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I had been wondering about something and thought I would ask the folks here on the forum. I know that some have worked in pawn shops, and may have a direct insight into my question. I see several pawn shops that have signs, "We buy guns!" but, they DON'T sell guns. I was curious about this...

Well, I've got another tired and worn firearm to try and bring back. A friend asked if I could take a look at "an old 22" that his wife's grandfather used on the farm. He dropped it off yesterday and I started churning through the web. Here's what I THINK I know. The firearm appears to be a...

A friend of mine handed me a couple of shot guns, an over/under and a couple of top-breaks and said "here, see what you can do with these." They have the typical wear and rust. Likely some were "barn guns" back in the day. He got 'em from his grandfather I believe. So far as I can tell, there...

Okay, if you've ever wondered what it looks like when the pointy thing hits a flat thing and goes splat! Then this next nine minutes is for you. Pretty cool video! Imagine if you're the guy they told to spit out a drop of milk and hit a bullet as it whizzed by! (Disclamer: NO, don't try...

Many of us have similar hobbies, and there was a recent uproar about registration of all model aircraft with the FAA when there had been no such thing previously. It was addressed in Federal Court of Appeals and they decided in favor of the hobbyists. Firearms or flying airplanes, while there...

If you had a choice between living in either one of these states based solely on your gun collection, would there be anything that would make you choose one over another? How are the long-term situations so far as gun legislation and such? I'm over 21, if that helps. Interested in any...

Right or wrong, there are some laws imposed upon folks in various states/municipalities that restrict the ownership of certain firearms, save for LEO or other worthy entities. Not wanting to discuss Constitutional law. That is being done elsewhere. What I did want to focus on, are the posts...

Okay, Total Recoil's "Did ya ever buy a cheap handgun" thread and Exbrit getting a great deal on a Colt made me think of starting a thread to ferret out those great buys that we all hear about on the 'net. Did anyone here ever purchase a handgun for one-hundred dollars or less? If so, let's...

Worthy of their own thread, don't you think? :D Feel free to share your Rugers. As the thread title says, they need to be three-screws, but can be converted or not to the transfer bar system. We love the history and as always, pics are expected! I'll start. Here's my 1970-manufacture...

I have a lb. of Unique and was going to try it in some 357 magnum rounds with some cast 158gr bullets. I checked the Alliant website and it shows 6gr of Unique as the charge for this weight bullet. Not really looking for top-end rounds (hence, the cast bullets) but my 1873 lever gun doesn't like...

There are a lot of great, informative threads and a slew of heavy topics discussed on THR. This is not one of them. :D Instead, how 'bout a lighter-side look at some loads that didn't turn out quite like the ones in the Lee brochure. LOL! I keep a bunch of these on the shelf as a "Hall...

Looking at building a light AR-15 and have been looking at slick side uppers for a while. I'm a lefty, and I've always wondered if not having the shell deflector would allow the casing to ping off of my head/glasses/nose or ? :confused: Has anyone shot a slick-sided AR with an upper like...

Okay, went to the local gun show yesterday and was just going to "look around". In the process of looking, I noted a table with a couple of metal racks. In said racks were a slew of plastic fantastic firearms with some pretty low pricing. Drew me in, but there wasn't anything on the racks that I...

I've often wondered about some of the terminology that we use in the firearms field. For example, if a gun feels good when you hold it, you say it "feels good in THE hand". The wordsmith in me wants to constantly change that to "feels good in MY hand." I mean, if it felt good in "the" hand...

A friend of mine brought over an old Mauser that his father purchased. My dad used to use Mauser actions for custom builds way back in the '70s and '80s, but I don't know much about them. I figured that I'd bring a few photos to the folks who might know a little bit about them. As always...

Located this Smith and Wesson at the LGS. I'm a sucker for the oldies and it had been sitting in the case for a while. He needed the room and I "needed" another firearm. :D So far as I've been able to tell, it's an M&P model 1905, 5-screw I believe. There is a screw in front of the trigger...

Was speaking with a friend who lives in a different state than I do and they were explaining to me about a recent occurrence that a mutual friend experienced while trying to purchase a gun. He was purchasing a rifle for his son to use for deer hunting at a local Gander Mtn. He picked out the...

I've got a 25 Krag (built from a Siamese Mauser action) that my dad built. He worked up some loads back in the late 70s and settled in on a load using 4064 and 89grain bullets. With the current selection of powders and pellets, I've been trying to locate information about reloads for this...

If we're going to use the "responsible gun owner" argument, we've got to be RESPONSIBLE!!!!! To think that this happened at a gun show, involving a vendor who should know better just makes it that much worse. :banghead: http://wnep.com/2014/06/28/woman-shot-at-gun-show Let's face it, no...

Debated long and hard as to build or buy an AR. I see the prices are back to around normal (with some good buys to be found) and I've started shopping for complete rifles. The all-black didn't do anything for me so, I think about the additional cost of changing furniture, etc. Now, the cost...