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    The Start of My Part Time Gunsmithing Career

    Although I spent much of my adult life doing Gun repair and cleaning, I was not, and am not a schooled Gunsmith. I still pretty much referred to myself as a cleaning and repair person. I am home schooled so to speak, but well versed and educated on Gunsmithing and do not consider myself what...
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    The world has a say ?

    If this is in the wrong category, , moderators please move it with my apology. One of the RTKBA organizations sent me the government link to make comment on proposed changes in ATF regulations. They also informed me that he ATF was not taking multiples of the same letters sent to the ATF .(no...
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    A short tribute to George L. Herter

    George was born this week in 1911. He was a Captain in the Army, but much more famous for starting Herter's sporting goods store in Waseca , MN. He had a retail outlet store as well as a catalog mail order business. He pioneered the business's that are now like Cabela's , and similar type...
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    The Mentality We Have To Work against

    The following is reported to be on billboard in Colorado . "Imagine highways using traffic laws written in 1791. Imagine radio, television, and the internet governed by regulations written in 1791. Imagine limiting yourself to medical care available in 1791. The Second Amendment was written in...
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    American Firearms Association

    I perhaps have been living in the woods but do not recognize this entity . They are soliciting funs so if you know them please give me a little information regarding their details.
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    Ranking of National RKBA Organizations

    Moderators : If this is not congruent with this thread Title feel free to move it. The purpose of this thread is an attempt to rank national RKBA organizations by their effectiveness in actions having to do with the purpose of their existence, and which organizations give the best returns to...
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    Colt Auto Ejecting Revolver

    More info: https://www.forgottenweapons.com/colt-prototype-self-ejecting-revolver Not very excited over this one.
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    Repair of MOP Stocks/Grips

    I have a nice set of old MOP S&W grips, but one grip has developed a couple of cracks (fissures) at the natural grain lines from the edge of the grip going into the natural fault lines in the grip. (crack/fissure - following fault line) No chips or material missing on the grip. Is there an...
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    Mossberg Shockwave Pistol - Best Usage ?

    OK , so now Mossberg has created, for the market place, a new handgun in 12ga. I suspect they did some market research, and started manufacturing these to make a profit with the idea that they would sell. So, my question to you is what purpose would you have to purchase one ? Since the last...
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    A Winchester is a Winchester or a Winchester , or a Winchester

    This has likely been old news as I watched a video regarding a Winchester rifle that was found leaning up against a post out west. They started out showing a picture of the gun - the picture was of a brass framed Model 1866 rifle. As the video continued, once again they showed the gun, but...
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    NRA 22 RF Ammunition

    In the 1980's I as in the retail gun sales business for a short period of time. During that time I aquired a box of .22 rimfire ammo that was all white with the exception of a large ( I think red color) NRA printed across the top of the box. It was clean and still sealed (2 part box as I...
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    Rossi Model Numbers

    Does anyone have a source for the Rossi Model numbers of their revolovers ? I am looking for the early history which includes a number of their out of production guns, interarms imports, etc.
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    A House Divided

    Abraham Lincoln I've been reading some pretty aggressive and sometimes heated differences of opinion on THR regarding the issues of gun rights and the 2nd amendment. Much of this retoric is detail vs details and the main picture seems to get lost in the fog of sometimes ridiculus...
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    Frankinstein Guns - Making Them Live Again

    The Frankinstein gun, as I picture them, is a creative gunsmithing project that allows the gun to become a usefull tool. Much like using an old shotgun to make a floor lamp as one example, I would like to see your example of a gun brought back from the dead and re-purposed either as a...
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    Crimes Against The Constitution - BOR

    I am wondering if anyone has ever attempted to hold state legislators responsible legaly for the infringement of the 2nd amendment ? It seems clear on the surface at least that laws have been passed by state governments that are unconstitional. The Supreme court recently upheald the...
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    Quality of Chaparral Arms 1876

    Looking for information regarding this replica - who produced them, and what is the quality level.
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    Shooting The Early S&W Guns - 38Spl

    I have a couple older S&W K frame revolvers, a Model 1899 and a Model 1902 . Neither are in collector grade but they are both mechanicaly very good with solid lock up and good timing. These are the first of the 38 Special chambered guns and I know well enough not to shoot them with +P...
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    Anti - "Magazine Limit For Ducks is only 3"

    The magazine capacity allowed to hunt ducks is only 3 rounds. That's what I had to deal with when trying to discuss gun control with a couple of people tonight. The guy said he just couldn't understand why anyone would be against limiting the magazine capacity, because we already do it...
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    Sliippery Slope

    The only reference I have seen lately to the slippery slope of gun control is the Diane Finstein video of her in the past saying she wants all the guns, vs the recent one where she proclaims she is not after all our guns - just certain ones. (so called aussalt weapens and high capicity...
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    Canceled Gun Shows - Another Way To Attack

    Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/04/3167336/conn-city-halts-gun-shows-after.html#storylink=cpy Permits not issued, Venues not allowing Gun Show's, Gun Shows being restricted from selling "Assault Rifles and Magazines" by local authorities, and just any other way they can...
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