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The lower receiver looks like the LE6920 I have sitting in my gun cabinet currently. The forge marking on the upper doesn't look like mine. I'm finding it a little odd that the barrel isn't timed for the markings to be on top; that looks like the bottom of an A2 flash-hider. Plus the barrel...

I'm just here because I sought out .45 ACP ammo with SP cases when I got my Colt Competition Model, specifically to avoid having to buy yet another primer size. Granted, I was already loading with Large Rifle, Small Rifle and Small Pistol, so having Large Pistol would've just completed the set...

I was thinking of the magical self-destructing recoil buffers in the Marlins, I didn't even know about the mag housing/trigger guard being susceptible to melting from exposure to solvents. After handling a couple in my previous life, I decided there were probably a lot of good reasons they...

Just posted in another thread: CZ Scorpion Carbine 9x19mm Colt 9mm Carbine, 9x19mm

I feel as though there was a 3rd S&W magazine option with the Gen 1 Kel-Tec Sub 2000s. But I'd have a hard time deciding between the Kel-Tec or a Camp Cambine based on the list of short-comings of both designs. For me, I pick a carbine that has the features and layout I like, and then deal with...

The 9mm carbines are a lot of fun on steel plates at "long" handgun ranges, and if you get an AR-15 pattern rifle it makes a nice understudy for a 5.56mm while not destroying your steel plates or requiring special ammunition to not destroy your steel plates. Don't forget there's a big difference...

Skip the H4350, it's far too slow to work in the .223 Remington case. Varget and Reloder 15 are about as slow as is practically usable in a .223. I notice you don't have Winchester 748 on your list. It's always worth trying with 60/62 grain and lighter bullets. IMR-4895 and H4895 are also worth...

What a load of horse! A 1-8" twist .223 Remington can most definitely stabilize up to an 80-grain Sierra MK or Nosler Custom Competition, and a 1-7" twist barrel will easily shoot little groups with good 52/53 grain match bullets. I'm saying this based on first-hand experience, and based on the...

I can neither confirm nor deny that the last time I knew the local prices on SP-1s, they were well into what I consider highway robbery because they could be sold at a premium into a certain nearby state as "pre-ban". I can also neither confirm nor deny that I may have less money tied up in BOTH...

That... That... THAT! Is almost downright hurtful... :rofl: (I should probably have a sign around here somewhere that says "Proudly Glock Free Since 2016". 😁 ) @kimberkid it has crossed my mind this Colt is a great candidate for a tax stamp and an SBR conversion, maybe even a suppressor host...

What you're describing sounds like a pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in .264 Winchester Magnum. Quite possibly a "Westerner" model, in which case it should have a 26" barrel. Without pictures, or having the rifle in hand, that's about the best I can offer at the moment. Older Winchesters aren't...

With all of the threads and interest in pistol caliber carbines lately, I decided it was finally time to sit down and do a quick write-up on one of my newest acquisitions, a Colt 6951, AKA a Colt 9mm Carbine. The brief description of this is it's the current semi-auto version of the 9mm Colt...

I feel like the issue of setback is a problem across any self-defense or duty ammunition that may get chambered and unloaded repeatedly though? I had a box of Remington Golden Saber .45 ACP that would be visibly set-back after two or 3 cycles into my 1911. When I had a .38 Super 1911, I tried a...

I wish I could find CCI Blazer Aluminum in 9mm Luger more readily than currently. My Walther PPQ and it's protege PDP-Compact shoot very well with it and I don't give losing the cases in the snow, rocks and underbrush (depending on where I'm shooting and the time of year) a second thought. I've...

I just popped on to say, save your money and get the S&W 15-22. It has the same control lay-out as a centerfire AR-15 and they generally work. I can't recall much positive about the RIA, Armscor or other "not quite an AR, AR-22s". (This applies to the Ruger 10/22 dressed up to be an "AR" and I...

Let's see, I think I could do 5 handguns. The first 4 are easy. 1) Colt Government Model in .45 ACP. Definitely something modernized like my Competition model. 2) S&W Model 18 4" .22LR. You can't go wrong with a K-frame revolver if you want serious accuracy. 3) Walther PDP Compact 9x19mm. This...

Welcome to current manufacturing at S&W, Ruger and any number of firearms makers. I worked part-time at a busy gun shop from 2016-2021, and I couldn't tell you the number of new guns we had to send back to be corrected before they even got on the shelf. Then add in the ones that passed the...

I just logged on to like @Mark_Mark 's newest acquisition there. Nice M&P .38 Special, the 4" barrel is my favorite on the S&W K-frames. And @NIGHTLORD40K saved from having to dig out my Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, but I thought a Model 20 with a numbered .38/44 Heavy Duty. Now there's...

The former gun shop employee in me says "Yes, you absolutely will take a hit on resale" with a shortened stock, especially at 12.5". Luckily for me, most anything between 13-13.5" works. On my adjustable stocks, the difference between the shortest open setting and the next click out is roughly...

I meant to pop on here before this got to Page 2 and suggest "Get a Walther". I've had 4 different Glocks in 9mm and tried several other Glocks, and my go-to pistol for the last 8 years has been a Walther PPQ. If anything, the PPQ trigger might be too light for most shooters, and isn't something...