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    S&W M1917 You win some, you lose some...

    just yesterday I was looking at a 1917 I have owned for about 4 years. probably shot about 300 rounds through it. A previous owner reamed it out to accept 45 colt and poorly done at that. some of the chambers wouldn't close with the round in it. ill keep shooting auto rim in it. accuracy is...
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    I need a history lesson, tell me about the victory

    I know nothing about the victory model. Why did they have them in ww2 when they had 1911s and 1917s. It seems they were issued to the navy and air force why?
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    shot some 92 year old ammo in my 93 year old gun

    I bought some military .45 auto ammo,us cartridge co dated 1918 and decided I had to try some. I loaded 3 rounds into a half moon clip and popped them in my 1917. I really did not expect them to fire. I cocked the hammer and squeezed off the first round. Awesome, all three rounds went off like...
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    freezing in michigan

    As temps hover in single digits, I figured i would join the forum. I must confess I have 2 addictions smiths and colts. My first smith was a model 17 to save money from buying .357 ammo for my first handgun a colt python. A 29-2 followed and bliss reigned for the next 20 plus years. Then I grew...
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