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A friend of mine inherited an old 38 revolver by a company called US Arms. From his description (I haven't seen it yet) it's a break-top, bobbed hammer, five shot revolver. Has anyone heard of this brand? Know anything about it?

They wanted to do an MRI on a cop, but were afraid to because he had bullet fragments from a .38 Special hollowpoint, which they said it "ferro-magnetic". This gets my knickers in a knot even more than sparking bullets.

Let me start by saying I've never hand-loaded (except for muzzle loaders), but I've read a few things about the process so I understand the concepts involved. My short list of Christmas presents includes a rifle. Rifle ammo being the price it is, I'll probably someday get into handloading...

If I buy a Garand from CMP for high-power service-rifle competition, are there any modifications I'll need to make to the basic rifle before I can shoot it in competition? Is it accurate enough to at least get me started? Sights? Trigger?

An upcoming kitchen remodelling will mean we'll have an old side-by-side fridge we no longer need. I started wondering if it could be fairly simply converted into a serviceable gun locker by adding a lock to it. Advantages: air tight, so with some sort of dampness-killer it should keep...

Back in the dim, dark days I thought a "musket" was a smooth bore muzzle-loader. Then I got into Civil War reenacting and got an Enfield Rifled Musket. So then I decided it was just a muzzle-loader whether smooth-bore or rifled. Then today on Kim Du Toit's web site I see a picture of a...

I saw a TV show over the weekend that dealt in part with 3-gun competition. (We were out of town, it was on a station we don't normally get, the Outdoor Life Network). The guy showing all the three-gun stuff had three really nice guns, a comped 1911, an AR-type rifle and a semi-auto shotgun...

A while back I was discussing Florida's stand-your-ground law with a liberal co-worker. During the course of this discussion he used the term "robbery gone bad", meaning a robbery where the victim was harmed by the robber, possibily because the victim resisted. Upon further reflection, I'm...

In considering the removal of the duty to retreat from FL law I seew the problem with duty to retreat being one of time constraints at the time of the application of lethal force and the tendency of people to "Tuesday morning quarterback". If someone is coming at me with a deadly weapon he has...

A co-worker (a self-proclaimed bleeding-heart liberal) said that he believed that if everyone were allowed to CCW that the murder rate would quadruple. When I told him that hadn't happened in the 38 states that have shall-issue CCW (I believe the 38 is correct, but Packing.org only lists 35)...

The day the Pope died I was surfing thru the cable news stations for details and paused at CNN (spit). The entire few minutes I had it on the commentators were talking about the Pope's disapproval of the war in Iraq. I left it on to see if they'd talk about anything else before I got sick of...

I was talking to my wife the other day about why I enjoy shooting, so I thought I'd share what I came up with and look for your input too. First, while I agree shooting is a good talent to have that's not the only reason why I shoot. Changing a tire is a good talent to have, but I don't go...

As I so often do, I'm looking for information from my fellow THRer's, this time on the topic of millsurp rifles. Here's my wish list: 1) Bolt action, full sized battle rifle 2) Fires a full-power, 30-ish caliber cartridge 3) Reasonably accurate (minute of pie-plate) 4) Moderately...

If I remember correctly, many moons ago when I first learned to shoot I was told that if you ever got a dud you kept the gun pointed in a safe direction for, what seemed to me, a fairly long time before ejecting the dud and continuing. A fairly long time meaning a couple minutes at least...

According to the front-page of one of NYC's throwaway rags, the police are "concerned" about a new pistol by FN called the Five-SeveN which can go thru bullet proof vests. The usual hysteria is present, no need for a civilian to own such a weapon, for $1,000 a customer can get the gun, two 20...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NY_COUNCIL_GUNS_BAOL-?SITE=NYNYD&SECTION=MIDEAST&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT New York City Council passes legislation on liability of gun manufacturers, dealers By SAM DOLNICK Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The City Council on Wednesday...

My wife gave me (at my suggestion) a copy of "The Art of the Rifle" by Jeff Cooper for Christmas. I know some people dislike the Colonel for various reasons, but I figure that if anyone has been doing something, with notable success, for over sixty years you oughta listen to his advise. The...

I'm trying to find some way of securing my (hopefully) growing collection. I know a safe is the best method, but the only place I have for a safe would be in an extra upstairs room so weight would be an issue, not to mention getting it there. That room has a closet that's also available, so I...

I told my wife I wanted a new folder for Christmas, I have one I bought at a flea market and it's a hunk of junk, the pin to open it with one hand fell out before the week was over. We were in a sporting goods shop and I saw a set of two Winchester knives, a folder with a 3" or so blade (same...

A while back I was telling someone that, at my old gun club (I left because I moved away) I had a reputation for being "anal" about safety. I'd take my revolver out of the locked box I transported it in and open it up to make sure it wasn't loaded, despite the fact I also checked it when I put...