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• Posted in thread: Economical Target Pistol on 05-12-2013 at 04:26 AM
  The 22A is a great starter budget pistol I always recommend it for new shooters getting into
  the sport. I prefer the ruger, it tends to be a bit more expensive. Btw you said colt huntsman,
  you do real...

• Posted in thread: Economical Target Pistol on 05-10-2013 at 03:19 AM
  I am considering purchasing a new .22 pistol for some economical but serious target shooting. I
  have an old Ruger Mark I and a Colt Huntsman. However, it's time to get something new in the
  rimfire are...

• Posted in thread: What is the oldest handgun you own? on 05-10-2013 at 12:35 AM
  Two of interest:1908 Colt Vest Pistol .25 Caliber (Manf. date a few years later)Pre War Walther
  PPK in .22 caliber before Nazi markings

• Posted in thread: Help on a Colt Derringer? on 04-26-2013 at 04:10 AM
  NOTE OF STRONG CAUTION It sounds as if you have a non-shooter- I really would NOT try to fire
  it with that note in the references. Really.Agreed! Thanks for the input. Additionally, I found
  this note ...

• Posted in thread: Help on a Colt Derringer? on 04-26-2013 at 02:48 AM
  Digging around the basement I found a Colt Derringer mounted on a picture frame. I recall this
  hanging on the wall in our house when I was a kid in the 1950s-1960s. My Dad was a collector
  and partial ...

• Posted in thread: Which gun is better for the night stand? on 04-05-2013 at 04:38 AM
  My guns are locked in the safe. I have too many collaterals for a gun in the night stand. For
  home defense, I rely on a big dog and my fists. I think the dog and I can handle most
  situations rather th...

• Posted in thread: What Was Your First Firearm? on 04-05-2013 at 04:30 AM
  A nice blued Colt Diamondback. Still have it, still looks great.First rifle, a Winchester 94
  22. (A kid raised on cowboy movies)

• Posted in thread: Sheriff Warns of Second American Revolution over Gun Control on 03-31-2013 at 04:57 PM
  Yes we do! We have had this conversation here and IF the feds try and enforce these
  unconstitutional laws we will PROTECT the citizens here from them. (I certainly hope this is a
  moot point. I don't s...

• Posted in thread: Sheriff Warns of Second American Revolution over Gun Control on 03-31-2013 at 04:10 AM
  A bill is heading to Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s desk that Republican lawmakers say would
  give members of the Secret Service broad arrest powers in the state and could provide a
  framework for fe...

• Posted in thread: Colt 1860 Army Revolver on 03-12-2013 at 03:48 AM
  The second gen does not have the signature on the backstrap. These were assembled and finished
  by Colt from parts supplied by Uberti. NIB its worth about 6-700. Third gens do have the
  signature on the...