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Thank you for your helpful answers. The recoil pad is indeed American made: Pachmayr.

Thanks a lot Mainmech48 and LHB1 for your replies. I doubt if it is a SAKO, I rather think it is a German/Belgian or maybe even a French Mauser. One thing has become clear: this is not a common rifle :) Here are 3 pics I made yesterday with my digital camera at my friends house. The...

Thanks, I kind of suspected that my info was a bit short. Here's a link to a rifle that looks exactly the same, except for the caliber, which is .30-06 instead of .308. It appears to be a German made Mauser-type rifle with a Belgian action, which makes some sense as both my buddy and I are from...

They should make (or have made) a rifle in .308 winchester. A friend of mine has one and we'd like to know more about it. It is at least 15 years old and all it says on the barrel is ".308W FOREST". It has a thin wooden stock, skinny 26" barrel, blued steel and 4 round interior magazine. Any...

:o made a mistake, I meant 1480 ft/s. but if I get it right, the S&W is not really up to the full house loads. too bad, 'cause I really like the S&W, but if it can't handle some serious .44 magnum power safely, it's not meant for me :cool: by the way: these 240 grain bullets going at...

I am aware that the S&W 629 is not as strong build as the Ruger .44 magnums, but will the S&W be able to eat a steady diet of 240 grain bullets going at 1580 feet/second from an 8" barrel for thousands of rounds :confused: thanks :cool:

hi there in a couple of months, when I graduate, I plan on buying a 2nd .44 magnum, to accomodate my desert eagle. it's definately going to be a ruger, but I'm still not sure wich model. I've narrowed my choices between these 2: - the ruger super blackhawk hunter .44 magnum, 7.5"...

thanks CWL :) those were the exact words I was looking for ;)

thanks for the advice guys :) I did know that the DESERT EAGLE doesn't like lead bullets, but had no idea some jackets are too thin. I will try to get my hands on PMC, they tend to be fairly cheap her ein Belgium :) any further input is still highly appreciated, especially someone who...

being a genuine European (in fact I live in the heart of Europe: Belgium :D ) I should say a few words on this topic. first of all: our police forces here in Belgium never encountered problems with their 9mm's. our 9mm bullets are loaded to +P levels, so they generate more power than a...

hi there I can buy .44 magnums for my DESERT EAGLE MkI from Magtech. I don't have the DESERT EAGLE yet (I'll have to wait a whole week for my license :( ), but I do like to know what ammo you guys advise me. Magtech is the cheapest here in belgium, so if they work in the DESERT EAGLE that...

thank you all for your income :) I will wait untill I can get my hands on the all-steel model, since brass is kinda cheapo :D

thanks for the input guys, I really appreciate it :) there is a guy on my shooting range who has bought a couple of percussion revolvers back in '91 just before the law changed and you couldn't buy them anymore without a license. he is a well-known member at the range who can be trusted...

thanks for the input gary, but unfortunately I will never be able to pull that of being here in a country run by socialists and liberals (I think you know enough now :uhoh: ).

hi there I'm planing to buy a first Black powder revolver probably at the end of this month. first I was looking at the Ruger Old Army, but this particular revolver is just too expensive here in Belgium due to the $/€ exchange (it would cost me well over $ 800 :what: ). so now I have...

can you give us some more details on what happened :confused: did your revolver blew up, did you get injured, ...?

thank you very much for your excellent responses gentlemen :) I sure like those ivory grips, but ordering them from the USA will cost me a lot of $ to get it here in Belgium I guess. I'll first plan to buy the Old Army with 7.5" barrel, SS and adjustable sights, later I can always buy...

thanks, didn't know that last part. I did know they had the 7.5" version at Ruger, but unfortunately without the ivory "pimp" grips :( buying them seperately will cost me $ 100 :eek:

thanks guys :) those are all fine comments that gives me a good general picture of the Old Army. altough the casting wouldn't be very interesting for me I guess, since I would only shoot about 150 rounds a year. and besides, "casting your own balls" like Sir Galahad suggested sounds...

hi there, I'm relatively new into blackpowder-shooting. I'm only 20 years old, have several firearms, but the blackpowder-bug seemt to have bitten me. I was looking for a powerful, robust, massive, goodlooking revolver, and the Old Army seems to fit in. I do have a couple of questions...