10mm is a beast. Most 1911s can’t handle it. Either the frames will crack or the spring setup will be so heavy that the slide cycles faster than it should so the disconnector slot catches the top of the hammer and breaks. At that point you need a new slide. I had it happen on a Colt Delta Elite and on an EAA Hunter. 10mm was designed on the glock platform and that’s where it needs to stay.

I’ve waited as little as 3 months and as many as 15 for a can to get out of jail. I really miss the eFile for building an SBR!

Did someone say MP5?

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I went with some friends to shoot steel plates this weekend. I brought my SP89. I hadn’t had it out in a while. I forgot how fast and fun that gun is. I ran the plates course with that faster than a totally race ready STI.

You sure that’s circa 1930’s? I thought the pre WW2 guns had the safety at the front of the trigger guard?

Belgium prices are all over. People ask crazy prices sometimes. I’ll see a 60’s Belgium, no rib, with a Cutts in average condition that people are asking $1600 for and sometimes they’ll pop up for $800. Browning collectors are actually odder, more temperamental and can be bigger pricks/snobs than pinball collectors. Never tel a Browning guy you push barbed wire fences down with your Auto5. It’s worse than telling a pinball guy about drilling hasp holes in WPC games as a teenager.

I’ve never seen a Belgium A5 that didn’t have a cracked forend.

That’s surely a typo? I haven’t seen an Auto 5 sell for $150 on a legit transaction in over two decades.

Beretta 380? I traded one of those last year for a Benelli SBE 1. They’re actually fairly collectible for the guys that collect pocket pistols and the guys that collect militaria

I’ve got too many scatterguns, so I need to let some go. If anyone is looking, I’ll sell two for a very reasonable price. I’ll even ship for free. Both have factory boxes and all chokes. First (as pictured, more pics upon request) Caesar Guerini Summit Sporting Limited. 12ga 32” barrels. KickEez pad. Right palm swell. Second (pics on request) Beretta A303 Upland Special. Very rare. Extremely hard to find for sale. 20ga 24” English stock.

PM for details if interested

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I miss the old days of efile a form 1 was under 30 days and the form 4 took less than 180. Been a while. When braces became popular, I was doing SBR form 1’s. Lotta folks told me I was dumb. I put a mossy 500 on a form 1. Same configuration as a shockwave. Same folks told me I was dumb. It’ll probably end up like the brace scenario.

Probably has a bit more thump than you’re expecting…you of course have to pull both triggers at the same time!

Remember, when you swing it to lead and shoot a crossing clays, the barrels are not pointing straight-they’re pointing towards each other slightly. So, clay moving right to left, you’ll want to lead more with the right barrel than the left, but less if you’re shooting the left barrel on a left to right flyer. I couldn’t ever get used to it. I spent a bunch on a 28ga SXS once for quail and just couldn’t hit a bird with it. Sold it. Took my loss. Went back to shooting an auto loader.