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In some states, a game bird has to be shot while flying to be legal. No taking pot shots at sitting ducks.....or pheasant, grouse, quail, etc.

Last gun I bought was a Heritage Rough Rider 16". Not impressed at all. My shorter- barrelled Heritages all shoot bullets to a higher velocity. And are more accurate.

We used to have a nearby (20 miles) auction house which got into guns in the early '90s. In the '90s I got some terrific deals just because nobody else was interested in them. I got burned a few times, too, but that was because I didn't have a chance to look at the item beforehand. In the 2000s...

Yesterday set up the chrono in the back yard and clocked a bunch of old ammo. Oldest was 1930s and newest was 1980s. Mostly .22 so I used a Win. 67 with 27" barrel, a Marlin 25 w/22", a Geco Carabiner w/18", a Heritage 9", a Taurus 96 in 6"and a Bersa 3.5". For the WRF ammo I used a Win. 1890, a...

For some years it was national policy to sign a registry when buying ammo. The paperwork was absolutely monumental. That ended in 1986, I believe, under Reagan. When buying ammo in a store such as WalMart I am sometimes asked if it is for a rifle or pistol. This may simply be a store policy...

Guns and Ammo used to be the premier gun magazine. I have hundreds if not over a thousand gun periodicals, from the '50s up into the '90s. Guns, Shooting Times, Gunsport, Gun World, Gunlist, Shotgun News and others.Only one I get now is The American Rifleman, thanks to a lifetime subscription in...

I have purchased a ton of new ammo and never came across a factory error in packaging. Until 2012, when I found a .357 in a box of Remington 125 grain.38 Specials. Could not figure out why it would not chamber in my K-38 until I looked at the headstamp. I pulled the bullet and instead of a 125...

I have a S&W Model 63 which I bought new in '81 and it has around 40,000 rounds through it. Mostly shooting double action with a lot of aerial shooting. It looks very good and there is no way anyone could tell the round count by looking at it. I replaced a broken mainspring and a cylinder stop...

Interesting thread!

Fifty years ago Rem. produced very reliable .22 ammo. I think their quality has fallen off since 2000 or so. A couple years ago I was shooting my S&W K-38 and had a round of Rem. factory ammo fail to chamber. I looked closer and it was a .357 round but it was headstamped .38 Special. How could...

Boy, this is a tough one. There are many cartridges which over lap or even duplicate each other. I suppose .458 Win. Mag. because it recoils so hard and ammo is pricey, even to reload. I have a Model 70 in this caliber that I bought at a farm sale back in the '80s; the owner used it for elk...

H&R .22 7-shot revolver, break-open, blue, 1.5" barrel, mnf. over 100 years ago. Bought it here; it is still in transit. Have one with a 5" barrel, the 1.5 incher is rather scarce. Called them 'bicycle revolvers' back in the day.

Looking back, I guess it has been 15 years or more since I have been in a gun store. No need, with the internet and local auctions. It was in the early sixties when my dad and I were in a Firestone store, which sold all types of sporting goods. I bought my first bicycle there in '56. Anyway...

Has anyone actually read all of this thread? WOW!

If I wished to remain king, I would disarm the hoi polloi and combine the army and police into one powerful unit under my complete control. The Crown would control all wealth which I would benevolently dribble out to my subjects to win their love. I would be the ultimate arbiter of all...