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An Ithaca 1911A1 and my Colt Series 70 with new grips

I agree with the OP … it takes only a combination of 6 different calibers to make the 357M pointless :)

I have average size hands, but any gun with the slightest reputation of hammerbite does bite me (1911, HP, TT33, P210, …). I don’t like beavertales or round hammers, so for my Series 70 I got an extra hammer and grip safety. Shortened the hammerspur a bit and rounded the edges of the safety...

4 different barrel lengths, 4 different makers

Over here in Belgium a used HiPower (or ‘GP’ as we call them) is about the cheapest pistol one can buy. Most local gun shops have a crate somewhere in a corner with surplus GP’s. I recently had a unfired-new-in-box FN HiPower (made in ’75 and in a collection ever since) put aside for me and...

If you're Lucky (like me :) ) you'll find an Australian SMLE that is in unfired condition ... Well ... actually ... it WAS in unfired condition.

I hate companies that believe ‘customer service’ is a good alternative for ‘quality control’. “If we sell you crap, we will fix it” doesn’t make a good company. Willy Korth used to personally check every single revolver before it was send out. Of course the volumes are not remotely the same, but...

Hello, From your post I get the feeling we have a lot in common. I recently had the same opportunity to buy a Korth 4” Combat Magnum for a very reasonable price. Like you I don’t buy to ‘collect’ but to ‘shoot’ (I used to collect, but not anymore). Because of the reasonable price I...

Indeed, I’m looking for a nice lever and maybe the Ruger 77/357 (if only it was offered with a wooden stock). I paid the Korth about as much as a new S&W M586 would cost me and the FA about as much as a new Ruger GP100. So, no regrets there. BTW, a nice Python can be found here for about...

Over time I have owned different revolvers, but somehow I kept trading them in. However these last few years I've fallen in love with revolvers big time. It started with a S&W M19 with the 2.5" barrel ... Than a Colt Python 6" ... Than a Korth Combat Magnum 4"... And...

I do, I definitely do :)

Amazing collection, gunny. This is all I got ...

I was a bit frustrated with my P228. Great and reliable pistol but the grip is a bit too ‘fat’ for my small hands. So I decided to install the e2 grips and while I was tinkering with it I also added the ‘Short Reset Trigger’-kit. The SRT-kit made an ‘OK’ reset really good, but the biggest...

The Swiss tend to equip their troops with target rifles and target ammo. So … Bolt -> K31 Auto -> SIG550

Always loved the look of this ... and it shoots great too !

If you like the k98 you might want to look for an earlier ‘Karabiner 98a’ (or the Polish copy, the wz.29). They are the same length as the k98 but have better sights, nicer stock and flattened and checkered bolt handle (on the German model). I no longer have any Mausers but I’m considering...

I like my single shot Mauser DSM34 :

Is the surplus ammo steel case and the commercial loads brass? If so, the chamber could be rough and some careful polishing with emery paper might help. I polished the chamber as you suggested and it seems to work as intended now. I only had the time to try 50 rounds but the gun remained...

If you think that the hardened rubber of the butt pad kicks too hard, you can buy a repro new soft one (and keep the original one for authenticity).

I like ‘unusual’ guns and at the range people often inquire about them. When I invite them shoot a few rounds the biggest grins are achieved by … 1. PPSH41 2. Steyr AUG 3. H&K MP5 4. Martini-Enfield .303 5. IMI Galil .308 SAR