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Great looking 1903 Pocket Hammer! If you want to shoot it and don't have any 38 ACP ammo, I have found that 9mm Browning Long ammo works pretty well in my gun. It is within a thousandth of an inch in all dimensions but is a slightly lighter load than the 38 ACP. Empties can be reloaded using the 38 ACP/Super dies. The only problem is that you will occasionally get a stovepipe jam when the slide catches the empty case.

Nice "in the box" Commanders. By the way, all "Commander" models are built on the lightweight alloy frame. The steel frame version is the "Combat Commander".
The only problem with the alloy frame Commanders is that a steady diet of hot loads can cause the slide to batter the frame or even crack it in extreme cases.

Henry, you have an amazing collection!

The only place I know is guitar reranch and they only sell rattle cans. Gone are the good old days of squirting nitro from a gun. VOC regs.
Guitar ReRanch ~ Guitar Refinishing Products

Thank you

It's not a stock, it's the sig sb15 forearm brace. It is not designed to be shouldered thus it's ok for now in the eyes of atf

That Sig is cool, but I don't see how it is a "handgun". The Hi-Point Carbine seem closer to a handgun as they fire the same calibers. I think I need one of them next.

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Sig has a letter from the ATF about it to.

You have to use a pistol buffer tube, as it won't slide over an adjustable/rifle tube.

Not pretty, or technically advanced but accurate, eats everything and has awesome warranty/customer service. 100% Lifetime warranty, regardless if you buy it new or used. Lots of fun to shoot too. Did I mention cheap? Trigger improves with some flitz and a buffing wheel on your dremel.

If you can get past the bias that hi-point has for their handguns, the carbines are a lot of fun, and a good value.

It may have been your previous posts that got me looking at them, I know it was someone on Pelican. Any idea if they offer an extended magazine?

Aftermarket. Seems to be a mixed bag from what I've read about them. I have never used anything other than the factory ones.

I just finished building this. My son and his sons are visiting for a week or two and I wanted something we could blast away with but not worry about breaking. I built it out of parts laying around the cave.
Crown city frame, Colt slide with Bomar sights, Colt rubber grips, stainless grip safety, STI trigger, Karl Lippard hammer and sear assembly (3lb pull), Colt Nat Match barrel and bushing.
Trigger feels pretty good, I guess well see.


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Caliber has nothing to do with the pistol/rifle/SBR differentiation. It is entirely based upon OAL, Barrel Length and presence of a Stock. In the eyes of the ATF a stock is a device constructed with the intended use of shouldering to stabilize the weapon.

Here is a german occupation FN model 1922

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This is a German occupation CZ model 27

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Woohoo! New (to me) optics for the AR! Now if the ATF would just hurry up and approve my stamp...http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...psrvezactj.jpg

A different form of art than the plastic assault rifles of today.

My other Parker. Turn of the century CHE.


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Is that 7.5"?

Henry, that's some old school craftsmanship, very nice!

Yup, 7.5 inch noveske with a dpms levang linear comp that brings it to roughly 8.6. PSA receivers, ALG ACT trigger and ceramic coated SMI BCG

When the stamp comes back I'll likely go with an MFI minimalist stock...been thinking about swapping to a CASV rail as well

stunning! nothing like a Parker. DO NOT chrome this one.....

Note** those screws are waaaay out of time. try swapping those two on the floorplate. I bet they mixed them up when they had it apart. They are not swapable ...well they are , but you see what happens.

But please time the screws. :D

Ah, you do have great taste in firearms, Henry. Real guns are made out of blued steel and brown wood...

Absolutely gorgeous!
While the modern stuff may not be as aesthetically pleasing, there's still a certain appeal in building one yourself. I'm having a lot of fun testing and tuning that little AR into exactly what I want and have gotten a lot of satisfaction out of doing everything myself.

No chrome but you may recognize the bluing on the short barrel.


I'll look at the screws the next time I pull it out.


Just to be clear: None of the firearms I post actually exist. My collection was lost in a tragic boating accident.

Just to be clear: None of the firearms I post actually exist. My collection was lost in a tragic boating accident.[/QUOTE]

Mine too in a boating accident up at Big Bear lake.

What a shame right?

Dave

Did you see my new boat post? It's because I took my firearms out in the old one and forgot to put the plug in. Dammit!

I hate it when that happens. When I think of the veritable iron mine I left at the bottom of Lake Powell, I get teary-eyed.

Here are two pictures of a S&W Model 5 that I found in one of our local gun shops two weeks ago,




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It was just a comment to Dave because he tries to time them and it does make a huge difference, although it is s subtle thing. Personally I would not chance a scratch on that beauty by touching it with a screwdriver.

For the AR crowd, Noveske has introduced the Battle Spork.

it has a bottle opener. sold.

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There goes $60 out of my wallet! Fortunately they are sold out... for now...

The .44 mags:

First up, the ubiquitous Model 29. Made in 1984, this gun has seen very little use. The only load I've shot through it is the original Keith load, using the RCBS .44-250K over 22 grains of old Hercules 2400 (reduce to 20 grains with the new Alliant 2400).

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Next up, an Interarms Virginian Dragoon. This one has been carried and shot a good deal, and has accounted for a number of deer, plus one caribou. Shoots the same load as above quite well, but where it really shines is with the 300 grain LBT Long Flat Nose design, also cast from wheelweights and loaded over 23 grains of 296 for just about 1,300 fps. It's a much stronger gun than the old M 29, so it readily digests a bit heavier loads; I would never even consider shooting these loads from the M 29.

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Last up is somewhat of an oddball, but is quickly turning into one of my favorite mountain bumming companions. It's a brand new Ruger Super Blackhawk, a gift from a dear friend. It shoots either of the two loads described above with aplomb, assuming you are up to it. I'm generally not. This is going to have to be a "carry a lot, shoot a little" kind of a gun.

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All three together:

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Y'know, I needed to place an order with them soon anyway.....
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Nice collection of 44mags Jeff . I have a few myself.
One blue one and two stainless ones.


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are those Automags?
You NEVER see those anymore
Id love to have one

Gotta love the old Automags, Henry. Very cool. The old 29 ain't bad, either.

I've got to say, however (and I know I've said it before many times), I was just never a fan of the double action. I own exactly three. I bought the 19 and the 29 more for "historical significance" than any real desire to shoot them - they have pretty much just sat, in deference to my beloved Peacemakers for the most part, and Blackhawks as real "working" guns. Funny, though, as I get older, I have come to appreciate them far more. I guess I never really appreciated how well made run-of-the-mill Smiths were in those days - it was just expected; taken for granted.

In the intervening years, though, I've handled and shot oh so many "modern" guns that are just so lacking. Lacking in fit, finish, smoothness of operation, and just any level of care in manufacture. The old Smiths and Colts just really shine against that background.

You younger shooters really owe it to yourselves to seek out the older revolvers like these. They hail from a different era, when even the "small" things really mattered. Having grown up through that era, I'm guilty of having taken it for granted. I thought that was just how it was. Well, I hate to say it, but - at least as far as firearms, that era is over. Now, just an average Smith from my younger years has become something really special. I never thought I would see that day.

They are.
One is a first generation AMC and the other is a 4th generation High standard.

I have the original receipt for the S&W, $169, 1972 from the Grant Boys in Costa Mesa Cal.

Grandfathers S&W
 

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This is my Grandfathers S&W, it's a 1954-55, Highway Patrolman 4" .357, before it became a model 28. It's pretty rough but I'm really happy to now have it in my S&W collection.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1393130225.jpg
Back in the 70's, my Grand Father would call this .357 his "Symboniese" gun, that was when Patty Hurst and her SLA buddies were at large in No. Cal.

1973 911 T MFI Coupe, Aubergine

Steve

These things can be had today for about the cost of a new Glock, Sig, H&K, Springfield, Kimber, or any one of a myriad of lesser guns. Like I said, younger shooters owe it to themselves to own something like this. It would change their entire perspective on guns.