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For all those who have seen Collateral, I have a question as to the make of a gun. Actually, more like one-and-a-half questions: First, the easy one. Is the USP a compact or full size? My guess goes to full. Second, what is the gun used to stick up Max while he's tied to the cab? Someone...

for dropping the hammer on a DA/SA pistol after you chamber a round. I feel much more comfortable with pistols with decockers (FN, SIG, H&K), but it prevents me from enjoying some other great lines. Maybe I'm unreasonably uncomfortable with how I'm doing it?

Trying to come up with all the pistols made with decockers and chambered in .45. The only ones that come to mind are: SIG 220 SIG PRO H+K USP There have to be others...

I bought a DP51 to replace a Mossberg 835 for HD* and I ran across some issues. First is that the magazine would release under the shock from recoil which is totally unacceptable. However, I have mag release springs coming which will hopefully solve the problem. Second, the gun shoots low...

Pardon me if this has been posted before, but I was looking at getting a Taurus and downloaded the pdf manual they have on their site and ran across the following which I felt I should share. Arrow added by me for emphasis...

I have just built a rack for my handguns. It will sit in my safe, plus I don't have a lot of access to a good shop, so it is just unfinished plywood. Will the wood damage the finish on my guns? I have a mixture of blued, plastic and polycoat.

Right now I have an FN HPDAc as my primary carry (great gun BTW), which I carry IWB. I'm thinking when it gets cold out IWB carry will be difficult to access quickly. One solution would be to alter my carry style, the other was to carry a pocket gun, not as a substitution, but as a suppliment...

Have 1911-style guns been made in 9mm? I know of the Stars, but they have no grip safety, and really, only look like 1911s. Any guns with the 1911 form and function, or am I committing heresy by asking?

Can anyone tell me what the differences may be between 9mm Win Super-X 147gr STHP and Win USA 147gr JHP? Winchester's site seems to offer no answers. I had tested a bunch of different ammo in my RAP, and planned to go with the STHPs for CC but they are over twice what the USA stuff costs and...

If you had/have a "car gun", that is a gun specifically for use while you are in or around your car, would there be a need to load it with anything other than your normal SD rounds? Is there a situation that might occur while in your car that another round may be more suited for?

Does anyone commercially manufacture dummy rounds that have the same weight and size properties as live rounds? I would really like some for simulating reloading and practicing drawing in my apartment without the worry of shooting the neighbors. It would be nice if they could be dry-fired...

I plan on carrying a S&W model 36 as a BUG. As I would, in almost all situations, have a primary on my strong side hip, I was thinking ankle carry in decent weather, and pocket carry in the winter when I would have faster access than to my hip. Some questions however: Is a M36 too heavy for...

Lately I've been going around putting rubber grips on my revolvers. Is there something wrong with me? I mean, they do seem more comfortable, but it must be a sin to ugly up a revolver like that...

What do you do about a holster? I've got a cheapie lined nylon IWB now, looking for something better, a bit more but not too much more expensive. What do you do for reloads? I have speedloaders, but I feel they stick out too much on the belt.

I'm positive this has been hashed out before, but I was looking for info and opinions regarding .38spl versus 9mm as a defensive round. I searched, but found nothing satisfactory. Anyone care to redirect me or opine?

My girlfriend brought home a bayonet last night. I'm hoping someone here can ID it and give me an approximate value. It appears French. There is writing on the back(?) of the blade that is hard to read, it's in script, obscured by tarnish, and in French. Here's a guess: More d'Olrmes de ***...

If anyone can help me out with some advice here... First off, I have the Kuhnhausen book (plus the companion video which I have yet to watch). The info in this book is invaluable! I thoroughly recommend it to anyone even thinking of removing a sideplate. I would imagine the other books in the...

Here's some pics of the S&W model 10 and model 36 I recently aquired. Here's the model 10:

I just picked up the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson. It says that S&W are engineering their new autoloaders so that they don't accept "pre-ban" "high capacity" magazines. Is this true, and if so is it new? I've never heard this before.

If I found a S&W I liked, but the hammer had been bobbed, could I just install a replacement hammer or would some other parts have to be swapped out as well? I just bought the Standard Catalog. I'm sure it will help me in my search for 3 inch guns in .38 Special and .44 Special. I think I may...