Recent content by The Freeholder

I've picked up an inexpensive Remington Rolling Block #4 Improved Takedown. Inexpensive because there is a problem with the hammer/block. When you pull the hammer back to cock, the half-cock engages very close to the down position, no more than 1/8 inch. When the hammer is pulled all the way...

I'll accept repeal of the NFA and GCA, along with Constitutional Carry in all 50 states. I'd like a side order repealing all executive orders effecting gun ownership. And finally, I'd accept a side of bacon. :)

No. I am not interested in anything that restricts the purchase or possession of firearms more than it is right now. I'm not compromising on my civil rights or anyone else's.

I would have expected some signs of the color or blue to have remained, but I guess at that age, things get different. I wish this gun could talk. I'd love to hear about the previous owners, what it's done and where it's been. Alas, none of that info remains.

First, I'd like to thank everyone for the information. I honestly didn't know what I was getting into buying this particular gun, but I tend to have a soft spot for old .22s that need a home. And now, the pictures: For a gun of it's age, I think it's in pretty good shape. No...

So what is considered standard velocity for a .22? I have subsonic stuff that is 700-ish fps up to some stuff that is almost 1400 fps. I've seen a number of 1000 fps being considered standard. If memory serves that's around what the cheap milk cartoon stuff is. I'll try to get you a pic or...

I just acquired a Marlin Model 39, sn S8###. Googling around for a mfg. date, I found information that the gun was made before 1932, and that it is not rated for "high velocity" ammunition. Having never thought of .22 rimfire as high velocity, I kept on looking. Not much out there. Some...

Does anyone know how feasible it is to convert ejectors to extractors on an over and under? I have found a tutorial for the Browning Citori (http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=145108), but I was really looking to buy a Ruger Red Label, as they seem to point better for me. Could a...

A couple of years ago those were $5/box at the Raleigh gun show. Didn't see any takers. I imagine they have some worth to a collector, but I also imagine it's pretty low.

An 03A3.

I did something stupid. When disassembling my Ithaca 900, I didn't make sure that I had the safety on, and in removing the trigger assembly I "fired" it. Resetting the hammer is easy enough, but I seem to be missing something, since the trigger assembly won't go back in quite right. There is...

I have two battle rifles, a pistol, a shotgun and a rimfire for each kid--each one is theirs as soon as they are legal, have a place to to live and buy a proper gun safe.

I have 4 chairs on the front porch. One for me, 3 for the uninvited visitors. No matter who they are or how good the excuse, they don't get in the house.

It's your stuff to dispose of as you see fit. Sell or don't as you wish. That said, I suspect that any number of THR members could have easily met the profile you mention at various points in our lives. While he could have some sort of nefarious intent, it could be that he's just trying to...

Son is preping to try out for the HS skeet team next year, so I'm preping to be able to support this venture. I'm planning on doing as much reloading as possible, and I've been reading up on shotgun reloading. 20 guage, if it matters. I've noted that each load calls for a specific primer and...