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    AcuSport Distributors Abruptly Closes

    Bad news for many independent gun shops in the eastern half of the United States- AcuSport Distributors closed abruptly and permantly last week. The closing leaves a large number of medium sized gun and sporting retailers scrambling to get products from other distributors. My friend, who owns...
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    9-21-17 Only MIDWAY- 20% OFF & FREE SHIPPING -Read

    Midway is offering 20% off select Magtec and Sellier & Belloit handgun ammo-today-9/21/17 only. 45 ACP S&B 1000 rounds just $262 SHIPPED (S&B is good ammo) 9 MM, 380, 38 Special and 40 S&W also.
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    FS: Lyman Tang Site for 1873 Uberti, Chiappa M1-22 mags

    Lyman Tang Sight for Uberti Winchester 1873 rifles, 100% as new except has been mounted on rifle, never used $70 shipped in lower 48 states, AK & HI ad $4 Chiappa/Citadel M1-.22 10 round OEM Magazines. One with bolt hold open, one without. Like New $30 shipped where legal in lower 48...
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    Wife Having Life Changing Surgery UPDATE POST #40

    My wife has been fighting a degenerative bone/ muscle condition called Charcot Foot. Diabetics and those with peripheral nerve damage can develop this debilitating condition because the nerves in the feet no long communicate with the muscles properly. The muscles then deteriorate and no longer...
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    Critters Under the House-Arrrgh!

    My home (manufactured) is set with just a crawl space underneath. Very, very low crawl space. Critters find a way under no matter what I've tried. I don't care about the rabbits, however I draw the line at cats and opossums! Several years ago I had to trap an entire family of opossums and shoot...
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    eBay Buyers-No Pay & No Feedback

    Over the past eleven years I've bought and sold on eBay on and off. When I sell items, I provide multiple good quality photos and accurate condition descriptions. Buyers are always pleased with the items and had always left me positive feedback as I did for them. Apparently the "new" thing for...
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    CLOSED: Leupold Vari-X IIc 4-12x40, AO Silver Rifle Scope "NICE!!" PRICE UPDATE

    CLOSED: Leupold Vari-X IIc 4-12x40, AO Silver Rifle Scope "NICE!!" PRICE UPDATE CLOSED-SPF on another forum-Leupold Vari-X IIc 4-12 x 40mm Adjustable Objective Rifle Scope w/ fine duplex reticle. 1 inch tube, Parallax adjustable from infinity down to under 20 yards. Smooth friction...
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    No 3 Schofield With a Great Story!

    There is a reason I love to stop by my friends gun store several times per month. He has bought, sold, traded and collected many old, antique, odd and even rare firearms. You just never know what you will see. Yesterday I stopped by and was greeted with "Bill, glad you came in, I have something...
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    Scope Gremlins

    The evil forces of the Gremlin Underworld have been afoot in my gun safe! How did I arrive at this conclusion you ask? I submit the following as evidence. 1. Months ago, I put a new Timney trigger in my Remington 700 CDL .30-06 rifle. Recently I took the rifle to the range and was settling it...
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    Thirty-Nine Years Later An M&P .38 Spl. Returns (UPDATE post #10 range report)

    The attached photos show Smith & Wesson post-war (1947/48) M&P .38 Special # S 9348XX after a long overdue thorough cleaning. The 6 inch Oops 5 inch! square butt revolver has a long and somewhat convoluted history with my family. Now mine to shoot and enjoy after thirty-nine years away. The...
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    Now What Do I Do- RESOLUTION Post #34

    Many months ago I dropped off my nearly new Cimarron/Uberti 1873 Winchester Short Rifle to have a Lyman tang Sight installed by my local gun shop's armorer. He decided not to tackle the job so they sent the rifle to a gunsmith in the Pittsburgh area. Several months went by without word. My...
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    Anniversary Pesent EPIC Fail...

    A few months ago I came up with what I believed to be a super idea for my wife's eleventh wedding anniversary gift. Eleven years being the "steel" anniversary, what better gift than a Smith and Wesson, especially since the Mrs. Loves to shoot. The gun I decided to procure is detailed in this...
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    M&P 2.0 Rebates/Magazine Offer for July

    I got some insider info from a big birdie yesterday. S&W is putting two different offers on the new M&P 2.0 pistols for July! Those of us who live in states without silly magazine and ammunition laws will get two extra magazines and two boxes of Hornady Critical Defense Ammo. Buyers living in...
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    CHEAP! Pachmyr for Ruger Blackhawk,Colt SAA Black Pearl Hogue

    A couple more items from the parts drawer- USPS shipping in lower 48 states included. Add $5 for AK or HI Priority. Payment via PayPal friends/family or USPS Money order.-All forum rules apply including the must post an 'I'll take it' in the thread. All items also for sale on another forum...
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    SPF-Herrett's Checkered Walnut Target Grips-S&W J Frame Square

    Sold Pending Funds Herrett's Shooting Star Checkered Walnut Target Grips for S&W J Frame Square Butt Revolvers NICE!!. $80 SHIPPED- FIRM! I recently bought these grips for a model 63, however I needed bigger grips for my large hands. They were new old stock and the old lacquer finish left a...
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    Comcast/Xfinity Rant

    The wonderful cable/internet/NBC megalith know as COMCAST and its Xfinity service decided they would re-arrange the channels to 'make the most efficient use of bandwidth on our Xfinity platform' starting this month. I have Xfinity set-top boxes which are only a little over a year old. Everything...
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    NIB Model 28-2 in Estate Sale-Value?

    A co-worker's grandad passed away and his heirs are having an estate sale (Will was sell everything and distribute the money to those named in the will). One item in the sale is a NIB Model 28-2 Highway Patrolman, 6 inch barrel, magna style grips with the tools, vapor paper and manual. My...
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    CLOSED- SIG P290 (4) Mags, Pachmayr Pres.K Round Combats, N Hogue

    CLOSED For sale photos below- SIG P290 9MM Six round factory magazines- cost $33 each new a couple months back- (I tested all in my gun and they worked 100%. I traded the gun on a bigger 9mm) sell all for $85 shipped or individually at $25 each shipped Pachmayr Presentation Grip for RUGER...
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    Model 63 No Dash for 11th Wedding Anniversary Gift.

    The traditional gift for the 11th Wedding Anniversary is steel. I have a wife who loves to shoot Smith & Wesson revolvers, however her hand and arm strength isn't what it once was causing her to fatigue quickly with our heavy S&W 617's and K-22's. About two months ago I got the brilliant idea...
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    Waiting For The FFL To Ship! UPDATE

    Those of you who have frequented this forum over the past few years know I've purchased a few firearms from members and sold quite a few more to other members. My shipping FFL has never taken more than two business days to ship a firearm unless there was a delay in getting the receiving FFL's...
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