Grayfox54

That'll buff right out.

Well that sucks! I've done business with Brownell's for 30 years or more. They're about as wholesome as apple pie. Why the hell does you-tube wanna pick on them?

I do agree that too many Federal Agencies are gettin' too big for their britches. But this is about one FBI moron not the whole agency. I hear they can always use another agent in the Nome, Alaska office.

So many mistakes on so many levels, I don't know where to begin.

The Republicans hate him too. Trump is trying to end "business as usual" and the good 'ol boy system in Washington. Just about every congress critter in DC don't want that change. They like being lazy and worthless.

Has anybody noticed that the media is sort of downplaying this? I mean there are stories about it every couple of days, but its not the 24/7 feeding frenzy of other school shootings. I can only guess its because the shooter did not use an evil black rifle and it really doesn't fit the media's anti-gun agenda.

A few years ago a dealer friend of mine got hooked up with a new small company that made supressors and AOW shotguns among other things. They gave him great prices as they were trying to make a name for themselves. I bought one of their .22 suppressors at a very good price and it works fine. Then one day, they just disappeared. My friend had an order for about $2000 in with them. To this day he has no idea where they went and has never received the merchandise or a refund. ATF was no help either.

Sorry to hear that. I always liked him. One of the stars of early television and my childhood.

Very nice! I spent years looking for a nice Model 35 which is the same gun on the J-frame. If I had seen that one, it would have been mine.

Done burnt that bridge. No going back for me.

Ok Chuck, go ahead and laugh. I'm still not a big fan of the AR. But for the OPs stated purposes, I do think it would be a good choice. Besides, a M1A is out of his price range. You did notice I threw in the lever guns as another option. It would work just as well as an AR.

For your purposes, I'd say get an AR-15. They cost less than an AK these days, ammo is fairly cheap and plentiful, plus you have no end of options to add to it. OTOH, I do still believe that everyone should have at least one good .22 rifle. They're great to learn and practice with, ammo is cheap and they're just plain fun! Maybe you should think about buying 2 rifles? Now if you're looking for a fun centerfire rifle, may I suggest a lever action? A bit of old west nostalgia, loads of fun, surprisingly fast to operate and perfect for the home defense role without being all scary and black. One of the 16" Trapper models in a handgun caliber is a perfect house rifle.

I'd like to have one, and do plan to download the order packet on June 4th. But I'm seriously thinking about taking a wait and see attitude. Rumors indicate that these pistols are pretty rough. But those are just rumors. I want to at least see some pictures of them before I commit. Besides, they are only selling 8000 this year and will be selling no more than 10,000 each year until they're gone. So I figure that's at least 10 years to try for one. I expect the CMP server will likely crash on June 4th due to the vast amount of people downloading the order packets. I have no doubt that all of these pistols will sell quickly. Its all up to the luck of the draw.

I have a 1944 Izhevsk Arsenal version. They are a hoot! Its especially fun to hand it to someone who doesn't know them and watch their face as the struggle with that 20 pound trigger pull. Mine was actually a Christmas present from a friend many years ago. It came with a holster, lanyard, screw driver and cleaning rod. This was back when they were first being imported into this country (late 80s?) and were dirt cheap. I doubt he paid more than $75 for the whole package. Also at that time, 7.62 Nagant ammo was rare and expensive. So some smart guy started making and selling .32acp cylinders for them that dropped right in. I have one those too. IIRC it cost me about $25 including shipping. Now that the supply is drying up, the few that I see are priced at waaaaay more. Often at $400 or more. I very reluctantly put it up for sale not long ago because I was in need of money to fix my truck. I got a few lowball offers and some interested buyers who wanted me to ship it to them on my dime. But it didn't sell and frankly, I'm kinda glad it didn't. I like the oddball thing! After looking at yours and seeing how pleased you are, I've decided to keep it.

Back in the 90s I was a Scout leader and we did regular overnighters on the Eleven Point every year. Beautiful country and good fast water in the spring.

The Bersa problem is fairly common with smaller .22s copied from larger caliber pistols. Most will run just fine on high velocity .22 ammo.

As already stated, we need to know the intended use. But, as also stated, you can't go wrong with a good .22. Everybody should have at least one good .22 rifle.

I wouldn't even consider taking a gun to Chicago. The laws there are so screwed up, I don't think even they understand them. It would just be asking for trouble. Besides, she doesn't want the gun anyway.

I own a couple of Savage pistols. I've never done more than field strip them. However, in my research, I've seen it said many times DO NOT disassemble the breach plug. Its full of tiny little parts and its a real booger to get back together properly.

Dadgummit! I seem to be just a bit short of the asking price.

The distinguishing features of a Combat Masterpiece are a 4" barrel and adjustable sights. Some 2" guns are also listed. Hammers, triggers and grips may vary but it will always have the 4" barrel and adjustable sights. The original Combat Masterpiece was in .38 Special and specifically designed for Police use. Thus the Name Combat as it intended to be a fighting handgun. The .22 and .32 were also reffered to as Combat Masterpieces as they had the same features. The name Masterpiece began with the longer barreled revolvers intended for target shooting. While sometimes called Target Masterpiece models, they are commonly just called either K-22 Masterpiece, K-32 Masterpiece or K-38 Masterpiece. The .38 Special later became the Model 15, the .32 became the Model 16 and the .22 became the Model 18.

Some years ago a dealer friend of mine ended up with a .410 AR as part of another deal. Nobody wanted it, including him. Couldn't hardly give it away. A few years passed and someone finally made him a low ball offer and he jumped on it just to get rid of the thing. It might sound cool now, but if you buy one you better intend to keep it forever.

I only went to the Dick's store here once. The hunting/guns section sucked. I quickly saw that they cater to the soccer and tennis moms category. Lots of school sports stuff and pro team clothing. They know who their customer base is and it sure ain't us. One thing you can say for 'em, they live up to the name.

Personally, I prefer the standard Packmayr Compact grip. That little pinky hold on the bottom works great on a K-frame size gun. However, I don't like them on a J-frame because they're too big and hurt concealablity. My favorite rubber grips were the old Uncle Mikes/Butler creek grips. They quit making these some time ago, but brand new ones still come up on the auction sites, e-bay or Amazon now and then. For a K-frame snubby, I really love their Boot grip. You may have to do some searching, but they are well worth it.

Can open, worms everywhere! So far I've had it to the range twice. I've put 150 rounds through it. First time was just to zero the iron sights and make sure it worked properly. The second time was to zero the scope. Just my luck, the battery in the brand new scope died after about 15 minutes. But I did get it pretty well zeroed with just the plain black rectile. I have since replaced the battery and put two spares in the pistol grip compartment. Unfortunately, my truck died and everything is on hold until I get that resolved. No shootin' for me for a while.