Recent content by smkummer

I like them all. Shot my late brothers Erma 40 years ago and liked it. That of course became the Ithaca/Henry. 10 years ago, after talking others into buying a 39A, I bought my own finished challenged example for $250. Sure it’s bigger than it has to be but its so comfortable to shoot and I...

I cast with clip on wheel weights and stick on wheel weights almost exclusively. I sometimes separate soft stick on wheel weights for blackpowder balls. Some are softer than others. These days when we buy the scrap wheel weights, we are getting about 1/2 the 5 gal. bucket with lead wheel...

Go to you tube and search 38 special snubby for many videos of performance. I used to prescribe to the light JHP 110/125 HP group but lately the 158 SWC or even grandpa‘s 158 RN still performs with good penetration. If wadcutters are loaded to full pressure, sure…..but most factory wadcutters...

I’ll add that if you buy from a dealer, they can e-file a form 4. My understanding is 90-120 days for e-file. Also, I was put on a trust for the above suppressor and an 9mm suppressor. 3 of us are sharing 2 suppressors.

This silenco is a lot of fun. It’s rated for full auto 223. The price to properly convert that huntsman including shipping both ways was as much as simply buying the Ruger 22/45 light. I am shooting cheap ( oops, there is no cheap 22 anymore) bulk high speed 22 in my backyard and it’s...

This mid 60’s colt pump shotgun was made a blue gun ( non lethal) buy cutting its choke off for bean bags. We bought it really cheap and replaced the poorly painted wood with good wood. And a gunsmith put on the savage cutts compensator/choke. Now it’s any choke we want to dial in. The...

Probably why Canada in the past and now with the handgun ban, makes the guns non transferable. Of course with handguns, they know who owns most of them. Hope they can fight it.

As a teenager in the 70’s, it was a Ruger super Blackhawk 44 and colt peacemaker 22. Added later a colt single action 44 spec. and New Frontier 45 colt. Then I got into the colt double actions because of their accuracy while generally only shooing single action mode. After getting trained...

I remember reading a few years ago in a pilot magazine about a WW2 fighter returning to the US. With the FAA, it needs approval to be ferried back into the USA out of annual inspection, they also wont allow ejection seats for civilians and in this case, the ATF met the aircraft at its first...

The modern 45-70 Colt repro 1877 gatling transfers as a title one firearm. At a MSRP of $50,000.

The best selling feature of magnum revolvers is the ability to shoot lighter ammunition in it. In my .357 magnums, it probably about 95% of the time that they are shot with a 38 or 38 plus P round for an enjoyable range outing. And my bulk loading .357 is a reduced 158 SWC going out about...

Here in a rural subdivision in So. Indiana, I discharge my Winchester 10 gauge signal cannon with blanks. The only occasional calls I get are from neighbors with dogs that start barking. I am accepted on July 4th, other than that, they may complain after 1 or 2 shots, then I stop.

I agree that any gun carried with a round in the chamber, cheap or quality should be drop tested. My own way doing this is with a rubber mallet and "simulating" a drop by tapping the hammer with a primer powered only case in the chamber. I have a Colt 25 auto that had a recall. Before I...

It appears typically when colt marked its revolvers just 44, it was chamber for 44-40. The early New Service revolvers from 1898 were marked as such. I believe you have a reworked second generation barrel installed on your bisley that has had the front sight changed to the original style that...

Your target stocks have of course been sanded down a lot. If you keep your eyes open on ebay, these can be had for 30-$60. I consider the metropolitan a short chamber Lawman which was chambered in .357. Heck yes, it will fire any 38 special load you feed it.