Recent content by Hardrada55

Double stack 7.62x25 The Russians experimented with a couple...

Hanyang That one's even got rifling! The first one I've ever seen with some rifling left. Lucky Dog.

Big Tom Possible "Big Tom"?

Alois Tomiska designed the famous "little Tom" double action pistol in 6.35mm and 7.65mm calibers. He also patented a "big Tom" version. I've heard the Chinese made some in 7.63 Mauser before WWII. Has anyone ever seem one of these "in the flesh"? If you have one please post pictures.

Chinese Chinese KMT pistol from the mid 1920s to the early 1940s. Similar to Zhuk #1536, 1537 and 1540.

FN "Grand Browning" 9.65mm Here is a photograph of the rare pre-WWI Fabrique Nationale (FN) "Grand Browning". Apparently, before WWI, FN was planning on making a European version of the John Browning pistol which was produced by Colt as the famous Model 1911. This new pistol was a 9 shot, 7/8...

20 gauge Stevens. I have several of the Stevens 200, 20 gauge pump shotguns. I used to hunt with a friend whose son shot a Stevens or Western Field 520 style 20 gauge. I'd like to latch on to a Stevens 520 in 20 gauge one of these days. Also another old 20 gauge pump, the Union Fire Arms...

Possibly a Garate Anitua "Tigre"? http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=99587120

Down for me, too. It's down for me too. I'm in west Texas on SBC. I was able to get on through the proxy generously offered above.

Bolt action over shotgun I've always been fascinated by these bolt action over shotgun barrel combinations. here are a few pictures I've collected over the years. The first one is a George Carl Donheim .25-35 WCF over 16 ga. The second picture is of an advertisement for this type of gun...

.30-30 Rem John Henwood, author of "the Great Remington 8 and 81", reports that rifles as as late as 1913 were marked .30-30 Remington. Some rifles were also marked .25-35 Remington and chambered for .25 Remington, of course. Check out http://thegreatmdl8.proboards79.com/

I am trying to reload for my Winchester Model 1910 .401 Winchester Self Loading rifle. I have original factory brass (from various makers). I have two bullets to reload. Some 240 grain mold #410426 which according to John Henwood are made for the .401. I assume this bullet is .410 in diameter. I...