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In the Standard Catalog of Firearms, your shotgun is listed as an American Browning Auto-5. From the same listing - Remington manufactured about 45000 of these from 1940 to 1942. The only other information from this source indicates it's similar to the Remington Model 11, but features a Browning...

As the previous posters said, the grooves were caused by firing in a fluted chamber. The chamber flutes aid primary extraction in a semi-automatic delayed-blowback high powered rifle such as the HK91, G3, PTR91, HK770, HKSL7 and SIG AMT. IMO, these cases are safe to reload. I've gotten multiple...

Very nice, Brad! Two thoughts: 1.Your second knife will look even better. 2.If you build yourself a small forge, the work will go faster.

It sounds like you have a low-swing safety. It's an after-market safety that is (as you guessed) designed to clear the scope. It may be that your safety was not properly fitted to the rifle when it was installed.

I just remembered - your Blackhawk probably has the alloy grip frame (OEM = alloy, aftermarket might be steel, brass or stainless). Blue solutions won't work on alloy. The Ruger grip frames were originally anodized at the factory and there's no way I know of reproducing that anodization. You...

Although I haven't had any experience with the Shooter Solution brand, I have used several others of different brands and formulas. I can give you a few generalities: First, if you're rebluing the whole gun, remove all the factory blue before starting. I've tried a couple of home-brew solutions...

Immediate and obvious that the gun is not loaded.

If fragments of caps are a concern, you might try a cap shield. Dixie Gun Works used to offer one, not sure if it's still available. You remove the nipple, put the shield over the hole and re-install the nipple. The nipple holds the cup-like shield in place. Blast and bits of cap are directed...

Another vote for the HK91. Mine is reasonably accurate, amazingly reliable and chambered for a cartridge that turns cover into concealment. The last magazines I bought for the HK cost $1.99 each. I do miss my Steyr AUG A1, though...even though it was one of them poodle shootin 5.56's.

Sniper X, if that was a question, yes, several of the large distributors order special runs from manufacturers. Lew Horton had a run of S&W m629 "Mountain Guns" a few years back. They were stainless M29's with a round butt and 3 inch barrel, IIRC. They may also have been ported.

It appears you have a Stevens Pocket Rifle (or Pocket Shotgun) made in at least 13 models between 1869 and 1917. The barrel legend could say one of the following or a variation: J. Stevens & Co. Chicopee/Falls, Mass. (with or without a patent date) J. Stevens A&T Co. (with or without the...

I had a Sharps repro, bought 2nd hand, in .45-70 a few years back. After a few range sessions, I decided the .45-70 was too tame and had it rechambered to .45-110 (all you need to do is lengthen the chamber to 2 7/8 inches and buy new cases at about $3 each...and get dies...and a new press...

You're right, of course, Jim. The earliest Flobert design used the hammer as the breechblock. Later similar rifles used a separate breech that pivots upward like the photos. Looking at the photos again, I think the differences from the Flobert are more significant than the similarities.

(Not recommended) You could quote $500 apiece for repair, hunt down a couple of similar guns - same caliber, of course - in really nice condition, buy them for less than $100 each, give your friend his "restored" guns, deep-six the rustbuckets in the nearest quarry, and pocket the extra cash. It...

I've reloaded brass ejected from my HK91...when I could find it. Typically, the rifle flings the empties into the next time zone. The few I was able to recover and reload more than once had no problems evident. However, the striations on my cases only covered a little less than half of the case...

They made the double action 1858 model first. Due to complaints from the about the trouble-prone double action mechanism, the Army refused any further deliveries from Starr until the company offered the single action model 1863.

OP, you want a historical .357 lever action, and are set on a Winchester model 73 or 92 for this reason. But, you might also have a look at the Marlin 1894C. It's also a fair representation of the company's 19th century pistol caliber carbine in competition with the two Winchesters.

BHP Fan, these Starr repros (and a few of the other "oddball" Piettas) have a reputation for timing issues. Occasionally you'll see one on one of the auction sites with a mention that it's been adjusted by a gunsmith.

Muzzleloaders are so weak, they aren't even lethal. Iron sights are worthless beyond 100 yards. The 5.56 bullet tumbles in flight. You need a .300 Weatherby to shoot a deer at 40 yards. (I've actually heard all of these)

+1 to Art Eatman's post. The crook of the arm is a good rough fit and mounting the rifle with your eyes closed is better. Mounting the rifle with your eyes closed, then opening them is also the best way to check proper eye relief of a newly-mounted scope as well.