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Earlier this year I added a .25-35 to my humble Winchester 94 collection. It is one of the guns built shortly before the New Haven plant closed. I spent early fall developing a handload for it using the Hornady 117 gr. jacketed RN bullet at 2300 fps (factory ammo, when you can fund it, is good...

This is what happens when you have a winter day with nothing to do... A while back I ordered a large quantity of once-fired Lake City 223 brass from an online source. It was supposed to be free of blanks. When the brass arrived, I ended up with over 130 rounds of blanks. The seller made it...

Here's the newest member of my humble Colt collection. It's a Lawman MK III 357 mag. As you can see, it is in like new condition. The blueing is 100% perfect and has a mirror polish. I had it out to the range last weekend for a quick test and it performed admirably. It easily put 12 rounds of...

Has anyone seen the new Colt XSE Rail Gun? It's a stainless government model with a built in rail on the dustcover. It is listed on the Colt website along with all the other XSE models. The Rail Gun is listed as model O1070RG. http://www.coltsmfg.com/products-c5-q7-COLT_PISTOLS.aspx...

Today was one of those days were I was glad I invested in a stainless revolver. I went to the hunting lease to clear brush for a new blind. As always, I strapped on my 4" Colt King Cobra .357 mag. I load it with 3 snake shot rounds and 3 Hornady XTPs in alternating chambers whenever I'm...

I finally got around to building my own pistol stand. I bought a nice piece of oak a while back (a couple years ago) and finally made some time this weekend to router an edge on it and finish it. Finding the correct angle for the upright was the biggest challenge since I wanted to use the...

A while back I bought my first S&W semi-auto, a compact 6906 9mm. It's a great gun and it gave me the itch to add another Smith to the stable. The new addition arrived earlier this week. It's a used, police turn-in S&W Model 5903 9mm. The 5903 is a full sized gun with a 15 round mag, yet it...

Just an FYI for Beretta/Ciener owners... Situation: I have a 92FS that has a mainspring in it from the DAO version. It reduces the trigger pull and still functions perfectly with 9mm ammo. Problem: I have had nothing but trouble with the Ciener conversion. Usually only about 5 out of 10...

Just a proud dad sharing a hunting story... My youngest son is 16 and got his first rifle for Christmas. He has had access to my guns for many years, but this year he got one to call his own - a pristine Swedish Mauser in 6.5x55 (he loves surplus bolt guns and says he wants a British 303...

Being a tried and true Colt 1911 shooter, it's kinda odd for me to have a S&W 6906 9mm in my humble little gun collection. I had always thought the compact frame S&W guns were nice little guns, but I had never shot one. A few weeks ago I had the chance to buy a 6906 that was LNIB. It only...

I finally got a Colt 1860. Here's the story... My wife and I were on an anniversary vacation in San Diego this past week. As I usually do, the trip involved some stops at local gun shops. Not knowing what to expect in California, I was amazed that I had to present ID just to get a gun out of...

Ok folks, I'm not a S&W expert, so I'm looking for a little help to ID a friend's revolver. He recently inherited it from an uncle. I'm assuming it's a Victory Model by the rough parkerized finish and a V313xx number stamped on the butt, the bottom of the barrel, and the rear of the...

Well, I finally got to shoot some game with my Weatherby Vanguard Sporter that I bought last year. It has a beautiful walnut stock and is chambered for 308 Winchester. I mounted a Leupold VX-I 3-9x40 scope on it using one piece Weatherby mounts. Last weekend I was invited to hunt for exotic...

Here's my latest attempt at amateur gunsmithing. I have a Colt Detective Special that I bought as a project gun. After bobbing the hammer, I decided to try checkering the top radius similar to the old Fitz Specials. MidwayUSA supplied the 30 lpi checkering file. It's not a perfect job, but the...

Here's my pair of Colt Cobras. Both guns are 38 Specials and were made in 1974. My second set of Badger grips arrived yesterday, so now both guns are sporting Badger grips with Colt medallions. That was a good excuse to take a new picture and show them off.

I have a Colt Trooper MKV 357 that appears to have excessive wear between the crane and cylinder. This is not end shake, but side to side shake. The ID of the cylinder is .332 and the OD of the crane is .323. So there is .009 of play. I checked my other Trooper, Lawman, and King Cobra. None...

I have a question about reloading for the 45-70. I am an experienced reloader, but I can't figure out why I am getting such wide spreads in velocity. The gun is a Browning Saddle Ring Carbine with a 22" barrel. For example, I shot a test load today that was 44.7 grains of Reloder 7 over a 300...

Who else out there just loves these sawed-off versions of the Mosin Nagant? They are just a blast to shoot - literally! I just love the thump of the recoil and the big fire ball these things produce. Here's mine. From L to R: M38 (1944), M44 (1945), 91/59 (1943). All are Ishevsk made...

Just had to share this latest addition to my Colt collection. A Police Positive in 38 Special with a 4" barrel. I believe this is called the Third Generation model because of the shrouded ejector rod? Don't see too many in this configuration. Anyway, it was made in 1977 and is in like-new...

I have a Winchester 94 (pre-64) that needs the sight ramp reinstalled. I was replacing the front sight with a Marbles when the solder joint broke and the entire ramp came off. Will soldering the ramp back on ruin the bluing? This gun is in 99% condition and I don't want to destroy the...