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A long time ago someone who owned some Para pistols started out to generate a build date look-up list. He posted about it on the M1911.org forum and a couple of other forums -- and then he abandoned the project. My friends at M1911.org picked it up and started reorganizing it, as well as...

I'm confusing myself by thinking too much ... I think. The goal is to create a budget "scout" rifle out of a WW2-era Mauser. I'm not looking to replace the stock and sporterize it, just remove the rear sight and mount a handgun scope on a rail attachment that's made to fit the factory sight...

What is the effect of twist rate? In context -- a pistol barrel in 9mm or .38 Super typically has a twist of around 1:16, IIRC. I have come into possession of a "9mm/.357/.380" length of barrel blank that I was thinking of using for an off-the-wall project I'm tinkering with. Don't know what...

From what I've been able to dredge up, it was September 2003 when the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that open carry was legal because the state constitution guaranteed the RKBA, and state law barred concealed carry. But I have not been able to find the name of the case or a link to the actual...

I'm pretty sure (having verified part numbers on the Numrich web site) that the grip frame on the New Model Blackhawks is the same as the New Model Single Six. They only seem to show one size for the grip frame. Looking at Ruger grips in the new catalog I received from CDNN, they are offering...

My NRA membership is up for renewal. In fact, it's a bit past due -- thanks to the NRA's rapacious method of operating. The ink wasn't even dry on the check a year ago before they started sending me "renewal" notices. Frequent renewal notices. Which, of course, I threw out. And throwing them out...

A new issue of Shooting Times magazine arrived in the mail today. I had it open on my desk to quote something from Jim Wilson's closing coumn, and I happened to read the ad from Lewis Machine & Tool. Here's what it says: Almost everything about this seems wrong to me. Granted, it was a long...

I have a reproduction of a SAA that was made by (I believe) PIetta Arms in Italy. The barrel-cylinder gap is excessive and I an considering trying to set the barrel back one or two turns to close the gap. Somewhere in the dim recesses of antiquity, I think I remember reading that the thread...

Earlier this year I had a raccoon trash an attic vent louver and take up residence in my attic. I brought in a professional pest control guy to remove the raccoon and the babies, but for one reason after another, I never quite got around to replacing the screen said racoon tore open. I also...

Remember the reporter who was arrested for trespassing on "school property" and then found to be carrying a concealed handgun? The DA has determined that the police erred:

I recently bought a used Ruger 22/45 pistol. It came with one magazine, no box, and no paperwork. The intention is to use it for ".22 Night" competitions at my local range, for which I'll need at least two more magazines. According to the serial number guide on Ruger's web site, my 22/45 is a...

I don't recall seeing this case posted before. If this is a dupe, please feel free to merge the threads. It's bad enough when any LEO is shot, but for a guy to put in a full career, retire, and then get killed (apparently) while volunteering as a constable just makes it worse. It hits close...

CZ makes a .22LR conversion kit (the Kadet) for one of their pistols, I think the CZ-75. Does anyone know if this kit would fit and function on a CZ-40B?

First, the link: http://www.ketv.com/news/13095684/detail.html?subid=22100461&qs=1;bp=t From the article: Indeed. And if you were a disgruntled high school student, what message would this send to you? I know what message it would send to me: "Loose lips sink ships. Shut up and shoot."...

The media. Gotta love 'em: http://www.ketv.com/news/12513467/detail.html?subid=22100461&qs=1;bp=t So, we are left to believe that in Omaha, Nebraska, it is illegal to use lethal force in self-defense under any circumstances. Does anyone live in Omaha or in Nebraska and know what the law...

I finally got around to submitting my first order to the CMP for an M1 Garand, and a case of .30-06 ammo. Check has been cashed and order confirmed. This afternoon I found a call tag in the mailbox that FedEx attempted at 08:30 this morning to deliver a package requiring signature. Not the...

Algore is at it again. First he wants us to conserve energy but doesn't see a problem with having a $1300 a month electric bill ... at just ONE of his three mansions. Now he doesn't think he's subject to the same security rules the rest of us travel under...

I suppose this has been going on for awhile, but I awoke to it while reading the new issue of Gun World, which showed up in my mailbox yesterday. Two different articles, on two different rifles, and both writers are citing groups measured to a precision of .001" The problem being, of course...

I hope someone can enlighten me. I do not have a C&R, but I keep seeing/hearing recommendations that I should get one. I do currently own a couple of long guns that would be eligible for C&R status if I were to purchase them after obtaining the license. No C&R-eligible handguns at this time ...

There was an article in a local newspaper about a Marine Corps reservist who was killed in Iraq. It's not happy news. but not all that unusual. What irritates me (so expressed in deference to Art's grammaw) is what the Marine Corps had to say about the incident: Prior to that, the article...