Morning Robert- Just finished this up this weekend: Colt 1903 picked up locally as a $75 “parts gun.” Someone long ago had taken it apart then couldn’t get it back together. The Colt sat in a drawer for years, losing all the internal parts. The slide was stuck to the frame; they somehow managed to get the recoil spring plug wedged between the barrel and the recoil spring. Took almost four hours to figure it out. I used a dental pick to pull the end of the recoil spring through the recoil plug hole, then needle-nose pliers to pull as much of the spring out as I could before it broke off. I deployed a wood dowel and a “BFH” to drive the slide off. I was able to get the internal parts from a Gunbroker auction (ended up with a very nice extra 1936 slide, which I’ll sell back on Gunbroker). I should end up into this thing for about $165, and my time, of course. And then . . .
6 .32 ACP Pistols Worth Having in Your Gun Safe
Believe it or not, there are still a few .32 ACP pistols still being made and ammunition for, them too. The .32 ACP was once one of the most popular concealed carry and law enforcement rounds sold, though its inadequacies have become more evident in the modern era. I wouldn’t suggest .32 ACP semi-auto pistol … Read more