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I agree the heavier barrel isn't a big deal for me. If I'm remembering correctly, in addition to the heavier barrel the A1 version also swaps out the original plastic safety selector and trigger guard/housing for metal units, the plastic versions and original spec barrel not being "Marine...

I used to own a Stoeger Coach Gun (used to shoot Cowboy Action), those Brazilian doubles were and are almost indestructible in use. not as sure of the durability of the Turkish made Benelli/Franchi clones but the Turk shotguns I HAVE handled were all pretty damn good (Huglu/CZ and whoever is...

🙃 I think everyone in any given tech-based fandom/community, firearms, cars, etc. has that one product that they know is perfectly serviceable and fits their needs, BUT they just can't warm up to it enough to give it a go for their own use. 😬 the Maverick 88 series is that item for me in the...

So, for various reasons I am once again thinking about either buying or building myself a shotgun for home defense use, with a secondary (or is it primary when it's what the gun will, hopefully, actually get used for the most?) use as a range/multi-gun match toy. my Idea/preferences are as...

Update, So I WON'T be selling this rifle👍 Talked to mom a few days after posting this and she says she can't bring herself to sell any of dad's collection It all either has meaning to me, or dad invested a lot of time and effort in them in various ways. So the Browning gets to stay.

two above, they kind of suck but it's 11pm and i'm in a basement at the moment.

someone on a local NC gun forum sent me the same link about 30 mins ago (he beat ya by all of 11 minutes), so great minds think alike? yep, the only differences between the one in the article and the one in my safe is that mine does not have Iron Sights, and to me at least looks to have a...

Howdy all, In the wake of my father's passing last year, i have begun going through his gun collection and sort things into "keep" and "Sell" sets. well, one of the rifles going on the "Sell pile" is a very nice 90's production Browning that I, so far, can't find enough definitive information...

the ones I remember were back in the first few years that the 77/357 & 44 were available. I think you're right and they have disappeared into collectors hands, and the closet corners of owners who bought more conventional stocks when they became available. I remeber seeing them on both blued...

Well, since I remember a time when you COULD get a blued 77/357 with a wood stock... I'd say it's likely because they didn't sell well. And since the era I'm thinking of was back when the synthetic stocks on the various Ruger M77s were that weird looking black one with screw-on, replacable grip...

Don't know about that idea (meaning I'm doubtful there's any validity to it, not that I can't see people getting that idea) Historically the number one cause of Frame cracks in High Standards, was/is bolting a heavy early style pistol scope to the them. The barrel attachment method (a steel...

As I stated in the more general thread, the thought hit me that it maybe a "Double Defense" without the rails.

Jeeze I think i paid within spitting distance of that (between 250 and 300) 20 years ago for a standard brown wood, blued, double trigger model. I expected them to have gone up just a little bit more by now. 😮 And from the other thread, yeah they don't list that model on the website. Maybe...

I believe you. When I started out, and bought my Stoeger, around 2002 though. lapping the hinge, cutting down the auto-safety push rod, and cycling/dry firing the soup out of it were the only advice I heard in person or could find on SASSwire. There were scads of people telling you who to send...

I personally beleive it is not nessesary and in fact counter productive to tell new comers to a sport they need to wring every last split second advantage out of their gear. Let them get started and have some fun first. Not everyone needs to be trying to, nor can they, beat all the other...

I haven't looked into the 1911s made by brands under Kahr (AO/Thompson and Magnum Research) in a long while. Partly because the last time I looked at AO, the quality was still only slightly better than pre-Kahr and the pricing wasn't great. And partly because I personally wish to refrain from...

Everyone has different definitions for "affordable" Vs. "cheap" That said, new built, non custom, and excellent for the price I'd say CZ(Huglu) and Yildiz (available under that name through Academy if they're in your area, under other names elsewhere).

as long as you're NOT talking about the so called "Houston High Standard" (current users of the name that sell ARs and imported 1911s), the HS is a better gun, Period. model and preferred grip angle also factor in. personally i prefer the 1911 like grip angle of the HS Citation i grew up with...

the top three "budget" 1911s that I would buy before most others, including a number of NON-budget brands right now, are in order, Tisas, RIA, and Metro (from a different Philippine gunmaker). I've only actually owned Metros so far, and overall, I love them, but both of the one's I've had my...

you can do over 90% of the work of slicking up a Stoeger coach gun (pretty much everything but keeping the safety from re-engaging when you open it, which requires removing or shortening a pushrod) at home sitting in front of the TV/computer, with four things, some gun oil, lapping compound...