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I just picked up a K-31, which I believe is C&R eligible. It's not the first gun show buy, nor my first C&R buy. I once bought an old C&R SKS at my local gun shop and had to fill out the normal paperwork, and once at the last gunshow, I bought an AK clone, followed by the same paperwork and...

My father has this old High Standard DA revolver in .22 nine-shot. I forgot what the model number is, but do know that it has "Longhorn" or "Longhorn Convertible" etched into the 9" barrel. It still has the box and extra cylinder. The only High Standards I can find online are of the Sentinal...

Just inherited this '62 model from my father. It was his old truck gun and hasn't been shot in probably 20 years. Based on what you can see, is the barrel done for? I can only see faint grooves and the bore is pretty dark. Should a 30-30 round fit that far into the muzzle? It goes in right up to...

Ok, I've got a client who just inherited a Garand from a friend in need of quick cash. This client of mine knows nothing about rifles, but during a quick phone conversation, he told me he'd let it go for $100 more than he paid, $250. When I asked of it's condition, he told me it was nice with no...

Just moved into a new place and found these links laying around. Anybody know what they came from? For comparison, I put a 7.62x39 and a .223 next to it. Is it dummy ammo? They've got red primers, and four illegible letters on the bottom of the casing. I think it says C 7 L C? They just seem too...

I picked up a Stevens model 87A rust bucket recently for less than $30 as a cheap dime-store .22 auto to tinker with. As far as I can tell, it has no serial number anywhere; Just a bunch of patent numbers on the reciever. Online searching has told me that finding an exact date of manufacture is...

Picked her up at a junk sale for $20. The lady said that the bolt was siezed, but when I got her(the Savage) home, I noticed it was just "locked." From what I can gather, it's got Stevens Model 87A stamped on the top of the receiver, along with a bunch of illegible pat. numbers on the left side...

My dad gave me this '61 model Marlin 336 that's seen better days. It used to be his truck gun many years ago and has an All-Pro 4 x 32 with the K Mart sticker still on it:barf: The furniture is pretty beat up and missing chunks everywhere. Hey, at least it has a gold trigger! I was thinking...

Hello, I've noticed a few TFL members here mentioning their current deployments, and got to feeling guilty. I sit here, watch my TV, fire my rifles as a hobby, and use your advice. And what do you fine folks get? Battlezone conditions and liberal media. I'd like to help those who have...

Hey guys, I was going to post this in one of the various SKS threads, but didn't want it to get lost. I've browsed through a few SKS forums, but don't put much faith in what those guys have to say, as this is the most mature forum I've found. Anyways, have any of you SKS owners ever tried the...

Ok, I know a Marlin 336cs isn't exactly a collector's item or anything rare, but just wanted some input. I bought it on a whim for $100 at a pawn shop(always wanted a lever-action), and after firing a box of ammo through it, I stripped it down and refinished the beat up furniture. I managed to...

Hey guys, thanks for reading. I'm fairly new to the firearm scene, but know a little from my early childhood experiences. I'm fresh out of college and am living on the cusp of a bad neigborhood. I live in an apartment w/o a safe, so I'd like to own as few firearms as possible. I only hunt dove...

I didn't know if it was appropriate to post this, but thought it was too humorus not to share it. A good friend of mine once had a similar discussion of our childhood plans of action. http://www.thephatphree.com/features.asp?StoryID=2417&SectionID=11

Sorry if this is a repost, but what is the max legal mag capacity for a .22 rifle? Or would Texas gov even care about my pea shooter? The most I've been able to find are 10 rd capacities for my Weatherby auto. I have a few ten round clips, that I, in theory, could use fairly easily to fabricate...

I recently picked up a Marlin 30/30 lever action for cheap that has a several nicks and scuffs deep in the furniture finish, but is in otherwise great shape. I was actually amazed by how clean the chamber, barrel were. I wanted to try my hand at refininishing on my own. I have previous...

Hey guys, I just rekindled my love affair with guns, and came across this site as I was checking up on the values of my collection. Haha, not much. I broke my first gun down when I was 5 and was an avid dove hunter until I got shipped off to college. I never hunted anything that didn't fly...