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When it rains it pours. Got an SF-VI in a horsetrade at the gun range and went over to pick up the box and papers for it Monday morning and the guy (reading my mind like a Gypsy) said, "Hey, look at this...an SF-VI companion piece for that 4" you got from me yesterday in a 2" version". I...

I am bidding on a "Colt Bankers Special .38 Revolver" at gunbroker.com. Here: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=262117630 I was very enthusiastic and put in a very high reserve bid. But at second glance of the write up and pictures I have some questions about its...

I bought an Astra NC-6 .38 from CAI last year for $159 and just finished upgrading it to a $169 revolver. I bought a set of used Pachmayr K-frame Presentation grips from Speedo66 right here at THR thinking I'd used them on my S&W Model 10 or Model 65. But I'd already bought grips for them...

I've bought a few guns from Century Arms International before. They have an Internet record of "so-so" for some of their products and their customer service but love them or hate them they have some revolvers for sale that I had to buy. Several years ago I got an Astra NC-6 .38SPCL revolver...

I had ordered a revolver from JoeSalter.com last week and it arrived today. You can tell by the picture that it is Not New-In-Box (1st picture, lower revolver) and at $185 it was a bargain. It's a real S&W knock-off made by Garate Anitua y Cia in Eibar, Spain. It's a .32-20 and will make a...

A friend of a friend owns this rifle and asked me to help identify it. The owner is in his sixties and says it's a "bring back" from his grandfather. No other info is available from him. I have some pictures...best I could do. Here is some additional info: - OAL of rifle is 32" - Has...

The four Mosin Nagant 91/30's came in today from J&G Sales. I had ordered them last Thursday. I told the dealer to pick out 2 for me without opening the boxes and put 2 aside for a friend of mine. The two I got are gems. They have very little cosmoline on them. They are in excellent...

I used to work for a lady who was a Civil Engineer in our county government. I have known her seven years. She is twenty years younger than me and was a good mentor and friend. A former E-8 Marine friend/co-worker and I took her to the range 5 years ago and gave some range time with various...

I just installed a Hogue Handall grip on my generation 2 Glock 21. I wanted finger grips without having to upgrade to a generation 3. Here is the secret of how to do it: Two Ibuprofen about one hour prior to beginning, lots of patience. A little cussing helps. I have never seen a snugger...

I got this email today as many of you probably did. I thought I'd share it. It would be very disturbing to me, a military vet, to see this happen. "False Hopes Of Relief For Gun Owners In The Senate‏ From: Gun Owners of America ([email protected]) Sent: Wed...

I saw a Chinese clone of the Russian TT-33 in a gun store today. It was a Norinco Type 54 with black plastic wrap-around grips with a star and import marks and fancy script saying "7.62mm X 25mm Made in China Type 54..." as best as I can recall. I believe it also had "Norinco" and the...

I bought 2000 rounds of Bulgarian heavy ball 7.62X54R in cans of 250 belted rounds linked together from ammoman.com for $99/500 delivered in cases of 2 metal cans. Ammoman said they were easy to de-link. Once I figured it out it was easy. You can't do it with fingers alone thought. At first...

There's just no easy way to do it. I am "upgrading" my Yugo SKS (59) with a new Tapco T6 stock and enough compliance parts to make it legal. I beat and beat and beat and beat the pin attaching the rear metal cap to the gas tube with a punch and it would not budge. I mean to say I beat it. I...

My newest son-in-law (13 months) is getting the final installment of my daughters dowry. It's also helping me to narrow down the calibers of ammo I have to stock. The first installment was a Springfield M1A, K31 Swiss, Mk1 No4 Enfield, Ithaca Model 37 12ga, Sig 226 .40S&W/.357Sig, Polish Gward...

I've got this thing worked out finally. I retired from the military in 1991. Every year or so I tell my wife, "I'm gonna grow a ponytail." She flails around in near hysterics and then everybody is happy when I get it cut. Well, two days ago I told her again around midnight just as I was...

"17th Century Battle Being a Colonial soldier against native insurrectionists who did not know the exacting Rules of European Warfare, such as standing shoulder-to-shoulder in precise targets lines and taking turns at firing group volleys at one another, must have been most unnerving. A single...

About 5-6 years ago I bought an 8mm Hakim and an SKS off a friend for $350. Both had the mark of Bubba. The SKS stock was bleach-blond with a thumb hole drilled in the stock and a regular 25¢ piece inletted into the stock too. I declared the SKS "hopeless" and got rid of it quickly...

There is an Australian Lithgow ShtLE Enfield for sale locally that is in almost pristine condition with regimental cartouches on the rear stock out the wazoo. Only problem is that some yahoo hacksawed the wood off just rearward of the forward barrel band. A real heart breaker. The bluing is...

This is something interesting that I found websurfing.

I have been a steady and satisfied customer of Cheaper Than Dirt for several years. Today I had my first disappointment. I had ordered, among other things, their "M1 Garand 8-Rd Metal Stripper Clips, Package of 20 Clips .30/06 Speedloader". The catalog description is: "Manufacturer: Leapers...