Recent content by loud-mouth shnook

Good on you , sir. And my condolences as well. Those are 2 wonderful pieces and I'm sure they're a joy to own, regardless of the circumstances of their coming to you. (That said, I CERTAINLY your willingness to trade them to get your father back. You have wonder about someone who wouldn't.)...

My own answer to the OP's question, based on my own personal experience: Take great joy in your sigh of relief when it's over and that she's finally gone, that now you know not to repeat the mistake, and to screen any future prospects (if you should encounter any) much more thoroughly...

Personally, I think ALL of my guns are "fun" guns. From the .22's all the way up to my biggest boomers. Shooting an S&W 617 is different from shooting a Ruger MKIII which is different from shooting an S&W 586 which is different from shooting an S&W 629 which is different from shooting a Marlin...

(in no particular order): - A nice, CLEAN M1 Garand - S&W 629-5 or later w/ fluted cyl. and 2.5" bbl. - S&W 586 in above configuration - Another 1911A1 - Marlin Camp .45 - Savage 99C (.308)

To make a point about postal security, this'll make ya shake yer head. My mom and dad are of the mindset of, "It hasn't happened so it's not going to." At Christmas last year, my dad mailed $300 CASH to his 80 year-old brother in Holland. Shockingly, the letter made it but no money. I hadn't...

CAR-AR, methinx you and I were in the same tribe in another life, my brutha.:D

It's that gun just being that gun. I need LOTS of practice with trigger mechanics. I'll usually use a .22 pistol for this for obvious reasons. Sometimes, however, I'll use a S&W 586 or 629 to remind myself of the added recoil factor in the process. It's a very focussed activity, regardless of...

This makes my blood boil. I was a counter jockey for 4 years. Selling an object with such inherent potential dangers and safety considerations as a firearm is SUCH a serious business. Factor in the human element (both seller and end user) and there is a mind-boggling amount of possible...

My dad was raised in a monastery in Indonesia until he was taken prisoner by the japanese Kampeitai during WWII. (A story all it's own.) Other than a stretch in New Guinea in the dutch army (where he was issued a Sten for when he drove a truck) he's never fired a gun. So no interest at all...

Not to hijack but I've seen the same with fishermen. 12 years ago, my oldest son (then 10 y.o.) and I were catfishing on the shore of our local reservoir and two older fellas were plunked down doing the same. We were close enough to be able to chew the fat and my son was using his bass rig as...

I have to agree, the schmuck-to-gentleman ratio is much wider in the shooting community than society in general. As we all know, there are gawdawful exceptions but for the most part, yeah. I've often wondered if the gentlemanly temperament isn't fostered by the serious that results in the...

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If you get a "pending" having given your social, I was once told by an ATF agent that if a felon gave a false SS# during an arrest and then the real owner of the SS# filled out a 4473, there'd be some extra attention given to that inquiry.

Wife: Shotgun - H&R Topper 20 ga. Rifle - Marlin Camp .45 Pistol - Ruger MKII Myself: Shotgun - Remington 870 w/ 20" cyl. bore; 26" smoothbore; & 24" rifled barrels. Rifle - Marlin 1894S .44 magnum Pistol - S&W 629 ClassicDX... . ..OR... Shotgun - same as above - Rifle - Norinco...

Ariel, another poster has mentioned something that I must respectfully warn against in this instance, and that is dry-firing. The main reason being that dry-firing can damage your revolver. A rimfire revolver's firing pin impacts the cartridge rim which is located is between the firing pin...