Recent content by NCSUPackman

That can be a huge inconvenience. However, it's reply to the question "What are you asking on.../What do you want for..." that is almost always: "Make me an offer!" that is my pet peeve. To me, that translates to "I'm hoping you don't know what it's worth and will offer stupid money!" What...

Kevin, I'll see you and raise! I found a S&W 1917 with a model of 1950 barrel on it and the lanyard loop already removed. I always wanted a Fitz type revolver in .45 ACP and had a local gunsmith build me this. He also custom made the grips:

It has been my experience that it's not the complete new people who are the problem. Most of the time, they generally want to know and are asking questions because they are looking for information; they know what they don't know. Most of the "idiots" are people who have bad tribal knowledge...

Since the stay at home order has given me some added free time to go through my gun room, I thought about two interesting $75 dollar purchases I made (that ended up costing me more) The first one was a 50s era Marlin 336 in 35 Remington, that was missing the Lever and the Bolt. I walked into...

As long as the Charter Arms revolver says Bridgeport or Stratford on the barrel, it's good quality. They can be found for sub $300 and they made some configurations with 4 inch barrels.

I don't think I could get all my gun books on my bookshelves in one picture! I try to buy as many gun books as I can for a decent price. The issue isn't finding them; it's finding them for a price I want to pay (I find the same principle applies to guns) I generally enjoy older books due to...

I work part time in a local shop and I think one of the issues is people don't understand that guns are very regional. This can be due to restrictions (magazine capacity, etc), hunting regulations (only slug, restricted caliber types), or just regional preferences. A gun that may be popular in...

I don't know what it is, but I've always been drawn to Charter Arms (the original vintage, pre-charco). The three inch undercover I got lucky on. Walked into a local Gander Outdoors they day they decided to close so the word had not gotten around yet. Used guns were 30% off and it brought the...

Thanks all! I thought the finish was aftermarket and that was why it was so cheap! With that finish and the weight, I think I'll be in a holster occasionally!

I picked up a Colt Agent this week for a great deal and just had to share! I stopped by a Gander Mountain in my area on my way home for work and it was the only new thing in their used case: A Colt Agent for $249.99! After looking it over a while, figuring for sure there was something...

I usually use the shows around here when I'm looking for magazines/holsters/accessories. I can usually find a decent deal on those. Sadly, most of the shows have dealers bringing new production guns to the tables at retail prices. There is a new company that started a smaller show near my...

Sorry if I wasn't clear. The dealer gave me the rifle and $135. I basically go $275 for my S&W .38. I have many revolvers and that one was just sitting in the safe. I ended up breaking even on what I paid for the revolver 5 years ago.

Took a trip to a local gun show today and ended up coming home with a Marlin Model 60; the old style with the 18 round magazine tube. The wood looked almost perfect and the warning sticker about only using 22lr was still on the bottom; the bore was nice and shiny. The only flaw was some of the...

You can determine the date of your H&R revolver with first letter(s) of the serial number. Each year was a different letter. Here is the method H&R used: The prefix letter started in 1940 with 'A' and continued forward. They did not use 'O' or 'Q'. 'Z' was reached in 1963, then 'AA' for...

I second that. I would like to see a Detective Special in Stainless with no lock. I would also like to see them bring back the Colt hammer shroud with the detective special so one didn't have to bob the hammer . I have a 2nd generation Colt Detective Special I've been carrying for a few...