Recent content by AZAndy

You might find this thread from a couple of weeks ago useful.

Yeah, carb cleaner is great stuff! Brake cleaner too. A lot cheaper than branded gun sprays.

Thanks for the pointer!

I second that motion, sir! I don't own any 9mm pistols and thus don't reload for it, but would gladly buy a set of dies if I could magically somehow get a Hi-Power at a really low price. I'd like to see S&W do up a spiffy new snubnose revolver in .32 Magnum. Or even, to go completely into...

From my perspective, it's not all that recent-- I first noticed the trend five or six years ago. There was a time not that long ago when places that handle surplus guns were selling former law-enforcement Model 64s* for about $300. Now a beat-up Model 10 is $500 or more. Eight years ago, I got...

It's interesting to me that it took nine weeks for your renewal. I first got the permit in 2007, so this was my third renewal. The original application turnaround was less than two weeks and the two renewals after that also ran about two weeks. Their DPS division must be having serious...

My 16" .357 version is pretty much a tack driver, a lot better than I would have expected for such an inexpensive rifle. Maybe some fluorescent paint on the front sight?

Yep, me too. All my clean brass is in old Folger's or Kirkland cans/tubs. No trouble here. Now, leaving a tub uncovered while the evaporative cooler is running is a different story-- had to do some re-tumbling that time. :)

This one: 325PD. The Burris makes it seem like cheating; it hits wherever you put that dot, by golly. Waitwaitwait! No, no, this one: Well, dang. Who can I bribe to get to choose two instead of just one? I can't decide.

I have a Springfield 1911 that started life as just a basic mil-spec model, though I've upgraded some minor stuff like hammer and trigger and mainspring housing (I like flat instead of arched). Barrel and internals are all original; all I've done is replace springs a couple-three times. It has...

I'll join in the Mika lovefest-- I have three of them. They're available in both flat and round bottom, so will work with however your intended carry pocket is shaped. Best part is the price-- currently about thirty bucks, which is pretty good for a holster that stays put in the pocket and...

I know there are at least a few of us here who live in AZ, and maybe even some out-of-state residents who hold an AZ permit, so thought I should pass this information along. My CCW permit was due to expire on 6/21 this year, and fortunately I'd learned that the renewal process had changed-- it...

I know what you mean. Though I have no practical use whatsoever for it, I have a lever-action rifle in the safe because of Chuck Connors in The Rifleman from when I was a kid. Sadly, owning it didn't turn me into Chuck Connors.

Oh, you're in for some big fun, especially if you use moonclips. As with all revolver cartridges, there's a wide range of different sorts of loads you can play around with. Though I've had a 625 and enjoyed it, my only .45 revolver at the moment is a lovingly worn 325PD: Since the beast in...

I'm with ya. I've been known to remove the sideplate on some older revolvers just to admire the craftsmanship and skill involved in their creation.