Recent content by Gabby Hayes

Radagast, you are da man! :)

I recently picked up two blue steel S&W J-frames if anyone has any info. #1 a) .38 S&W Special b) 2-inch c) round butt, checkered wood with diamond insert, SN on grips matches SN on frame d) 5 e) fixed f) 1913xx g) Model 36 (no dash) #2 a) .38 S&W Special b) 3-inch c) round...

Depending on what you mean by "misfire," your Agent may have a timing problem. I have one of the mid-80s Colt Agents with the rough grey finish. After it recently began to hiccup on occasion I had someone more knowledgeable about Colts check it out. He ran it double-action for a few minutes...

You can tell these are Russian army troops. If they were marines they'd have their bayonets fixed. :D

Take your pick: From the American National Rifle Association: [ http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FireArmsGlossary/ ]: From an Australian site: [ http://www.firearmsmuseum.org.au/Survey/Glossary/Glos-ind-fra.htm ] From [ http://www.building-tux.com/dsmjd/tech/glossary.htm ]:

Deleted. Posted at same time as above, with about the same info. :o

Real life experience? The guy only sees corpses, and long after the action is over. I'm just sayin' ... ;)

I've been using these anti-corrosion storage bags from Kleen Bore for about five years now. No messy oil or grease other than what you normally use to lube the gun. http://secure.armorholdings.com/kleen-bore/product396.html Brownells has similar products but you have to buy the storage bags...

This ought to be interesting. :D http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=0f3a6aab6203068c

My brother-in-law was an Air Force captain in 'Nam in 1969. He was issued a S&W Model 15.

Picked up a Mossy 500 this past Thanksgiving, including the ugly yellow cable lock. Nothing built-in. ... Yet.

Opening scene from "War of the Worlds?" :rolleyes:

I think you'll be better off looking for an 8-shot Maverick. From both Mossberg's and Maverick's web sites: Mossberg 500 and Maverick barrels (see photo) include a threaded nut that screws into the front of the magazine tube. If you try to put an 8-shot tube on an old five-shooter, the old...

In case you come across, or get tempted by, a Rossi Overland coach gun, I just measured mine. The barrels come in at 20¾" measured along the longest possible path that includes the extension tab that sticks out between the barrels at the breech end. The stock assembly comes in right at 19½".

I had a Maverick 88 from the early 1990s with a single action bar, as was the case with older Mossberg 500s. Newer models of both have dual bars. In 1988 Mossberg opened a plant in Torreon, Mexico, to make parts, which are then assembled across the border at the company's Eagle Pass, Texas...