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A friend called me yesterday and said that a local used sporting goods sale store had a Jennings 22LR semi-automatic I might want to look at. This afternoon I went over and it was a Jennings Model J-22 in .22 LR Caliber. The wooden grips are scuffed up; she’d been used for pocket carry and...

I was out making the rounds today. Sportsman’s Warehouse had a Colt Government Model 1911 A1 Cal 22LR. on hand. I own a stack of 22 revolvers and pistols but this one I’d been hearing and reading about so it was on my “List”. I’ve read reports that it capable of doing groups under 1.5” at 25...

Thursday, I went up to Kentucky to visit my two sisters who live there. Friday I was out making the rounds. I got a really good deal on a Winchester Model 70 .30-06 Springfield. This one is in 95% shape and makes an excellent addition to the collection. It was made in 1971 and a TASCO...

I got a phone call yesterday afternoon as I was driving back into town from a visit to Kentucky. A local gun shop had a Kahr Auto-Ordnance M1 Carbine 30 ML for sale. This morning I drove over and did a little negotiating. These puppies normally go for around $800.-$900.00. This one was in...

I was out making the rounds yesterday and ran into a Davis Industries Model D-25, .25 ACP Caliber Derringer. It’s a two shot model. The sales manager at a LGS and I got into a long conversation about the reliability and safety characteristics. He emptied a .25 ACP round out, removing the bullet...

I got a phone call from a friend this afternoon telling me that a local Lawmen’s had taken in some firearms on consignment. One was a Ruger Mark 1. I went over after doing some research. It was a Ruger Mark 1. She had a blue carbon steel finish, a 4 3/4s in barrel. The sights were partridge...

Last week me and my Range Rat Partner where making the rounds and I spied this old Winchester Model 94 30-30 Win sitting on the shelf. They wanted $300.00 plus for it. I offered $250.00 including taxes. No go. John Browning designed this one for Winchester back in 1894 and since then they’ve...

I’ve been keeping my eye out for one of these for quite awhile. Yesterday one of my local shops got a single Ruger GP100, stainless steel, with a 3 inch barrel. I got her for $575.00 before taxes plus a box of 38 Specials thrown in for free. She’s tight, with a smooth action. The trigger...

It was a rainy day in South Carolina, so mowing the grass or a fishing trip was out the window. A friend called me and said that Mckendree Long was down at one of the local flea markets with some old antiques rifles and pistols. Mike, as he prefers to be called, is a retired Army Para Trooper...

Earlier this month while making the rounds of the local gun shops, I encountered this earlier piece of American History. It’s an EIG Gun. They were rather infamous back in the 60’s and dubbed as Saturday Night Specials. It’s a 6 shot 22 Short, revolver with German proof marks. She’s 6 inches in...

Massad Ayoob on choice of self-defense weapon and ammo I carry hollow points in all my self defense revolvers and pistols. Ayoob wrote an interesting article about how things went in a recent self defense type case. Leaving the Politicians out of the issue, but sticking to strictly the legal...

http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-prepares-concealed-carry-gun-law-193704212.html The Politicians and Media provide some interesting reactions to their Supreme Court ordered Concealed Carry Laws. The usual laments about how it's going to be a bloodbath, while ignoring the fact that it already is...

This has always been my favorite photograph of the “D Day” landing as thousands of troops deployed onto the beaches. Recognition for this memorable day in American history fades as the number of veterans who survived the landing dwindles. But taking a few seconds to pause, to remember those...

Yesterday afternoon I drove out of town to an outdoor range. Great blue sky weather, about 85 degree temperatures. It was Saturday and the Skeet Range was packed when I got there at 2 p.m. On the Rifle Range, there were four serious types, 35 to 40 year old guys there shooting various types of...

I was talking to a couple of Veterans who work in a Gun Shop in Chapin Friday. A young fellow and lady who had both done two tours in our current wars, each. It wasn't about war stories or any of that. It was about adjusting to society and surviving the "afterwards" part of just plain old...

I was out of town today getting some repair work done on the SUV. My mechanic told me that a new gun shop had opened in town last week. After the repairs got done I scooted over. Right next to one of my favorite restaurants sat “The Gun Monkey”. This place is one of the local legends when it...

I took another trip to an outdoor range yesterday afternoon. Once again we were running late. So I had about an hour and ½ to get set up. I hadn’t fired the New England Handi Rifle or Marlin since around 1998. So both took some tuning up. The AR-15 and Savage are new, but need some work. At...

http://www.liveoakssportingclays.com/ Here is a link to the shooting range. Live Oaks is a Sportsman Club located about 40 mile out in the country from my house. About 10 years ago some fellow got the bright idea to open up a shooting range so he spent some bucks sitting up a pistol range and...

Since I bought the Argentine Mauser Model 1891 (Sporterized) Rifle, I needed to fee up some space. So I took one of my Mosin Nagants down to a local shop to have them do a consignment sale. A Savage Arms AXIS (Edge) XP, .308 Win Caliber.20” Rifle caught my eye. Sticker Price: $389.99 after...

In the 1920's and 30's, old military firearms were favored by European custom rifle builders for use for building light weight mountain and "stalking" rifles. In America, back in the 1950s and early 60s if you looked in a Montgomery Ward Catalog or Sears, you might find an Outstanding Value...