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Anyone make them, know of a good set, or is eBay the best bet here? I have a great '31 Izhevsk with a laminate re-arsenal stock ... that I hate. I'm looking for something frankly more attractive, with a great grain - like the Finn stocks. It doesn't have to be the "OEM" birch stocks, but it...

This is a general report to inform everyone of some price and availability information, both general and regional (DC/MD/VA/PA). 8/10/07 Yesterday I went to the Silverado gun show in Frederick, MD ... I was there when it opened at 9 am. This was the first show I'd attended in a few months...

My dad is in the market for a .22 semi-auto for target/plinking purposes. While he hasn't completely ruled out revolvers (so feel free to suggest a superior one), he is definitely aiming at semi-autos. The only clear advice I've heard is to be wary of the Walther P22. I've heard that there...

Here's what was going on at this weekend's gunshow. Should even interest people who aren't local to me. I went with a friend who was expressly looking for South African surplus .308 - and we all know how hard to find that has become. For that reason, we arrived at opening on the first day - in...

Here's the headstamp: "ABC" on the top "7.7 R1M3Z" on the bottom. It's pretty much identical in size to 8mm Mauser. Yes, it's rimmed. I Googled and Yahoo'd for a good while, couldn't find anything. I'll try to post some pics later today!

I took both guns (9mm) to the range with the express purpose of pitting them against each other. First, an analysis. The Sig P228 is brand new to me; it's a certified pre-owned that has a 1990 date stamp. Best balanced pistol I've ever held ... fits my hand like a Nitron glove. Also - best...

Took my new 1931 Izhevsk 91/30 out for its first shoot in my hands today. Weather was very warm bordering on hot - 80 degrees, maybe a hair higher. First, the other shooters: guy to my right had an AK-variant, trying to get one of those massive drum mags to work. It didn't. Every other round...

Today went up to the Gun and Knife Show at the Pikesville Armory. One room, maybe two dozen dealers... some interesting finds, but nothing to come home with me. Going rate of a hex-receiver all-matching rearsenaled Mosin - $190. They had one 1931 and one 1930. This was of interest to me...

After searching for quite some time, and having a standing order at a local gun shop specializing in milsurps, I finally heard the news I was waiting for: he'd found a hex-receiver Mosin with a pristine bore. It's a really interesting find, too. It's a 1931, non-counterbored with an...

My early '80s Wingmaster has a small annoyance regarding the carrier. The "lip" of the carrier is apparently too thick to allow shells to easily feed into the tube when loading. The carrier lifts against the underside of the bolt, and the shell inserts until the rim gets to the carrier. At this...

Are they still in business? That is, has anyone bought anything from them in the last few months? After buying some Swiss 7.5x55 surplus (GP11) and some great Hungarian silvertip from them early last Fall, I've noticed they've gone "Temporarily out of Stock" on most ammo on their webpage...

Recently purchased a Bloom Automatic Golfball Launcher that fits on the 22mm NATO grenade launcher on my Yugo 59/66. Figured "Hey, why not?" Went to the range today - was the ONLY one out there, weather was in the teens with wind chill, unbroken snow between the firing line and the targets...

This morning I took my Yugo SKS and Henry H001 lever-action .22 to the range, amid furious flurries of snow. I was completely alone - not another soul in sight. I was shooting the hollow point Wolf Military Classic out of the SKS... it shot pretty accurately! If I slowed down and concentrated...

Just ordered up a Bloom Automatic golf ball launcher for my M59/66 ... I purchased some of the blanks they had for sale, but would like to find more. Anyone know of a good source? After my old favorite Dan's Ammo had them as "out of stock," I scoured the net and couldn't find any others. Any...

Today I decided to check out a new-to-me gun store I found out about at the last gun show. It's apparently been there a year and a half, but I only recently discovered it. It appears to deal primarily in milsurps, although it appeared to sell some new handguns as well. Browsing the rack for...

Today I took a friend of my wife's to the range - first time she's shot a gun in over 10 years - and let her go to town with my Ruger 10/22. She loved it, and was proud as anyone I've ever seen leaving the range - carrying home a target whose bullseye was blown out :) I brought along my M38 and...

A friend recently gave me five of those cheapie $6 gunshow-bargain-bin 7-rd blued mags for my 1911. All five have some trouble seating securely in the gun without a solid palm smack on the bottom. I don't have this problem with my Wilson or Chip McCormick mags, which both 'snick' into place...

Didn't see this on the first page of threads... being relatively current, thought I'd post it. By Jon Hurdle 1 hour, 19 minutes ago PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A tiny town in western Pennsylvania could ask all of its residents to own guns, if a proposal under consideration on Wednesday wins...

Went to the range this morning to shoot the new Mosin-Nagant carbine, an M38. Ammo was Hungarian Silvertip. Boy, was that fun!!! This is definitely my new centerfire plinking rifle. With my jacket on, recoil was negligable - felt the same as .270 or .308 or 7.5x55 to me. The muzzle blast was...

The gun show this weekend down at the Show Place Arena in PG County went well... picked up some miscellania, and an excellent condition Mosin-Nagant M38 for $120. Beautiful birch stock, bore and crown are near-perfect. It's an Ishevsk '44, with some markings I can't decipher, even with the help...