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Posted by greenbarn
- June 17, 2016, 17:31:46 PMQuote from: 49Reo on June 17, 2016, 13:27:57 PMYa know, if you come to WI to the Coulee Cruzin, you can check out Trolls 1911....Thank you, good sir!
Posted by 49Reo
- June 17, 2016, 13:27:57 PMThank you, good sir!
Posted by Troll
- June 16, 2016, 07:55:20 AMI got the sight on eBay. If you know what dovetail you need, the sights are available directly from the manufacturer of that sight. Example: I wrote to Novak and got a price quote on a direct replacement. Depends on the dovetail cut....
Posted by 49Reo
- June 16, 2016, 00:11:50 AMI hear ya. Where did you get the adjustable battle sights for your 1911? I've been looking for a good rear sight, not much to be found up here.
Posted by Troll
- June 15, 2016, 18:12:25 PM50', 80 gr. Hornady .375 roundball, 15 gr. Pyrodex P, and CCI #10 caps...This is a 5" barrel model, so I figured that 50' was getting near the max for target accuracy. My 1860 Armys, with the 8" barrel and 138 gr .451s are good to about 50 yards, and my Remington is still good at 75 yards. The limiting factor with these guns, besides having no real sights, is my eyesight...
Posted by 49Reo
- June 15, 2016, 17:33:00 PMPretty good! What distance and what loads?
Posted by Troll
- June 13, 2016, 16:48:44 PMGot another little gem last week. Had a chance, finally, to fire it. It's a 5" .36 cal. brass framed Colt Navy repro made by a company that is out of business. It's 38 years old, and had never been fired, until today... Here's a link to it's debut, and a target I shot with it, today. Either I'm getting better or it is
https://goo.gl/photos/eDu4gYsUrbhgwA8b7
Posted by DC
- June 03, 2016, 22:36:27 PMQuote from: greenbarn on June 01, 2016, 20:06:22 PMAgreed!That does sound like insanity.... which is probably what we'll get if a certain female gets enough votes....
Posted by 49Reo
- June 02, 2016, 11:15:27 AMGetting a permit to carry up here is all but impossible. Very few people ever qualify. To add to the insanity of our country's firearms laws, if someone breaks in to your house and steals a gun, you the homeowner will be charged with improper storage of a firearm. If it is used in the commision of a crime, look out. So many of our laws, U.S. too, I expect, are geared more to protecting the rights of those accused of committing a crime than protecting the rights of the victim. Our lawmakers need to be o the receiving end of their own laws; maybe the would change their views somewhat. But I doubt it..... 
Posted by gdrudd13
- June 02, 2016, 08:18:03 AM49, that sounds pretty terrible. I'm lucky in that I live in a very gun-friendly state (Kansas) so we don't have to deal with all that. Unless we want to get a concealed carry license. Then that sounds about right. Which complaining about how long that took, and the hoops you have to jump through doesn't seem like as big of a deal now knowing what you guys have to go through to get any firearm.
Posted by greenbarn
- June 01, 2016, 20:06:22 PMThat does sound like insanity.... which is probably what we'll get if a certain female gets enough votes....
Posted by Troll
- June 01, 2016, 15:11:26 PMOne of the reasons I have been buying handguns since I moved from New York...6 months would be a short time to wait, there...more like 2 years, even with black powder weapons...
Posted by 49Reo
- June 01, 2016, 11:17:10 AMIt usually takes 2 weeks from date of purchase to get clearance to transport home. And can only be transported to and from an approved gun range.
The application for restricted license is a horror show; they phone all references, they try to trap you into saying something that might make it look like you will use it in a threatening or dangerous manner. Take up to 3 months to receive the license. Utter insanity...
Posted by gdrudd13
- May 31, 2016, 08:59:11 AMwow, that sucks. Is it hard to get a gun considered "restricted"?
Posted by 49Reo
- May 30, 2016, 19:57:26 PMUnfortunately, the powers that be aren't well versed in firearms. A flintlock rifle, no matter the date of manufacture, is considered an antique, even if it was made yesterday. A flintlock pistol, however, is considered a 'restricted' weapon, thus requiring registration. All replica percussion rifles and revolvers as well as single shot pistols, are considered weapons, not antiques, ant all percussion lock handguns require registering as restricted weapons. Thus the Remington...