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    The Gun and Knife Picture Show

    Old-school EDC, circa 1745...
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    The Gun and Knife Picture Show

    This is as "tacticool" as I get...
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    The Gun and Knife Picture Show

    I like 'em big... no, I'm not compensating... please don't read too much into that.
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    Girsan MCP35 High Power

    Nope, Remington-UMC, Springfield Armory (the original government one), and North American Arms (exceedingly rare!) also made 1911's for The Great War... nice article here: https://www.rockislandauction.com/riac-blog/1911s-of-the-first-world-war
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    I think there's something wrong

    Me too. A problem I know all too well. The problem is time, money, places to shoot, and folks to go with (it's no fun by yourself). All my old shooting buddies have moved on (trying to recruit new ones, but they have the same problems -- no time, no money). I've got a lot of guns, and...
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    9mm 1911 ,who would want one ?

    Personally not interested in a 9mm 1911. However, I do have a Star Model B Super in 9mm, which is kind of the same thing, and I'd love a .38 Super or two. Go figure.
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    Walked into a Gun Shop Friday and saw this... AUG Clone MSAR

    Had one. It was "quirky", to say the least. Very often, the first rounds loaded from the magazine would not feed into the chamber; there'd be various failures to chamber, double feeds, etc. However, once you got the rifle "hot", it would run just fine. It seemed to hit what I was pointing it at...
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    Smith & Wesson Bluing Old vs NEW

    I can testify that the bluing on recent S&W guns is definitely weaker than on older guns. I've had a couple of modern blued Smiths -- a 29-8 and a "Smith & Walther" PPK. Full disclosure, my hands seem to be somewhat acidic and this can affect metal finishes. Within a month, the backstrap on that...
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    My Favorite S&W Model

    I have to pick just one??? That's not gonna be easy. I guess I'd have to say my favorite is probably the 25-5; I mean, I have four of them so I must like them.... other than that, my old "pre-18" K-22 is my absolute favorite shootin' revolver. It was the first handgun I ever shot and I'll never...
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    How did vintage plain clothes detectives carry their sidearms?

    Dad carried his Model 60 in a leather belt holster (over which he'd wear a jacket). He had a couple of them; one was definitely a Lawrence but I'm not sure what the other was (I don't have access to them right now). He also had a shoulder holster (another Lawrence) but I don't recall seeing him...
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    Brazilian Contract 1917s?

    They're just as good as any other S&W 1917, but they were better when they were first being imported (because they were dirt cheap... *sigh* another missed opportunity...).
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    Forgive me my S&W Brothers, for I might sin!

    No judgment here. Hey, I'm a Smith man, born and bred, and even I have a Rossi, a couple Rugers, and -- dare I say it -- a Colt.
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    Fort Smith PPK, PPK/S owners!

    I'm a bit of a PPK collector. I owned a blued S&W PPK for a while -- it is, so far, the only PPK I've sold. I never even got to shoot it, which is probably for the best. The trigger action was gritty and seemed heavier than any other PP-series pistol I've ever tried. The slide felt like it was...
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    Registered Magnum appreciation day !

    I passed on a Registered Magnum several years ago -- it was very affordable, but the gun had been completely refinished and was now a hideously ugly weird light gray color. I was unimpressed. In retrospect, it would have been a great project for Turnbull. Oh well, live and learn (I did not pass...
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    What is the nicest gun you were ever given as a gift?

    As an actual gift, it would have to be a Ruger 10-22. As guns I inherited from my father (including an M1 Garand I gave him the money to buy, so it was a gift to him that I ended up with), there are several and they're all good (hard to decide between the "pre-18" S&W K22 and the unissued...
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    Pinned Barrels, yes or no

    In terms of actual practical use, it doesn't make a difference. I've shot thousands of rounds through both pinned and non-pinned Smiths and they're all good. In terms of representing the craftsmanship and attention to detail of a bygone era, I like the pin. Same with the recessed cylinder: in...
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    How Big is Your Revolver Collection?

    I may have an addiction.
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    Reputation of Interarms Walthers

    Not so much the Interarms-imported ones (those were still Walther/Manurhin made), but the ones Interarms made here in the USA. I have heard that quality can be hit-or-miss; my Interarms/Ranger PPK seems to be of higher quality than others I've seen from the same maker. However, even my I/R...
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    Another .45 Colt

    25-5's are a drug of choice for me. I have two six-inchers only because I cannot afford three of them.
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    New handgun names sometimes make me wonder…

    Then again, for us WWII buffs, "Hellcat" inspires other images....
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