Howdy howdy, I have a question for ya'll.

PSA is selling a CZ-75BD for $550, and it's really peaking my interest for that price. I also have my eyes on a used D Compact for just under $500.

I've had this 1926 hex receiver Mosin since 2020, and I've been somewhat considering selling it to fund a different gun. I kind of want to just get something that I'll actually shoot, or even just handle, a little bit more.

What's your opinions on selling the Mosin for a CZ? It's a in pretty decent shape. If I were to sell it, what's your recommendations on where? How much should I be looking at listing it for?

Anything helps!

Added the SB brace, Romeo5, and proper wide handguard to my new AP5. Once I get enough rounds through it to confirm it’s reliable I’ll throw on an A3 stock and SBR it, but for now this will do.

Yes, I know reloads are bad and will blow up your gun, cat, and the universe. I bought 1.5k rds of 9mm several years ago before I knew any better, the damage is already done. They have sat in my closet ever since. I do not reload so personally reloading the reload isn't an option. My question is does anyone have any personal experience shooting these rounds? If you were in my shoes would you just continue to let them sit?

Anybody know of any good companies that make holsters? OWB only. The can is a Griffin Revolution 9. Probably will be running it in the K configuration…I want to use a holster when I’m on my land shooting to carry it. Any recommendations are appreciated thanks!

I am thinking of “upgrading” from my Colt and Bushmaster to either a DD or a SCAR. Any thoughts? (5.56)

I usually use Lucas Extreme Duty Gun Oil, Gun Butter or Super Lube white grease on all of my firearms depending on the surface. Gave up on CLP a long time ago. Recently been reading about dry film lubricants - any particular stand-out products to try? I see Otis, Birchwood Casey Moly, Remington and a few other brands in the market.

I also see there's Moly and PTFE based dry film lubricants - any reason to look at one over the other?

Not super knowledgeable about firearms, but I had gotten a P320 VTAC and have put maybe 150 rounds through it so far. But is the slide supposed to stay locked when in battery? If I put a round in the chamber but want to eject it later to practice drawing and dry firing I have to take the mag out turn it upside down gripping the slide and give it a decent smack on the grip in order to eject it, it wont eject from simply pulling back. I don't know if that's part of SIGs internal safety feature or a potential defect. I have cleaned it and put things back in their proper spots

From left to right (mostly): Type 99, Type 38, Mosin, Carcano Cav, M1, Enfield No1, Enfield No4, SKS, AR (in rear), Browning 12ga, 1927 870 Wingmaster (great grandpa's), Taurus 9mm, Glock 22, Tanfoglio .40, FN Five-Seven, Walther CCP, Makarov, Nambu Type 14, TEC-22, Stoeger Coach 12ga, Winchester Model 62a (grandpa's), KSG-12, Izhmash Saiga 12, Savage.22, Lynx 12ga.

I sent a savage arms axis II 7mm-08 rifle I purchased back through the gun store I purchased it at and it has taken almost 4 months now. Is this normal? I have tried communicating with them several times and everytime they say they will talk with their representative but I have yet to hear anything back. I have since asked for a refund because I don't have a rifle but they refused with no explanation. From what I have read online it is usually just a month or 2 except during the pandemic it went up a few months from what I have read.

Looking at an Eotech 512 being sold for $375 atm. Doesn’t seem to want to budge on the price said it’s been used very little as it sat in a safe on one of his safe queens for a while. Is this a good deal or is it a pass?

I've got a Polish under folder I built from a parts kit a few years ago. It's functional but ugly. I buggered several of the rivets, and the barrel finish looks like ass Does anyone have any recommendations for a Smith who can clean this thing up and get it looking right?

Does anyone have any experiences ordering items from IMIDefense.com? I was going through their website and they seem to have some pretty cool furniture and accessories but I noticed that they are only based in Israel.

What is the quality of their products and how long does it usually take for them to ship? Should I go through the website if I decide to buy anything, or should I look for their products elsewhere?

Hi - I found this old shotgun barrel with my late FIL's belongings and I was hoping to figure out what the model shotgun is that it would go with. It's a 12ga Magnum for 3" shells (marked on barrel).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

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I have no intention to use an illegal NFA item, this is just a genuine curiosity.

Is there such thing as a 3 position dias? All the ones I see online aren't, you just flip it into semi and you have full auto. Is there any that have Safe/ semi/ full or do these not exist?

Mac10 transferable MG. Lage upper with 3-lug mount and a YHM R9. Holosun optic, lage folding stock, Blue Force sling.

32 round stick mags loaded with 30 rounds each. Takes about 3 seconds to empty. Also have an upper that takes 71 round suomi drum mags. Shit gets expensive fast.

I've been getting my 11yo son out to the range with me and he loves it. I'd like to get a pistol he can use with me at home, but want something quiet we can shoot on our property. It's big enough to shoot on, but not big enough that I can shoot larger calibers without annoying the neighbors. Possibly open to rifles as an alternative.

EDIT: Thanks for the recommendations. Suppressors are not legal in Illinois, so that's not an option.

EDIT 2: clearly this would be locked up in my safe with other firearms. He would not have access to it and would only be using it when we can target shoot together.

Monday Morning 0830 Edition

So I'm restoring a DP-27 to be a deactivated display item. The whole thing is a mess, requires manufacture of multiple parts, in general looks like a 5yr old tried disassembling it with a sledgehammer and then buried it for some 50 years... The screw joint between the receiver and barrel shroud somehow is completely stripped and what was left, rusted away. So I plan to weld on a new layer of metal and turn it down on the lathe followed by making the threads.

The question: what is the thread type, diameter and pitch it's supposed to be? Thought somebody might have one and take some measurements?

I've been thinking about it for a while I an can't decide all I know is I don't like the feel of glocks

My Winchester gun safe is about 15 years old and will open about once every two months if i'm lucky,when I punch in the code I get 3 beeps and I know it won't open,if I hear 2 beeps it will open,it has a new battery and you can only try twice and then have to wait for an hour before you try it again,I've tried everything,slow pushes fast,hard and soft pushes to the code,any advice.

I have been traveling every 3-6 months for most of my adult life and finally reached the point where I am going to settle down for a little bit, or at least a year. I typically left my firearms with a family member because I usually could not take them with me, but I would go out shooting with them anytime I had time to visit (my family member, not the guns but you know lol). I wouldn't say that their safe is necessarily secure, but they do live very remotely so a "max security" system has never really been a priority for them.

However, my new living situation is not remote at all. I live just outside a big city although the neighborhood I am in is pretty decent. Regardless, I have less than 10 firearms and would like to take every reasonable measure I can to ensure they don't end up in the wrong hands. With that said, 5 gun safes and even 14 gun safes can be picked up in some cases and moved fairly easily in most others. I live in a single family ranch rental, so my options of securing it to the floor or house itself are pretty limited as I can't go boring large holes into the walls or foundation and don't have a basement. EVEN worse, the room they are stored in has a ceiling to floor window, and alternatively is only 70 feet from the frontdoor. That is as secluded as I can get it. On top of being unable to secure it well to the house, from what I have seen, there aren't many 14 gun safes or smaller that I feel couldn't also be relatively easily popped open with a crowbar. I work long shifts so a time, patience, and maybe a little cocaine would be all you'd need to get inside some of these small safes lol..

Given my situation, how do I both A) get a small safe that can't just be torn into and B) secure it so it can't just be hauled off, without damaging the property? ---as far as ruggedness goes, I'm not worried about someone with a blowtorch...but a crowbar is a pretty practical and more common B&E tool.

I do not ever see myself owning much more than the few I already have, and will most likely continuing moving around after this year...so I don't really think buying a larger safe is at all practical. I would like to stay around the size of a 14 gun safe, preferably no larger. Any recommendations/tips are welcome. Please no junk replies- I just moved and am getting settled and just need help securing my guns the best way I can.

Also, any alternatives to a deadbolt for my doors! Thanks in advance.

I have a Sphinx at380 and unfortunately I couldn't find magazine for sale since it is such an obscure gun. I saw a few really old posts that cz83 magazines would fit. However the prices on these magazines are unreasonable. Does anyone know where to buy the magazines at a reasonable price? Alternatively was wondering if there are 3d print files for these type of magazines.

Collin Morikawa edition

So let’s say IN THEORY I own an ar15 pistol and a regular rifle length ar15. If I take the upper off of both rifles, and swap the uppers, did I commit a felony? Technically wouldn’t that turn them both into an sbr and a pistol? Just curious and I promise I would never do anything as heinous as this 🤫

Lets just say grandpa had a bunch of old rifles with seized bolts and such. I was wondering if it would be legal for to swap out some of the parts that are beyond repair, swap them out, and take the rifles to the pawn shop for sale. Is this legal. I'm talking specifically about bolt action long rifles from the 1940s and below.

Looking at a couple shorter barreled semi at my LGS and have come down to the mossberg 940 pro tactical and Remington V3 tactical. The 940 and V3 both have a price of $1500 (Canadian prices). I like the look of both and both seem to have good reviews so basically it comes down to what are your experiences in terms of which is more reliable, feels better, ease of assembly/disassembly, and overall better performance.

I am slightly leaning towards the 940 pro as the v3 has a fixed IC choke where as the 940 can use different options along with the usage of the 940 by pro shooters such as Jerry and Lena Miculek.

Thank you in advance for any opinions and view points