Recent content by Checkman

Went and picked up the full sized Girsan High Power. About $100.00 less and it does have the magazine disconnect but it was an itch that needed to be scratched.

My version was the riot-gun configuration. Not as many extras

I owned one of the Norinco 97 shotguns when they first came out back in 2001. It was fun and I probably put several hundred rounds through it. I never went above standard grade birdshot though. Wasn't sure how strong it was, and I was hesitant to run slugs and OO buck. It was during my Cowboy...

I suppose it's because it's different and falls under the Just Neat category. Same reason why people like and buy the various snub nose revolvers despite the shorter sight radius, increased blast and recoil and reduced ballistics. Some guns are just neat and practicality has nothing to do with...

Picked this up a couple days ago. I'm not a High-Power snob and when FM (the Argentinian company) was making the Detective High Power I was an enlisted man with two young children. Money was tight and by the time I was more financially able it was out of production and the used models were...

I got them "just because". They're not intended to be CCW pieces. Safe queens and the occasional weekend foray to the range. I like old guns for their own sake.

Picked these two up at auction last week. After it was all said and done (fees and sales tax) I paid $650 for both of them. The Remington was made in 1919, and the Astra hails from the Seventies. They're both chambered for .380 and are in very good condition. They are both longtime itches that I...

I like the 3rd Gen DAO. Like others I didn't care for the design when it was introduced some 34 years ago (!) but in the past decade or so I've come to appreciate the various DAO models. I currently own a 4586 and a 5944. Good pistols.

The last time I saw one for sell in my area (SW Idaho) the asking price was $800. That was a couple of years ago. I purchased my 19-3 snubbie in 2014 and paid $650.

Have to be flexible when dealing with red tape no matter how much it irritates you.

That seller sounds like a pedantic jerk.

I love reading about the break-top Detonics. I have all the GD annuals from 1959-1990 (that took a while) and it's fascinating to see what was and wasn't successful. The 1986 GD did an article on the Glock. It's interesting to note that the writer was very matter of fact about the new pistol but...

I've been hearing a lot of good things about the Canik pistols for the past decade. Had an opportunity to buy this pistol NIB (purchased in 2020 - never fired) for $300 from a co-worker who is clearing out mostof his collection because he will be retiring in a few months and will be living in...

Yes ugly and dangerous but also a great curiosity piece. I wouldn't mind having one in my safe.

I own a Taurus Model 82 stainless steel revolver (38 Special). Won it at an auction for a reasonable winning bid. An impulse buy. Wasn't sure about it, but it turns out that it's a very solid and reliable "no-frills" duty style revolver. Not ashamed at all.