A certain Oberleutnant has a new 1911A1. Thank you Saint John Moses Browning. (pause to genuflect) Can't imagine why he wanted a 1911A1. :rolleyes: Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Baum, as we say...

I got this today. Wanted one in .40......of course this one was a 9mm. Figured I’d at least know if I really want to fork out the money for the 5” .40 pro by shooting this one. Pistol feels really nice in the hand......heavy really,for what it is. I’ll shoot it this weekend.

There have been slim pickin's in the pawn shops lately and they have been unwilling to deal on the ones they do have. I found an interesting one last week and was planning on going Saturday to get it. On the way home from work Friday I decided to stop at a couple of shops. I spotted this one...

I have a Smith and Wesson Centinneal 38 cal pistol (nickel plated)with the serial number of L9476 and was wondering if anyone could date it.

I have an old, post-war, pre-Model 10 with a bulged barrel. This is a shooter, not a pretty or expensive gun. Removing these barrels is fraught with danger, as it's supposedly very easy to bend or crack the frame. I chucked the barrel into my large vise and tried twisting the frame (after I...