Search:

Type: Posts; User: gato naranja

Page 1 of 12 1 2 3 4

Search: Search took 0.02 seconds.

  1. Replies
    51
    Views
    3,141

    Actually, I think it may already be a bit...

    Actually, I think it may already be a bit overdone. This morning, nine of the ten most recently active threads relate to 1911s, 2011s or Staccatos.
  2. Replies
    35
    Views
    1,720

    Gunshows worth going to seem to have disappeared...

    Gunshows worth going to seem to have disappeared around the time our betters banned people from smoking in virtually all venues, and that is going back a ways. I am a non-smoker and used to damn near...
  3. Replies
    51
    Views
    3,141

    There have been plenty of other places to find...

    There have been plenty of other places to find 1911-specific info over the years, and nearly all of them end up moribund for one reason or another. Just say no.
  4. Replies
    104
    Views
    4,250

    I am similarly inclined. My EDC carry has been...

    I am similarly inclined. My EDC carry has been with me since I got it many years ago from a factory (or distributor) rep who was taking down his booth at an NSGA show. It is an actual Swiss Army...
  5. I aspired to that as well, but I never got...

    I aspired to that as well, but I never got there... and I am now too old to care. I have long been paranoid about short-stroking the various 870s that have come and gone (despite not having actually...
  6. Replies
    18
    Views
    1,046

    An awful lot of sporterized surplus bolt-action...

    An awful lot of sporterized surplus bolt-action rifles ended up with Bishop or Reinhart Fajen stocks after their owners bungled remodeling the issued wood. IIRC, their basic stocks were generally...
  7. Just as the AR has become the "norm" among the...

    Just as the AR has become the "norm" among the younger guys, semiauto shotguns are a hot thing now. Some of the, shall we say, "popularly priced" semis are really, really dogs WRT reliability; those...
  8. Replies
    747
    Views
    78,147

    With minor caveats, this is the same impression I...

    With minor caveats, this is the same impression I get. I felt the same way about the Beretta 92X.
  9. Replies
    30
    Views
    1,901

    We still have two UltraDots on guns that get...

    We still have two UltraDots on guns that get regularly used. Those things are getting on in years, but they get the job done and don't miss a beat. I sold a third one to finance a "better mousetrap"...
  10. Replies
    37
    Views
    1,621

    The label in the bag it came in sez: ...

    The label in the bag it came in sez:

    Sight/Ruger/Front/GP100
    Revolver/Opt/.270T/.125W/Ramped/Also
    Fits Redhawk Series/Tools Not Included
    7-20

    019-114-00
  11. Replies
    37
    Views
    1,621

    This. That being said, I can't even recall the...

    This.

    That being said, I can't even recall the last time I used a semiauto that didn't have a flat top front sight.

    I find the rounded top "acceptable but not optimal" on a snub revolver. My...
  12. Replies
    49
    Views
    2,460

    I am probably woefully out of the loop WRT...

    I am probably woefully out of the loop WRT knowing which magic cleaning potions contain chlorinated esters.
  13. Replies
    23
    Views
    1,804

    Over the years, I have purchased a lot of...

    Over the years, I have purchased a lot of replacement plungers and springs* that were launched into frustratingly effective hiding places. To paraphrase Herb Tarlek, "That happened to me twenty...
  14. Replies
    6
    Views
    749

    As far as I know - I have not communicated with...

    As far as I know - I have not communicated with him for some time - it has worked fine since the components were slightly tweaked and everything made to fit.

    Revolvers (and other trad firearms)...
  15. Replies
    6
    Views
    749

    I rather like the 4" SP101s I have owned or shot,...

    I rather like the 4" SP101s I have owned or shot, and think they are decent potential candidates for optics; my most-carried SP101 is a snubby that came with the the larger - and Ruger-branded - CTC...
  16. Replies
    49
    Views
    2,460

    Another "Ed's Red" believer here. I did not use...

    Another "Ed's Red" believer here. I did not use it "back in the day," but after being given a bottle of it and using it I found it to work pretty good. Between Ed's Red and Slip 2000's line, most of...
  17. Replies
    386
    Views
    37,373

    An all-steel 5" 9mm 1911 does make for a dandy...

    An all-steel 5" 9mm 1911 does make for a dandy range toy; I highly recommend them to anyone just on that basis. Would I utilize my own favorite example for "real world" use? If I had to, sure. I know...
  18. Replies
    80
    Views
    6,891

    Poll: The old timers who were certified gun cranks did...

    The old timers who were certified gun cranks did tend to go with the oversize pin option. Most any gunsmith could turn one out that worked fine, and the jobs I was most impressed by were the ones...
  19. Replies
    80
    Views
    6,891

    Poll: For minor things (like rear sight pins that...

    For minor things (like rear sight pins that wander over time), people have long used use varnish, linseed oil, clear nail polish, electrical potting compounds or whatever swamp goo they prefer. I...
  20. Replies
    386
    Views
    37,373

    I bought a 5" RO Operator in 9mm back in 2016 and...

    I bought a 5" RO Operator in 9mm back in 2016 and it became my favorite centerfire range toy and back pasture plinker. It had some minor issues at first, but in the end they were not serious ones......
  21. Replies
    386
    Views
    37,373

    Same here. I can no longer justify anything that...

    Same here. I can no longer justify anything that is priced too good to be true, because 90% of the time, that ends up costing me more money than if I had kicked in a few more bucks up front.

    Plus,...
  22. Replies
    13
    Views
    1,296

    One of those setups is what ultimately convinced...

    One of those setups is what ultimately convinced me that a barrel-mounted RDO is the way to go on a shotgun. I think three other people in the US might agree with me on a good day.

    As for the...
  23. Replies
    13
    Views
    1,296

    There seems to be an aversion to developing a...

    There seems to be an aversion to developing a barrel that has an optic sight mounting solution (as opposed to the receiver). The relatively few shotgun setups I have tried with a red dot on the...
  24. Replies
    1,763
    Views
    485,830

    I think Marlin struggled a bit with the stainless...

    I think Marlin struggled a bit with the stainless guns in particular; that material seems to be a tough hill to climb for a lot of gunmakers.
  25. Replies
    1,763
    Views
    485,830

    115327 Because the rear sight dovetail was off...

    115327

    Because the rear sight dovetail was off spec and the top flat on the receiver was not truly flat (pre-Remlin QC was not all it is cracked up to be, and this 1894CSS was a hot mess right out...
Results 1 to 25 of 300
Page 1 of 12 1 2 3 4