Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-10-2012, 02:31 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,413
Re: Simson Suhl 1925 16 GA SxS /Iver Johnson
Check with Les Freer in Spring Branch. Leave Carter's Country alone. If all else fails, we're in the Tyler, Texas area and have the necessary equipment to measure and modify your chambers if needed.
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
04-10-2012, 02:20 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 466
Re: Billet Receivers are Finally Ready
Jack, I hear you on the logo. We use YHM upper receivers which are caliber marked with laser engraving after anodizing and come out with white markings also. We might try the next run with laser...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-09-2012, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,413
Re: Simson Suhl 1925 16 GA SxS /Iver Johnson
Simson & Co were the gunmakers, in Suhl, Germany. Iver Johnson was a US gun manufacturer that also served as the US distributor/representative for Simson & Co before the Nazi regime. Overall, high...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
04-09-2012, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 466
Billet Receivers are Finally Ready
Laser engraver finally came through and we have finished product. Right now we are not selling stripped lowers until our backordered rifle builds are complete, but these will be our standard lower...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-09-2012, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 430
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
04-08-2012, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 993
Re: frank wesson .22 double trigger rifle
Actually, somewhere over 30,000 Frank Wesson two-trigger rifles were made in five series. The .22 is somewhat less common that the larger bores, even so, unless that gun is in exceptional condition...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-08-2012, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,987
Re: Patstone & son 10 guage
Slow your roll, son. If you are having success shooting modern magnum ammunition through that shotgun, great. More power to you.
I just hope nobody reading this says, "Hey, if this guy can do...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-07-2012, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,987
Re: Patstone & son 10 guage
Let's note the difference between 3- and 4-blade true Damascus barrels and the more generic term 'damascus barrel' as applied to any non-fluid steel barrel such as (most common) a stub-twist barrel. ...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-07-2012, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,384
Re: Mondragon Rifle
It's one of these, a Chinese T53 variant of the Mosin-Nagant carbine:
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/0025_small.jpg
Here is what he is describing for markings:
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
04-07-2012, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 856
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-07-2012, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 760
Re: resoldering old double barrels
Yyyyeeahhhh..... if we were to take on that project, here would be my suggestion. Make up a jig to hold the barrels in position. Fashion three pair (top and bottom) of brackets that will fit...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-07-2012, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 478
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-07-2012, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 815
Re: make a 15 round mag. to 10 round
The PPK has completely different dimensions, and why in the world would a .380 magazine function in a 9mm?
Anyway, P99/SW99 magazines work in the PPQ, as well as Magnum Research Baby Desert Eagle...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-06-2012, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 657
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
04-06-2012, 09:55 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 856
Re: Most Recent Purchase
You're right, I should do that before I put it away. Wifey says I have guns that I've forgotten about and she's probably right. The other gun on my desk right now is a Browning 10/71 .380 made in...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-06-2012, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 918
Re: Savage Mark II 22 Cal Eject problem
This is your culprit. Every so often, crud is causing the extractor to stay pulled outward from the bolt when it gets pushed there by the cartridge head. Remove the extractor and -- lightly --...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-06-2012, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 683
Re: firing pin assembly
Don't have a representative piece in the shop right now, but if I remember correctly those guns used a bushing in the breech face to hold the firing pin and spring in the frame.
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
04-06-2012, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 856
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
04-05-2012, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 856
Re: Most Recent Purchase
Thanks. Came with one two-tone Remington-Rand magazine which would be a bit early for this gun, one blue Colt-Scoville magazine which would have been correct for the gun, and one unmarked blue...
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
04-05-2012, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 856
Re: Most Recent Purchase
I did OK. Paid more than I would have preferred, but a lot less than you see these offered around on the 'net.
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
04-05-2012, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 856
Most Recent Purchase
Snapped it up today. 1942 Colt 1911A1, all correct, matching slide, never re-arsenaled.
http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h377/stonechimney/colt1911a10012-Copy.jpg...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-05-2012, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 860
Re: Pic for you all
Occasional raptor sighting here in East Texas. Majestic birds. Heap loads of nasty old buzzards though.
I remember when I was about 14 or so, I center-punched a turkey buzzard with a Super...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-04-2012, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 698
Re: Miss Universe Pageant... WTH???
BlackEagle had it right. A male cannot become female or vice-versa. That is a function of chromosome pairs. This is an "externally modified male" living as a female, just as Chaz Bono is an...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-04-2012, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 296
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-04-2012, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 640
Re: Mannlichler - Schoenauer .257 Wetherby
I would need more documentation that the gun is actually one of the factory original rifles in that caliber. Definitely need to see the barreled action out of the stock and all markings.
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-02-2012, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,067
Re: marlin model 38
Depending on how badly he cut up the outer magazine tube, it can probably be repaired. Wisner's conversions parts may work, although I am not sure about the outer diameter of the outside mag tube...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-02-2012, 06:05 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 470
Re: Model Four Coltt Derringer Won't Fire
Could be a few things. Inadequate tension on the mainspring, hammer nose has been flattened, chamber out of round from dryfiring or some other reason why the cartridge isn't seating into the chamber...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-02-2012, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,037
Re: MAB Model D Ejection Problems
Northstar, the guns are of similar design. As long as the diameter of the firing pin is correct, it protrudes adequately from the breech face, and there is adequate engagement for the sear you...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-01-2012, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,037
Re: MAB Model D Ejection Problems
There is no ejector on the MAB Modele D. Either you have a problem with the firing pin or the extractor is not holding the case tightly enough against the breechface.
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-01-2012, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,067
Re: marlin model 38
Probably not. Most shops or individuals these days that call themselves gunsmiths are merely parts replacers.
The Marlin 38 had an outer magazine tube that pulls forward to expose the loading...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-01-2012, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 917
Re: H&R .38 auto eject hand nightmare!
You have discovered one of the joys of timing H&R revolvers. The end of the flat hand spring rides against the nearly vertical shelf on the trigger. It needs to be longer than you think it does. ...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-01-2012, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,401
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-01-2012, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 739
Re: H&R/NEF hammer problem
These are fairly simple mechanisms, but do require the use of slave pins to put back together. Sounds like someone may have attempted a 'trigger job' and this is the result.
I would suggest a...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-01-2012, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 309
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-01-2012, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,830
Re: Colt .32 DA Revolver
Neither the finish nor the grips are original. It has been refinished at some point with a sandblasted matte finish.
It has value as a shooter only, around $150-$200.
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-01-2012, 05:49 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 913
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-30-2012, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,401
Re: Sears Model 25 Major Issue
Helix, from the OP's description is sounds like the rifle stopped firing when he released the trigger. A crush-fire between the bolt face and breechface should run until the gun is empty. This is...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-29-2012, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,067
Re: marlin model 38
The Model 32 and Model 38 used the same magazine tube. Replacements can be made.
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-29-2012, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,401
Re: Sears Model 25 Major Issue
No reputable gunsmith would do that. The gun is unsafe as it is; part of a gunsmith's reason for being a gunsmith is to repair guns that are unsafe.
In order to replace the top ramp, you pulled...
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Forum: General Discussion
03-29-2012, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 770
Re: Serial Number Question
Small clarification. When an FFL licensee goes out of business and there is no successor, the licensee MUST, within 30 days, deliver the records to the ATF Out-of-Business center in West Virginia or...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-29-2012, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,158
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-29-2012, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 497
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-29-2012, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 781
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-27-2012, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 933
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-27-2012, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 986
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-26-2012, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 634
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
03-26-2012, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 712
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
03-26-2012, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 986
Re: Taurus PT145 Magazine Not Seating in Well
So we've solved the mag seating issue, then. My next question is whether you have taken new empty magazines and have the drop-free problem when empty. If you have been filling them with 10 rounds...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-26-2012, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 822
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