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The pre-WWII Colt 1911A1 commercial models are undoubtedly the finest specimens of the design ever turned out.Not only did they use the best available materials but the artisans at Colt made sure that the final product was perfectly assembled and beautifully finished. Even though the frame to...

+1 for what KC said, I have had one for over 10 years, very accurate and fun but after 100-125 rounds it starts goofing off, then it's time to break it down and clean.

You might also check into getting a liner installed. Most are stainless which will give you longer life and better corrosion resistance.

Last week a 17 year old girl here lost control of her car....I guess that we should ban anyone under 21 from driving too? The "trained professional" should have either helped hold the gun or only loaded 2-3 rounds in the mag. We really need to ban those guns....they kill tooo many peole...

Increased speed....yes but they also have less bearing surface which means less friction in the barrel.

The extractor spring on a AR rifle is not very strong but it works ok with brass cased ammo and chrome lined chambers. The steel cased ammo has a clear finish sprayed on it to keep it from rusting, sort of like the clearcoat on a car. Apon firing the heat generated causes the finish to become...

Steel cased ammo jams most AR's, they were not designed to use it, the chambers are tighter and their extractor only gets a small bite on the rim as well as having a weak extractor spring. Try installing an M4 carbine extractor spring available from Wolff it will increase the amount of tension...

1 in 8 or faster is needed to stabilize bullets in the 77 gr. class. Most 1 in 7 barrels don't do a good job on bullets lighter than 62 gr. though. I have tried several from Bushy, Colt and others whereas the 62's shot well the lighter stuff was minute of man.

The ammo is 7.62x51mm Nato and is should not be fired in 308 commercial actions. 7.62 NATO Military rifles have a longer throat( the area from the end of the chamber to where the rifling starts) to account for variations in the ammo that occur in mass production military plants. Commercial...

You will not see any difference in the stingers wearing out your rifle quicker. The stingers use a lighter bullet than standard which accounts for a lot of the increased speed. They do have a larger powder charge but not so much as to negatively affect the firearm. Stingers suffer from accuracy...

VZ58 has a larger ejection port, better ergonomics and parts kits complete minus receiver can be had for 100.00 or slightly more. Galils are more expensive (except the garbage from Century) and parts are hard to come by and expensive as well. Accuracy is about the same.

The barrel break in issue is not as much for barrel life as it is for metal fouling and accuracy. Most rifle barrels are still made by button rifling them. The carbide button is forced through the bore and "irons" the rifling into it. This process results in tooling marks which will scrape...

Sometimes guns do indeed need to be fired for varying amounts to "break them in" . Mass production, tight tolerances and burrs/machining marks are usually the culprit. Firing the gun allows the parts that bear against each other to loosen up and polish off high spots, tooling marks etc. Most...

Don't worry about having a cool or faddish handgun if you are looking for something that you may have to depend on to save your hide. The following are what you should consider for a defensive handgun. 1- Reliability, should be utterly reliable, preferably with multiple types(HP,SP,FMJ) as well...