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Gents, here's a puzzler from the early 80s. I'm trying to ID the scope base used on Snake Plissken's MAC-10 in "Escape from New York." It's one piece and is shaped sort of like a dog bone (two bases connected by a slim center rail). The scope rings have a solid post and somehow insert into the...

All I need to know is the length of the receiver, excluding the barrel. All I can find online is "overall length," which I assume includes the barrel. Thanks.

Can anyone ID the scope mounted atop The Humungus's revolver (Mad Max 2/The Road Warrior)? It would have been manufactured no later than 1981. Thanks.

Please? And feel free to go to town on the rest of it. :)

Several years ago, when I was tricking out my 10/22, I got a little overeager with the Dremel and/or other abrasives and took a little too much metal off some of the fire control parts, trying to smooth and lighten the trigger pull. I lightened it, all right, but instead of "breaking like a...

Amanda Ripley is the author of the book "The Unthinkable" and a reporter for TIME Magazine. The other day she blogged about the Heller decision. I enjoy Ms. Ripley's writing and I'd hoped she would be less anti-gun, but that turned out not to be the case. I wrote a lengthy rebuttal to her...

I've been looking for a .22 conversion for my AR and it looks like Ciener is the only game in town (besides DPMS and the ADCO V-22), but there are a bunch of forum threads talking about how Ciener is not exactly a conscientious businessman (to be kind) and is backordered into the thousands of...

At Disneyland this evening with the family, something caught my eye: a strip of duct tape marked with black ink: "B POS." (I noticed it because I do a similar thing with my body armor.) The duct tape was on the back of a desert tan backpack. The backpack was worn by a guy who looked as if he'd...

I inherited, from my grandfather-in-law, a German Mauser 98 that had been “sporterized,” I suppose. The receiver had been drilled and tapped for scope bases, and a scope mounted. It had been re-barreled to .25-06. Also, the floorplate, spring and follower had been removed and a metal loop had...

Just wanted to pass this along. LAPD Metro Division's Mounted Platoon (that's horsies) are holding their 20th annual open house on Saturday, November 10. It's free, and it's a good time. This year there's way more stuff for the kiddies, too. See the official website for more info and free...

I'm looking at a "Surefire 623G" forend for Mossberg 500/590 shotguns (it says 623G right on the box) but I can find no info on it on Surefire's site. It has the pressure pad and the on/off rocker switch like the current 623FGA, but not the gray rubber insert. It just *looks* like an older...

I have an A2-style AR. I wanted a simple two-point sling for it. Not a single-point like I have on my M4gery. Not a three-point like I have on my shotguns. Just a regular black piece of polypropylene or nylon that's 1" to 1.25" wide that doesn't have sling swivels already permanently sewn on. I...

After owning and shooting my basic 12ga 500A for several years (and hanging around guys like Skunkabilly), I decided I wanted to put ghost ring sights on it. (Why? Because!) I bought the factory kit and had the front sight silver-soldered on at my local gunsmith's. And you know what? I didn't...

I bought aftermarket stocks for my SW1911. They didn't come with screws, so I ordered a set of standard 1911 screws. However, the holes in the frame and the OEM screws are much bigger than the new screws (and they seem to be permanently attached to the OEM/Hogue stocks). Is this some kind of...

Yes, I searched, but couldn't find an answer. A buddy of mine wants to swap a Benelli shotgun for another of my handguns (also purchased in 1990-1). If we don't go the PPT route, are we breaking some silly law? (We're in CA, so I'd say the answer is yes.) Anyway, what's the worst that could...

I keep hearing there's "no gun registration" in the US, but if I decide to sell a handgun to someone else, I have to transfer it through a FFL (to be legal). Also, through the "AFS" database, law enforcement can look up the original purchaser of a handgun by its serial number. So if I'm...

So much for a descriptive (and compelling) title... :rolleyes: Per my employer, I have 24-hour carry "privileges." However, I am restricted by agency policy to particular OWB-only holsters, one of which (Aker Classic 3-Slot) I finally received, and wore for the first time in public...

I'm having quite a bit of difficulty finding specific holsters for the P2000. Can anyone recommend a good source? I'm limited to these specific makers/models (the list is out of date, I realize, so a particular model may not even be available for the P2K): Aker Flatsider XR12 Aker Classic...

And I don't mean Ms. Jolie.

This happened at church, so any solution would have to be hand-to...uh, paw?