Recent content by dthughes

On the right side of the barrel you should see a stamp that says something like “38 S&W Special Ctg”. That is 38 special. Again if in doubt find one or two 38 S&W cartridges (not special) and see if they fit. Better still take it to a competent armorer or pistol smith for a checkup!

Bullseye pellet? I picked up a Winchester air pistol, made by Daisy, that is by heft and function a 1911, but it shoots .177 bb’s with CO2. Even racks the slide to simulate recoil. I use it with a trap in the den to re-learn basics of sight picture and trigger control. Might be just what yo...

Collins! I’ve been enjoying fruitcake from Collin Street Bakery for 30 years. In my totally objective and utterly humble opinion, there is none better! :-)

More on buyer’s premium Many moons ago when we auctioned my father’s estate I was SHOCKED to learn that I paid the auction house a 15% sellers fee and then buyers paid 10% -plus sales tax on top of that. Means the auction house earned a smooth 25% on what turned into a 20k plus auction...

Agreed. I inherited a Jennings/Phoenix from my fathers estate. Wouldn’t feed, when I navigated past that the trigger would not release the hammer, but cocking the hammer would. It’s in my junk drawer waiting for a gun buy-back program.

I spent a fun range day last week with my Rossi 92 in 357. Shooting at 100 yards over the poor iron sights (rossI needs to work on that) I was getting 6” groups. I’m going to see if there is a Marble tang sight for it after Christmas. My 73 Win in 357 is a tack driver at 100 yards with a...

I read a lot of online reviews and decided that all automatic powder dispensers were junk. A friend had good luck with his Frankford Intellidropper and after long further consideration I took the plunge. Setting the level exactly and running calibration are essential. I have not had a bad...

Thanks, Bill. Went. Slick as a whistle. I found that a couple of very thin feeler gauges made fitting those side pins back in fairly simple.

Thanks a ton, Bill. That helps enormously. I had about decided to drive out the "pin" that holds the elevator in place, but learning that it is a pair of spring-loaded plungers may save me a hands-and-knees search later in the process. Dave

Thanks jmace57. That looks like the one I’m facing. But holy cow, could they have put just one more booby trap in it?! I’ll get out my 2 gal baggie this weekend and see what I can learn. Will report back. Dave

I think so. A ramp lies between two sloping walls.

I just picked up a lightly used 459, blued. Functions perfectly except the sight blade slops side to side. From buggering on the winfdage screw I suspect some prior owner tried to do something and lost a spring or plunger. So, I ordered a replacement sight assembly from Numrich/Gun Parts and...

Updates as promised. When I got into the guts of this 19, it looks like a variety of people with various skills have “had a turn” at it in the past. Someone asked about the hole visible under the site, and sure enough someone had drilled and tapped a hole in the frame right above the barrel...

I stumbled across this by accident on my 60th birthday at a gun show. Turns out it was made and shipped out just a couple months before I was born in 1950. 5-screw M&P in very good condition -- condition is better than this looks (by a bunch). Sometimes collections start by accident. It...

My centennial with stocks numbered to the frame. I was just looking for a "shooter" j-frame until I took a peak at the serial number. Guess this one is going to stay in the safe for a while as the FIRST piece in what may some day become a decent centennial collection!