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In reading the thread about the Medusa revolver, I became curious - are there any OTHER outfits who could take a Ruger GP100 cylinder or Smith M10 cylinder and convert them to 9mm, or perhaps even construct a new cylinder in 9mm? I'm going crazy trying to find an affordable D.A. 9mm wheelgun...

i’ve been thinking about a .41 Magnum as a general purpose revolver for quite some time now - one that would be accurate and durable enough to shoot a lot. I’d like to carry it deer hunting, but also maybe even just around the farm or for occasional concealed carry. For reasons I won’t...

I am thinking about buying a 10mm, probably a 1006 or 1076 S&W, as a do-it-all kind of auto. Specifically, I wanted something powerful enough to take deer at short range. But there is absolutely no gun/ammo diversity in my area, so this would be a handloads-only affair. I’m pretty sure my...

I have the chance to buy a NIB 696 .44 Spec. for about the same a 686 would cost new. You might say I just stumbled onto it. Since I wasn't too interested in owning one again, I was wondering if there was any point to buying it just to put up for sale, since they're hard to come by these days...

Well, Taurus is now making these in 6" barrel length ... mighty tempting on a theoretical level ... a light big-bore revolver with a long enough barrel and adjustable sights for hunting .... hummm. Lots of promise, but does anybody know how the real thing is executed? Surely there must be...

So there I was shooting my SW99 and 'poof'. I look down into my chamber and my reload's case has blown apart at the rim. Ok I'm thinking ... the gun is still in one piece, just looks like a stuck casing to poke out with my cleaning rod ... And then the rear of the casing falls off...

Found a new SW99 9mm under the tree yesterday, and had a brief chance to put 50 rounds of Winchester white box through it. Below are my initial impressions. This is my first polymer-framed auto and I am still getting used to the novel feel of the recoil. Muzzle rise was not nearly as bad as...

Yes I know I should go over to AK47.net but am not approved yet over there to post. Ok, I had a friend more mechanically-inclined than I install the RSA adjustable trigger in my .223 SAR, since I was going to have to replace the hammer anyway. Everything went fine until he went to install...

Ok fellows, I’ve narrowed my Budget Christmas Pistol down to two likely candidates - which would be a better range gun? I'll be putting thousands of rounds through this piece as a fun plinker/home defense blaster; obviously some accuracy would be nice. I think they are both pretty...

Hello. I know there are tons of threads on the Taurus 92's, but I am asking about the LATEST PT92's to hit the shelves, since there hasn't been much talk about them here lately. In short, I am contemplating picking up a Stainless PT92 instead of a Beretta 92, which I've always wanted. I...

Here's what I have: 1. Hornady Lock-N-Load AP (progressive) press with finicky powder measure 2. SAR3 .223 AK w/16" barrel Here's what I think I need: 1. Easy-metering ball powder which 2. burns fast enough for a 16" barrel to give good velocities and is 3. compatible with the small...

My wife sent in for the “two free issues†that Gun Tests offers to promote subscriptions to their magazine. After reading the issues, I was not that impressed and decided not to subscribe. When the inevitable subscription offer arrived, I just ignored it. Needless to say, I was...

Please share your experiences. How accurate is this gun? How is the recoil in comparison to other semi-auto .223's? I am thinking this rifle would be good for a family member who experienced a retinal detachment several months ago and is afraid to shoot anything bigger than a .223 right...

Hello. I have been looking for a big-bore (preferably .44 mag.) beater gun for holster carrying around our property and overall just to plink with. Trouble is, I've only got $300 and that's not enough to get me what I want, which is a useable double-action revolver. I was hoping for a...

I was just wondering how to go about this as just a little while ago I damaged the muzzle of my Marlin 1894 .44 in a fall .:banghead: I don't yet know if the gun will shoot any differently, but suspect that the crown may need to be re-done. Here's the problem - the only gunsmith around here...

Hi guys .... unfortunately, the other day I dropped my DW 44 and bent the rear sight blade. It is now slightly canted to the left. It is still usable, but the sight picture leaves a lot to be desired and causes some vertical stringing on my targets. So why don’t I just get it repaired or...

Let me first begin by stating how great my 4516 is as far as handling, ergonomics, and reliability are concerned. It's even fairly accurate for what it is ... And now the downside - The trigger pull is simply unacceptably stiff. I ordered this gun and have owned Smith's before, and so...

My police trade-in but new-to-me S&W 4516 has some downright sharp edges on it underneath the trigger guard. I was wondering, since I'm kinda cheap, can I de-horn these myself and still leave the gun looking halfway decent? The gun already has some hoster wear on it but is in Very Good to...

Keeping in mind that the 4516's are kinda rare these days ... which would you get for concealed carry? I believe that the later-production 457 is probably the best gun overall, better trigger geometry, supposedly more accurate, and with great ergonomics ... but it has an alloy frame, which...

Just wondering if anyone has experience with both guns ... conventional wisdom would tell me to get the 7.62x39 for the cheap ammo and deer-huntability, but ... There's just an allure to the .223 version - might it actually be more fun? I want as little recoil as possible, and would think...