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Hey folks, I recently purchased a Polish P64 from SOG. It's a nice little gun, now that I replaced the hammer spring with a 16lb Walther PP spring. I can actually fire it double action without using both hands now. Anyway, I detail stripped the gun last night so I could refinish the slide and...

Alright, here I go. I have a beautiful and amazingly accurate Marlin 25N (it'll outshoot my 10/22 any day of the week), I've had it for about 7 years now. I love this gun, but about 3 years ago I decided to pop a cheapy scope on it because I found the blade/notch sights to be a bit lacking...

So here's the deal. I have to write an 8 page paper for my English class this weekend. The nice thing is that I get to pick my topic. My instructor specified that it cannot be a paper on gun control when I proposed a firearms topic, but I ran the idea about how the 1911 is argued to be the...

Hey all, Anyone know a good website that has a guide to gutting various game? A friend of mine asked if I knew of any. I know it's not all that difficult to figure out, but he wants so read some tips before tackling his own jobs. Thanks! -Parke1

I just ordered a new IWB holster for my Sig 232 from Don Hume (the H715M S.O.O.T., for what it's worth). Yes, I know that there are better holsters out there, but I've seen his work before and am thoroughly impressed by it, so I figured I'd get one of his holsters. ANYWAY, the order...

Just out of curiosity, I was wondering how much a fair price would be on a used Sig 232 in stainless. It has the case, the spare mag, all the original paperwork, etc etc. Mint condition, only about 100 rounds fired through it. No, I'm not buying one; I have one, and was just wondering how...

Hi there, I have a S&W 916 with an 18"bbl. It's a nice little gun, but it's impossible to find any accessories for it (I knew this before I bought it). What I'd like to do is add a pistol grip to it, for a nice little HD gun. I know it's already a pretty small scattergun, but I like the idea...

I basically know everything I need, but I'm curious to see how people respond to this to see if I'm overlooking anything. If you had no tools, and you were about to go out to head off to the local hardware/tool shop, what would be on your list if your intention was to outfit a basic gunsmithing...

Ok, here goes. I've got a Firestone wheel-type sharpening system now, but it's getting worn out (the stones are getting smooth and chipped). The firestone worked really well, but wore out way too fast. Soooo, in your experience, what is the best type of sharpening system out there that poses...

Okay, what's it gonna take? I assume that it's not as simple as getting just a 9mm barrel and magazine (like the ones available from Sarcoinc.com), right? Would I need new springs or anything? I have a 1911, but my dad always shoots 9mm, so we have a HUGE surplus of 9, and I'd like to burn...

Ok, let's see here. I decided that I really want a belly-band type rig that I can wear in the standard shoulder-holster position (right hand draw for my 1911). I immediately thought of the rigs that Terridarri and Gunslinger were selling. I e-mailed them, but very unfortunately they are no...

Hey all. Ok, after taking apart my Turkish m38 Mauser I figured out why it isn't ejecting shells. I figured the ejector was just gummed up with cosmoline, but it seems as though the front half of the ejector piece is broken off. :rolleyes: That being said, I suppose I need a new one. I...

Hi there, I have a Turkish Mauser that is in very good condition, but after firing it, I realized that it's not ejecting cases correctly. I want to take apart the bolt release mechanism (where I am told that the ejector is located), but I don't really want to attempt it without some detailed...

I seem to have a problem. I purchased a Savage 112 Varmint series .223 over my spring break, and only had the opportunity to fire 10 rounds through it before I had to leave it at home and head back to college. When I fired the first round, I rotated the bolt handle up and pulled back...

Ok, I just got a new savage 112 and I'm mounting a scope on it. Here's the question: if you need to hold your bolt action rifle still enough to sight it in, do you use sandbags, or a rifle rest? I can get a nice set of bags for the same price as an el cheapo rifle rest. Which should I go...

Hey all, I recently purchased a new .223 and I need to sight in the scope on it. In the past I've always just rigged up some half-a$$ed rigs to hold rifles still while sighting them in, but now that I have several rifles, I'd like to attempt to build a benchrest for sighting them in. I...

Ok, here goes. During the terrible, awful, dreaded, evil down time of TFL, I went out and got me a Savage 112 in .223 :D. This is the varmint model with the 26" stainless fluted barrel, 1 in 9" twist. I've been hearing different things about bullet weight vs twist vs shooting application...

Well, after realizing that my collection of firearms had NO centerfire rifles (hey, gimme a break, I'm only 19!), I decided to do something about that. I'm a poor college student, so I went the milsurp route (nothing wrong with that, by any means). I picked up a 1943 Turkish Mauser and a Type...

So I was snooping around at the local gun shop a day or two ago, and while in the middle ordering a Turkish Mauser from SOG, I noticed a couple of Japanese Mauser-action-based rifles (can't quite remember the exact model). I asked to take a look at them, and on the first one, the mum had been...

(this was also posted in The Art of the Rifle, although I think that this would probably be the better place to post it...) So I just called the local gun shop and asked them if they have any Mausers in stock (since my girlfriend said that she'd buy me one for our anniversary. I got a good...