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    SIG 716 Private Sale for $2K?

    I'm being offered the opportunity to buy a SIG 716 from an individual for $2K. It's had less than 100 rounds through it. It doesn't come with optics. It comes with one magazine. I live not terribly far from the SIG shop in Epping, NH, so it wouldn't be hard to get work done on the rifle. Is...
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    Disturbing failure in a Bersa FireStorm 22

    I restored a 1990's Bersa Firestorm .22LR pistol after decades of neglect. This was a fun project. I also did some work on the smoothness of its trigger, and took it to the range this morning to test it out. It jammed a lot, mostly stovepipe FTEs and one funny FTF. And then it did something...
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    SKS latch stop pin is apparently inextricable

    I've acquired a Norinco SKS that was neglected for years by its previous owner. He reports having fired it a few times, but I think there was still Cosmoline or something in it. It's rusted in spots, and it has one of the old Ram-Line black plastic folding stocks. Still and all, I'd like to...
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    Odd failures with ETS Glock .40 16-round magazines

    I'm seeing some odd behavior from three ETS Glock .40 16-round magazines I bought. They work fine in my Glock 23 (they stick out the bottom, but that's expected), but they don't work in my Glock 35, which works fine with factory magazines. The failure mode is that the slide locks open with...
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    Coach gun wall mount -- thoughts?

    I've mounted my JW-2000 coach gun to my study wall using two large utility hooks from American Science and Surplus. I've secured the gun with a Master cable lock inserted between the receiver and the portion of the barrel assembly which engages the forearm lock, muzzleward of the barrel...
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