better pic of the Kimber

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good ol' 94

Oh man, I had one of those blackened stainless Springers and really miss it. I stole it for something like $600 NIB delivered and then traded it for a Bushmaster AR. So I did alright there, but I miss it.

Bolt peep? Sexy! That looks like a well loved little huntin rifle. Pre-64 94 Winnie carbine, can't go wrong with that.

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Got the finish completed on the 45 caliber, 1000 yard muzzle loader over the weekend and did an assembly to check the fit after the spraying of 14 coats of nitrocellulose clear lacquer. My hands took a beating from all the sanding as it has been many years since I painted custom motorcycles and vans! I need to adjust the tang down a bit to make the hooked breech fit as it did before spraying. It uses a 540gr pure lead bullet over 120gr (long ranges) or 80gr (short ranges) of FFG black powder.

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so pretty!

That is stunning! Nice work.. Where are you finding nitro? ( I honed my skills on many a tank myself)

I had my oldest daughter buy it in Arizona for me as they do not sell it as far as I know it is not sold any longer bin CA. Many things are not, but I am close to a state and also a country that has a bit more lax rules about many things. I tried some guitar shops but was told no can do.

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On vacation at a state park in ga, doing some hiking with the pup. This is what made the cut to bring along.

Two Generations...............
 

Here are two generations of Colt pocket pistols. The first is a 1903 Colt Pocket Hammer pistol chambered in 38 ACP. This is one of the "Parallel Rule" guns, in the same family as Henry's 1900 model. This one was made/shipped in 1926.

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Next is Colt's Commander chambered in 38 Super. These guns were introduced in 1948 with real production starting in 1949. This particular example was made in 1950. The sights are not original, but make it much easier to shoot! Even after almost 65 years the beautiful Colt Blue is still in great condition!

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Here is a picture of both pistols back to back to show how similar in size they are!

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me likey the commander...

Then you might like these.

A Colt 38 LW and a Colt 45LW. These are early 60s aluminum frame commanders.

Notice their position in the box. It explains why "gandstas" hold their pistols sideways.


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And for Fred a restored 1903.

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they should put the sights on the side then..

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I always though that was so stupid. why do they think they need to hold a semi auto side ways? Just ignorant?

Here's a fun little piece. This one was a pre-war police pistol made around 1907.
The Browning 1900 was the first successful blowback pocket pistol. Invented in 1900, by 1912 over a million had been produced. It is a Belgian pistol manufactured by FN in 7.65 mm Browning caliber (32 acp) and takes a 7 round magazine. Notice the barrel is under the recoil spring.

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another ray gun looking gun. I like it. It would look better in hard bright chrome though. Maybe some pearl grips. Hey thanks for the avos Henry. MMMMMMMMM..new thread coming soon. "back on the bench...Henry's Howitzer"

I've got another one..... you want too chrome it?

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