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I was gonna go fishing this afternoon but it looks like the weather might not cooperate. How about pulling out some of your Smith & Wesson N frame photos for all of us to enjoy on this Memorial Day weekend?

I didn't mean to...seriously! I wanted a .44 special wheelgun for carry and home defense - I found a Taurus 445 at the gunshow and utilized the stickied used wheelgun checkout to put it through its paces. It's a da**ed nice handgun. It's well finished and smooth, it locks up tight and...

I was never specifically interested in AR's but decided this year would be a good year to buy a lower and start a build up considering this years elections.I decided to do an AR build last month, it started innocently with me buying a stripped lower at the local gun show with the idea of...

Sometimes the Lord is kind :) This week I managed to luck into a .410 Stevens 311 at a local retailer. The price was high but fair so I decided to upgrade the .410 311 I've already got to this one. The metal and wood fit and finish on this gun are just fantastic, more reminiscent of a...

Hey fellows, I just recieved my monthly Southern Ohio Gun flyer and saw that they're offering Inland & Winchester M1 carbines for $475 & $595 respectively. Have any of you purchased one of these? I'm wondering about condition and comparative value to the CMP offerings. I'm not exactly...

Scarcity of Ruger Speed Six 9mm w/4" barrel? I've got an older 4" blued 9mm Ruger Speed Six with that I've had for a while and I've gotten to thinking about what its value might be on the open market. I know the 9mm snubbies command a hefty premium over .357 & .38 Specials. My 4" 9mm must be a...

I took the time to add up the dollars & cents today, and I was shocked/amazed/appaled/ecstatic/afraid of what I saw. As many of us do, I keep a ledger of all of the guns I own. I also keep complete information on the prices I paid to acquire and prices I'd expect they'd fetch on the open...

The great state of Minnesota is now allowing us turkey hunters to pursue our quarry until sundown. This is great as it will allow me to run out after work a couple times this week before my scheduled 2 full day hunts at the end of the week. I've never been out in the turkey woods after about...

Those of you who own a TC Contender, what is your overall opinion of the platform? Handling, accuracy, fun factor and overall utility. What's your favorite caliber? I'm thinking about picking one up and would like to hear from those of you who own and shoot one.

I just ran through my inventory today and decided to count up how many guns I had that I'd never gotten around to shooting. I was apalled to see that I own 9 firearms that I've yet to fire (only 1 on purpose). I hang my head in shame...

I finally found myself a nice Ruger Speed Six at a good price after several years of fruitless searching - Hallelujah! Love those K Frame and Six series revolvers! What are those little grip enhancement devices called that tuck in up between the rear trigger guard and the grip frame to help...

I found this neat old trap gun down at one of the local shops. It's an Italian built Mauser Bauer model 496 single barrel break action trap gun. Nice hand checkered walnut stock, mildly case colored engraived receiver 30" barrel with adjustable butt pad. Price is sub $500 and it's in pretty...

Does anyone know if Smith & Wesson ever offered a factory nickel plated hammer & trigger package on their nickel plated production revolvers? I'm looking at an older N Frame and am wondering if this treatment could be factory original. My spidey sense is telling me it's probably an...

I'm looking at a LNIB Colt .25 auto with box & papers priced at $495 at the local shoot 'em up emporium. I'm not especially intrigued by the platform, but thought it might be worth picking up and hanging on to as an "I've got and old Colt with box & papers" trophy piece. I can't imagine...

Can anyone tell me if a Model 25 Smith & Wesson chambered in 45 Colt can be readily fit to shoot .45 ACP w/moonclips as well?

I just picked up a neat little Glenfield model 75 .22 carbine for 65 bucks at my favourite gun shop last weekend. After getting home, I'm at a loss as to how to release the bolt and bring it in to battery from the locked back position?! There's no bolt release tab on the trigger group ala a...

I had the distinct pleasure of bringing my 69 YO dad to the MN weapons collectors show at the convention center this afternoon. We attended a family birthday brunch, then off to the show for about an hour and a half. My dad isn't much of a "gun guy" anymore, but back in the day was a bit the...

I've been wanting a SxS field gun for quite a while now, and a pretty good deal ($200) on a Stevens 315 in 16 guage has presented itself. I'm familiar with the 311 line but had never seen a 315. This particular specimen locks up tight and passes the barrel "buzz" test so it probably wouldn't be...

Not as pretty as a Colt nor as refined as a Smith they have a special appeal all their own. I've got a 44 Magnum Redhawk that's the cat's PJ's, what's yours?

A freind who's relatively new to shooting posed a question to me the other day; what would comprise an "acceptable" battery of rifle calibers for hunting, plinking, paper punching and all around mischief. While not a difficult question to answer ( I suggested .22lr, .223, 30-06 & .338 Win...