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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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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
More 1911 pics.
Here are some more pictures from the last post,the second 1911 is a SlabSide Commander in .45acp,the workmanship and fit is outsanding as on the 38 Super.Artwork in Steel.
Custom 1911
Hello all ,here are a few pictures of some custom work John did for me. 1911 Commander in 38 Super.The workmanship is outstanding as all of Johns work is and the customer service aspect of the build was outstanding,as oppesed to check off boxes on a build sheet and drop a check in...
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Does anyone have any expericince with Lou Alessi Holsters,the reviews look good,the write up in the American Rifleman some time ago was positive. I have a couple of Glaco products,the Lou Alessi is a bit more expensive,how do they compare. Thanks for your time and help.