Forum: Technical Questions & Information
06-07-2011, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,739
Silver Winchester 1776-1976 model 94!!!
Boy do I have a problem. An old friend, age 92, who ran a gun shop for over 60 years brought me a Winchester Bicentennial model 94 which he said was a "John Wayne" 1776-1976 Bicentennial model 94....
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
05-07-2011, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,741
Re: Your opinion on do it yourself gun blue.
After 7 years of trying different products and different methods I have come up with a very permanent bluing technique. I agree hot blue is the best but my method has lasted 4-5 years on guns I did...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-22-2011, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 871
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
04-17-2011, 04:35 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,925
Re: Gun shop employee age restrictions?
I am a retired police chief and now run a business in Oakland, Maine named "Pennyroyal Firearm Safety". I am a former machinist (before being a police officer) and now a gunsmith and a Maine...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-17-2011, 04:13 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 796
Re: To those of this Forum
I belonged to another well known forum for 8 years and because I did not agree with one moderator I was blocked forever! All I can say is MikeG and most people will understand. I also find this forum...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
04-15-2011, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 299
Winchester Super X-2
What would a Winchester Super X-2 with composite stock chambered for 3 1/2 shells worth if in good condition?
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-31-2011, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,120
Re: Winchester 1887 12 GA. parts
I'm lucky, I have the whole shotgun, an original in good shape, re-installing the firing piece of cake but for the life of me can't remember how the V spring goes back into the internal lever/hammer...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
03-31-2011, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,120
Re: Winchester 1887 12 GA. parts
I just purchased a Winchester 1887 12 GA., which is missing some parts. Does anyone have a schematic or a parts list or any advice for direction in hunting what is missing from my work of art?...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
03-10-2008, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,396
Re: Identify S&W 1917
Didn't they make a S&W in a .41 Colt caliber for a while. My brother-in-law had one from when he was in Viet Nam while in the Marines. He got it over there somehow, I don't remember just how, but...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-26-2008, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 606
Re: Fuel thieves lurking about
Willie:
I know what that's like. I pumped gas when it was 39.9 cents a gallon! I was happy I had that job. It fed me, wife and son for a couple years before I got a job as a police officer in 1974....
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
02-19-2008, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 148
Views: 22,385
Re: Why does everyone hate Taurus?...
I believe it the same as the Buick vs Oldsmobile comparisons. Buick owners and Olds owners would swear their make was better than the other although 98% of the parts were identical and made by...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
02-15-2008, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,491
Re: Best plinker pistol
I would go with a Heritage six shooter style that shoots .22 LR and a cylinder for .22 mag. Real cheap but shoots well. They are made right here in Florida and have a good warranty. Starts at about...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
02-15-2008, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 174
Views: 13,485
Re: Best Military Sidearm
1911 hands-down, why throw the baby out with the bathwater. Once you have a great weapon one can always improve as technology improve. The basics would be the same but the improvements would keep it...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-14-2008, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,475
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
02-14-2008, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 14,283
Re: Smith and Wesson auto pistols
I have used:
Dan wesson .357 = crap
S&W model 10 .38 bull barell = great shooter
" " model 649 comapct 9mm = crap
" " model 66 .357 revolver = great all around
" " model 10-6 .38...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
02-14-2008, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,396
Re: Identify S&W 1917
Looks like either a 6 or 6.5 inch barrel, large cylinder diameter bigger than a .38 caliber. Possibly a .44 or .45. That's my best guesstimate.
Sorry for your loss, I lost my 18 year old cousin on...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
02-14-2008, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 562
My 1st new handgun since 1971
I bought my first NEW pistol since 1971 last month. It's Hi-Point C9 9mm semi auto. I checked it out for over a year before I bought it. The only thing I don't like about is the way it taken down...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-07-2008, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 678
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
02-07-2008, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,003
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Forum: The Pre-Ban Forum
01-13-2008, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 6,748
Re: who uses stripper clips?
UPDATE: Just bought another M44 for $89.00 in new condition. Bolt etc works great. I no longer have the stripper clips so that's a wash. I also took your suggestion took my older model M44 apart and...
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Forum: NFA Firearms & Related Items
12-22-2007, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 28,360
Re: Sturmgewehr Mp-44
Hey SARGE:
I know this is quite off the mark but my Mom was a WW2 war bride from the Ardennes in France. In 1995, a year after she passed, I went to Bayonville in the Ardennes to spend 2 weeks...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
12-06-2007, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,667
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
12-05-2007, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,667
Re: CCW & Police Rights
Can you site which law the officer broke? If one feels his CIVIL RIGHTS have been violated they must sue civilly. There is no law againt an officer taking what he/she feels is a safty measure. You...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
12-03-2007, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 873
Re: Leaving Pistol in Car all Winter?
Two ways I go to re-blue:
1. Boil the part with a drop of ammonia
2. Bake in oven at 200 degrees for about 1 hour and wipe with CLEAN cloth and then wash with hot water and bleach.
Works...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
12-03-2007, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 873
Re: Leaving Pistol in Car all Winter?
You can do the same with "CRC" that we used to use in machine shops. Spray and let drip dry. Nothing is more prone to surface rust than a newly machined engine head, crankshaft, etc. Machinists young...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
11-14-2007, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 857
Re: Cases being crushed
Oh I use it also. It's cheap and readily available. I also heard that for homemade penetrating oil a mixture of transmission fluid and acetone works well. I forgot offhand the ratio. You are correct...
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Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum
11-12-2007, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 857
Re: Cases being crushed
Millwright: You sure sound like a millwright. I was a machinist before being a cop for 25 years. I just loved all metals and loved working the machines that made a chunk of nothing into something...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-10-2007, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 2,441
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Forum: General Discussion
11-08-2007, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 5,266
Re: Pet Peeves
Maybe in Florida the fine money goes into "city coffers" but in Maine local/county LEO fine monies all go to the State of Maine General Fund, so there's no incentive whatsoever to "make fine money"...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-08-2007, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 5,266
Re: Pet Peeves
"Police/Sheriff's Departments who place far greater emphasis on speed enforcement than preventing/solving crime"
Pat: Isn't that an oxymoron, in that speed enforcement does prevent and solves...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-08-2007, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 5,266
Re: Pet Peeves
1. People who think they are better than others.
2. People who show no respect to their fellow man
3. People who show no mercy or charity to others
4. Racists, whether on race, nationality, or...
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
11-05-2007, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,190
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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum
11-05-2007, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,190
Re: Department of Defence Instructions.
This has always been a problem in LE in the US since the beginning. It is a TURF WAR, take it from me as a 10 year chief of police in a small town. Locals don't want to cooperate with county, state,...
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Forum: The Pre-Ban Forum
11-01-2007, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 6,748
Re: who uses stripper clips?
Polish:
I will try those suggestions before I give up on my M44. Thanks for all the tech advise. I also heard about the shimming but in a slightly different way. I like your better. I will keep...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-01-2007, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,542
Re: Bug out bag
I always carried with me what they called a "ditty bag" when on patrol. Always threw it in the trunk, extra cuffs, flex cuffs, extra ammo/speed loaders/mags, bottled water, energy bars, multi-tool,...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-01-2007, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 4,183
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Forum: The Pre-Ban Forum
10-31-2007, 11:43 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 6,748
Re: who uses stripper clips?
I hope that I have not offended you beyond repair! The problem I have with MY Mosin is that I have had nothing but problems with the bolt and trigger. I have swapped bolts, cleaned the bolt bore with...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-31-2007, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,159
Re: My 6,000th Post
Pistol, your names says it all P I S T O L , many more posts and thanks for beingwho you are!!
And thanks for taking an interest is all our posts.
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Forum: The Pre-Ban Forum
10-31-2007, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 6,748
Re: who uses stripper clips?
Pistol you have a good point. Comparing a Mauser to a Mosin is like comparing a Lexus with a Yugo! I only bought the Mosin because it was cheap and so was the ammo (at that time anyway) My Turk...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-30-2007, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 701
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
10-28-2007, 01:47 AM
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Replies: 130
Views: 9,010
Re: Myths of WWII
That's a good point. My Dad was in the Ordnance during WW2 and always said that German tanks were far superior to our but that because they didn't have the standardization of parts even on the same...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-28-2007, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 788
Re: .30 WCF cartridges?
Thanks 22WRF for the info. Interesting article on the .30-30 round.
By the way do you still shoot .22WRF or .22WMR? Is the WRF the old magnum .22? I have about 500 rounds of limited run Winchester...
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Forum: The Pre-Ban Forum
10-28-2007, 01:21 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 6,748
Re: who uses stripper clips?
I used stripper clips all the time when I had my SKS, worked slick as you know what.
I use them on my Turkish Mauser because my milsurp ammo are on the clips. They work great.
The only rifle I have...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-27-2007, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 788
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Forum: General Discussion
10-27-2007, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,070
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
10-27-2007, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,209
Re: Military history dominoes
Bruce: That would be "The Quiet Man" 1952 by Republic Pictures starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara.
jeanp1948 a/k/a/ Trivia Man
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-27-2007, 01:16 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,140
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Forum: General Military Arms & History Forum
10-27-2007, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,209
Re: Military history dominoes
I just can't let the French comment go by without my 2 cents worth. My Mom was born in the Ardennes in 1925. Her dad spent 4 years in a German POW camp inside Germany from 1914-1918. His 3 brothers...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-27-2007, 12:41 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 2,201
Re: Tell us about your area
I live in Oakland, Maine. Half way between Portland and Bangor on I-95. 4,000 in the winter and about 10,000 in the summer due to the Belgrade Lakes. About an hour from the Atlantic and three to Mt....
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
10-26-2007, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,140
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