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A couple years back I ordered an M1 Carbine from the CMP. I had heard that they were scraping the bottom of the barrel on these and I should not expect to get a pretty one. Boy, more prophetic words were never spoken. When the rifle arrived it was pretty bad. Worse, it took so dang long...

Like a lot of guys in the 1970s and 1980s I read the work of Skeeter Skelton. He most often carried a 5" M27 or a 4" 44 Special 1950 Target Model (Fourth Model Target 44 Special). I was certainly influenced by his taste in revolvers and wanted similar pistols. The 27 was no problem. The 5"...

Please post contact info for any political action groups for repeal of new infringements or recall of anti-civil rights officials. I would like to contribute a few bucks to the effort.

I love shiny guns! I think a nickel plated handgun is beautiful. I must admit with great shame that I have never owned a nickel auto pistol, and some day I will rectify that oversight, but for now I must be content with my shiny revolvers. Here are a couple of favorites. This 357 shipped in...

With the 44 Magnum. I confess that in a handgun I find it too much of a good thing. The 6.5" M29-2 kills my hand and the 4" absolutely destroys it. Now the carbine is not only tolerable, but makes a very handy package. I load 240 JHPs to to a clocked 1980 FPS from the Winchester's 16" barrel and...

In 1976 I was running a small tavern. No hard liquor, we sold beer and wine. Had some pool tables and on Fridays and Saturdays there was live music and dancing. For the most part it was a quiet little club, but I was in the habit of carrying my Colt Series '70 in my waistband under my...

It doesn't get any more basic than a 38 revolver. The bread and butter guns for Colt and Smith & Wesson for decades, the 38 Special revolver was the standard police sidearm for most of the 20th century and they will still get the job done in my opinion. Always generally available, after about...

At a live auction a single box of 525 22 LR cartridges sold for $410.

... is due to people new to gun ownership. I know a lot of people are running out and buying their first guns in response to the threats of legal (or illegal, I should say) limitations on firearm ownership. Evidence would be the number of new members joining my gun club. Every monthly meeting...

The S&W Model 27 and variants remain my favorite revolver. I am fortunate to have been able to acquire several of them over the years but based on the shocking price (to me, anyway) that I had to pay for the last one I bought I suspect my collection is now complete. My first one was 3.5"...

Federal 22 LR ammo sold for $92 per brick of 500 rounds. With shipping nearly a C note each. A gun store employee told me their wholesale cost on 22 ammo has not gone up so it appears the retailers are reaping HUGE profits from the panic buying.

I have heard estimates between 100 Million and 270 million but I think that's way low. Supposedly 45% of American households have a gun. There are about 315 million people in America. Let's use round numbers and say that 45% number means about 100 million individual gun owners. A little less...

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=330023415 I bet the bidders THOUGHT they were going after all 10 boxes pictured. Bad idea to not picture EXACTLY what is being offered.

I think it's getting worse out there. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=329884285 That's $24 per box/50 + shipping.

The Education Committee of the Arkansas Legislature passed the college carry bill to the full House for consideration. However, it was only after the author amended it to allow individual colleges to "opt out" and deny the right to keep and bear arms to employees. Knowing what I know about...

Using a 22 conversion kit saved money? I heard that a dealer at a show yesterday had a brick of 22 ammo priced at $115. I have personally seen it sell for $80. The insanity continues.

An industry spokesman is reporting that the ammo companies are running at 100% production capacity and are turning out over a billion rounds per week. But it is not enough to meet demand. Military calibers are getting priority and that's why some calibers are not to be found at all. The...

What with panic of 2012-13 in full swing following the panic of 2008 I thought I would share a story told to me by the owner of a gun shop where I did business. In 1965 he was a clerk working in a gun shop in the Los Angeles area of California. When the Watts Riots broke out, he said every...

Just saw what primers are going for. Between $85 - $170 (????!!!) per carton of 1,000. This is worse than 2008.

With all the recent focus on modern AR type rifles, how about a break and let's see some one shooters. I don't have a Sharps type, but I think I have most other action designs. I think the Ruger #1 is the most beautiful production rifle made. I have a couple.