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There are some great old gun ads here: http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/ Thanks to lifehacker.com for the link.... enjoy...

A friend has a S&W Model 36-2, 2" bbl., bobbed hammer, double-action only. He bought it in the late 1980s from a S&W employee...he was told that it was part of a run for the New York City police dept. If anyone has any info on this, it'd be appreciated. Owen (Also, I searched this and...

for the original article and a photo of the Colt, go here: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-bk-confiscated110107,0,5235070.story?track=rss Rare handgun confiscated from teen suspected in holdups Colt Woodsman Match Target Bullseye model confiscated by Orlando Police...

Good editorial, link and entire article below. /////////// http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/columnists/orl-miket0407oct04,0,5876555.column ////////// Gun control doesn't protect us -- guns do Mike Thomas | COMMENTARY Tiffany Barwick and Michael Ruschak asked the cops to...

When I first read this headline, I though somebody was kidding. Turns out it's for real. Anyway, it's from the Orlando, Florida 'Sentinal'. I guess that this belongs in Rifle Country, moderator feel free to move if you think another forum is more appropriate. Here's the link (with photo)...

The following article from the London (England) 'Times' is well worth reading. The original can be found at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article2409817.ece //////////////// Wouldn’t you feel safer with a gun? British attitudes are...

From 'The Villages Daily Sun' - Florida Retired law enforcement officers qualify to carry concealed weapons By DAN SULLIVAN, DAILY SUN BUSHNELL — Larry Austin didn’t flinch as the blasts from the other 19 guns united into a deafening boom. As the bullets tore through the targets...

There's a local morning radio show where people call in with stuff for sale. I happen to be in central Florida checking out one of these shows on 790 AM (Orlando? Ocala?) and some guy called in with the following: Four Ruger Vaqueros, stainless steel, 44 mag., new in box, 2 with 7 1/2 in bbl...

from Military.com Coast Guard Law Enforcement Adopts New Pistol Juneau, AK. - As a group of law enforcement students gather for training at the Lemon Creek shooting facility, Petty Officer Joseph Baxter, a small arms instructor for Coast Guard Station Juneau, asks his assistants if the...

Saw part of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' on tv last night - in one scene, Gergory Peck shoots a mad dog with a rifle. I *think* that this was a US Army issue rifle before WW-I - the magazine was on the side of the receiver. Can someone remind me of the name of this rifle? Maybe we used it in the...

Way back when, there was a catalog called the Johson Smith Catalog - lots of 'magic tricks', jokes, etc. but back in the 30's, they also sold handguns. Here's some of the prices as advertized in their 1931 edition: Sedgley Baby Hammerless (.22 short or long) $6.50 H&R Automatic...

(No, Moderators, this really *is* revolver related...) A few years back, my wife and I went to a neighborhood Hallowe'en party, costumes required and yes, I too would rather have had a root canal but I digress. Chatting with a young woman dressed in a Western outfit, I checked out the "cap...