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The best time to negotiate a deal is three hours before closing time on the last day of the show. The dealer knows that if this item is not sold it’s one more thing he has to pack up and take home. The serious collectors with money know all the dealers attending the show. The dealers know what...

I would purchase one chambered for 45 Auto.

I have sold many gun parts on Gunbroker. The sales commission on Gunbroker is lower than eBay.

I bench mat is nice to have for handgun work. I use exterior rubber door mats from The Home Depot.

I purchased three Triple K magazines for my High Standard Supermatic three years ago. They have been working just as well as the OEM magazines. Hopefully the new S&W model 52 magazines work as well. I will be looking to purchase one in January, 2024 to try out in my pistol. I will let you...

The model 69 one with a multi piece barrel.

This minor issue is easily corrected. Order a ten-pack of Forster Slotted Oval .200" Diameter Head Screws 6-48, Blue from MidwayUSA, $6.39. Product #590604 forster-slotted-oval-200-diameter-head-screws-6-48-blue. Remove the existing S&W rear sight screw. The head of the Forster screw is...

Your 125 WC bullets will work.

I cast Lee 125-RF and 110-SWC bullets for 9mm Luger and 38 Special revolvers. I load both of these bullets backwards for my S&W 52-2. They shoot well at 25 yds.

I can’t stand to watch someone doing gun work with a carpenter’s claw hammer.

Slow rust blueing is the best finish for the home gunsmith. The barrels on fine double shotguns are all slow rust blued.

Does anyone have any idea of how much money the John Wayne Estate made off of these commemoratives?

gargler is correct on the use of files. The file is a unique tool. It is the only tool that can reproduce itself. With a file you can cut a chisel. With a chisel you can cut another file. How about that?

Here is my list. For a bench mat – get a cheap rubber door mat from Home Depot. Magnetic parts tray – Brownell’s or Harbor freight. Small cross-peen gunsmith’s hammer – Brownell’s or Midway. Plano fishing tackle box for tool and parts storage – Cabelas or Basspro. Rebound spring tool – make it...

Here they are, thanks.