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This guy has been at my Cabelas for about a week. I have heard these are some kind of overrun for a European police agency. I’m trying to be a good boy this year, but a 3” RB K-frame with a factory lanyard ring is oddly tempting. Has anyone else had these pop up in their area?

They only made 11 million of them! There it was, in the Fudd Room of the range at which I shoot. A nice clean Marlin Model 60, circa 2003, still made in New Haven. The tag said 149, I got it for $120, which after taxes and a background check was right back at $149. Oh well. I couldn’t pass it...

I bought this 2214 new over 30 years ago. It was a diaper-bag gun for my wife when she was out and about with our first born, now a strapping 33 year old. It wound up in the back of the safe, not completely forgotten about but unshot for 20 years or so. The other day I decided to take a...

Ruger announced their new gun - basically a Glock 19, but with a MagPul grip frame and already cut for optics and with high profile sights. The big difference is the “serialized chassis” - the little fire control gizmo is the gun, the rest you can buy online. I have a Glock 19 already, but at...

I found this little guy in the Fudd Room at my indoor range, which mostly deals in black plastic stuff. Lately a lot of older stuff has shown up, thanks to Gramps kicking off and leaving said stuff to kids or grandkids who immediately trade it off for something they actually want, like a Shadow...

Due to family circumstances, I find myself making the six hour one-way to ABQ (then back the next day) trip fairly often. I usually carry in an easy-on/easy-off IWB rig and plop it in the console-thingy for the drive. The route is pretty simple - I turn left onto I-25 South, drive for six...

I guess they used to sell a CD of their database, as well as books and updates to those books via a subscription. I understand a “hit” in their database is a long shot. Is there a way to submit serial numbers to them to be checked, or do I have to buy the books? If anyone has access, I’d just...

Today was my annual LEOSA qualification. I decided to use my trusty 6906 this time around. The median age was probably 67. One old boy had to be pushing 90 but he was balanced out by a couple of 40 something military retirees. I saw one revolver - a 637. There were several Glocks but the...

I love Berettas and I’ve never had one of the rotating barrel jobbies so when this one presented itself at $349 (with my friends & family discount) I went ahead and got it. 9mm, two 13 round mags, zippered leather case, very nice condition. My son has an 8045 and it is a great gun. Its in...

I got this old warrior a couple of months ago. The serial number - 166861 - lands in kind of a blank spot in the SCSW. It shows 1957 ending with 125000 and 1962 ending with 295000. I am a 1959 edition myself, so it would be cool if this gun was, too. Has anyone lettered one in this general area?

I’ve been trying not to buy guns just because they might be a good deal. I used to tell myself it would be silly to pass it up and I could sell it or trade it for something I actually wanted. So I would buy them and never do that second part. I’ve been cogitating on this nicely-priced 6” Model...

I don’t need it, but this seems like a pretty good deal at the Cabelas in Lone Tree, CO. $379. They’ll ship it to a Cabelas near you to check out. Edited to add: I didn’t buy it. Its still there. Call them and they’ll ship it to a Cabelas near you (or Bass Pro, I think). They are very slow...

My beloved Rottie died recently. I have a Yellow Lab that I love dearly but he is friendly to a fault. I like having a protective dog around. I walk dogs on Tuesdays at the local shelter. This sweet girl was there yesterday. She was originally found as a stray, then was passed from home to home...

Little 12 year old me wanted one of these Stoeger Luger .22s with a pure passion back in 1971. I never bought one through the intervening centuries, til this one called out from the oddball pistol case at good ol’ Cabelas. I thought they usually went for more, but my GI Joe discount ($11) and...

I have a short list of guns I’ve always wanted but have never owned. A legit 45/70 Trapdoor carbine has been at the top for a while. The few I’ve found have been either fake or outta my price range (which has varied considerably). Yesterday I saw this trapdoor. I think it is legit, but will...

Strange but true. 479.99 with two mags and two sets of grips, free shipping. CMP Tisas M1911A1 Pistol - Civilian Marksmanship Program

On Tuesdays I walk dogs at the local shelter. I had some good ones today, including Garris the Husky who wound up in our lockup because his owner lost his job and couldn’t afford him anymore. Garris is housetrained, knows sit, shake, down, stay, and most state capitals. I would have taken him...

I only had a minute to check this one out. 1903 Springfield from Springfield Army, stock cut but metal is unmolested, 1942 barrel, 1914 manufacture. It is under the magic number for “low number” Springfields, some of which had suspect heat-treating. Out of about a million, 90 or so cracked the...

…. but one of the interesting aspects of this forum is that many of you are. I always read the watch threads with interest. I wore beater Timexes for years, then no watch at all once I started carrying a cell phone. Recently I began to volunteer at the local animal shelter, walking dogs. I try...

At least not now. I think its a square butt under these stylish Mustang grips. $237 with my GI Joe discount. They took the trigger lock off and the action is smooth and crisp. There is a trigger shoe which will have to go. Its in 3 day gun jail, which is actually four days thanks to the...