Recent content by GunnyUSMC

The bad thing is, Bryan is only 51. He’s always been active and in good shape. But hart trouble runs in his family.

My friend circle has always been small. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve lost a few.

That reminds me. I have an SKB 12ga auto in my safe that belongs to a friend. He asked me to fix it back around 1992. It had a plunger on the trigger mechanism that was froze up. I soaked that things, but couldn’t get it to move. Mike told me to just hold on to it. Mike ended up moving and I...

I have lucky when it comes to firearms and related items, over the years. I would rather give a friend a good deal, over making a few extra dollars.

Most of the multi cavity molds were Lee and in 38 and 44. The double cavity and single cavity were in pistol and rifle calibers, not really sure what size. About a month ago, a guy I know offered me $200 for all the molds, but I really don’t like the guy, and told him no thanks.

You never know who you will bump into at the range. A couple of weeks ago, my son and I went to the local indoor range to shoot. When we walk in there was one of my old friends, Shannon. We’ve known each other for years. He worked for the PD in my hometown and was the Chief of the police...

A few months ago a friend came by and gave me a five gallon o mixed brass, that was mostly 5.56. He also had a box full of bullet molds. The bullet molds were a little on the dirty side, with a few handles on the rough side. He said, he was helping a friend clean out a garag, that had belonged...

Here’s a story that may help you understand how hard it can be to lift prints. I worked a burglary at a school where the suspect made entry through a window and stole a few items. I was unable to lift anything worth turning in. This was at an elementary school. There was a class of...

Most people knowledge on lifting fingerprints and matching them come from watching crime movies and shows. Prints can be very hard to lift it the surface is not smooth and dust free. And not everyone leaves good prints. If a person has very dry skin, they don’t leave good prints...

Most criminals use extended magazines. Now when it comes to ammo, it all depends on the criminals. Around here the small gangs would pay juveniles to steal ammo for sporting goods stores that have ammo out on the shelves. The juveniles would go into the stores and steal a few rounds from...

Finger prints are very hard to lift from cartridge cases. Most often what is found on cartridge cases is a etching for the oil left by the finger print. Basically the brass changes color where you touch it. With normal fingerprints, a fine volcanic dust is used to dust an item. The oils from...

Caught these on sale for $34.99 ech. Crimson Trace CTS-25 red dot sights.

Matching cartridge cases from a Beretta 92 or 96 was always challenging. Most often the match was made from the firing pin strike and the ejector mark. Sigs tend to have a light drag mark. But the markings are not to hard to match up. Now the S&W M&P marks great. The cut at the bottom of the...

I’ll PM you about woodturning so, that we don’t go off topic on the forum. There are several instances where a NIBIN hit was critical in solving a crime. One that I found funny was a drug dealer was stopped in a BMW. He was a convicted felon and there was a Glock handgun under the seat...

NIBIN is used to match up shooting. Once matches are made, detectives decide if they need confrontation to help with their investigation or prosecution. At one time I submitted all of my matches to the State Lab, but after three years, they started to get backed up. The last year they accepted...