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I purchased what I believe is some South African 5.56x45 and 7.62x39 today. My first question is are they corrosive? The 2nd question is some boxes of the 5.56 say M1A3 and some say M1A4. What is the difference? Thank you for any help you can provide.

Hi all, My buddy has a Modèle 1892. It’s an old French revolver, solidly built and with an interesting swinging side plate for easy access to the mechanics. However, the hammer doesn’t lock back to fire in single-action (double action works fine) - I took it apart but I couldn’t find any kind...

Hi all, I have a Chilean Mauser 1895 in 7x57 with a Lyman peep sight on the rear. I’ve been looking to find options for scope mounts, though I haven’t turned up much. It looks almost as if the K98 mounts would fit, but I haven’t found anything to support this. Does anyone know of any readily...

Good day Fellow gun owners, I'm Wess and I'm a gun parts designer from The Netherlands ( You know ...Amsterdam ) and I specialize in hard to find.. basically unicorn parts. My first successful project is the locking block for the Beretta 1951 & Helwan line of pistols. It has taken me 2 years to...

You can read all the below or simple replies of yay or nay, pro's and con's, worth it or pass. I've been looking that the Beretta M1951 on Aims Surplus. I'm still new to getting into older guns with history and value so I'm having trouble gauging if its a good buy or not. My old method was look...