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Another member suggested I post here where there are people more familiar with this type of shotgun. This shotgun has reportedly been in my brother-in-law's family for an unknown number of years. It has been on his mantel for the past 25 years. My brother-in-law is deceased and the history of...

This shotgun has reportedly been in my brother-in-law's family for an unknown number of years. It has been on his mantel for the past 25 years. My brother-in-law is deceased and the history of the gun is murky (non-existent). I hope someone will be able to provide some information regarding...

This may be just a trivia question. I have a S&W snubby with a 1 7/8 inch inch barrel. This strikes me as an odd length to choose. Why not 2 inches? or 1 3/4 inches? Is there a formula defining a relationship between barrel length and some other measure of the gun or cartridge? (I know...

I am left-handed and am looking for a used 20 guage Ithaca 37, preferably deerslayer. I have read many websites and discussions and one website mentioned that as the company changed hands, quality sometimes suffered. For those of you who know Ithaca over the years, could you tell me if there...

Hi, Ive been looking at Ithaca 37 shotguns because i am left-handed. Up to now I have shot a SxS. I have seen some 37s advertised with barrel and receiver having matching serial numbers. I have also seen one in a local pawn shop with no serial number on the barrel. The barrel appears to have...

I would like to look at some used pump shotguns, like the Remington 870, for home defense. I don't have any ides as to what to look for in the way of problems with used shotguns. Could someone give me some ideas or direct me to a resource? I checked out the shotgunning 101 thread and found...

I have read many of the posts on this board suggesting .22 H&R revolvers as good plinkers and trainers. I have found some that appear to have had little use, but likely are from the 1930s. (BTW, Thanks to the "check out revolver" sticky thread!) I am new to loooking at older guns and I'm...

I have seen a 22 revolver made by H Schmidt, Germany. Does anyone know anything about this company and quality of its products? Thanks!

What are the reasons that 20 guage ammunition is manufactured with a narrower range of shot size ? The largest commerical (major manufacturer) ammo I could find with birdshot is #4, and the largest buckshot is #2 (although I did find a specialty manufacturer who has 00). From reading this...

I've been learning a lot from reading various threads, particularly many of the 101 Library items. There is a huge amount I don't know, but my current question is about buffering. What is the purpose of the buffering component of the load? thanks in advance!

I'm looking at the Stoeger coach gun and wondering about the nickle finish. How well will this hold up over the long, lonog term? That is, will it still look good when the grandchiildren get it? Some of the older nickle revolvers I have seen have really degraded overtime. This could be due...

I'm a new member and have a question some of you may be able to help with. I'm wondering whether the number of misfires (failure to fire) of a .22 magnum is similar to that of a .22 LR. I recently bought a .22 pistol to target shoot and was surprised to get two misfires in the first 30 shots...