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      J frame Trigger Job

      Hello all,John just finished up Trigger/DA work on my S&W M642.Needless to say Johns work,as always was perfect. I am not a big fan of the heavy,long d/a triggers on todays revolvers,I understand the logic behind this but enough is enough.John lightened and smoothed the action to a reasonable...
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      My First 1911

      Give John Carduner call,he can make a good 1911 great.
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      219 Donaldson Wasp

      Hello All, I picked up vintage FN Mauser, chambered in 219 Donaldson Wasp.I am looking to purchase a set of Redding Dies and Brass to load.Redding offers two sets of dies for this cartridge;219 Donaldson wasp and 219 Donaldson wasp short. All of my loading data shows one version of the...
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      Looking to buy a 1911 .45 ACP....

      Buying a 1911 I would call or email John Carduner at 1911 precesion ,he is in the Industry Partners sections,he sometimes has 1911s of his private stock for sale,for a few dollars more than factory price you can get a hand made hand gun that does not need a trip to he Gunsmith to improve...
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      Rust Removal

      0000 Steel Wool and Turpentine
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      What's your favorite/recommended .22 handgun?

      22 lr handgun Save up your time and money,S&W PRE- 1984 M41.
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      Any L.C.Smith collecters around?

      Thanks Hi Guys,thanks for the information on the LC Smith and a point in the right direction for a Factory letter.
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      ammo whore vs gun whore

      Under the Radar I have family in WV and try to get over several times a year,I buy my powder a few yards on the other side (WV)of the Potamac River and it is Cash and Carry,all you want,no questions,no ID,no recordkeeping.
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      Any L.C.Smith collecters around?

      Hello All,I have a older L.C.Smith 12g double shotgun,I looked up the serial number at the LC Smith asscn. and it came back vintage 1920,the barrels are marked "LC Smith maker Syracuse NY" I have read that LC Smith was bought by Hunter and moved to Fulton,NY in the late 1890s.Can anyone fill in...
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      ammo whore vs gun whore

      Ammo shortage I would look into hand loading,and stockpile components,and not worry about future resrictions,wheelweighs at the moment are cheap if not free,they make excellent Handgun loads,bulk Rifle bullets are $15-20 a box of 100. 22lr aside you can cover all your needs and still fly under...
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      Lube - Sizer Question

      Hope this is not to off base of your originial question,I also used a lyman sizer years ago,it was all I had and knew of at the time,so it made do.I tried a friends Lee sizer/die/punch system mounted in a C press and was amazed at the speed of ease of operation,also the cost is a lot less than...
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      Top Gun and Jewelry?

      Hello Fox,Top Gun is the old Bel Air Gun Supply and Pawn,under the new onwers for about a year now,I have been in the new shop a few times now,back in the spring I picked up a few pounds of Unique and Bullseye,at that time a small wonder considering the shortage of fast powders availble.Nice...
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      Gunsmith John Carduner (Please - Actual Customer Feedback Only)

      S&W M25 Hello all,I purchased a used S&W M 25 and sent it to John for the usual Clean,Inspect,Lube,and a action/trigger tune up.Upon inspection John found a timing issue that needed to go back to S&W for sevice,many thanks to John for handling this for me,as I would not know how or where to...
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      Rem 700 assembly/building in S. MD?

      Rem700 Hello Trumpet,not to get to off base of your original thoughts,you may want to look into a used Benchrest rifle,a lot of the actions are 700 based and and fitted by hand from the start,no fixing factory slop or mistakes before you start accuracy work. Jim Borden of Borden Accuracy does...
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      AK Pistol Md.Legal

      Hello all,I was at the Timinoun gun show last weekend and one of the vendors was offering new AK 47 type pistols for sale ,7 3/4 bbl.Atlantic Firearms has a sillimar AK pistol known as a " Mini Draco" The vendor told me this configaration was Md. legal,due to being classifed as a Handgun,it...
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