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I've got an AK I'd like to fit with a suppressor, but the barrel is threaded differently (standard AK reverse threads) than the suppressor I'd like to buy (5/8-24, M18 x 1.5, or M18 x 1). After some browsing through the web and searching THR, I've not found anything materially useful...

In my quest for the perfect (or closest I can get) starter .22LR double-action revolver, I've been looking closely at the newly made S&W Model 63s. I like fact that they're stainless steel, but still only 28-29 ounces, and come with adjustable sights. The only thing I can't find any data on...

I've had the pleasure of being able to introduce several folks to shooting over the past few years, and I have come to the conclusion that rather than having the first live .22LR round they fire come out of a semi-auto, it ought to be out of a revolver. For similar reasons, that revolver should...

Much noise is often made when a person, often a criminal, is "shot in the back". This situation is often used, even by some who think themselves to be self-defense advocates, as so-called proof of the shooter's murderous intent. I want to call that argument out, and suggest that it is, in...

I've acquired a second firearm with a commie side rail - both are "AK" style, not SVD. I've three side rail mounts for "AK" rails, and every single one is too tight on the rail to allow me to put it on or take it off by hand - I've had to tap it on and off using a brass hammer. Is this...

I'm not Rambo, and I hope I'm never in another violent situation for as long as I live. That said, I've been curious as to the details of purposefully grabbing a loaded semi-automatic's slide (I'm familiar with cylinder bind on revolvers) with the intent of causing it to malfunction in an...

I'm eyeballing a CZ75B with a safety, not a decocker. I don't care for ambi safeties, but that's not a deal-breaker by itself. I also am of the firm opinion that having a consistent trigger pull is important, but I am hesitant to give up a potentially useful feature. The question is this...

I'm aware the 7.62x39 bullet is slightly larger, but if the suppressor's bore size is a good deal larger than either (0.37 inches, to be exact), then is there any reason why a sound suppressor designed for 7.62x51 can't be used on a 7.62x39 rifle?

Background: this is my first BP revolver, but my second single-action. I've just unpacked a new Cimarron/Uberti repro Remington 1858 Navy and have been giving it the once-over. One potential problem has me concerned: if I cock the hammer with close to the minimum pressure required, most of...

I've had a hankering for a new 9mm Baby Eagle for a while now, but for several reasons I can't justify the purchase without having access to an extended barrel for the thing. I've searched the major barrel-makers' websites (Bar-Sto, et al), but no one seems to explicitly list the Baby...

I've been trying to find out what sort of scope mount came with a HADAR II rebuild, and I've had no luck thus far. It seems to be missing the rear ring, but it doesn't have a rail. The base seems to be "permanently" mounted to the cover, as there is something akin to solder keeping the screws...

Via Hot Air and The Smoking Gun (CNN also has a small blurb about the story.) Remind me, how many Islam-inspired murder/attempted murder rampages have we had recently? We had the synagogue shootings and the SUV assaults... Across the whole USA, though, this still seems to be just random...

Conditioning, or an isolated instance? Radley Balko and the CATO institute have done a bit of looking into the militarization of civilian police forces, which is bad enough as it is, but this takes it to the gov't schools/education centers. Okay, so I'm being overly dramatic, but is this what...

I know a new shooter who has an interest in obtaining a pistol for both fun and defensive use. I'm heavily biased in favor of semi-autos, but since the new shooter doesn't even care for the recoil of a 9mm (from a Glock 17), we tried a Ruger .357 revolver (I think it was an SP101... heavy beast)...

I'm looking to have my firearms insured against loss by theft, destruction, etc. The agencies I have talked to want serial numbers, which have no bearing whatsoever on value unless lost by theft, at which point I would have no problem providing to the police and the insurance agency (via...

For you Saiga-12 owners: how much, if any, lead or plastic bits accumulate in the gas system, specifically in the front part with the moving round cylinder? After about 100-200 slugs, I noticed that the gas cylinder didn't move freely. It took a brass hammer and brass punches to get the...

The reading I've done suggests that Browning/modified Browning designs with camming/tilting barrels are not usually recommended for use with suppressors. On top of that, polymer frames are supposedly more stressed with the extra weight of a can hanging off the end, and thus it appears it might...

I'm looking to buy an AR-15 as a present for a LEO. The LEO will own it as a personal weapon, so it still has to be "peasant legal", even though the LEO will be carrying it while out on patrol, etc. In doing research on 14" barrels with permanently-affixed 2" muzzle devices, I've found several...

I'm hoping to find a sturdy case for one or two reloads (5-10 shells) of .22WMR. Ideally, it would be flat, so it hides well in a pocket, strong, quiet (when holding a bunch of metal cartidges), and inexpensive. Hey, I have a custom holster with a shell-holder on order... but it's not here, yet...

I've been shooting a bunch of buckshot and slugs through a 19" open-choke Saiga-12, and notice that while shot impacts at or very near the point of aim, the rifled slugs I'd used impact about 8-10" to the right at 25 yards, consistantly. Admittedly, I was using just one brand of rifled slugs...