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If you're one of those voting members (like me) who hasn't sent in your vote yet because you were waiting for better or more information, the deadline for DELIVERY (not postmark) is this Saturday, April 27. I hadn't been able to come up with any better info since what I posted in late February...

I've loved this gun since the first time I saw it a couple decades ago. Surprisingly, it seems to date from 1957 or before! It's amazingly "modern" for that time. I don't care at all for the cutaway trigger guard, but if you HAVE to do that, I consider this one more attractive than any of the...

I'm not a Beretta guy. I've only ever owned two, an old 948 and a 71, both in .22LR. I'm now for some reason interested in maybe owning some sort of 92 or M9. The Beretta website shows so many variants it's almost terrifying, kind of like walking into a 1967 Chevrolet dealership thinking you...

This is a true story, and happened this morning. The Lovely Mrs. Snake heard it all, and can testify. Setup: This is the time of year when, if you are an American over 65, you will get many, MANY phone calls trying to sell you "Medicare supplemental insurance." The tipoff that these are...

All y'all .44 Mag/Smith M29 fans might enjoy this: In the liner notes of Warren Zevon's album Excitable Boy, there's a famous photograph (well, famous to Warren Zevon fans, anyway) of Zevon's own Model 29 called, for some reason, “Willie on the Plate.” You can google that and find it. For those...

The great Warren Zevon died 20 years ago today—September 7, 2003. John Ritter died September 11, 2003. Johnny Cash died September 12, 2003, thus completing possibly the coolest Celebrity Death Trifecta of all time. If I ever think I'm having a bad day, I remember Billy Bob Thornton that week...

It's my birthday today and I'm loving it. I've learned to celebrate every birthday as if it's the last one you'll ever have, and one day you'll be right. Guess which one this is for me? No dirty/smutty/risque/filthy comments, please. Oh, wait—dirty/smutt/risque/filthy comments are EXACTLY what...

1. I've been getting by for decades with gun-show milsurp 1911 magazines. I'm in the mood to buy some new good quality stuff. What's a good, reliable, reasonably priced 1911 mag, and who has the best price on them? 7- or 8-round are okay, not interested in extended capacity or fancy basepads or...

This is me today. One year ago today I was sitting in hospital recovering from a stroke and heart valve replacement. Double-Secret Extra Special Thanks to Bob T. ;)

For some reason my clock radio is set to a "Christian rock" station, and I woke up to this this morning. It was such a catchy tune I had to find out what it was. Thought it was a particularly appropriate message for today. Happy Easter, everyone!

I bought these grips off eBay a couple years ago. They look amazingly like genuine factory S&W Target grips but they weren't even advertised as such—they were made somewhere in Asia, I forget where, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, I forget which but the seller was honest about it. I think I paid...

Series finale of The Walking Dead is tonight on AMC, starts 9:00 PM Eastern time. 90 minutes. Who will live, who will get a glorious exit, who'll get what's coming to them? And what will happen to Rick's Python? ;)

When man bites dog it's news, they say...this little girl even tops that: https://www.timesnownews.com/viral/brave-2-year-old-girl-kills-snake-in-revenge-for-biting-her-lip-article-93564494

This time around, they're calling it King Cobra. All stainless, 4.5 or 6 inch barrel, .22 LR, 10-shot, MSRP $999. I WANT one, but not of course enough to trade in either of my blued .22 Diamondbacks.

I've never owned or shot a P.08 ("Luger"), or even dry-fired one that I can recall, so I'm hoping some of you here can help me. What's the trigger pull like on a Luger? Weight, takeup, creep, overtravel? Yah, I know there will be variations, but what's "typical," more or less? As long as I'm...