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The RSA in my Polish underfolder is really pretty excellent- definitive second stage and clean break.

Fast 39 question.... Greets! My 39 is old, ~1940. The foregrip is slightly loose- it can twist back and forth a bit (no real motion fore/aft). Is there an easy way to tighten it? TIA!

Have a look at these. Some of them go on sale; it's worth it to get on their email list.

I've been big into the AK lately; went from none to two in about 8 months, spent over $2k. The Century 'Polish 1960' that's available on the mass market now has good to very good feedback, overall. It's really just a parts kit gun with American receiver and barrel, but people seem to like them...

btg3: Well said.

The Midway bag is nice; strap pad's a little light. If you sign up for the email sales at Tommy's Gun Packs they'll often (often!) send offers for ~50% off this and that. American made beefiness! Natchez is blowing out all the Eagle brand textile stuff; might be worth a look.

Glock. AK. Either will happily wreck your ammo budget without breaking a sweat.

FWIW, there are a steady stream of Pre-17's on Gunbroker. I recently bought a pre-18 and it's just... stellar.

Thanks for the info; what a neat old machine. Really makes me hanker for one of the pre-war units...

Jeez. While I appreciate the cautionary tales the apparent belief that you have to be John Browning himself to take the damn thing apart is NOT high road. It's a machine, and a simple one at that. Further it's my gun and if I want to take it apart and have the pieces painted pink, that's my...

Relax you guys- I'm a mechanical engineer who's been doing all my own car, gun, and bike work since 1983. Thanks for the advice.

I recently bought a 95% 4 screw S&W Pre-18 in .22LR off gunbroker. I took out the three obvious screws in the sideplate but couldn't get the plate off. I didn't want to reef on it, so I put it back together and came to get some advice. Is there some trick or some good way to apply force...

Henderson Defense sells CAI WASRs that they've certified to be free of the issues which *some* CAI guns have. If you're looking to mail-order, that's the route I'd take.

KB: "Alternatives - get a Glock. Not a great trigger, but better than the DAO. Or better, get a compact (or "ultra" or "micro") 1911 with an aluminum frame." Glock doesn't have anything even remotely close in size. Ditto the micro 1911s. The PM9 is successful precisely because there aren't...