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I recently picked up a 1989 Browning Buckmark ‘Standard’ from a friend. The first Buckmark I shot was one of these early guns and it really sold me on them. I'd looked at the current rubber-grip, finger-groove/fiber optic Buckmarks with money in my pocket and no urge to buy one; so when this...

I recently acquired a 6" Astra in 45 Colt. The DA pull on this revolver rivals my late nickel 29. The SA has a little creep but will doubtless be fine after a little sear clean-up. This revolver's cylinder lock-up exhibits utterly no movement at the 'moment of firing' position or even with the...

Hi folks, I'm requesting feedback specifically on the Henry Big Boy 45 Colt 'steel' lever action, though comments on the brass-alloy frame guns are welcome too. I'd very much appreciate the input of actual owners/users of these rifles or information attributable to reliable sources. What I'm...

The CK&T Hudson Bay has a good quality, large carbon steel utility blade. It took a shaving edge in a few minutes using a crock stick and razor strop. The Hudson's blade also has a nice, hammered finish that its adds to its period appeal. The handle however is all but useless for heavy...

I picked up an old .40 cal P229 the other day. It has the E2 grips but is not the short reset variant. It does have usable night sights and a few minor handling marks on the trigger-guard & rail. Pretty decent overall and I'm happy. 11 rounds of Tula 40/180/FMJ fired SA at 25 yards, roughly...

I picked up an old Generation II Glock Model 23 recently. It's bone stock and in good shape for its age. Online databases indicate it was made around September 1990; way before finger grooves, rails or LCI extractors. I've learned to appreciate the Loaded Chamber Indicator extractor; but...

Hit a local gun show this AM and nabbed an old Winchester 290 .22 automatic for 150 bucks. It's the replacement for a Ted Williams T3, Sears version of the same basic gun, that I gave to one of my sons a couple of years ago. The 290 was Winchester's fancy version with pressed checkering and a...

...from Summit Gun Broker. It was essentially new with no firing wear at all visible on the barrel- none. The little porker runs and shoots real well. It grouped about 2 1/2" at 25 yards with Tula and it put three 230 Golden Sabers in just under an inch and a half at that distance, from 'lawn...

If you're near Springfield Missouri, you really should stop by the Bass Pro Shop which is currently hosting the NRA's National Firearms Museum exhibit. You could kill an hour looking at firearms owned by Napoleon Bonaparte, Annie Oakley and Theodore Roosevelt among others. The highlight of the...

I am getting the itch for a 35 Remington and would like hear from those of you have used it, hunted with it and loaded for it. I will admit to a prejudice for it because I load lots of 38/357 and the ability to use pistol bullets appeals to me. My ideal 35 would be a Marlin 336 Texan with...

I recently traded into a Rossi Model 92 ‘Trapper’ in .357 Magnum. These come with a 16” barrel and weigh under five pounds and measure 33” overall. The photo is of the 92 with a 4” Colt Lawman, for comparison. The 16” model was not my first choice. I hunted around for a 20” version, which my...

I've had a Colt DA or two over the years, sometimes mine and sometimes issued. This one popped up for sale and I couldn't pass it. For one, it hearkens back a time when we sallied forth with a badge, six-shooter, a 12 gauge pump and the confidence that we could whip the world with them. It...

Nickel, Stainless, Bumper Chrome; whatever you got, let’s see ‘em. I’ve always had a weakness for nickel-plated big-bore handguns, though I have owned a few nickel S&W 38’s and 357’s over the years. I’ll kick this off with two of my favorites; a Nickel S&W Model 29-2 I owned for awhile, and my...

I’ve favored relatively short shotgun barrels for most of my life; but I couldn’t bring myself to cut the barrel of my old 11-87 Premier. I’d been shopping for a decent, light contour 11-87 barrel but they are bringing about what I’d give for a good clean 870. I saw a few 11-87 slug barrels...

I am toying with the idea of having the basic PolyChoke installed on an 11-87. http://www.poly-choke.com/choke.htm I used these on a couple on relatives' shotguns, decades ago, and came away fairly well impressed. But my experience with them is dated and I'd like the 411 from folks still...

My recently acquired 11-87 Remington is turning out to be a peach of a shotgun. It has run with Federal or WW Universal field loads and now that I’ve got my favorite Limbsaver pad on it, it mounts as fast and sure as any single-barrel I ever owned. One of its few gremlins was that when I...

I swapped into a reasonably clean, used LCP today. I ran it out for a test drive with the box of Tula brass-cased ball I got with the gun. The little gun was dirty and dry but it chugged through 30 rounds of ball w/o complaint. It also shot much better than the several examples of these I’ve...

My wife looked at one of these awhile back and fell in love with it, so I bought her one for her birthday. It's a Mossberg Model 500 Super Bantam™ 'All Purpose' 20 gauge Mag in Marble Pink with a 22" barrel and screw-in chokes. She can bust those clays with it, too. These are also available...

The fivegun, not the lawyer ;) I had some preconceived notions, most of which were incorrect. It scattered birdshot all over a B27 at 15 yards, but plenty good for snakes at 10 feet. It patterned 000 buck or PDX close enough to keep 'em on the head at that distance. From about 20 yards, I could...

I'm considering the XS aperture, which is embedded in a Weaver-style mount for 700 rifles. It's 65 bucks but it'd probably save you that much in ammo over the years. The only time you see it is when the scope comes off and there it is, all zeroed and ready to use. Just set it and forget it...