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This is the weirdest set of posts I have seen here... Why would anyone want to invite a person who is seriously creeping out the entire forum to go shooting with them? Yes we do fine by ourselves - thank you.

People have made the same argument about .380 recently too ...and just about every other caliber over the years. The answer....Why not? At my range here in Chattanooga I believe that I am now picking up more .40s&w than I am 9mm these days. It isn't a bad caliber as the chest pounders will lead on. My glock 27 holds an incredible amount of horsepower for such a small gun. Why would I complain about it?

That is a pretty open ended question.

Here is mine. Like XD I reload for just about everything 25-30 die sets at last count

Yep....this is the one case that a Revolver will get you hurt due to inherit design

I had no idea that people would actually have the desire to read a forum from a web phone...Learn something every day.

Should be able to remove the paint. Take the receiver cover off and try a little acetone in a covered area to see if it will fog the nylon....if it doesn't that acetone will cut right though krylon. Brake cleaner cuts it too, but may be too hot for the nylon.

Only 2 left in stock

Also....make sure when you do your laundry not to let your cat sleep on your clothes treated with the stuff. Believe it or not it can make them really, really sick.

This is correct....and when DuPont sold Olin and Remington they could no longer sell the Nylon because it was trademarked by Dupont. All the tooling was sold to a company in Brazil who continued to manufacture them under a different name until the tooling and molds wore out in the late 1980's or early 90's. There is no reason why a company couldn't start producing them again for $150-$175 using a similar material to the plastic fantastic guns sold these days. Figure it would be right up Kel-tec's ally....That would actually give them a reliable firearm in their lineup.

They are the older versions of the Stevens 311 line. They were made post war before the consolidation of the Savage/Stevens/Fox companies in the 50's They share almost 100% comparability with the 311 line...only difference that some of the stocks and trigger guards are a little different on some models. Most were chambered in 16 ga and those run from $200 - $300 these days. The 12 gauge maybe $50 more ($250 -300) The 20 even more depending on the condition and if you find someone looking for one. There is a lot of variability on these guns.....stick one among a group of the G.I. Joe mall ninjas and they won't give it a second look. Put it among some older hunters and they will oogle it nonstop. The only people who buy them for top dollar is someone fixing one up for grandpa or grandson.

They were also treated as toys when they were being made and these days it is difficult to find one in tip top shape. That is the primary driver in my opinion.

They are very good guns. Even now they rival any gun made today for reliability. -0- maintenance guns They are very lightweight and point perfectly. They shoot very well. I have a seneca green and it is the most fun .22 rifle I own by a long shot. Last I checked they were pulling in $350-$400 and the brown ones are $250-300 for 95% shape. That is admittedly CRAZY, but people are willing to pay for them at that price.

It is in the family! By the time it is yours it will be worth a lot more than $300!!! That is a fine pistol.

Here is another one you learn when you are young with the first shotgun. leaning your back and shoulder against a tree to try and "lessen" the recoil of a hard kicking shotgun does not work. At. All.

Just for the record....Ruger did start tapping and supplying the MKII with a rail right near the middle of its run. MK II started in the early 80's and finished around 2000. Started coming with factory tap and rail for all the target models around middle 1990s. I would look up the specific years, models, and S/N but my book is out in the car and it is late

I have a couple of 1911s and the S&W is right up there with the best of them. Some lament the external extractor, but I honestly see it as an improvement of the original design. The new E series is the cats meow because it ditches the 80 series pin blocks for a lightweight part and is very well fitted....it is a fine pistol now that I actually place a notch above kimber.

I like to see that after all these years....that the barrel band actually has a legitimate use now. How's that for thinking ahead. Street price on these will be $300.

On the 10/22 and even the S&W revolvers I can see why a shim kit would work wonders. Even the single action rugers can benefit. But the design of the all the DA rugers really can't benefit in the same way. there may be a slight difference in a shimmed trigger pivot, but there really isn't anything else in there aside from a quality debur, polish, and spring reduction that can be done. If you do it right they can be butter...right up there wiith the smiths. Secret is getting that spring tunnel free of burrs. Word of advice....the first go round I suggest taking the trigger group apart in a 1 gallon bag. there is a spring that is prone to launching and this will make your life easier if it flies. use a kitchen fork and a vice to get the hammer spring off.

Don't get me wrong. It IS a great cartridge and I didn't mean to come off as condescending in that post. It is simply too expensive to shoot a lot if you don't reload, while at the same time you really have to shoot it a lot to get good enough to be able to hunt with it. A lot of people have learned that simple lesson after going though about $6-700 dollars. I have talked myself out of buying several 10mm guns for the same reason. I could have just as much fun with things I already have and the additional expense of the extra caliber isn't worth it.

Agree - If you simply love the world of firearms then no collection would be complete without a .44 magnum. One of the truly great chamberings in the history of the firearm. There is way too much focus on the delivery systems (the guns) and not the actual cartridges these days.

It is one of those cases If you have to ask - then it is not for you. Also if you are not a reloader - It is not for you (I reload load a box of 50 for well under $5) If you are not a hunter - It is not for you I will save you a lot of time and money. If you have to be convinced of "why" the 44 magnum has no place in your inventory. If you reload and hunt it is the perfect caliber.

They are the most fun out of an H&R rifle

I have seen those before...Like mentioned above you stack 2 or 3 of them on top of each other. I suppose you could make a really light one with one disk, but you run the risk of it tumbling when it hits the forcing cone and goes funny though the rifling. That is why you don't use bullets that are wider than tall...would not be accurate at all with one. Talking 1 foot off at 10 feet. Wonder what the sectional density of one of those would end up being..? Edit...sectional density is 0.065 YIKES

1 - 12 ga shotgun 1 - bolt action 30/06 1- .22lr Rifle If you shop around you can get all for around $600 on the used market ================================ Don't take it the wrong way, but I challenge anyone to find a better set than those three for what will amount to substance work...getting food and basic protection. Everyone talking about 9mm and pistol calibers....if things ever went really really south then they are pretty much useless. Even now our military only uses their pistols if they are about 3 seconds from dying. If you are in this situation in SHTF you are doing something major wrong or you are about to get ground up into meat. A SHTF historically entails a very different reality than what is being described in most forums.