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    Better vintage .22?..Ruger or Colt??

    ..Standard or Challenger(Huntsman)..which is the better shooter???
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    No longer a virgin..or vir-gun?

    Took her to the range today..shot about 100 vintage Western & Remington mid-range, standard, and hi-velocity metal-piercing rounds...performed like a new gun of course..now I need to get a chronograph...& an appropiate holster..
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    Opinions of 38-40 round???

    ...I was offered a very nice Colt New Service in 38-40(38 Win)..I admit I have not given this old cartridge much consideration..but looking at it's ballistics it seems a very nice round with good power(970 fps+380 ft lbs..180 gr)..any one have experience with this cartridge???
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    Longevity of Colt Cobra...?

    I have owned and shot the Colt D.S. 38 before...how does it's alloy twin do over time with standard 38 loads?...I did not mind the recoil of the D.S. and know the Cobra will flip somewhat harder...I like to practice with all my guns...
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    I'm still a Colt lover..but...

    this Smith & Wesson is sure a fine shooting gun!..
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    Question on cleaning alloy gun?...

    ..I just bought a Colt Cobra revolver...I generally use a quality bore cleaner to clean the outside as well as the inside of a gun..is it OK to use such on an aluminum alloy frame gun?....
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    A Colt fan buys his first S&W!

    ...shoots great too!:)
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    My new Colt 38....

    I just peeled it out of the cosmoline wrapper this afternoon ....nice gun!:)
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    Legality of gun part purchase overseas...

    ..Is it legal to purchase and have shipped..a gun part and ...M1 Garand barrel.. from another country to the U.S...from a private party?
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    Illegal Alien Problem Unsolvable?...hogwash!!

    ..read this...[url]www.csmonitor.com/2006/0706/p09s01-coop.html.....but then Ike wasn't a weenie like Bush... ..notice the mention about LBJ..another reason to keep his memory in disdain... Ike knew the importance of TRUE national security..and that corruption left unchecked only grows larger...
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    Hi-Standard Flite-King Vs. Sport-King???

    I wa offered some nice guns including a H.S. Sport-King with 6" bbl in 22lr and a H.S. Flite-King with 4.5" bbl in 22 short..both are mint in their boxes..both from the mid 50s....both look great..which should I choose for a nice camping & shooting .22 auto???...I'm finding it a difficult...
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    How well does the Colt Pocket Positive...

    ..shoot?...I have shot the Detective Special before...does this smaller cousin do as well?...smooth or not?...It's smaller size is interesting...
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    Remember AZ.vote Janet OUT!!!!

    ..our awful governess has got to go for the well-being of our state!!! When she speaks lies..her white stripe in her hair gets wider...
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    Is the Colt SAA truly unsafe with six???

    ..I have read some vintage brochures and manuals from the 50s(2nd generation SAA) and Colt said it was perfectly safe to carry six on the safety cock, provided the gun had not been 'fanned' and possible damage done to the safety notch...
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    Anyone shot a Winchester 1895 carbine?

    ..I have heard that the rifle stock can be punishing..what about the more rounded carbine buttplate..how about the gun itself?
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    Ready to replace the lost M1 Garand...

    ..that was stolen a month ago...I only got to fire it once...my first impression was the mild recoil from it...a push unlike the sharp recoil from my Win 94 30-30 I had along too...having shot AR15s before(never owned one)..I now know why I would take one M1 over three ARs(granted I was...
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    I get influenced by Westerns too...

    ..my brother bought me the 2nd season of Have Gun Will Travel..although I must have seen it when small, I can't remember the series...and so, although I always wanted a Colt SAA..the show has influenced me in getting the longer barreled Colt instead of one of the shorter barrels... by the...
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    safe 45 load for Colt SAA revolver...

    ..what would be the max. reload to use in a Colt SAA(2nd gen.)...keeping in mind to be used sparingly(hunting)..I do not want to stress such a fine gun...
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    Bush thinks out-sourcing isn't a problem...

    (he isn't alone)..what would happen if many nations who we depend for manufactured goods we barely make anymore became our foes or if conflict took them by storm... in the past..we managed to confront and overcome harsh times(war)..because of our ability to be self-dependant in so many...
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    Oiling an M1 stock....

    ..what is the correct oil to use on a Garand stock that is dry...stock is original but needs a little extra finish to protect it...I still want to maintain it's integrity(no funny modern mixtures)...?
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