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I will chime in. I had the MkIII 22/45 version with the 5.5 bull barrel and I really liked it. I ended up swapping it for a shotgun and then turned around and bought a brand new Mk III with the 4.75" barrel and I do wish I had kept the first one. Lots of people prefer the mk II over the mk III...

Great Post! One of my best friends is a fanatic about high quality fishing gear and handguns. One day I went by his house to have a few beers because I knew he was home and his family was out of town. I knocked on the door and heard him tell me to come in, as I walked into his TV room, he had...

This REALLY happened to me! I was about 30 yrs old and my best friend wanted to buy a Beretta 92 and he knew that a Gun show was coming soon to our city. He went and did the required paperwork to get a permit to purchase a pistol and the day before the gun show his wife went out of town and...

I just bought one and I love it! Since I got my first 1911 I have preferred it over anything else in my gunsafe but with what I think to be a strong possibility of a new AWB coming, I wanted to go ahead and buy a really good high capacity 9mm that didnt say "Glock" on the side.( I am not a...

I think the lightweight S&W or Taurus .38 specials with a crimson trace grip would be ideal for a woman. My wife just doesnt like shooting a semi auto although she tries to shoot all of mine. We have Colt detective special with a 2" barrel and a 5 shot cylinder...she loves that gun! I had to let...

I have had very good experiences with Taurus pistols. I owned a PT-92 that would feed and shoot any brand of ammo with zero issues. I sold it and "upgraded" for a Beretta that I just didnt like as much, I wish I had kept the PT-92. Now the Pistol I love the most is my box stock PT-1911! I had...

I am pleased to see that someone else has already thrown a FAL into the mix as "best all around rifle ever". I am a fan of both the FAL and the M1A but I think that in many ways the FAL is closer to "best all around" then the Springer.I am NOT trying to start a flame thread here, just voicing my...

OK.....I am a BIG fan of the shotgun as a truck or trunk gun. If I was in a desperate situation and needed 1-2 shots literally to make a difference between living and dying, I could make a single shot work,using the above mentioned "shells between my fingers" technique. ( Robert Redford used...

I would look hard and try to find a used Ruger .357 (Security Six) in the $300 range and then the best SKS you can get for what is left over. Over at another forum, there was a series of threads by a guy in South America ( I want to say Argentina but I am not 100% certain) and he survived a...

The SKS is a fine rifle, it is rugged and reliable, uses a great cartridge that is pretty widely used and is as accurate as it needs to be. I have two of them and I find that I am often grabbing one whenever I go shooting because I just plain like them and they are fun to shoot. If you practice...

My grandfather chose to take his life with a .32 revolver when I was a teenager. I am not the only grandson but somehow I ended up as the owner of the pistol that he used to terminate his life. I kept it for a few years but could never get over the reality of what he did with it. I sold it to a...

Quite a few years ago, I had very little money to spend and had sold off everything I owned in 9mm and I wanted to get another semi auto in that cal. I went by the gunshop at opening time on a Saturday morning, took the owner some donuts and coffee and shot the breeze a while, finally asking him...

Several posts here recently have mentioned rifles and Hollywood, such as identifying the sniper rifle from "Kelly's Heroes" and "Shooter" with Mark Wahlberg, so I wanted to ask, what gun related movies are favorites to those who frequent THR. Here is my short list: The Wild Geese ( FAL Porn...

Great Topic! I hadnt heard of Stephen Hunter but did buy "Shooter" when I saw it on DVD at Target...plus it has Kate Mara in it and she is an eyefull. I did like the fact that the movie was pretty accurate in the weapons, no one was using a Mosin Nagant to represent a Rem 700 ( dont get me...

Oh and I LOVE my Taurus PT-1911! I got rid of a Springfield Mil Spec and bought a NIB Taurus. I really like the Taurus, it feeds anything, the trigger is sublime and I shoot it better then the Springer. I will not bash Taurus, I would buy another PT1911 in a heartbeat!

For $300 I would look for one of the Sig P6's if there are any more out there. You get Sig quality and a gun with an almost fanatical following for under $300. Makarovs are great, inexpensive and fun to shoot. You can probably pick up a decent Ruger wheelgun at that price, very well made...

Wilson does amazing work on 1911's and I have been very pleased with the things I have bought under their name, BUT it has all been 1911 parts or magazines. I looked at the prices for the rebuilds, and they OK but not a steal. Getting a new set of remy factory stocks, a rebuild and a parkerized...

I have this system on my mossy 590 and I like it although it has shortcomings. Pro: Great Value for under $100. The light is VERY bright and the batteries last a long time. The mount system is flexible and easy to use. The pressure sensitive switch is well made and has stood up to hard...

Take a look at the Nikon Pro Staff scopes. They dont have a mil dot recticle, but they DO have a Bullet Drop Compensator ( BDC) recticle that is very similar to a mil dot. Nikons also have a lifetime warranty. I put one (3-9 x 40) on my Husqvarna .308 and have been absolutely tickled with it. I...

what length barrel did you take off? I am interested in an 18" barrel for an 870 and dont care if its "lovingly worn".