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It appears shorter than factory, ans should have a buttplate made from horn instead of a rubber recoil pad. Don't think so. The "Sweet Sixteen" shotguns had that inscription engraved in the side of the receiver.

Looks like a Browning A5. There are scads of them out there, and the nice ones are bringing some pretty good money. They seem to have a cult like following. The one you pictured is a pretty early specimen. Looks like it has been abused. The stock has been cut. If it is mechanically sound, it would make a good shooter, but in it's shape, it wouldn't command a high price as a collector. It was manufactured prior to 1939. What else were you wanting to know about it?

Looking good! I really like that set of white mikarta? grips.

Peruse the web for articles by Massad Ayoob. I think he's covered similar topics in the past, and his writing is concise and easy to follow.

Right. Reloading for handguns requires several considerations. You'll need a load that functions correctly in your pistol, works the recoil spring reliably, and hits the point of aim at your preferred distance. Sometimes a max load will do this, often times not.

I've never given much thought to barrel length. You do, of course, lose velocity as you shorten the barrel. I'm not sure what effect this has on pressures. I've never been a fan of pushing the envelope on velocities of a given cartridge anyway. I'd prefer opting for a larger cartridge instead, if I feel that what I have isn't adequate. I have an old Sierra Manual that I use for nearly all of my data, and it hasn't steered me wrong yet. I shoot several different brands of bullets, but all of which are pretty traditional in their composition.

For the most part, a bullet of the same weight and shape can be loaded using load data from most any load manual. Some will list slightly different data than others, and you'll find the old manuals will often list hotter loads than newer manuals. There are differences in some bullets. For example, with rifle bullets, one of the solid copper bullets of the same weight will be longer than a traditional lead core bullet. This increases surface area, and therefore friction in the barrel, which changes chamber pressures. This will result in different loads for the same weight and caliber bullet. As for 45 cal 230 gr FMJ bullets, as far as I know they's all be pretty much the same. Conventional wisdom states that one should begin with the published minimum load and work his way up toward the maximum load cautiously, and in small increments, watching for signs of excessive pressure. Different guns will vary slightly in chamber pressures firing the same load.

So far, so good. It is pretty accurate, has a great trigger, three dot adjustable sights, ambi safety, feeds and ejects reliably, and feels and works just like any 1911. I think it's a lot of gun for $300.

Model SPR94 Shotgun/Rifle Combonation THis one looks to be discontinued, but you might find someone who still has one in stock. http://www.predatormastersforums.com/baikal.html Here it is without the Remington stamp.

Ask your local game warden. If you have several wanting to take it, he might be willing to do one just for you. I don't know how they all are, but our game warden, Mr. Jim Dooley, seems to enjoy teaching them.

How bout a GSG 1911 in 22lr? I got mine new for $300 and love it.

Didn't type fast enough. Glad to hear you got it fixed. This happened once to my wife, except her bullet lodged about halfway down the barrel. She stacked three more behind it before the final round locked everything up tight. I now swear by the strength of Smith and Wesson revolvers. It, of course, needed a new barrel, but everything else was good to go.

They'll usually drive out fairly easily. :blush:Don't ask me how I know. The brass rod would be better if you can get your hands on one.

SOunds like you had a squib load. The primer pushed the bullet partially into the barrel, and the powder, if it exists in that round, didn't ignite. Try driving the bullet back into the case with a hammer and piece of a wood dowel.

Model 29 S&W. I like to quote the Dirty Harry speech about "the most powerful handgun in the world" before firing it. It also conjures up images of the miniscule Elmer Keith with the giant cowboy hat and the 44 on his side.

Now that's "Change you can believe in."

A lot of times, competition is so fierce on selling new guns that the profit margin on them is quite slim. Can you find the gun $18 cheaper at another shop? His price might already be in line. You can usually get further haggling on used gun prices than on the new ones. Especially when a shop advertises a price, it will likely be their rock bottom price.

O.K., now I understand what you meant. My wife accuses me of being cold hearted. Turns out she's right.

Nice Rugers. You have good photography skills as well.

I like mine. It does everything you'd want from a pocket pistol. I can actually hit pretty good with it after a bit of practice.

I think shooting them in breeding season would be a plus. They are a nuicance and need to be eradicated.

I get plenty of sport shooting them from my deer stand.

A couple of Colt SAs.

Here's a couple of wanna be's. 101 Savage single shot 22s, made to look like SA revolvers.

Show em, guys. Don't be bashful.