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A friend of mine was selling a few guns from his late fathers collection and I picked it up this afternoon. I believe it is a 1952 production S&W Outdoorsman with a 6.5" barrel. Doesn't look like it has been shot much and ironically it used to be my father's revolver back in the early 1970's...

Picked this up at the local gunshop on Sunday for $200:D. From what I have been able to find it is a S&W 1905 hand ejector in 32 WCF late 1918 production. It had a set of Pachmayrs on it that I removed, but the finish is pretty good, tight lockup, smooth action and great bore. I plan on making a...

So I happened upon a S&W 28-2 4" recently and am having some thoughts about it. I already have a S&W 27 3 1/2" which is almost identical to this one and I really don't need another 357 so the idea came to have this one customized by Hamilton Bowen to something a bit more exotic. I sent an...

I've been doing some research on the original wood cases that were sometimes provided with Colt revolvers in preparation for a writing project I'm working on. I've got most of the Colt reference books and they have provided some great information in the form of photos, but often little in...

I was travelling out of state and found an old Colt Officers Model Match 38 special with the brilliant shiny colt blue. I have one like it in my collection, but mine is a considerably later model with the matte blue. The serial number on this one is 3302XX, does anyone have any idea what date...

Has anybody here shot the 41 long colt? I've been kind of interested in finding one of the original Colt double action revolvers chambered in this old cartridge. So far the only ones I've seen were in pretty poor condition, it must have been somewhat of a rare chambering.

I'm interested in 45-70 loads for the new Marlin 45-70 carbine. What would be the hottest load I could safely run through this gun?

Just finished reading an article in handloading on the 32-20 revolvers. I was just wondering how many people here shoot the 32-20 today and what their thoughs are on the subject.

A friend of mine asked an interesting question the other day. He had just finished reading an article in handloading on the 32-20 revolvers where they mentioned that many of the original 32-20 revolvers (Colt, S&W) were altered by putting adjustable sights on them. He has an old Colt 32-20...

I've been considering the purchase of a Marlin lever action in 38-55. This nice old rifle is in excellent shape, but the bore is basically shot on it. I noticed that track of the wolf offers barrel liners for the 38-55, but my only experience is with 22 reliners. How much more work is it to do...

I will soon be getting a 32 acp guardian and I am considering purchasing the necessary items to load it. I know there has been talk about reloading the 32 acp on this board before, but I still haven't really found the specific information I'm looking for. Are cast bullets readily available for...

This afternoon I attended a gunshow. I wasn't really in the market for anything and for once I managed to walk away without buying something. But one thing I saw at the show today left me puzzled. This last year I started collecting the Remington model 8's and have both the 32 and the 35...

Just heard a rumor that AWA was going to be introducing the classic Colt Lightning to there 2003 lineup. I have long been waiting for one of these pumps to arrive and it almost sounds too good to be true.

I finally saw my first NAA Guardian yesterday and I put it on layaway. I've been looking around for one for awhile and this one just happend to have walked into my local gunshop, it was slightly used but price was $279 with box and extra magazine, which I thought was pretty reasonable. Anyway...

I'm considering the purchase of a Savage 99 in 250-3000, I've heard that this was at one time quite a popular number on deer, though I've never shot a deer with anything under 30 caliber. does anyone have some background information on this cartridge?

I've been considering the purchase of a Westley Richards pinfire 12 guage that is in excellent shooting condition. Has anybody ever gone to the trouble of shooting these guns. I remember reading an article some years back about a person who was modifying active hulls for pinfire use, thought it...

Having just acquired a 16 guage model 12 I'm starting to hunt down loading equipment. I noticed that it is not too difficult to buy reloaders for 16 guage, however, I don't see a whole lot of reloading accesories available. Where is the best place to find this stuff? Also, are there any paper...

After listening to the media play up the notorious sniper in Washington you would think that this freak is toting around some evil looking ray gun from the future. I have to admit I'm curious myself what is being used probably more from the perspective of what potential gun legislation will...

Awhile back there were some posts where these plans were discussed and I said I would give a report on them when I received them. I had a chance to look them over this evening and they are decently done. At my current job I see plenty of design work and I won't say that these plans are on a...

Armi Sabatti Over Under I've recently been given the opportunity to buy an over under 12 guage for a really great price. The brand is Armi Sabatti and it is Italian. It looks a lot like an Ithica action with the crossbolt running through it and out the side. Does anybody have any information on...