As for handguns, my first carry gun: a S&W 469. One of their second-gen autos. Between it being worn out and beat up and the grip being thick as a...
Forgot to mention, that's not at 25 yards. That's at 50. Scoped on a heavy sandbag and I'm pretty sure that was my best ever, but... geez. No...
Mine's also a Savage Mark 2. Old picture, and wish I could find more of that ammunition. [ATTACH]
France exported all their good designers to Belgium. I think Italy's better lately, but in the past they had stuff that was just... off. Italy...
There's a term for that: Great execution, terrible judgement.
Not really, as long as it isn't flashy or clashing. Polished stainless? A lot more obvious than brushed. In the same way you're more likely to...
Looks to me like it's either smoothing out the hammer marks, working a bend straight, or just descaling. I'd say that most likely, and simplest,...
Why not buy a desk, then? I'd buy a Craigslist find and bolt a sheet of plywood on top. Save time and money. And it'd be likely to have shelves or...
Dad hunted to feed us when we were poor, and to get out with his dad and uncles once we weren't. So I learned early but we moved before I was old...
Right now? My Mosin Nagant M44. It has a dull speck in the bore. That's it. Before now, I had a Carcano that someone sporterized. The work and...
I believe the box of 6.5 Carcano I still have has spitzer bullets in it, and think it was marked 1939. Later/interwar stuff, maybe? Or designation...
I honestly don't see why people are so averse to buying the appropriate tools in the first place. Then again, I'm a tool guy. If something is best...
"Racking a shotgun means you won't have to shoot it." I leave mine without one in the chamber only because a tang safety on a shotgun with a...
Fall in love with my Ruger 22/45 every time I my hands and eyes agree to let me have a good day at the range. Fell in love with my M44 several...
Not counting my uncle's old BB gun? 8, I think. My dad's .22 Luger. As an engineering student, I still find those things fascinating but...
Another spring. Dry fired my Taurus M85 testing it after cutting the hammer spur off, using the 'pencil bouncing' method of testing. Firing pin...
As it deteriorates, gunpowder can break down into slightly more volatile components, or the stabilizers that control the burn rate can begin to...
I'm just a DIYer and worked with arts and crafts in general half my life, not chemicals specifically, so you're even better to defer to! I can...
That's exactly it; most thinners you get don't have a list of ingredients, so if you don't know exactly or don't find a good MSDS sheet, you're on...
HOLD UP. Test your solvents first. Some lacquer thinners leave a residue (many don't! Test!) and lacquer thinner can be seriously harsh stuff. DO...
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