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I was at a friend's house this evening, and he brought out a few rifles and handguns to look at. One was a pretty nice Colt AR-15 SP1, A1 complete with a pencil barrel and 3 prong flash suppressor. Pretty interesting, but the eyebrow raiser for me was a Colt double action revolver with a 6 inch...

I'm looking for a lower power variable scope, and am leaning towards either the European (30mm) or standard (1 inch) 1.5x4 Leupold. Both have the same size ocular. What advantages might he 30mm tube have? I would think the larger tube would gather more light, however, that might be offset...

I’m 52 and have worn glasses since the second grade. My eyesight was very poor, but was corrected to 20/20 with glasses. I also had some astigmatism in my left eye. I tried contacts in my 30’s, but they were uncomfortable. I didn’t naturally tear enough to wear contacts for more than a few...

I bought a Browning Hi-Power from a friend this past weekend, and now I wonder what I bought. There are so many variations out there it makes the head spin. This one is all blued, with smooth wood grips, fixed sights, 9MM, with two mags and a Browning gun rug/case. Serial # is 69C3XXX. I've...

Someone passed along a couple of cans of Hogdon's H240 "Rifle Powder". It's obviously fairly old, but the powder looks and smells fine. I intend to use it for some 44 Mag loads. On the back of the can it has some load recommendation, including one for a 250 grain lead bullet using 20 grains...

Merry Christmas, everyone! Here are some photos of a Mauser 22 Dad recently passed along to me. It came back with Dad from WWII, so has special meaning. I remember shooting it as a boy, and falling in love with it then. It is remarkably accurate. Over the past 20 years it had been...

I read a lot of threads here on S&W's, Rugers and an occasional Taurus, but not much on the Colt revolvers. I have an opportunity to get a Colt Trooper Mk. III, blue (were they all blued?), 6" barrel, .357 Mag. This one I figure was made in the early to mid seventies, and has been used, but has...

I just bought a used Model 29-2 from a local dealer, and am looking for info on what year it was made and so on. Is there a website somewhere that has S&W revolver serial numbers? I checked on the S&W site and didn't see a link, but did download an owner's manual. This is a 6 or 6 1/2" model...

Let's see if this works... http://www.adn.com/front/story/5591480p-5522882c.html

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I understand most of the basics of what the AWB prohibits, but am confused by one of the items below (plagarized from another source): This law banned rifles that had detachable magazines and two or more of the following characteristics: * folding or telescoping stock * pistol...

I have a co-worker that asked me to check out a rifle she and her husband bought over 20 years ago as they were heading out to live in a logging camp. She couldn't tell me what make or model it was, only that they had lost the little thingie that you put the bullets in to put them in the rifle...

My first try at .223 loads for my new AR-15 doesn't work. They either don't eject, or if they do kick out, the bolt doesn't pick up the next round from the magazine. The loads are: Sierra 55 gr. FMJ-BT 21.5 gr. IMR 4198 CCI 400 small rifle primers bullets are seated to the crimp...

I've just started loading for .223 Remington, and have a few pounds of IMR 4198 in the reloading cabinet. I found some load information for 55 gr. bullets, but nothing that shows IMR 4198 being used for 68 gr. bullets. (And, I've looked in five reloading manuals, searched the web, and searched a...

I've been given a couple of pounds of Dupont 5066, and am looking for some load info for it. I'd like to use it for either 45 ACP or 9MM Parabellum. So far I haven't found any load tables for this old powder. (The stuff I was given was in unopened containers, and it looks and smells fine.) I'll...

I've covered this a bit before, but have a bit more experience, so want to ask again. I have a CMP Garand that was originally purchased in 1978. It is a Winchester receiver, but was rebuilt with a new trigger set, bolt assembly, op rod, barrel and stock. My Dad had had it sitting in the...

...and he brings out a Colt model 1911. No really, a military, pre -WWII 1911 Colt, serial number 758XX. It's never been modified that I can tell, and the barrel is shot. The bluing isn't bad, and it has aftermarket grip panels. So, where do I look up the serial number to find out when it was...

After a few years of hinting, my dad finally passed along the Garand he bought through CMP back in 1978. It was dry as a bone, and hadn't been shot since he received it. It's a Winchester, with no wear on most of the parts. The trigger assembly looks new. The receiver is stamped "NM". The...