Recent content by MLA6021

There was a chemical plant that closed down near where I worked and one of their employees I was friends with brought home a few boxes of the 12 gauge variety of those, as they were used there to scare birds from roosting in the stacks. He gave me a couple dozen of them. I brought a few out to...

Looks like Chicago was a much nicer place when Jake and Elwood were roaming around there....

Riot gun, heck. If they can't hit center mass at that distance they should probably rethink their decision to carry a gun, lol. Or at the very least get some training at the most basic of levels. There's also the option of pepper spray, but they better practice with that. too lol.

I guess you never been around somebody who cracks one off by "accident". It's kinda scary, and a wee bit annoying as you make sure you don't have any unwanted holes in your body. What always amused me when I did observe one to occur, it was usually done by someone that considered themselves a...

I thought he probably was one. Good, clear video. Hope the parasites were identified and charged.

With today's market of really good double action revolvers of many calibers and configurations, some specifically designed for carrying, why would one want to carry a single action revolver, with all its limitations? Not to mention the liabilities of that cocking the hammer bit. You cock it back...

He kept his gun side away from them. Whether deliberate or not, still a sound defensive tactic. Did they want his gun, or just wanted to assault him? Can't really tell from that video. Nevertheless, had he had to use deadly force, it would have been justified in my book.

A very violent, physical, close quarter encounter with an angry unafraid criminal. That crook was not only a maniac, but crazy as an outhouse rat. Looks to me like the good guy did pretty good. He won and the criminal ended up horizontal. His handgun choice? Looked like it did pretty good. How...

A couple of years ago I was visiting my elderly dad for a few days. He has an attached garage which he leaves the roll up front door to open during warm days to keep it cooler inside. Has all his tools, washer-dryer, workbenches, shelves etc in it. Just at dark I went out to the garage to close...

Thanks for the info guys. Trust me, I ain't sweating the serial number with the hole drilled through it. If it concerned me that much I'd probably just destroy the pistol myself with an acetylene torch. It doesn't hold that much value to me or my dad. Just the product of horsetrading between...

The pistol also has the serial number stamped in two other places, on the barrel and on the cylinder. Even the wood stocks have the serial number stamped inside them. I'm a career LEO and ran my fair share of stolen weapon check via a serial number through the system. I also dealt with firearms...

Thanks for the info. Here's a close-up of the lanyard hole.

Thanks for the info on the manufacture dates. That was much help. That's funny you bring up the bores. I took the pistol completely apart, gave it a good cleaning and lube. I noticed the chambers looked rough. What I mean by rough is not polished. All have tool marks still in them, which I...

My father has a vintage M&P he acquired while in the Corps just after WW2. He got it in a trade with a US sailor who served in Europe during the war. It's a typical 6" barreled .38 Special M&P. What makes it unique is that it has English crown proof marks on it, and also stamped with the words...