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    1. J

      Browning 1910/22

      It might bring $150 or so, but whoever had the gun buffed and plated did you no service. If it were original, it could bring as much as $400 or more depending on condition. As it is, it is a shooter, and not worth spending any money on beyond making it functional. Jim
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      Jungle Carbine

      "..."the bold head is hollowed out..." The writer meant the bolt handle. There are also lightening cuts in the receiver, and in the boss at the rear of the barrel, but the latter can't be seen without removing the handguard. Jim
    3. J

      Registration Problem

      Ignorance of the law is all too common with police officers. They know a few laws, like the vehicle code, and common crimes, but beyond that they have no clue. Further, I have heard that the DC police have been told to refuse registration as much as possible; I have also heard that a nice size...
    4. J

      Can a parkerized gun be stripped and blued?

      To get a nice finish blue on a Parkerized gun you have to polish off the phosphate coating (the Parkerizing) and polish the gun until you get the finish you want. The best and most durable bluing is "hot tank" or caustic soda bluing, which requires a well ventilated shop, a tank of boiling...
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      Pitting in Bore

      Hey, folks, those are military surplus and they have been thorough a war, maybe two. You can't expect brand new rifles. Of course if it is really bad you can take it back to the factory and demand a replacement. ;) Jim
    6. J

      Help with a Victory

      Sure the chambers were reamed? When spare cylinders were still available, some folks just changed cylinders. Jim
    7. J

      please help me, I can not find it

      It has been put more succinctly: "The Second Amendment is the right to revolt." The backbone of the American revolution was the colonial militia, self formed and mostly self commanded. That is the bald fact that no one wants to talk about. The Brady gang wants to talk about the National...
    8. J

      MSP PIA Letter (aka FIOA request), Need help!

      My only thought is whether there might be a form already in existence for a PIA request and if so, whether it would be more convenient to use it. Jim
    9. J

      why did ruger stop making their BP revolver?

      You get one guess why any product gets dropped. If you guessed anything but "lack of sales", you are wrong. Part of the problem was that the Ruger just didn't look like a "Civil War" gun, which is what 99.99% of percussion revolver buyers want. It is hard to play R.E. Lee or Jeb Stuart when...
    10. J

      Do 22LR Rifles have to go through an FFL

      Things getting very confused here. A MD FFL dealer may sell a long gun to a resident of another state as long as it is legal to own in that state. In fact, he may sell a regulated long gun (e.g., an AK-47 clone) to a resident of another state, but the paperwork has to be cleared by the MSP as...
    11. J

      Recomend a single action .357

      The Rugers are the only SA guns designed and intended for .357. Others, even good ones, tend to shoot loose. There is one problem with .357 in a full size SA - they are heavy! Try before you buy. Jim
    12. J

      Tokarev broke at the range today.

      I have never known springs to wear out or weaken from just sitting around. Before you spend money on new mag springs, try the gun and see if you need them. (FWIW, springs in WWII U.S. GI magazines are better than those in some new - and costly - magazines.) Jim
    13. J

      York Gun Show Buy, need a little help

      FWIW, the problem with those M1888 rifles is NOT the bore diameter or even the groove diameter, it is the NECK diameter. As briefly as possible, the Germans found that the original shallow rifling (only .0035" deep) was too susceptible to corrosion from the primers and erosion from the early...
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      7.62x54r Headspace Gauges

      I agree with Chaunsey. Most rifles that have been fired to any extent will fail the NO-GO test. Only if the Field Reject gauge fails is there any need for concern. There has been a lot of misinformation about headspace, some almost funny. At the risk of creating an overlong post, here is...
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      Gun Show Question (VA)

      When Curran was AG, he wrote letters to almost every firearms distributor and mail order seller from out of state calling down the wrath of Allah on anyone who dared send an "unapproved" gun to an individual or to an 01 FFL without a state regulated firearms license. That crud scared many...
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