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Carried quite a bit but never really used to cut much. The blade has never been sharpened and is still almost shaving sharp. There are many carry scratches on the knife which cannot be seen in the photos. The sheath has never been used. The action is quick and locks up nicely. $60 picked up at...

I had a guy respond to an ad I had for a rifle. He is in Austin and I'm in Dallas. He wanted to have a friend pay for and pick up the rifle since his friend is often in the Dallas area. I know that would be a no-no on a new gun purchase, but wasn't sure what to think on a person-to-person (well...

I've mentioned my little pea shooter several times over the past couple of years here on the HighRoad. It's a very early Type I, manufactured in 1904. When I acquired the pistol it was in excellent condition but the finish was almost completely gone in several places. Otherwise it was in near...

I just got off the phone with Jason, at Heirloom Precision. Ted's just finished my pistol and with any luck, I should have it back in a couple of days. I wouldn't normally tease like this, but I just can't help it, because this pistol is one of my all time favorites, and I've never seen one that...

I finally got around to shooting this well-seasoned Astra A-70 I picked up at the Fort Worth show a couple of months ago. Not a bad little shooter at all. The target was an 8-shot group at about 5 yards. It needs a new recoil spring, but shot very well nonetheless. -Matt

I recently picked up a .450 Bushmaster from a fell highroader. Nice enough shooter, but I wanted to build up a Mega Machine billet upper and lower. I grabbed a few extra uppers to rebuild my 10mm and .223 carbines. Might also do a 6.5 Grendel. In addition to the Mega Machine billet upper and...

In my OCD-driven quest to own a Colt 1911 in each of the factory chamberings, I recently added a .40 to my collection. So far, I've got the following covered: .22LR 9mm (9x19) .38 Super .40 S&W (10mm Kurtz) 10mm .45ACP To my knowledge, this leaves me still hunting the following...

Finally got around to installing the Marchal stock on my IJ-70 Mak. Very nice looking stock, very well worth the wait. Thought I'd take a pic with my Commanding Officer's model before I send it back to Colt to have the cracked frame replaced. The poor thing came to me with the most hideous of...

I heard a report that 200 some-odd people were detained at the mall for several hours while they tried to locate the shooter, who by then was no longer in the mall. This got me to thinking about the legality of the mass detention of those in the mall. Does such detention have to be based on...

Swapped for a nice Star 30M this AM. Very nice shape, but it's obviously been carried and used. I had a Star SA Super .380ACP a few years ago and was impressed with it, but this pistol appears to be a bit more rugged yet. Very nice design. The slide is nicely fitted with just a smidge of...

"There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those who don't." I admit to being a bit of a computer geek. Over the past ten years or so I've done my share of computer and web programming using more languages and acronyms than I care to remember. About a year ago...

...and a day early, to boot. Gotta love the folks at Midway! I was expecting an A2 upper for some reason. Turns out it's a flat top upper. I've got a Low-Pro upper coming from Brownell's (we don't need no FA, we don't need no stinking dust cover) tomorrow anyway, but interesting nonetheless...

Can a fellow Texan help me out here and perhaps point me to the applicable law so I can verify for myself? I know I can transfer a long gun in Texas to a fellow Texas resident without going through an FFL. I'm currently rehoming some pistols and a fellow THR member in Austin is interested in...

Just landed from a friend's most recent re-homing activities. I can't figure out where the magazine goes or how to rack the slide. Not sure what the big round thing that spins around is for. Trigger travel seems reaeeaaalllyyyy long. Other than that, she's purdy. Can you tell I mostly...

My Browning Hi Power just came back from Heirloom Precision. Ted did a sweet job on this baby. Can't wait to sneak over to the range and try her out. Note the seemless weld-up on the beaver tail. He also remedied what I call the stock 12/12 trigger. Twelve inches of pull and 12 pounds. MUCH...

A few years ago I ordered in a new Steyr M40-A1. I really liked the pistol, it's just that I've never been a fan of the 10mm Kurz. So, I re-homed it. Problem was, by the time I got around to ordering a replacement in 9mm, they were apparently no longer being imported and were nigh impossible to...

  I picked up an XDm 3.8 yesterday afternoon. Thought I'd shoot a pic with it next to it's bigger sister before re-homing her. I've been very pleased with the full size version, though I haven't shot it much. I love the idea of a 20 round pistol, but the full size model is just a...

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Bench-60-with-Drawers-Birch/H7724 I'm going to order a few of these for my shop. One to hold a small lathe, another as a reloading bench and another as a "regular" bench. I notice when I checked on line that they're $100 buck off right now. Not cheap, but a lot...

Looks like some quality time with the mill is forthcoming. :) -Matt

Not the prettiest picture in the world, but here's my .38 Super Commander. I borrowed the frame off my Combat Commander in .45 and slapped on a nice .38 Super top end I recently found. As expected, the slide stop doesn't hold the slide on an empty magazine, but there were absolutely zero feed...