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Had an old buddy/neighbor when I was a teenager. It was another time, but he kept a whole assortment of interesting/older guns. These days, someone would call Children and Youth. There was what I recall as a pretty presentable Trapdoor Springfield, and a side-by double. It had a feature I've...

Been away from the loading bench, courtesy of the great primer crunch. Been buying Blazer Brass 9mm, 9s used to be what I loaded the most. But I've been on the mend (from some relatively minor surgery), and the supply of .380s was pretty scarce. Ran three hundred rounds on the D550, but not...

Many years ago, had one of the original 9PC carbines, from the days when Bill Ruger was making "Guns for honest citizens". Naturally, it came with a 10 round magazine, and the world was a safer place. I found some aftermarket 30 round mags, which actually worked well enough, but I've always...

Just a quick attaboy for Marbles' faux ivory front sights for rifles; put one on a '92, and have one on order for an '85. Use it with a Marbles' tang; it picks up far easier than a brass bead. Moon

My 986 came back from Springfield with a new ratchet, but, unfortunately, zero clearance between the cylinder face and the forcing cone. I've already taken a little off the forcing cone, and the gun is back to functioning. But it is still a tight clearance; I'm figuring on a little more careful...

Offered to lighten the trigger on a buddy's S&W M351 Magnum...the trigger was a real bear. Once inside, found a red mainspring that is really stout..it's so powerful that it even interferes with the rebound slide, unless that has a really powerful spring as well. The trigger won't return...

For no particular reason, got a Mirochester '85 Low Wall. It's in .357 Mag., 22" barrel. I bought it simply because it's a really handsome, beautifully done rifle, and I'd been ogling it for 2 years. Finally fell into a little cash. There's a Marbles tang sight on order, and it will need to...

Bought a BG in December, and just loved it. Same size as an LCP, but real sights, and less recoil. It ran from the first mag full, with everything, my reloads, Hornady XTPs (carry load), even some old 105 LTC loads. Got an Alabama pocket holster, and I was set. So I swapped something to pick...

I've a long history with S&W customer service, and they have successfully repaired many things. Their great CS is one of the reasons for buying, and recommending their products. Not so much lately. I've a 986 that wasn't carrying up (cylinder bolt didn't engage at full cock). They fitted a...

Shot the Mirochester the other day, and I was reminded (again) just what a nifty little carbine it is. Mine has been whacked to 16" (the shorter version was unobtanium as OEM), and wears a Marbles tang sight. Mine is a .45 Colt, it's light (6lbs), and handy. Noticed, again, an easy trick. If...

Did a search, with Oxpho Blue generally getting positive reviews, but when I went shopping, I found it comes as a liquid and a paste. I've run into the same thing with other cold blues. What are the thoughts of the group regarding the best form of Oxopho to use? Thanks in advance, Moon

Did a search, without much satisfaction. Have a couple 4 Ti cylindered revos that have never given me any trouble. Full disclosure, none have a really high round count, nor have I ever gone batchit cleaning the cylinders. Learned to live with the flashmarks on the cylinder face (scrub it off...

Just watched Selleck in Monte Walsh; pretty fair bittersweet western. Happened to notice a couple gun related things. Shorty's character, Walsh's sometime friend, draws a bead on him with a SAA, plainly holding the revolver right handed, but using his left eye to sight. His character also uses...

Have a 1910 Browning pocket model, just got it, and cleaned it. Then I had a moonshot with the knurled bushing that holds the recoil spring in place; it's somewhere in my shop. I may still find it, but in the meantime a replacement would make me feel better. FN/Browning played a little loose...

Smith & Wesson has been down this road, with its .35 pistols in the '30s, and more recently with its .22s....that is, putting the recoil spring above the barrel. The most recent iteration of the Alien appears to be following this idea, and it seems a good one. Lowering the bore axis reduces...

Recently got a S&W BodGuard .380; been happy with it, especially its reliability. Until now. One magazine popped a round straight up, and then failed to pick up a round. I took the (marked) magazine home; took it down, and then some others (I have 6). The malfing mag had its spring top loop...

Went on a Smith BodyGuard .380 jag, one and a spare. It took some serious arm on my Real Avid sight pusher; even after fitting, the TruGlo replacements didn't go in willingly. I've changed a bunch of sights on SIGs and other brands, generally without drama. Originally, it was done with a...

Got a Smith BodyGuard .380 recently, and I'm pleased with the pistol. Did a quick scan of the manual, to see how to field strip it, before a trip to the range. Been shooting for half a century, and this gun isn't hard to figure out. This evening, actually thought I'd read the manual, even...

Our club may have a problem. We may lose our club range, and don't have the resources to start over elsewhere. The club has had half a dozen DCM Garands for 50 years, and the officers have discussed selling off the rifles to the members. We would use the proceeds for club expenses, and divide...

Yinz boys didn't throw enough shade on this gun to talk me out of it. There was a used/like new at my local shop, marked down a little, so I thought to give it a try. It was complete with rug and papers, including the manual for a Ruger LCP. ;) Got it home, field stripped it; looks a...