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  1. il.bill

    New Member? Introduce yourself here (just intros, questions get answered elsewhere)

    Greetings - It has probably been 2 1/2 years since I last posted to THR, and nearly that long since I had a chance to stop by and cruise the forums. I had some family medical issues that rendered a number of firearms related things relatively unimportant, but pretty much out of nowhere felt...
  2. il.bill

    RIP RC Model sad news

    I regularly use 'Tips' that RC Model so generously shared with me and others through THR. He Is Gone, But Not Forgotten!
  3. il.bill

    Glock Carbine Patent Info

    My German is pretty rusty, but the parts diagrams are 'sehr interessant!' https://www.spartanat.com/2021/05/glock-gewehr-und-wofuer-die-ar-15-teile/
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    Glock Carbine Patent Info

    GUNMAGWAREHOUSE just e-mailed me some info on a possible Glock Carbine Rifle. https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/glock-rifle-patent/?goal=0_0d355b7f6d-9a0a266475-429341932&mc_cid=9a0a266475&mc_eid=6ddfbd884f The article by Stephanie Kimmell credits a German Gun Blog SpartanAT...
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    Save your recyclables for Cash - Manurhin MR73

    Just received this link in my Google News - https://www.guns.com/news/2021/04/29/coming-to-america-beretta-importing-new-manurhin-mr73-revolvers Article says Beretta will be importing two models of the Manurhin MR73 Revolvers chambered in .357 Magnum and favored by the French Special Forces...
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    What is the most overpriced handgun in the market?

    You must have pretty big mitts if you use an M1 Carbine as a handgun!
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    Rock Island Armory RIA M206 .38 Special Revolver Opinionions

    RIA sells decent "you get what you paid for" M200 & M206 .38 Special Revolvers. I have sold a number of Armscor/RIA Firearms and did need to eventually send two (a .38 Spl. revolver and a .45ACP 1911) back for Warranty Repairs. Their Customer Service operation was exemplary with a prompt turn...
  8. il.bill

    Selling Ammo

    I had three of my customers come in independently early last summer and each offered me several 50-round boxes of Factory New 9X19mm Luger Ammo when none was commercially available. All three said something along the lines of: "Just replace it when it is again available." I was touched by...
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    Buying a gun while out of state.

    I am curious how you know that to be true. Have you looked into the state laws in both Iowa and Alabama, since they would BOTH apply, as well as Federal law, to any such purchase? I live next door in Illinois (clearly a whole different firearm buying world) and as an FFL I can transfer a rifle...
  10. il.bill

    45 Colt & Trail Boss ( Big Grin )

    Trail Boss is the berries for all day fun shooting lead bullet target loads in both .45 Colt and .44 Magnum. I use a Lee Dipper to charge the cases. Two (2) gently rounded 7CC Dipper Loads (going from memory - I will check my notes tomorrow night) gives me a very consistent 6.1-6.2 Grains of...
  11. il.bill

    Maybe I'm Too Old For The 590 Shockwave

    Anyone who thinks shooting a Shockwave 590 is not going to be a handful (or two) is just kidding himself or herself. Firing 12 Gauge Minishells using an OPSol Mini Clip Adaptor (about $15) for Mossberg Pumps tames the Shockwave 590 quite a bit. YMMV, but what works best for me at eye level...
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    Some GB sellers - I just don't understand their attitude

    I laughed out loud at this response
  13. il.bill

    Speaking of Colt revolvers

    Driftwood Johnson, CraigC, and BobWright - this little thread has scored a hat trick.
  14. il.bill

    New Model Blackhawk Grips

    I downloaded this graphic on Ruger SA Frame Grips a while back but have lost the explanatory text. Might help with an ID on the frame you have / grips you need?
  15. il.bill

    Anyone own only one brand?

    How boring!
  16. il.bill

    Cz 83 32 acp

    After fruitlessly searching online and at local gun shows for a half dozen years, in late 2017 I started seeing a couple of CZ83s chambered in .32ACP show up on GunBroker (so I bought one for myself, of course). Century Arms International had imported a number of them in Very Good and Good...
  17. il.bill

    Cz 83 32 acp

    They certainly sell out quickly.
  18. il.bill

    Cz 83 32 acp

    CZ83 in .32ACP - what a nice pistol! A couple of pictures from a previous batch of CAI imports ...
  19. il.bill

    When a gun becomes more than just another gun

    Gunny, I am very sorry for your loss, I know I will think of You and your Friend the next time I take out my own Taurus 85.
  20. il.bill

    Storing my C&R shotgun at my brothers home in another state.

    Thanks - that is good to know.
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