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I just bought an M&P 15 OR. I haven't been able to get to the range yet to fire it. I've field stripped it and wiped the factory preservative off. Loaded a magazine with PMC Bronze 223 Rem FMJ-BT ammo. As I worked the charging handle several times, the first few (8-10) cartridges fed through...

I just bought an M&P 15 OR. I haven't been able to get to the range yet to fire it. I've field stripped it and wiped the factory preservative off. Loaded a magazine with PMC Bronze 223 Rem FMJ-BT ammo. As I worked the charging handle several times, the first few (8-10) cartridges fed through...

Thanks for all the great replys to this question. I appreciate the advice and think my best bet is to appreciate the piece as my Dad left it. He was no collector and probably never fired the gun over a dozen times in his life. I can live with it that way.

My Dad left me his revolver and in trying to find out a bit of history on it, I made an inquiry to S&W and received a response from Roy Jinks. Mr. Jinks tells me that this revolver is .38/200 British Service Model (S/N 729719) that was shipped from the factory on 1/20/1941 and delivered to the...

My Dad left me his revolver and in trying to find out a bit of history on it, I made an inquiry to S&W and received a response from Roy Jinks. Mr. Jinks tells me that this revolver is .38/200 British Service Model (S/N 729719) that was shipped from the factory on 1/20/1941 and delivered to the...