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I am currently considering the purchase of a Mech Tech CCU for a 1911-type pistol but am wondering if the thumb safety remains functional when the pistol lower is assembled on the CCU. Pictures of the assembled unit seem to show thw hammer back and thumb safety off. Just wondering if there...

Recently I got out my 6" 629-1 which has been in retirement for about the past decade and a half and am planning to return it to the field. I got it new in the '80s and at that time it was the most recent version. However, it appears that Smith & Wesson is now up to the 629-6 and I'm...

Recently I received several boxes of old 45/70 ammo from somebody cleaning up odds and ends. It is in red & green boxes and is 405 gr. soft-nosed jacketed ammo. However, the box indicates it is "regulated for Colt machineguns." To my knowledge, Colt never made a 45/70 machine gun and I was...

I forgot what size the filler screws are for for the top of the receiver on a Marlin 1895SS rifle. These are the holes when attaching a scope mount. Anyway, I took the scope mount off and can't find the filler screws so if anyone could advise which ones I should get it would be much appreciated.

Gents, I am no legal scholar but my reading of the Gun Control Act of 1968 suggests that certain firearms are prohibited only if they are received after having been shipped or transported in interstate commerce. Therefore, my question is: If ownership of a firearm is established within the...

Dumb question here gents, but I am considering replacing the rear sight on one of my lever rifles (Browning B-92) with another one, and it is dovetailed to the barrel as is the replacement. What I am wondering is, should I bang the old one out from right to left or left to right? Also, what...

Recently I read on the forum that a Buckhorn sight can function as a forward-mounted aparture or "peep" sight and this had never occured to me. So, this morning I pulled out a Browning B-92 and old Winchester 94 which appear to have "buckhorn" sights. That is, there is a big "U" with a tiny...

Recently I acquired a .40 S&W pistol and have been looking into setting up my 650 XL for it. However, I noticed that Midway sells 1000 rounds of once-fired brass for around $15, and there have been some complaints that once-fired brass won't fit into a chamber gauge after full length sizing...