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My old Winchester rifle has a rear sight dovetail cut measuring 3/8" across the bottom of the cut. I am looking for a mount for a Holosun red dot to fit in this dovetail. I cannot seem to find any rear sight charts with dovetails to match up with my rifle. Any wizards with knowledge of where I...

The finishing touches are finally here. I installed a Marbles tang sight on the resurrected '06 Winchester. It now has new wood, a new re lined barrel, a few new parts and many hours of cleaning etc. The tang sight was purchased for it's aperture function with older eyes (helps to focus on front...

The finishing touches are finally here. I installed a Marbles tang sight on the resurrected '06 Winchester. It now has new wood, a new re lined barrel, a few new parts and many hours of cleaning etc. The tang sight was purchased for it's aperture function with older eyes (helps to focus on...

Thursday, the 25th, I took my Winchester model of 1906 for it's second maiden range trip. (the first was in 1919) It has a relined barrel, new buttstock & foregrip, all new external screws, the muzzle has an 11 degree crown. (many thanks to 4D reamer rentals) & all internal parts have been...

Mi companion, (a serious national level rifle competitor) brought me a 1911 that was her father's. He was a military pilot & flew C46s "over the hump' before flying for American Airlines. She brought me his 1911 which had been in his safe for well over 50 years. It is a Remington Rand...

A post below asked about having the $ to have any revolver you could dream up. As I sat there thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that I already had that revolver. My well worn S&W model 15-2. Not too big, not too small. Not too heavy, not too light. Not too powerful but...

My project Winchester 1906 pump action. Old original barrel bulged about 3" from chamber, not suitable for re-lining. Got me a replacement old used barrel in good enough condition to re-line. Before starting out with the re-lining I tested the fit in my receiver. New barrel comes up hard about...

As noted previously when I asked about a barrel drill, I finally broke down & ordered a nice new one from Brownells. Then I began a closer examination of the barrel in my rifle. It has suffered greatly in its past. Beyond being ringed, it has a section of it's barrel about 1 1/2 inches long...

;Well, one of my grail rifles arrived today. A well used and abused 1906 Winchester slide action .22 rifle. S, L, LR. My winter project. Mechanically sound but poor cosmetically. Wood is particularly poor, but I had planned to replace the gum wood with walnut as I resurrected it. The bore is...

Considering a new project. Relining an old .22 RF rifle barrel. Found rental chamber reamers & muzzle crowning tools but no rental piloted barrel drills. Found them new at Brownells along with the liners. Was thinking that finding a once used or rental piloted drill would save me a few...

Yesterday at the range, my companion shot both of her .38 spl revolvers. Her EDC S&W 640 J frame and her home defense S&W 4" K frame M15. At 25 yds, she kept her rounds in the "Ouch" zone of her target with the little DAO 640. (Ouch zone = miscreant would NOT be happy,) Then she proceeded to...

I have a very nice S&W K frame . 38 spl Target Masterpiece, 5 screw, made in 1954. (forerunner of the Model 14) It's barrel / cylinder gap is right at the outer edge at 0.008", Accuracy is good as is lockup etc. Upon inspection, the extractor star is about .003" below the end of the cylinder...

Recently my long time shootin' buddy, gave me a Walther GSP target pistol with both .22 LR & .32 S&W Long uppers. (Actually, I think he got tired of seeing me drool over the pistol every time I saw it,) He also donated several hundred rounds of .32 S&W long SWC ammo which I am now preparing to...

Out of the ordinary, I have a rifle stock cheekpiece that my companion's father made 25 years ago & never finished. He's long since passed. This cheekpiece, I have finished & fitted to one of my companion's target rifles. (She's a long time high end competitor) I want to stamp her father's...

I'm using 147 gr HBWC bullets in my competition K38 with excellent accuracy using 2.7 gr of Bullseye propellant & Fed SPP. My desire is to load the same bullets as light as I can for target practice in my S&W 640 snubbie. Any suggestions about how light I can safely go with bullseye...

I have a 1954 S&W K 38, 5 screw revolver with it's barrel / cylinder gap at the outer limit of .008". I am interested in learning about the cost and who to use to re-barrel the revolver. The K38 is not a pristine collectors item. It is used in my club's combat pistol competition (PPC) and is...

Just back from helping my companion Barbara compete in the three days of the NRA Rimfire F class regional matches at the Black Hawk Open held at the River Bend Gun Club in North Carolina. Matches were extremely well run, on time and no confusion. A lot of wind, like gusts strong enough to send...

Thanks to the help of several THR members, this shadow box display of Colt revolvers from the 1851 'Navy' through the 1892 'DA .38 has been completed with sample rounds for each. Photo is without the glass front of the box to eliminate reflections. (no-one wants to see my almost equally elderly...

Yes, a real Colt mouse revolver. .22 Short, single action. Made in 1874. Known then as a "Muff Pistol" for the fur muff used by women to keep their hands warm. (look it up and get your mind out of the gutter) This revolver has a gold plated frame and Ivory grips to complement madam's...

As noted, I want to trade a set of target, thumb rest walnut grips for standard grips. Colt is a 1904 DA .38. The grips I have are target style. I want original or original appearing grips to go on this revolver that will be part of a Colt display in my "Man Cave" Revolver I have is a 1904...