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Howdy folks, I'm looking for a quick and easy way to attach/detach a light to an M4 without rails. I'm working the midnight shift and would like to attach a light to my rifle. But I check it in and out of the armory, so need to remove it at the end of shift. The railed rifles we have are...

I'm finally starting to hone my handgun shooting skills and am at the point where I have some confidence in said skills. If I'm shooting a gun I'm familiar with I can keep all my shots within a 6" circle at 7 yards, and bullseyes aren't as rare as they used to be. Unfortunately when I push the...

Now that I'm reloading and can finally afford to shoot my Cimarron Model P (SAA) I'm considering putting new grips on her. Of course, they must be custom fitted to the frame, so this is going to be a project. Heck, I need something productive to do. So my question is, how difficult is fitting a...

The only problem is they're mounted on another guy's gun! :o At the range this weekend I started talking to another fellow a couple lanes over with a 6" Security Six in pretty nice shape. I noticed his grips and asked if I could handle it, and sure enough they are just right for me. The grips...

Real quick question for you folks that searching hasn't answered. When shipping via USPS with a FFL, does the actual licensee need to drop it off and sign the forms at the post office, or can an authorized representative of the company do it with a copy of the license? I'm trying to get a pistol...

A couple of months ago I treated myself to a new Colt 1911 (or 1991, whatever they call it these days). It's their base Government model, and for the first 200 rounds, it ran flawlessly. In fact, I was already starting the holster shopping. Within the last 50 rounds, however, it started acting...

This summer I'll be camping with some friends in the Smokey Mountains and spending a good bit of time in Tennessee. We'll be doing some back country hiking for a few days, and I thought it might be a good idea to bring a gun. I have a Florida carry permit, which is valid in Tennessee, but their...

Hey guys, I believe this is my first venture into the shotgun sub-forum, and I have a question. I've been kicking around the idea of buying a used pump action shotgun (maybe even a cheap new one), bolting on a folding stock, and keeping it in the trunk of my car as a "just in case" long gun...

I just came into possession of a few revolvers that were issued to my uncle during his policeman days. Two of them are Model 60s (1981, and 1982) that have been "Alvarized". For those of you wondering: once upon a time an officer in the department, named Alvarez, cocked his revolver into single...

After seeing Biden's fireside chat online the other day, as I'm sure many of you have, I realize there's an opportunity to have the White House acknowledge its hypocrisy. If this petition reaches the mark, they'll have to issue an official statement explaining why they're going to ignore it...

I stumbled across this video from SAAMI, intended for firefighters, that runs a series of experiments on a variety of loose ammo. They hit it with hammers, drop it from a crane, run it over with a bulldozer, shoot it with another bullet, and at about 13 minutes into the video they finally start...

Hey everyone. I'm refinishing the stock for a Glenfield (Marlin) Model 60 that I found at the pawn shop a little while back. I got the old finish off and it's down to the bare wood. Unfortunately, there seems to be some sort of grime soaked into the pores of the wood that I'm having a bit of...

So I stopped by the local pawn shop the other day and walked out with an old Glenfield Model 60, which seems to be a Marlin Model 60. I've been under the impression that these things typically hold 14 rounds of ammo. But I just loaded 17 into mine and it seems to hold them just fine. There may...

There's been some buzz about Cimarron here lately, and I decided to pick one up. Pre-war Model P, 5.5" barrel, .45 Colt. I took it out to the range the other day, put about fifty rounds through it, and have a couple of questions: 1) Is it normal for the edges on the ejector rod housing to be...

I have an uncle who is a law enforcement officer for a state agency. He called me today to let me know that his department recently acquired some new Rock River Arms AR-15s that they apparently have no use for (my tax dollars at work) and it seems they'll be up for sale soon. The asking price...

I just have to ask a probably silly question for those of you who are more knowledgeable than I in the realm of gunsmithing. I brought a Mini-14 in to my local gunsmith to have a Choate flash hider installed. Should have been a simple 30 minute job. When I went to pick it up the front sight...

I was at my local gun shop this morning dropping off a Mini-14 for some work when my eye caught this little guy sitting in the case... It's an H&R top-break chambered in .32 S&W. The caliber is marked on the barrel which, from what I've read, means it's safe for smokeless powder. The finish...

I'm faced with yet another conundrum. I'm trying to decide if I should load my Charter Bulldog with Speer's Gold Dots, or Federal's lead semi-wadcutter hollow points. Their weight, velocity, and energy are all nearly identical on paper. Thus far they've both proved to be reliable and accurate...

I've been browsing this forum doing some research on Marlin rifles and the general consensus seems to be "buy a used one, the new ones are junk." The reason being that some big city company bought Marlin a few years ago, moved the factory, cut back on costs, etc. Just the other day I came...

It's my understanding that anyone who has been deemed mentally incompetent by a court will be denied the sale of a firearm. It also seems like every time there's a tragic shooting spree everyone who knew the shooter testifies that he was clearly crazy, in a scary way, for a very long time. Now...