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I found a Rock Island Armory 1903 rifle at a pawn shop. Serial number is 248XXX, which puts it in the low serial number class (brittle receivers). The barrel date was RA over the flaming bomb with 4-44. The barrel appeared to be a two groove barrel in good condition. "NS" stamped on bolt...

While cruising around my local gun shop, I stumbled upon this little beauty. It had not been placed on the rack for sale yet. I was informed that the shotgun had been used in a suicide it needed to be disinfected. Deciding not to lay hands on it, I added some things up and guessed that it...

I have been looking at different ways to carry loaded rifle mags and small equipment. While in the military, we used Load Bearing Equipment (LBE) in the form of H type suspenders attached to a pistol belt. All the pouches and butt pack attach to this rig. It worked. Then we were issued Load...

Hey guys. I ran across a Ithaca Model 87 DSPS 12 gauge. It is nickle plated and has pacmayr pistol grip and forearm. It is calling my name pretty hard. Beautiful shotgun. I dont have a price on it yet. My question is are they a good shotgun as far as quality and relaibility? What would be...

I was in one of my LGS yesterday. Looked at a Gen4 G19. When I dropped the mag to show clear, a ten rounder came out. I asked the owner why it had a 10 round mag instead of the 15 round mag that normally come standard (TN). He said that is the way all new Glocks are coming now. Anyone else...

Anyone have any information on the early Springfield Armory 1903 rifles? What I have is a four digit serial numbered Springfield 1903 rifle. it has a straight stock (as in no pistol grip) with finger grooves. The receiver says "U.S. Springfield Armory Model of 1903 9XXX". The serial number...

After seeing the Glock 17 KCI mags on the CDNN website for $5.99 a piece, I decided that I was going to buy a few and evaluate them as range magazines. I ended up purchasing three of the KCI Glock 17 17 round magazines. I figured three would be just enough for what I need. I figured that I...

Anyone use this stuff on their firearms? A friend of mine picked some up and I purchased a bottle from him to evaluate. Just from what he has told me about it, it sounds like snake oil to me. He works for a gun shop and is in charge of maintaining the CCW test range guns. He uses the...

I am looking for some input on aftermarket Glock barrels. I have been using a Lone Wolf barrel for my G17 for the last year. The chamber on this barrel is incredibly tight and it gets annoying. The LW barrel has also caused a slight decrease in reliability. I would like to have a barrel...

I just started casting my own boolits (frustrated, but loving it!). I am using a Lee 6 cavity 125gr .356 9mm mold. I am casting air cooled wheel weight alloy. They are casting out of the mold at .358-.359. They are weighing in at 126gr-127gr . My Lee .356 bullet sizing die is sizing them down...

A friend recently gave me 5,000 CCI small pistol primers (gold primers, marked commercial). I have used CCI primers in my G17 loads with no issues, but they were silver primers and purchased off the shelf. My G17 is failing to ignite the primers due to their harder primer cups. This is occuring...

The mark is on the receiver of a 1944 SAKO M39, just above the ground eagle. The mark appears to be a crown of some sort. My first though was that the mark was a Serbian crown, but upon further research, the crown on the M39 doesnt look exactly like the Serbian crown. The receiver on this...

I went gun shopping today and found an interesting Mosin Nagant rifle. It is a Izhevsk 1905 1891 rifle with Finnish Army mark (SA). The finish looks to be about 85% with some light surface rust that could probably be wiped off. The sights and bands are intact, but the rifle is missing the...

What are the advantages/disadvantages of using bullets of non-standard weights? I reload 9mm the majority of the time. I have seen a lot of unusual weight 9mm bullets and was wondering how they came about and if they offer any specific advantages. So far, I have seen a 114gr, 122gr...

I am currently searching for a new 9mm bullet to load. The new bullet will be fired out of my 9mm Glocks (26, 19, 17, & 34) with factory barrels. Out of the search, Precision Delta bullets popped up. What I liked about PD is their prices for FMJ bullets. I have also heard that if I order from...

I purchased a S&W 438 revolver two days ago. The DA trigger pull was initially heavy and smooth. Now I have noticed that the DA trigger feels like it is sticking at the begining the DA trigger travel. I would estimate that it takes around 16 pounds of pressure to overcome the sticking, then the...

I recently started dedicating myself to training with and carrying my G17. I am familiar with glocks, and have used them in some form or fashion for the last 10 years, just not the G17. I have owned them before, just never dedicated this much focus on them. I chose the G17 for its reliability...

I was at my area Police Supply House a little while ago. While I was doing some paperwork , the shop received their first shipment of Gen4 G19s. The one I looked at did have the dual recoil spring assembly, along with all the other Gen4 features. I was not able to get pics, sorry. Just...

About 4 months ago , I purchased an Al Mar Eagle Ultralight pocket knife. I had been looking for a folding knife for a while and this Al Mar was looking good. What sealed the deal was their lifetime warranty. A little over a month ago, I was taking my stuff out of my pockets when I noticed that...

Hello All. I am in the market for a shot timer. I will probably end up with the PACT Club Shot Timer 3. While reading about the timers, I ran across terms such as split times and par times. Can someone tell me what they mean ? I was thinking that split times meant the time elapsed between...