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Is there any particular reason for square trigger guards on a single action revolver? Some of the early percussion Colts, Ruger SBH's and .357 maximum BH's, and some BFR revolvers all have the squareback triggerguards but I've only ever heard complaints about them hitting knuckles under recoil...

So we all like guns, obviously, but we own them for different reasons. I buy what I like and want, and any suitability for hunting, defense, etc. is secondary to the 'I want it and I can afford it' aspect. So I'm curious, what motivates you to buy or not buy? Ammo availability? Utility...

One of these is up for sale locally, anyone have any experience with them or Desert Eagles in general? What are your impressions of them? Seller is asking $950 for it, down from $1,100 last week. Seems relatively cheap for a Desert Eagle, most around here are asking $1,200-1,600. Is it...

Are there any common DAO full-sized revolvers? I was thinking this morning that I might like a DAO just as a range gun and I don't like snubbies. I found a few police trade-ins that had bobbed hammers on Gunbroker but it seems options are very limited (mostly model 10 or 64 S&W) if I don't...

I've been kicking around the idea of getting a .45 ACP handgun of some sort. I can get ammo for it for less than the cost of most 9mm locally BUT the cheap stuff is lead semi-wadcutters. Would these present the same reliability issue in a .45 as hollowpoints sometimes do? Example...

I recently picked up three revolvers from an estate sale, a stainless 1858 (marked ASM under the loading lever), a nickle-plated engraved 1860 (also ASM under loading lever) and a brass-frame, nickle-plated, engraved 1851 (marked "W 213 of 1,000" on the right/diagonal barrel flat, no other marks...

Take the Marine Corps approach to the gun rights battle? Hearts and minds? I've been stewing on this idea for a couple days now. There was a recent anti-gun video that featured a whole lot of celebrities, which probably did wonders for the anti's, especially as it appeals to the younger...

Hello everybody, Yesterday I heard about a guy that used glass marbles in a smoothbore musket with some success. I've asked around a bit and a few people have shown interest, but nobody seems to have tried this. I don't see why it wouldn't work fairly well in a musket, rifle or...

I just recently heard about Kirst conversions and googled a few things here and there, it seems that most people are happy with their conversions but when it comes to the 1849 in 32 S&W, the pistol wouldn't be very accurate because the bullet diameter is slightly smaller than the bore diameter...