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My best friend served in the 82nd in the Cold War days of 1911s. He's wanted one of his own ever since he left the service, but he's never gotten one. Well, when an inexpensive pistol I evaluated early last year passed muster (the minor barrel-fit issue worked itself out after a couple hundred...

After making the rounds for a 10mm and watching counter clerks abuse the used 1911's in their charge, I decided to grab a good deal on a factory-fresh one. The Springfield Armory Ronin 10mm didn't quite match up to the specs I had in mind, but it was the closest on the new market shy of sending...

Back in April, I posted a gushing analysis of a 5" SDS "U.S. Army" 1911. Functionally, the only imperfection out of the box was that it stopped on the link slightly - and I neglected to add before the thread was locked that after 100 rounds the link stretched a tad and made for essentially...

Rambling preamble More than a decade ago, Tisas 1911's were being imported as Regent R100's and getting good (if vague) reviews. I put hands on one and didn't get past the feel of the front strap. The dimensions were screwed up similarly to how the early Springfield's were. Possibly worse...

The dog and I are taking a lot of multi-mile walks lately, rain or shine. Well, on the last of the former we came across a rained-out copperhead smack in front of us on the trail. Time to start carrying a wheelgun loaded with #9 again. I pulled out the Smith 638 and just couldn't help myself...

Just bought the new Mossberg pistol. I don't usually beta test firearms, but I got to handle and field strip one a few days ago and was impressed. I prefer the trigger tab to the Shield, and the short reset to the PPS M2. So today I went back to the store with one of my Glock 43 holsters...

Just wanted to take an opportunity to brag on this lovely holster. I have worn this Winnie J101 pancake every day for the last six months (plus one day). I was impressed the moment I got it out of the packaging, and I'm just as impressed now. First, the leather is incredible quality. I am...

It's 4/10, also known as .410 Awareness Day! Did you know that when you call .410 a "gauge" rather than a "bore," you're giving it credit for just 63 percent of its diameter? Crazy, right?! Most .410's don't let it show how much this thoughtlessness hurts them on a regular basis, instead...

Just sent off payment for a 12-gauge Remington Model 11 manufactured in 1907. I'm pretty excited. Intertwined questions: 1. What chamber length does this firearm have? 2. When did 2.75" shells become the norm? Some years back I helped a family out with a Flues shotgun they'd come into...

Yesterday at work, I heard someone say the Mossberg 500 is now made with a steel receiver. This guy usually knows his stuff on hunting arms, but this seems like something I would have noticed. Or at least that I could turn up in an internet search. So my current guess is that he's confused by...

Any ideas what this is? Could it be a gallery gun of some kind?

Having searched the internet for an English-language manual for the Bravo Mike, it appears there may never have been one. The pistol's probably pretty intuitive to most folks, but I have a few friends who couldn't bear the thought of field-stripping a newly acquired piece without first...

I'm talking about this thing: http://roylstonauctions.com/divorce-settlement-auction-may-30.html (archived version here) I wasn't able to stay 'til the bitter end, but here's my take: And yes, it was all from a single individual's collection, prompted by a divorce. I know the initial...

Discovered there's a new ammo manufacturer near me, so I stopped by and asked for a few .308's to try out. I was in a hurry and didn't notice the range of seating depths 'til I got back home awhile later. What would you do in this case?

Picked up a new Taurus 738 TCP at my favorite big-box sporting goods store today. It was the display model, the last one they had in stock. It's my first Taurus, so I didn't notice anything strange until I got home and went over the instruction manual. Looking at the photo of the security...

I picked up my first rangefinder, on sale. A Redfield Raider 600A, supposed to be good to 600 yards on reflective stuff, 500 yards on trees, and 400 yards on deer. Being a won't-take-your-word-for it kind of guy, I wanted a test to know how accurate it was. So I picked a known spot and took a...

Are some calibers of original Winchester 1873 more desirable than than others, or is it all the same? I saw a .32 offered for about a thou (was missing the dust cover) and thought to myself that I'd rather have a .44 if I ever broke down and bought one, as it's the "cowboy's cartridge." But...

By chance I read this yesterday: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/10/04/vz2008-vs-700-rounds/ Then wandered into a pawn shop a few hours later and happened to hear they had one in the back on pawn (not yet for sale). I was allowed to put hands on it, and I have to say: I have not...

A friend has a Charles Daly M70 (Zastava's Mauser before Remington got it and marketed it as the 798) in .30-06. Only thing he doesn't like about is the synthetic stock. There's a wood stock for a Remington 799 (the varmint version, equivalent to Daly's M85) for sale online. Anybody have...

Wolff's site lists only magazine springs for the Mini-14, and I'd really like a few extra-power magazine springs for my Thirty. The reason I ask: Both of my fresh-from-factory Ruger 20-round magazines give me failures to feed, as rounds nosedive and hang up on the front of the magazine...