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I have an elderly gentleman friend (around 65) that is looking for a home (apt. actually) defense weapon. He is definitely not a gun guy. I doubt that he has ever shot a gun and if he has it was a very long time ago. He is asking me for advice on what to get and I was originally thinking...

I use the Spyderco Sharpmaker. As long as I can get my Benchmade sharp enough to shave hairs off of my arm, I am satisfied. The sharpmaker does this just fine.

Wow, that's a lot of info. Helpful though. Thanks.

No, just the 336 is. I took it off to disassemble/clean the gun and didn't put it back on yet.

This is what it means.

A friend of mine had some guns that were left in a safe that had some water in it. Of course, the guns suffered somewhat. He gave them to me. I would like to either trade them or sell them but I really don't know what they would be worth. The top gun is a Franchi Veloce. The barrels are...

I agree with your point except for the fact that the gun show is a primary place for someone to be handling a weapon. They just don't stay holstered in a place like that. Everyone is trying on a new holster, seeing if the new mags fit, showing it to a dealer, etc. The gun show is about the...

Yeah, having it checked out is probably the best option if I am going to shoot it. I really don't want to spend a bunch just to have a paperweight though.

I recently was given this Smith and Wesson. It had been left in a safe that had water in it due to a flood. It was in a leather holster and there was the resulting rust. The internal part of the cylinder and the bore seem to be in good condition. Can I shoot this? A friend wants to use it...

Acetone, that's the key, lots of acetone.:D

I got the acetone and ATF together tonight and am working on the guns. So far, I have managed to free 2 of them and there are 2 more to go. We will see. So far, it seems to be working.

That's really helpful. Thanks.

What will the tranny fluid do that a motor oil or a penetrating oil will not do? I want to know what I should do but I also need to know why I should do it.

I have a couple of rifles and shotguns that I recently had given to me. They were in safe that had been in a flood. They forgot to clean the safe out. So now, the guns all have surface rust on them and most of them are stuck - as in the semi auto shotguns cannot be checked or cleared, the...

I had one in my yard a few days ago. I also have chickens and didn't want the two getting together. I set out the trap and then a little while later I shined my light over to that area and saw the possum walking around it. I shined my light again a little while later and saw the two eyes in...