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My wife wants a new Beretta 85 in nickel with wood grips. It sure looks purdy, but the finish appears (for lack of a better term) a little "thin." Anyone have any experience with the Beretta nickel plating (I’ve had Beretta blue, black, stainless and gold, but never nickel)? Will it hold up...

I'm thinking of picking up a used .44mag S&W model 629 Mountain gun (I think that's what it's called). I've found one in very nice shape: Stainless, 4" bbl, finger-groove wood grips, appears lightly used. They're asking $400. Good deal? Bad deal? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

I recently watched the local debates for County Sheriff and here is my take on the situation. I have three choices. Candidate #1, the incumbent. Claims to be pro-RKBA but uses the Al Gore "I won't interfere with hunters and sportsmen" approach. We are a "shall issue" CCW state and he's...

Hello all, I just bought myself a new-old shotgun (on a whim) and I'm embarrassed to say that I don't know very much about it. It is a Browning Lightning O/U made in Belgium and chambered for 2-3/4 shells only. It has "Browning Superposed" stamped on the bbl but I'm not sure what that means...

I recently purchased a neat old Mauser (Czech vz-24). It's not a collector by any means but it's a neat piece of history to have. After staring at it for a couple of months... I really, really, really want to shoot it! The bore is nice and brite and the barrel has plenty of rifleing left...

I just bought a SIG 239 and I really like it a lot. But, the double action trigger pull is way too long for me. I've heard reference to a "short" sig trigger but I'm not sure what that means. What is it exactly? Does it shorten the length of pull? Where do I get one? Thanks in advance for...

I have a Browning BL-22 (.22 lever action) rifle that my dad bought for me the day I was born. It's now my sons. It's had about 7000 rounds through it in the last 30 years and I've come to realize that, other than the barrel, it's never really been properly cleaned. How do I "field strip"...

I'm not quite sure what I'm doing wrong. I can't get my preferences to "stick." I need to set them every time I visit TFL. Now, it does remember my name and password, but it does not remember the "show topics last xx days" part nor does it do the targets vs. bullet holes thing (unless I reset...

Hello, I have little experience with rifles other than AR-15's and .22's so please forgive me if my questions sound ignorant. I've decided to purchase an inexpensive bolt action rifle & scope for long-range (long-ish) target-plinking. I would like a caliber with a little more "oomph" than my...

I would like to put night sights on an existing Beretta 92FFS. As you probably know, the front sight on the Beretta is part of the slide (non-removable). Can the "dot" on the front sight be milled out and a trijicon "dot" inserted in it's place? Does anyone perform this service? Any other...

I just saw an ad for a ghost ring rear sight for a Beretta 92 and it got me curious (it's new to me). The ad claims 500% faster target acquisition. It seems to me that in a defensive situation, a ghost ring is just one more thing to get in the way. Has anyone here had any experience with...

My wife and kids just gave me a new "Tommy Gun" for fathers day! I'm proud to own it as it's a neat little piece of history, but I really don't know anything about it. I havn't had a chance to fire it yet and probably won't for a week or two. I'm just curious if anyone has any thoughts they...

This is probably a dumb question but I gotta ask. I'm going to replace the trigger on my 1911. I would like to do this myself if it's not too terribly difficult. I have a teardown schematic & lots of tools but no experience with 1911's. Is this something an amature can be successful at or...