Recent content by Oldtimer1

I have waiting for someone to mention Hoppes. Some of CLP products claim that Hoppes will take off bluing. Is that the case? If it is should I use the Hoppes just on he bore and cly. chambers and use a CLP on the rest of the gun?

Ours is the same. Twice we got mad aand cenceled, sat at the table every morning and just looked at each other because there was no paper to read. Turned on the TV and got mad again and renewed the newspaper. I dunno

I do'nt understand when I am buying and my wallet is full I am told "Well ya know the market is up now for that particular model and they are much in demand." When I am selling or trading, "Well ya know the market is down now for that particular model and no one is inerested in them". Price...

I,ve got Ballistol but I am not sure how to use it. I have been coating the gun with the stuff, letting it sit overnight and wiping it off in the morning. Is that it ?

Beautiful old gun, I love to take 32s to the range as I am an old guy and the lack of recoil saves wear and tear on my author-i-tis. Any way my youngest son loves to reload so for an occation I bought him all the necessairy stuff to reload 32s and on Father's Day I get a wheelbarrow load of...

Good advice

Could not agree more, I am elderly, 87 and have received many hours of the training offered at my range. I only very disceretly carry if my wife and I out for dinner or a movie after dark. We are the perfect target for the bad guys and we know it.

Manny me too, exactly. When I sold off my Colts one at at a time and replaced them with early Smiths, I had trouble understanding why when I bought them they were so much in demand and so expensive, but when I sold them they were so cheap and nobody was interested in old Colt revolvers? My wife...

You mentioned bladder infections, I have a friend complaining he had a head injury from a bladder infection, Yep, Stood standing a the toilet so long he feel asleep and when he fell he hit his head.

No Markings on S & W Victory Thanks for the response, Sorry the actual gun is not presently available for photos. But as most Victorys have markings denoting where they were shipped, proof marks, acceptance stamps, this gun is completly unmarked. However, the serial number is V55118XX, not...

So glad to see that some others are collecting these pieces of History, I have a Australian issue complete with holster, and one mystery Victory with NO markings, can any tell me what that is, Lanyard Loop, "V" prefix No markings, perfect condition. According to most sources shipped in "43"...

Smith & Wesson Bekhart I recently bought, but have not taken possession of a 22/30 Smith in the Bekheart Design, but the Serial number is 458375, way too high. The gun is in rough cosmetic condition but seems to be in great mechanical condition.Cylinders are not recessed, square butt. Can you...