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A couple of years ago my wife bought me a Steyr Scout for my B-day.

Regarding youth-stock pumps, take a look at a Mossberg Bantam 500 in 20 gauge - not only is the stock shorter, the slide comes farther to the rear. Downside is if she short-strokes a pump she'll jam it (seen it happen more than once in 3-gun matches). The Remington 1100 LT-20 would be...

The 625-10 is a Scandium snubby.

The gunner, loader and TC are all in the same compartment, i.e., they're all in the turret. The gunner could get out of his seat and load the gun then get back and fire it, but IIRC the TC has an override and can traverse the turret and fire the gun from his position, which is in a seat up...

This is true. I had used a 625 in .45 ACP for some time and the type of ammo didn't seem to matter, but the tolerances are close enough to make a difference in other guns. I don't know about the 9mm, but when I first got my 627 8-shot I got disgusted early on because the rounds would be in the...

rayjay, Excuse me for asking.

I carry cocked and locked (.45 Govt primary) and 6+1 hammer down (.380 DAO BUG). I'm fascinated. What possible advantage do you perceive acrues in carrying a DA/DAO auto in Condition 3? Why is it OK to carry one up the pipe in a 1911, but not the DA/DAO guns? There are three downsides to...

She is the Minas Gerais (ex-HMS Vengeance), former British Light Fleet Carrier with a displacement of around 15,00 tons (19,000 full load). The British WWII fleet carriers were around 22,000 tons (c. 27,000 full load). Someone asked what kind of guns; she's listed as having 10 X 40mm AA...

Main reason I can think of is that it has the firing pin disconnect, which is not part of the original design. Makes it "drop safe", but also makes it harder to replace the firing pin. They rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, as you're looking from the back. There are two easy ways to...

This quote is from Edith Hamilton's book about 4th Century BC Athens, "The Echo of Greece", written in 1957, seems appropriate here. "In the great days that followed after Salamis the spirit of Solon's Athens persisted and even grew stronger. It was the Athenians' pride and joy to give to...

The Size of the Army of Xerxes In Warfare in the Classical World, p.28, John Warry credits the Persians with 130,000 foot and 20,000 horse supported by 1,200 triremes at Thermopylae and Artemisium. The Greeks have 7,000 infantry and 271 triremes. In The Spartans by Paul Cartledge, p...

Just remember, 25 guns for sale or 3 vendors and it's a gun show! :cuss:

Congratulations, xenophon!

Yes, the Glock is "drop safe". They've dropped them from a helicopter at 2000' and it didn't go off. But if anything depresses the safety release you are only 5.5-lb away from an accident. You've got to decide for yourself if the "pluses" outweigh the "minuses". I like .40 or better for...

There should be a place to email the NRA and ask if there are any certified instructors in your vicinity. Checking with local gun clubs is good because someone there is likely to have info. Lots of times instructors will leave their business cards at the counter of shooting ranges and gun...

I would seriously suggest that you go to the NRA website and find a nearby Basic Pistol class. It'll teach you the basic "pieces parts" and how to load/unload and cock/decock revolvers and semi-autos in general so you at least know what sort of controls to be looking for on whatever you're...

Even if you just display the gun and they run away, YOU be the one that calls the police first. On the form the one who reports the "crime" goes in the "victim" slot. If that's not you, you're left with the "suspect" slot.

1. They're also easier to "wipe" out of the way as you start to draw. Thin material tends to wrap itself around your arm. 2. Be advised that those quality gunbelts may set off metal detectors, depending what type of stiffener they have inside. 3. A man wearing either a large and...

If they see it and ask you to leave and you don't, it's trespassing. The signs aren't new. They've been there since it was opened IIRC, and Tinseltown has been posted since hortly after it opened. I usually only go to Chapel Hills. The other multiplex that isn't posted is down on Pulsar...

In Exodus, by Leon Uris, there is a segment on the uprising. He got so many questions about it that he did an entire novel on the subject called Mila 18. I always thought it was interesting that the Ghetto held out about the same length of time as Poland did against the initial attack in...