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Today was our 2nd. annual Easter Egg shoot. It was a fun afternoon. We were the only folks there. Donna shot her Beretta 9mm carbine and I went with my MAK 90 and a S&W Model 15 .38 and a Ruger Redhawk .44 mag. My wife is a crack shot with that little Beretta. We hard boiled half of the eggs...

My wife and I spent the day at the Westwood Gun Club at a car shoot sponsored by the North East Shooter's Forum. Great time and big fun. Here are a couple of "after" photos.

I just got back last night from my vacation. We spent 3 days in Cody Wyoming, 3 days in Yellowstone, 3 days on Jackson Lake in the Grand Tetons and 2 days in Jackson Hole. I cannot even begin to describe how breathtakingly beautiful these places are. Right off the bat we got a 2 day pass to...

This rifle is a whole new experience for me. I have not been a rifle guy. Most of my rifles are military derivatives that were purchased with some SHTF or home defense scenario in mind and are equipped with either iron sights or some form of red dot. I have had little or no experience with...

I just got this Saiga .308 yesterday: To keep my Russian VEPR .308 company:

So on Friday 1/26 I purchased a new Para Ordnance SSP 19911 full size. On Saturday I took it to the range and put 125 rds through it. It functioned flawlessly. It was really a great gun to shoot. It pointed very naturally, great trigger and neddless to say, way more accurate then me. When I got...

Last week I started a thread inquiring why people are so passionate about their 1911's. The response was incredible. So I am considering getting one. I went to my local shop today and handled a few, but thought I would seek some advice. First of all my choices are limited here in MA, but here...

I have been shooting handguns for a couple of years now and recently it seems like I am being deluged by 1911 fervor. No criticism here, just curiosity. At my recent birthday party the husband of my wife's friend gave me some .45 ACP ammo as a gift. Said he heard I liked to shoot and assumed I...

Two days ago I purchased a brand new S&W revolver. I was planning on taking it to the range today so this AM I decided to give it a light cleaning which I always do for any new gun. I ran a clean patch with a few drops of solvent on it through the barrel and it came out black, I mean really...

A few years back my wife expressed a desire to take up handgun shooting, I was thrilled. She went through the class, got her permit and she was very excited. Then a combination of things happened that dampened her spirits. The range that we joined had a choice of an outdoor range with either a...

I am a big revolver fan and a big S&W fan. Today I went to my local shop to buy some ammo and of course I got to looking around. I picked up a Colt Official Police .38 special with a 4" barrel. A lot of holster wear, but a bright bore and really tight action. By the serial number it was made in...

So yesterday I was at my sister's house in Ct for Christmas. Great day with the family. As it is nearing time to go my sister tells us this story. Her daughter, who is in grammar school, was working on a project, a presentation of sorts. So the daughter is making up some poster size lay outs...

My business partner gave me a gift certificate to a local gun shop that is around the corner from our offices. I went there today because I had looked at a Colt Trooper Mk III last week and was considering buying it with my new found wealth. As I gazed into the case one of the owners says that...

Yesterday I decided to reorganize my handguns and ammo and do a little house keeping. I got to thinking about which guns I truly treasure and use. Which ones I would never part with. I came up with four. All S&W's. Number one would be an old 15-3. My first revolver and still the best. Picked...

Today I looked at a Colt Trooper Mk III at my local gun shop. Very nice looking, very tight. A tiny loss of bluing right at the barrel tip, but otherwise very good condition. Ran all the tests and tricks from revolver evaluation post on this site, everything perfect. Except! The double action...

I would like some advice on a really good .357 magnum revolver. I am interested in a shooter. It will not be a carry gun, but I want something that will stand up to a fair amount of shooting. It may become a night stand/home defense weapon, but that remains to be seen. Preferably a 4" barrel and...

My wife is a schoolteacher and on occasion I find myself roped into having to socialize with her fellow teachers and their spouses. They are usually pretty nice folks, but we rarely share much in common and certainly not my love of guns and shooting. Anyway, last weekend we were invited to...

So I just acquired an odd little pistol this afternoon and I want to see if anyone can tell me anything about it. It is a Bernardelli .32. On the right side near the trigger guard it is stamped 1953. I don’t know if this is a model number or a date. It is made of brushed stainless steel and the...

Last night I was sitting on my front porch having a cocktail and smoking a cigar and I got to thinking about stuff that was long forgotten. I grew up in a small rural town in MA in the 50’s and early 60’s. Recreation consisted largely of hunting and fishing. We lived outside of town and we did...

Yesterday I took the Mastering the Defensive Snub Revolver course given by Michael (not Mike) De Bethencourt at the S&W Academy. Michael also respomds to Bobo, but not Mike. LOL! At any rate it was a great class. At the beginning Michael established that we were peers, that we were his assistant...