Recent content by psyfly

Looking at revolver marked .45 w/o model no. Serial # on bottom of butt is 1790xx. What kind of .45 will it shoot and what is a good value? Thanks

From reading the first article, looks as if the "Colt .45" may have been left behind by the late (alleged) wanna-be home invader. Cool-headed 13 y-o. Hope he doesn't suffer many ill after-effects.

Should she decide she wants a single action .22 revolver, make sure she knows about the little Ruger Bearcat & Shopkeeper. She's not likely to find one next Saturday to handle, but, she should know they exist. Mine has become my most-fun weekend shooter. Will

^^I believe each is out of a job the moment his or her (un)election results are certified. Good on ya, Colorado. W

Some great photography here; I really don't feel qualified to play with you guys, but:

Private Pilot SEL; ~1K in a lot of fixed-winged things with half that in my own C205. Neither commercial nor instrument but neither rating requires a multi-engine ticket. Most pilots I know are into guns and shooting, also if and when I find out about it, that is: Most would rather talk...

Like a lot of the "times sure have changed" folks, where I grew up in TX the term gunstore didn't have much meaning. We had a drugstore, a general store, a hardware store, a furniture store, a feed store... No gunstore. You could buy a gun, though, at any of the above stores... I...

I have one and it's as cute as it can be but I can't (yet) hit anything with it! I also have a Win 62a and a 1906 both of which are dead-on accurate so, it's not just (only) me. Also, it's kind of a bummer that the later Rossis will feed 22lr only, no shorts need apply. Some of the...

Perhaps someone who knows better than I how to do so could start something like a 'fire-mission' to send msgs of support to those legislators being targeted by the gun-control lobby.

She's the target of the gun-control lobby and they're giving her a hard time for voting against the UBC bill. My letter was short and to the point that I appreciated her standing up for my civil rights against the gun-control lobby and, although I can't vote for her, I'll happily send her a...

Just sent an email thanking Sen. Kelly Ayotte for standing up for civil rights against the Powerful Anti-gun lobby from whom she is currently, you should pardon the expression, taking fire. Will

Happy to see the editor using the term "gun-control lobby". I've been using it for a couple of years but it just hasn't gotten into wide-spread usage. W

One78Shovel: That's cool. You got a reference for us? A quick web search didn't turn up anything before 1871 and the NY generals. Thanks, Will

Eight years old. My aunt taught me the basics of firearms safety and marksmanship with a Winchester pump .22. It lived behind the back door and was my frequent companion on my wanderings around the farm. I was told not to shoot anything living unless it was fit for the supper-table. Well...

One of my banks recently had an ad campaign with billboards suggesting that the officers were "your kind of people". My favorite was the loan officer with a smile on her face next to a target with 5 holes in the 10 ring.