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I've had my new Kel-Tec for a few months now, and it has been reliable in respect to firing and ejecting, It is just the size pistol I wanted, works with all three weights of 9mm, but I just cant get adjusted to that strong 8.5 lbs trigger pull. In disassembling it, it seems simple to get a...

I tried a search on this forum but no matches. I bought a S&W Model 36 3" barrell, square butt revolver for my daughter for her birthday last year and she brought it by today for me to clean and oil. I bought it used, in NRA Excelltent condition. I usually buy new guns but this one was so nice...

Strange question but has anyone ever heard of a Colt letter being sold by itself? A few years ago I bought a martially marked Colt SAA. The seller told me that they had received a Colt letter based on the serial number submitted which "proved" the gun was counterfeit in that barrell length...

My son and I went to the range yesterday. He knew I had been looking for SD ammo for my KT and the range had some Hornady Tap for sale but only in 147 grain. I wanted the Hornady ammo; we had conducted some tests last summer, using various ammo, on over ripe watermelons, courtesy of our local...

I was reading the thread under Revolvers about the S&W with locks failing and locking up the action. I discovered that my Trooper MKIII will lock up under one circumstance. If you advance the cylinder about 1/8" at a time, by pulling the trigger a slight amount, releasing the trigger...

Couple questions. Is .44 Russian brass available or must you trim the .44 Special case? Also will the standard RCBS dies work. I'm not sure about the crimping as the Russian is shorter. Thought it may be interesting to load a few. Any advice appreciated.

I ran a search on this but couldn't find anything. After shortening a shotgun barrell how do gunsmiths locate the exact place to drill the hole to tap for the front sight? Three or four years ago I built a .50 cal model of a War of 1812 Naval cannon, and in drilling the touch hole ran into...

My new Kel-Tec's serial number is A75XX. Can anyone tell me if this is recent manufacture which would indicate whether it has the 8.5 pound trigger spring or not?

I just installed one of these on my new P-11 I bought a couple months ago. I got the aluminum grooved one. This immediately remedied the "finger pimching" I had experienced. An example: While trying to get used to the trigger pull, I would sit in front of the TV at night and pull the trigger...

I am about to order one of these for my P-11, anyone know the most reasonable place to buy one? Also reading a post regarding putting one of these on a P3-AT the poster cautioned that material must be removed from both edges, in that as it comes it will be "wider" than the trigger guard on the...

Just put another hundred rounds of Remington 115 grain FMJ thru my new Kel-Tec P-11. They, like the previous hundred rounds of like ammo, functioned perfectly. I know, however, that it's time to start thinking of the type of SD ammo that I may need. Who can recommend that type of ammo that...

I'm getting all the things out of the way that gave me some concern on my Kel-Tec and am beginning to like the size, mag capacity etc. I solved the "finger pinching", that was mostly pilot error. Adapted to the long trigger pull, (it can be done), now the loading. Does anyone else have...

Between an armorer (or armourer) and a gunsmith? I infer from what I read that one is military and the other civilian, but it must be more complex than that. Any ideas?

Just bought a NIB P-11 this afternoon. I don't have fat hands, but take a 11-12 ring size so fingers are rather large. When firing with my left hand the trigger finger is pinched between the trigger and frame. Not so bad with the right hand but still there. Would one of the trigger shoes...

Someone posted in another thread a possible solution for a weak recoil spring is to "stretch" it. I have a .25 ACP pistol that I am trying to find a new spring without success. If this is possible how much should it be stretched and what tools and procedure should be used? Thanks for all tips.

I have a 1911 USP made in 1918, number of rounds through it unknown. If you put the hammer at full cock, engage the thumb safety, then depress the grip safety, holding back on the trigger, push the thumb safe to the "down position, the hammer will drop. Is this normal? And if not, what will I...

In one of the previous threads, a poster had said that he took his AO 1911 to a gunsmith who told him the pistol was too far out of spec which discouraged repair. Can someone fill me in on the conditions which would be grounds for declaring a pistol "out of spec?" I understand the term...

How old must a handgun be to be covered under the C&R rules. Are there different ages for different guns or does one rule fit all. Also what documents must you receive from the C&R buyer in order to legally sell and ship the gun.? Thanks for any info.

True story. Last Saturday our friend Bill and his wife had a yard sale. Their 15 year old nephew was helping. About one o'clock in the afternoon a car with three young men in it circled the block two or three times and pulled up and parked at the end of the block about six houses up from...

I bought one of these yesterday at the Gun Show NIB. I had planned to let my daughter use it. She is having trouble with the double action pull. Although the factory specs say it is a 9 pound pull, it feels to me more like 13-14 pounds. My question is, is there anything I can do to lighten...