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    Privateer Leather

    New arrival from Privateer Leather- their Crossbones holster. Conceals easily under a fleece vest or untucked shirt. I'm really liking this holster.
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    12 Gauge 2½” Shotshell Reloading

    So I’ve got this old shotgun and it appears to be chambered for 2½” shells. The gun is sound as far as I can tell; not Damascus or twist, and I think the PO was using it right up until he sold it off. I wouldn’t mind learning to reload shotshells and it doesn’t appear to be much different than...
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    Crescent Fire Arms SxS

    I let my FFL friend know I was looking for an old side-by-side to cut down to make a coach gun, and he found me this Crescent Fire Arms 12 gauge with 30 inch barrels for a buck-fitty. It was sold to my FFL as a shooter, and it appears functional. Both triggers release their respective hammers...
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    Georgia Arms Gone?

    Their website was down and now the URL is for sale. I was just about to place an order too. I hope they just forgot to renew the site and will come back.
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    Modern Machine Shop Pistol Question

    Question for you machinists: With all the computer controlled machine work that goes into making a modern firearm, shouldn’t it be as easy as a few keystrokes to produce a typically right-handed handgun in reverse, for left-handers? Why hasn’t at least one of the big manufacturers swapped...
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    Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2015

    Rubio attempting to settle concealed carry in DC once and for all. I like that it automatically gives reciprocity to all states, and allows residents to buy from VA or Maryland.
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    Sig 1911 Magazines

    I thought I would throw together a quick look at the magazines I use in my Sig 1911 Carry Nightmare. I got the rebate with the bag and two more magazines, so I now have four total of the Sig stock magazines. I hate the way they look though! So plan A was to replace the oversize bumpers...
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    Sig Nightmare Carry Now OFF My Want-List!

    I bought my first Sig GSR (post manhole cover) back when they were 100% MIMless and easily the best deal in a production 1911. Then Sig introduced the Nightmare series.... :eek: Then they brought out the Nightmare Carry :what: So I've long wanted one but only ever saw one in real life- at a...
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    S&W 1076 Initial Thoughts and Mods

    So I finally found a nice Smith 1076 10mm and even though I haven't fired it yet, I think it'll be a carry gun. It's slim and feels great in my hand. Discontinued guns are always hard to find parts for, and the 1076 is worse- even though they made a ton of them, it appears that most of the FBI...
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    AOW Coach Gun?

    I've seen the Serbu which, from what I understand, is built on a virgin receiver so it can be called a handgun. My question is; can this be done with a SxS shotgun, like a coach gun....only shorter. But then...maybe I want a stock on it. There is the non-NFA shotguns out there, but...
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    Actors That Are Felons -- Movie exemption?

    I’m not going to take credit for having thought of this because I read it in someone else’s blog. Mark Wahlberg, AKA Marky Mark, is staunchly anti-gun. Aside from the obvious hypocrisy of making his living glorifying them, he is a convicted felon, so he isn’t legally allowed the use them...
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    Short Barrel- Heavy or Light Bullets?

    I usually shoot heavy bullets in my guns, 230gr in my .45s, 147gr in my 9mm, and 200gr in my 10mm. Is there any advantage to a lighter bullet when you're shooting it out of a short barrel, or am I getting it backwards? I'm wondering if my little XDs would be better loaded (energy...
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    Springfield XDs

    Wow, I really like this gun! I ran 300 rounds of hardball through the new Springfield XDs today. It performed flawlessly other than two minor hiccups, and did so for 300 rounds, unlike the Taurus .38 Special it was purchased to replace. The little revolver began to choke after about 70...
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    Who is buying all this tactical stuff???

    I'm in the market for a holster for carrying my G29 on hikes, something simple like the Bianchi M12 just downsized for the smaller gun. I did an internet search and am completely amazed at how many manufacturers are making drop-leg thigh holsters. Since they wouldn't be making them unless...
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    Hiking and Backpacking Guns

    As I do a fair bit of hiking, I thought I would post up some pictures of the handguns I’ve carried over the years. I live in Western Washington and hike the Cascade and Olympic ranges. We have a lot of open wilderness out here (unlike my home state of Connecticut) and there’s no shortage of...
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    Rock Island Commander Length Range Report

    I have wanted a 1911A1 style pistol in the Commander length for a while, so when I saw this on Saturday I decided to grab it. It didn’t have everything I wanted, but it was as close as I was going to get in the current market. Since I don’t have to bother with the silly waiting period I was...
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    Instant ESEE Collection

    One is just not enough. I love the -6, so why not get a couple more?
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    Who Bought All Those ’08 Election Guns?

    I was recently discussing the mad rush to buy guns just before and after the elections in ’08 with a friend, and he asked who I thought bought more, people who didn’t own guns before (first time buyers) along with people who may own one -or- people who already owned several guns and felt the...
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    Suppressor Primer?

    Now that suppressor use will be legal in Washington, can someone point me to where I can find information on them? Specifically, I’m looking for information of the legalities of purchasing, tax stamps, forms etc., and maybe some information on the suppressor itself. I’d like to come up to...
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    Modifying a Bianchi Military Holster?

    I have a Bianchi standard military flap holster (M-12) that I use to carry my Glock G20SF for hiking. I recently acquired a G29SF to have a more compact and lighter package. I could carry it in the Bianchi holster except the weirdness in me objects to having extra holster below the gun, so I...
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