of mine will be leaving for around 5 years and relocating to another province. He will be leaving his pistols at his moms place in a bolted safe. There will be no one to maintain these pistols and will probably not be touched while he is away. He has asked me for advice. The...

Hi all, In South Africa you may not leave guns in a car, it either has to be on your person or in a safe. If you lose a gun and it was not where it was supposed to be, you will lose all your guns and be charged with negligence, a crime with a serious price. That being said, black powder has...

Hi all A visited a gun shop recently and the owner showed me a Colt Python in mint condition that was brought in by the widow of the late owner. The gun is in brilliant condition except for the hammer spur having broken off. I will never know how it happened but it is clear that the hammer has...

Now those numbers would make a great pistol. Am i the only one that thinks so?

Hi all Like all of us here, i buy the best. I will research every brand and model for reliablity and once narrowed down, i will find the weapons and shoot and handle them before i part with my cash. Does not mean that i have not met bad ones. A few years ago when i first started reloading i...