really beutiful peice for any collectors shrine.too bad i dont have any other fine guns to compliment the winchester. not sure of its acurate value but im intersted in selling it. shoot me an offer serial nmbr 2170858 i will upload pics aroun 1 or 2 this afternoon...

i just got a old pistol given to me and i know nothing about it other than its is an iver johnson the pat. number is aug 25.96 is there anyone that can tell me something about it...

Pitting:  What does it look like?  You can get rust pitting on the exterior surfaces or in the bore of your gun.  Here’s a great video example of what it looks like. Three Examples of different NRA-based gun conditions. How do you spot a rebluing job?  What will refinishing or rebluing...

Did anyone hear about this topic??? 1st i heard about it was yesterday…someone emailed me a link….if its true  it really sucks…any person have any thoughts on the subject???...

Did anyone hear about this topic??? 1st i heard about it was yesterday…someone emailed me a link….if its true  it really sucks…any person have any thoughts on the subject???...

“The problem with ‘post-modern’ society is there are too many people with nothing meaningful to do, building ‘careers’ around controlling the lives of others and generally making social nuisances of themselves. They justify their meddling by discovering social ‘problems’ and getting the media to magnify t...

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I have a Model 11 16 gauge that is in VG or near mint condition. it has engraving of a Pheasant on the right side and a duck on the left. On the left side above the trigger it has the markings ” Remington, Reg. US. Pat. OFF 1549621″, on the barrel it has the markings ” MOD RPP” with what looks to be a sideways heart shape....

I an looking for a gun cylinder for a Hawes Western Marshall 357 mag.              Thanks, Frank...

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I have a Lee Enfield .303 British No.5 with the markings ” England 27L494″ marked under the safety. It Is a jungle Carbine with the markings on the top of the end of the barrel reading ” Santa Fe Jungle Carbine, Santa Fe Div. Golden State Arms Corp. Pasadena California U.S.A.”. On the clip it reads ” Santa Fe Magazine...

     Epiphany time…  If you fall under the “I’m no photographer” category, I’m going to solve maybe 75% of your issues with the concept of photography in the following statement:  Photography is not so much about the camera, it’s all about the light!  See...

I’d hate to guess on how many of the “1873 carbines” out there are outright fakes.  Far far too many.  Finding an original at this point is getting very hard.  They’re getting better at faking them.  They really have their work cut out for them as so many of the bits are unique.  The stock, as an...

At the end of the unpleasantness of 1861-1865 many muskets were left around.  Which was kind of wasteful as cartridge arms were in vogue.  A number of “plans” were devised to convert those muskets to cartridge arms - most in .58 rimfire.  The Allin, Berdan, Needham, Miller, Robert and Snider were just a few.  The...

I think it’s a “sign of age” thing.  At some point in your life you remember the better parts of youth and get maudlin about them more than you should.  My first gun was an Ithaca Model 49.  Frankly it wasn’t much of a gun.  I have very fond memories of it though.  Up to a point. Introduced in...

Of lines and versts.  Swedes had Bjorks per bump, we had hogsheads per hectare, the Russians had lines per verst or somesuch nonsense.  Adding the metric system didn’t improve the situation any - it just confused it further. With everyone jumping on the small caliber smokeless powder bandwagon, the Czar too joined the crowd.&...

 <— Click the middle of the video for a big-ah pic-cha!  Simplest way to say it:  If you want your question answered and want an accurate value placed on your gun, you have to post pictures. Taking decent photos and posting them to the site takes all of 15 or 20 minutes and can make all the difference in the re...

If there is one good thing to not be, if one is to live in Germany, “Jew” would be it.  The Loewe family started off making sewing machines.  It might have been best for them to have stuck with them. When the French armed some troops with smokeless powder small caliber rifles it was noticed across the border.  The Prus...

This is the first video in a series of videos teaching how to shoot a moving target (clay pigeon) by ShootingUK, I will post the other videos later on. This guy certainly knows what he’s doing. If you have more tips you would like to share with us, we’d be happy to hear them on the comments section.  ...

The poster of the video claimed the targets were Taliban snipers. Personally I don’t think so - you tell me.   ...

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No, not Princess Madeleine, although she is quite the visually appealing girl.  We’re speaking of guns here.   It has become obvious to me that the more expensive the gun the less shootable it is.  At least in my case.  I have a couple of rifles which, if I had spent the money on other things, would have purchased a coup...

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Thanks I seen that before. A good write up. I bought it at a show yesterday. Had the 7.5 inch barrel 454/45 Colt  with a tasco scope that has the internal laser which is pretty cool. Was mase in 2000 and has a few marks on it but still very clean. It is in stainless with grey target finish. Paid $500 which I thought was agood deal. Goe...

First in a series on successfully selling your gun online:      The safe begins getting full.  You suddenly find yourself eyeing something new.  You resolve to improve the content of your collection. Maybe you find yourself in need of extra cash.  Whatever.  There are any number of reasons ...

The rifle is from Germany.  The screwdriver from Connecticut.  The sight hood, cleaning rod, and sling are from China maybe.  An International effort.  The previous rifle I captioned was an M1 Garand.  This isn’t as much of a gun.  It’s nice looking but just not as useful overall.  Not that the r...

With the fall of France, the British were in desperate straits.  The British Isles were the Germans for the taking.  That the Germans were disinclined to seriously attempt such a feat is clear.  The British claim it was a few brave men in Spitfires and Hurricanes.  Myself, I believe it was pre-war visits by Germans foolish ...

I think it was the modern concepts of “professionalism” and “respectability” which toned down the enjoyment of inflicting pain that dentists seem to have.  Now some will say that dentists are in fact trying to help but I’ve seen the look of glee my dentist wears as he affixes the skull jarring bit to his little ...

i have a 32 win spec mod 94  it has been dry fired and now will not strike the bullet  .could you tell me how much it would cost to repair the firing pin  or replace it  and could i do this myself thanx...

win 32 spec with ser # 2353690..mod 94  could you tell me the date of manufacture and aprox value   thanx ...

It’s the little things.  After some time the very small differences are what stick out. A Krag which was abused.  Persons unknown lopped off the end of the barrel and cut back the stock.  Pity as it was a nice rifle.  Just from that image I can see the stock is the model 1896 as is the rear sight and hand guard.&n...

 If you have ever made a purchase without doing your homework or bought something in the heat of the moment then you know what this article is about. Not every purchase that is made quickly or made before doing research on a particular gun or anything for that matter turns out the way one of my gun purchases did. I recently bought ...

The desire to collect one of each make of model of US military arms is one which results in increasing difficulties.  As the collections grows the more common items are the first found.  Those are the least expensive.  The arms get progressively harder to find and more expensive. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item...

“Buy the gun, not the story” is an old adage and a good rule to follow.  I’ve met, and discussed, army rifles with a number of vets who mentioned they carried a Singer M1.  Of course Singer didn’t make M1s.  Memories fade and the makers of the guns just weren’t important so they didn’t pay a lot ...