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Hey guys, just a quick question. I'm rather new to revolver shooting and I have been reading up on flame cutting and barrel face erosion. My question is would an industrial hard chrome finish on the revolver mitigate these two issues? Thanks for your time

Hi guys I want to reduce the weight of the hammer on my uberti cattleman and although there are several discussions that go over this already my question is how can you do this while still maintaining reliability to ignite the primers? Would a new longer or thinner firing pin work? Or would I...

I have noticed that on a few examples of custom single action army clones that at the end of the ejector tube past the screw that attaches it to the barrel the end has what looks like a plug in it. On my friends Uberti cattleman this area seems to be open except that a few mm down the tube you...

Hello everyone, I have recently purchased some fully tapered feed lip GI spec mags for my ww2 model Ithaca 1911. I have a friend who reloads ammo and I would to make some USGI 230 grain ball ammo to use in it. The problem is that the different reload manuals have significant variations in the...

Hey guys, Old Fuff and 1911Tuner if you're out there and you could answer I would appreciate it dearly. Does anyone know on the original JMB specs which parts were specified to be forged steel and what kind of steel alloy and heat treating specs were specified in the original design? Thank you...

Does anyone know if Glock has the tenifer surface treatment on all metal parts or just the slide and barrel?

Does anyone know how hard it is to find one of these. I don't mean the Egyptian made helwan but the italian made one I can't find any on gunbroker or in my local shops. Does anyone know how much one of these would retail for as well? Thanks guys

Does anyone know if the Mk3 bolt is plated with nickel?

Hey Guys, I was just curious has anyone here have had any experience with a magnaported 1911? Is it worth the money or the trouble? I have read that it allows more fouling inside the slide but doesn't reduce the time in any substantial way for you to get back on target? Thanks for your input...

Hey guys I'm thinking about buying some checkmate magazines for my Springfield Gi. Since all I shoot is hardball in it I'm looking at the fully tapered feed lip design since that was how the great JMB intended. Anyone have any experience with these or think these are a good buy? Thanks fir your...

Hey guys, a friend just bought a NY1 trigger spring for his Glock 17 and it didn't come with instructions. I looked on the web and I cant find a walkthrough anywhere. Does anyone have a link or an old thread a refer to for help? Thanks Guys Sean

Hey guys, if I want to replace my mainspring housing on my 1911 Springfield gi do I need to replace my hammer strut as well? I read online that the hammer strut on the gi is shorter than the ones that other 1911's use and if you replace the mainspring housing and assembly you need to replace the...

Hey guys, my sister is thinking about getting a handgun for personal defense at her apartment. She is very petite and has small hands and it seems the only guns she can hold comfortably are the walther ppk and sig p232. She did try other guns at the local gun shop but she seemed to like the feel...

Does anyone have a link or know what the original Browning metallurgical specifications were for the 1911?

Hey guys I know this finish is worn blued but I was wondering how would one duplicate this finish. Could this be possible using the cold bluing equipment you can get from brownells? Would you use a different surface prep technique?

Hey Guys, a while back 1911tuner was kind enough to give me some of his recommendations for upgrading the MIM parts to high quality barstock parts. I've done some of the upgrades he recommended but the others I didn't attempt because the fitting requires skill that I don't have. I purchased a...

Does anyone know where I can get a box of these?

I just discovered that my colt peacmaker clone's frame is covered in rust. How do I remove it and protect the frame against further rust? Thanks Sean

My usp is really young.....but both mags that came with the pistol have now failed to lock the slide back when the gun is empty. They do however function in the gun absolutely flawlessly and have yet to have a single jam of any kind. Should I just get new magazine springs or are the followers...

I am looking for a very reliable and very clean 230gr FMJ load. I have had very bad luck with Winchester lately and I want to know what your opinions are.