Taylors' & Co. out of Winchester imports a beautiful line of 1892 clones in .45LC and .357 from Pedersoli in Italy. This includes take-down models in either caliber with a choice of octagonal and round barrels. Not cheap, but very, very nice. I've checked them out at the big table they have at...
I just mounted a Nikon Rimfire Prostaff 3-9x on my vintage Browning T-bolt (older than half of you on this Board) and took it to Hap Baker the other day. I am very pleased. Really easy to sight in and use, and the bullet drop feature is great. I think I paid $129 for mine on sale at Midway.
Fogo's one of the best reasons for being in downtown B'more in the evening. Not cheap, but an incredible selection of well-prepared food, and not just the meats.
There used to be a Cheeburger Cheeburger in Timonium. It did a land-office business for a few years, then slacked off and closed. Too bad. They were pretty good, but a little greasy. I'd forgotten it until someone mentioned it above.
For under $1K, I'd highly recommend the Springfield E-Series base model. For something completely different but also under $1K if you look hard enough, here's my Colt 100 Anniversary Tier III reproduction of the WWI-era Black Army 1911. Nice fitting, beautiful finish, crisp, clean pre-70 Series...
Suggest you go to smith-wessonforum.com and read what they have to say. There's lots of discussion on the subject. The main thing is don't use a cleaner that includes ammonia. That means no Hoppes, at least not the traditional formula, and pay attention to the ingredients of anything else you...