Recent content by jtward01

Yes, this year NBC showed both the preliminaries and the finals of the biathalon. I was a newspaper reporter for about 12 years. I was quite surprised by the number of coworkers who were not just gun owners, but frequent shooters. Most, however, were the older guys, 35 and up. The vast...

Currently disabled due to medical problems. Spent the first 15 years of my working life as an EMT/Paramedic. Spent the following 12 years as a newspaper reporter. Daily driver is a 2004 Chevy Lumina sedan. My baby, currenty in storage until health improves, is a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1...

Tory, Please read more carefully. I did not write that I preprint the labels and list the contents as firearm. Someone else wrote that. Okay, for those who want the real story instead of mindless speculation: I talked to the Fedex security guy in Phoenix this morning. It seems that...

The gun was not loaded. I told the Fedex operator that it was a Colt .22 when I called to schedule the pickup. She didn't say a word about requiring priority overnight service when I told her express saver (3-day service). I'd like to know what attracted their attention to this particular...

Currently disabled due to medical problems. Spent the first 15 years of my working life as an EMT/Paramedic. Spent the following 12 years as a newspaper reporter.

I shipped a single action Colt revolver to a gunsmith last week. It was supposed to be delivered on Friday. I checked the web site this morning and discovered the package was not delivered, so I immediately called Fedex. The customer service rep. told me the package was seized by the...

The name of the center is "No Guns." It's a place where kids can gather, have a good time and feel relatively safe since no guns are allowed on the property. It is NOT a political movement to deprive anyone of their Second Amendment rights. So the guy screwed up when he was younger. So did...

My uncle always promised I'd get his guns when he died. He had a Browning Auto V, a Weatherby .30-06, an original Pennsylvania flintlock and about a dozen other really nice pieces. Unfortunately, he didn't put it in writing, so when he died my aunt sold all the really nice guns and gave me a...

A .22 is not a reliable man-stopper. Plenty of people have been killed with .22s, but they usually die long after being shot. For self defense you want a gun with knockdown power, something that will disable the person immediately, hopefully with one shot. Just pick a caliber that starts with...

Colt Peacemaker .22, one of only six produced in the nickel finish.

When I was 16 (1970) a friend's father gave me a little RG .22LR revolver. A real piece of crap gun but hey, it was my first handgun (already owned several long guns by then) and I had a lot of fun with it. The thing is, the guy that gave it to me was a sergeant on the local police department...

Ever hear of SPIFFS? They're bonuses the manufacturer, distributor or retailer pays to the salesperson for each item they sell. Could be that S&W is offering a $5 or $10 spiff on each gun sold. That would give sales people incentive to push S&Ws over Sigs. These spiffs are temporary things...

I have one I will likely never shoot. It's a Colt Peacemaker in .22LR with a factory nickle finish. Only six were ever produced in that configuration. I did have one of the John Wayne commemorative Colt single-actions that was unfired when I bought it. I gave in and shot a couple cylinders...

Use both ear plugs and ear muffs. Several studies have shown people flinch most from anticipating the sound more than the recoil. Minimize the sound to minimize the flinch. Using a .22 is an excellent idea, but dry firing helps a lot, too. Get a set of snap caps for that Colt and while...

I started shooting at age six (1959) with a Steven's Favorite .22LR single shot rifle. Started picking on a Vox Phantom VI about six years later. Have rarely been without at least one gun and one guitar since. Have owned Brownings, Weatherbys, S&Ws, Colts, Martins, Fenders and Gibsons over...