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Hello Gentlemen, it has been a while , but I have an Old colt Model 1873 , that requires your assistance , as I try to figure out what it may be worth ! This pistol is lettered by Colt, S/N 286xxx, it was originally a 41 Long Colt, it is now a 38 Spl. We assume Colt did the work, but the letter...

Hello gentlemen, Happy New Year ! My good friend of 30+ years received this Colt from his distant aunt about 20 years ago....It's a Military Colt that was taken from Japanese pilot that was shot down,his Uncle got to keep the captured gun ....It is a Colt D/A Army revolver Model 1894 ,( I...

Hello Gentlemen, Happy New Year ! I have a 7mm-06 (not a misprint) it is a 1908 Brazilian Mauser Action with double set triggers,in a nice walnut stock,with a Harry McGowan Barrel ,that was a heavy barrel,but someone trimmed it down to an Octagon to lighten the barrel,but never re-blued it,so it...

Can anyone provide photos or link of a US Remington 1930 s/n 333345x,in 30-06,can't find much info on this rifle either ,it seems to have a modified O3A3 action,but is stamped clearly US 1930,Remington.....Thanks BB:confused:

One of my gun buddies picked this up in a gunshow here in Vt,Real nice rifle,but we don't know much about it ....we are thinking o3A3??? But we just don't know,any help would be appreciated ! Thanks BB:D Star Gauged FEREN ???

Well,my good friend stopped by again and showed me this 1894 Winchester in 38-55 ,in a "take down" model ....It has a Nickel steel barrel,25" long ...he stated the gun was manufactured in 1894 " 1st year of production" it has a shotgun butt,the rifling is great ....The gun is worn by time,about...

Lets try the pic thing again.... any help would be appreciated ! TIA BB34

I recived this pistol from my neighbor,who is moving south :mad: He thought it might be from Italy,I think ,I don't know....the Manufacture stamp is" Brescia",and the fellow that owned it,has his name stamped on it also ....1st WW ??? The tag on it states:Calibre 10.35 or 10.4 like a 44...

Gentlemen ,I have the chance to but a S&L in 7x61 S&H ,(Sharps & Hart)it is a very clean,pretty gun (Model 60) ....no scope.I just don't know what it's worth ....any input would appreciated....TIA Bigbird34

Well I have finally found the time to reload some 30 T/C 's, I bought the Hornady dies in March!!! I got 100 free bullets from hornady for buying their dies :D,So today I loaded up some ammo for test ....I only had IMR4895 powder to use ,fastest speed with this powder is 2800 FPS w/the Hornady...

I received a phone call from a gun friend of mine today, who has just purchased a S&W Model 1917 in 45ACP with s/n 12XXX with a prefix of "S" ....he seems to believe that the "S" makes the pistol worth more in value ??? The gun is in excellent condition ....I don't have any pic's but could get...

At the Barre gunshow in Vt......made by Hornady ....nice set of dies if I do say so myself,I also bought some 44 mag dies from Hornady ....very nice again.... So does anyone have any load data for the 30T/C ,I'm going to shoot 150 grain Sierras.... Thanks BB

Hello all, I have the above gun on my work bench that when fired the other day would let you push the trigger forward but would NOT set the trigger ....I now have the action off of the stock and I have found some corrision starting to set in around the stock and receiver ,I have cleaned this...

Hi Folks,here's a fun story for you to read..... We have had 3 skunks visit our yard this year ....our 4 labs and our 1 foster lab mix found the first one in our backyard in July....needless to say the foster lab,and my big 85lb yellow lab got sprayed,in the face .....either the foster lab or...

Hello fellow shooters ,My friend and I got to the range on 5/5,after a long winter here in Vt ....I shot the Rem Sendero at 200 yards,here's a pic of my 5 shot group...There is room for improvement,a better trigger is in order,and I need an off/on switch for my heart rate ....:) The Weatherby...

Ole father inlaw gave me his sons ole British 303 ...."5,No4 MK1"s/n 77054xx...It's been sporterized(no collector value that I can see).....and NOT cleaned in years,so it's apart on the work bench getting a make over ......the extractor claw spring is gone so I need to find a replacement spring...

I have just moved my inlaws from their old home into a new house ....my father inlaw has had this gun since I have known him ,over 30 years ,he never fired it ,and stated he paid $3.00 bucks for it at a factory outlet store here in Vt when he was real young ...he states it's an 11mm (he thinks...

Hello Folks, I finally got up to the rifle range the other day ......I needed to sight in my Weatherby Mark V .with a new 3x9x40mm Zeiss "Conquest" scope (Superb scope ) super clear .....I shot the old 338-06 with 225 gr Sierra Bullets and I got a nice one inch group at 100 yards ,I also tried...

I have a A3-03 sitting here,That I am trying to figure out whats it's worth...the barrel groves/lands are crisp and clean ,pretty much original,but it has a ramline composite stock ...no sights,need to be drilled and tapped for a scope ,the barrel has been crowned ....s/n 1396118...any thoughts...

Hi Folks,I went to the local gunshow the other day with a Ruger M77 RL in 30-06 and an Older Savage 110E in .243 cal.....came home with a Brand Spanking New T/C in 30 TC :DI have done a lot of reading on this gun ,and as I am getting older light weight is the thing I want ,and it's not to often...