Recent content by Owen Meany

Alvinphatlady, Nice Sauer. By the way, please do yourself and the gun a favor and do not "scrub it down" with a bronze brush or anything else.

45 Broomhandle, Great presentation of your Mossberg Brownie serial #91 - wow, congratulations!!!! Although I don't know that much about the Brownie, believe me, I share your excitement in breaking new ground in what is known about a particular gun's production span, variations, markings...

I owned 2 K40s in the past - a stainless and a black one. Selling both of them was one of the worst moves I ever made (well, I needed the money at the time, so I guess I wasn't given all that much choice). They were fabulous firearms. Built like tanks, slim, small, utterly reliable. Recoil...

Yes, that's true about the Erika being smaller than it first appears in photographs. In reality, the height and length even of the long model hardly exceed the dimensions of the Colt 1908 .25 vest pocket or most other vest pocket pistols. The Erika's slender, protruding barrel and grip create...

This little pistol is extremely rare and very valuable. Mp7, whatever you do, don't let anyone "take this off your hands" for cheap money; considering its rarity and excellent condition, this one would bring at least $2000 to $3000 if you were to put it on Gunbroker (I realize you're in...

Jim, where can I find more information about this? I was unaware of any efforts to do away with the 03 FFL. This is really disturbing. Please elaborate (or point me to a source, if you would).

How can anybody laugh, seeing as you have withheld the information that would permit us to evaluate your skill - namely, DISTANCE? At 100 yds., that is some darn good shooting. At 10 yds., some improvement would be needed. By the way, given your abbreviation of "BB", I presume your former...

That is truly fascinating. I, too, look forward to any additional information that may surface. You say it fired either the 9x18mm or 9x19mm calibers? Boy, that sounds like a handful - I don't think I'd want to touch one off out of a package that size! By the way, do you own the gun pictured?

Always be polite. A response made with more assertiveness, "curtness" or "resolve" than the overture requires does not signal strength or preparedness on your part - it telegraphs fear, loud and clear. I've seen people employ this kind of preemptive verbal strike, and it never sends the kind of...

They do, I agree! I noticed the little Ortgies .25 down in the corner there. They are interesting and finely made guns that should receive more attention. By the way, what is the source of your information about John Dillinger's carry preferences?

Jim, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts. It's always good to hear from you. I hope someday to encounter one of these little guns.

Hi everyone, While browsing the Standard Catalog of Firearms, I read (pg. 995) that the Savage company manufactured a small number of .25 caliber pocket pistols in the early part of the last century (1915-1919). Supposedly only about 25 were made. Outside of this mention, I have been...

Never mind, I got it. For whatever reason, the sleeve did have to be removed first.

Hi folks, I'm having a problem field stripping a Walther Model 5. Here's what I've been able to do so far: 1) Retracted the slide to cock the hammer (and let it return forward again). 2) Removed the magazine. 3) Successfully removed the knurled barrel nut by rotating it...

Thank you, Jim. I always like learning about these old guns, particularly the less popular ones.