Recent content by Gen.Eric Colt

All my best friend gave me besides a hard time was an introduction to my X wife. Thats true. But a few years back he was diagnosed with Lekemea.(Sorry about the spelling) Since his kids couldnt inherit his guns (Feloney records) he gave them all to me. I dont want the guns. I want him to be...

My two cents. Moon clips. When I buy mine I take a little sand paper and open up the slots until I can put a cartridge in, and take them out by hand, no tool needed and I rework my clips while watching tv.

At the time the New Service was designed, shooters didnt think in terms of double action shooting, It was a gentlemans world and you shot duelist style, and single action.Growing up in the fifties and sixties we were still taught that way.I have always thought of the NS as a single action with...

Even though I own a very nice 1917 of my own, I still drool every time I see a nice one on the forum. It seems as if S&W owners shoot their old guns more and worry about collecting less. I'm going to go look some more and then grab my revolver and go bust some caps the rest of the afternoon.

Steve Dodd Hughes Sir,I believe we went to college together. I see life has treated you well since those days. Nice colt, looks like mine. Lloyd

Old Steel Im a gunsmith, Im a machinist, and I am an engineer with alot of experience, with metals. Some steels do weaken with age as most everything does. When it comes to shooting a gun, if there is any question about whether to shoot it or not, have a gunsmith look it over. As for the...

Thanks Bettis1 for the info. Sorry I didnt thank you sooner but I got distracted by picture of a nice gun. Im getting that way again, BRush, it just not fair.Two really, two Smiths in that good of condition, and you can throw in 1917 Colt to boot. If I didnt have two 1917 Colts and 1 Smith, well...

Ah,, White Coyote. Had breakfast today with Barney at the Mayberry . Yep thats what mine looks like,only I still retain the hammer and full guard, and someone thought mine would look better chromed. Still cant post a picture. Truth to tell I just got mine rockin and rollin with in the last...

My Smith has a 3 1/2 inch barrel. I didnt cut it, got it that way many years ago when no one was collecting them. Yes it does look good. As soon as i figure out how to post pictures I will. Sometimes looking at some of these old guns that have been altered, I think there should be a collectors...

Had a Great uncle fought in the great war in France. He didnt wait for the U.S. to go to war, we are German, and there were old scorse to settle. He flew for the French and very early on he said he sawed down the barrel of a leveraction .45-70. Said he could steady it better than a revolver. He...

New Here More more more. Come on guys dig those pictures out, cant get enough of a good thing. New here, I am, looking forward to learning and maybe teaching a few things. I didnt know these guns had such a following. Glad to see it. I own both a S&W 1917 and a Colt 1917 and enjoy shooting both...