Recent content by Phenix

What’s a Boomer?

Guns are like investing in precious metals. The ones who make the most money are the dealers/brokers that handle the transactions. They get their cut right off the top-both ways. The advantage of investing in guns is that you get to have fun with them. Hard to have fun with gold and silver.

.38 Special.

I don’t see the long-term investment value in those. Not that many gun people under 50 care anything about classic, old, high-quality high-priced bolt action hunting rifles. The younger crowd wants AR’s, and synthetic lightweight bolt guns priced under $600. The reason you are seeing more model...

I don’t think there is anything wrong with Sticky holsters, or Uncle Mikes either for pocket carry. I have used both for years with perfect satisfaction. I do have one really good leather pocket holster that I like a lot too. The lighter the trigger pull, the more important it is to have a more...

So do predators. Haven’t heard about the predictors. Man or beast?

What is the “U”? University?

All the Wal-Marts in my area around Springfield, MO are pretty okay, safety wise. There is one, on the north side of town that has some pretty sketchy and weird-looking variations of the human species come and go, but considering the sheer volume of customers that Wal-Mart has, there is not a...

If I lived around the gulf coast I would have the bottom of any gun safe or display cabinet 3 feet above the floor. 4 would be even better.

Wouldn’t the cold treatment shrink the slide dovetail slots at the same rate as the sight bases?

Sounds like you need a sight pusher.

Depends on the jurisdiction; and the totality of the circumstances.

Is Butte a Leftie fever swamp or something?

Have you checked on what it costs to have an obituary put in the newspaper nowadays? $$$$$

That is generally a good policy, But sometimes when the true circumstances and threat to the public are so obvious, intervening is the right thing to do (in most jurisdictions).