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If you want an inside look at how S&W and the fed guv came to a meeting of the minds on the deal, click on the legal/ political forum and read the thread "Wall Street Journal on Smith and Wesson". Read the second WSJ article there. Take your blood pressure medication in advance!

I've been posting on TFL since last November;lurking considerably longer. What you folks haven't known is that your discussions have, for some time, been fodder for my nationally syndicated radio program. Each week I would search discussion forums like this one to stay...

I purchased a Remington brand synthetic stock for my Wingmaster 870. No bolt or other hardware came with it. First thing I noticed was the inside hole is significantly different than that on the wooden stock. It's more funnel shaped. The problem is, the regular...

Soon I will purchase three complete rigs for my most frequently carried handguns.Glock 19, Gov model,Smith 3913. I would prefer to find a single holster model for strong side owb concealed carry. Leather only. Then I will buy one made for each gun plus the mag carrier and a couple...

I finally got my new Dillon 550B up and running..set up to reload 9mm. I am having a problem with priming. About every ten-fifteen cases, the primer fails to seat properly. It's either not fully seated or it is crushed. I've followed the owners' manual and video. I'm using clean...

We all know that 1911 magazines come with several different styles of followers. An article I recently read identified the metal "split lip" style like we find on USGI mags as a "hardball" follower. That makes sense since that's what the 1911 was designed to shoot. My...

Had a bit of a reality check today at IDPA. I've always believed one obtains the best tools for the job, then blames oneself if they don't get the job done properly. That's why I've assumed I was the reason I never shot well with my Colt Government model. Some days I...

I have one of the surplus Inglis (Canadian made) Hi-powers with the tangent sights. I would like to have the gun upgraded with better sights and a trigger job. Replacing the rear sight looks like a major job since it is milled on the slide. I'm not aware of any rear sight blade...

I posted this on the handguns/pistolcraft forum, but I think it got lost in the larger debate over liability issues and the 1911. My question is, assuming proper and safe gun handling, is there a mechanical reason that a government model would be less safe with a light...

I would like to have the slide of my government model refinished. I will keep the frame its orginial polished nickel. What do you think?..Contrasting color, duplication of existing finish? Whose work impresses you?

Like most of you, two of my abiding interests are firearms and shooting. Over the years, I've tried to share those interests with my eldest son. No success. "If Dad likes it, it must be dorky." A few months ago, my son-25- began to ask about military/full auto style weapons...

I've just returned from the leadership conference of the nations' largest conservation organization. I won't name it, but it is over sixty years old, was created by avid hunters, and is dedicated to the preservation of specific wildlife populations. While there, I conducted an...

I'd like to try my hand at removing the trigger creep on my Colt series 70 government model. Your advice is appreciated.