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    What colors to refinish a P38 (aluminum)?

    I've lately bought a P38. There are some scratches, there's holster-wear, and the grips are slightly warped so that the seam doesn't close at the backstrap. I'd be happy with a dark-park look, or blueing, but the frame is aus Leichtmetall, so i need to paint it. For the grips, black would be...
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    Cheap M1 Carbine too good to be true?

    I'm thinking of getting an M1 Carbine with a folding stock ('cause that's what they have), but the $200 price is suspiciously low. When i asked the man why it was priced so, he said that it was an aftermarket M1 Carbine. I asked if it was worn out, and he told me it wasn't. I don't exactly doubt...
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    NRA News: FBI research on criminals and guns ignored by media

    http://www.nranews.com/article.aspx?article=88 None of this will surprise any of us, but it's still interesting. One reason i bring this up, is that i hope someone can tell me what this "recently released" report is. Sorry if this has been posted already. Also, where this is printed in the...
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    RE: Fragmenting 5.45?

    I've lately concluded that 5.45x39mm is a cartridge of limited use[, but i'm now reconsidering this]. [I had based this] on my reading that it was designed to tumble because tumbling was [. . .] believed to do great damage. It was later found by Fackler that this [might not be] true, and 5.45 is...
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    AK-74 for general purposes?

    I have an opportunity of getting an AK-74 for $600 as my first self-loading rifle, but after researching the 5.45 round, i'm having second thoughts. I've almost talked myself out of it, but i thought i'd better get some questions answered. I want a rifle that will be appropriate for taking...
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