Tombstone Arms

Century, AIM, M.G.S., and J&G are telling me they will be available again this month.

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A good pistol to purchase and practice with is something that you can afford to buy a lot of ammo for and shoot it a lot. If you want to be effective with a handgun (or any firearm) you have to put in the time and put a lot of lead downrange. I think the answer to the question "what is a good pistol to purchase and practice with" has more to do with the caliber than the make or model. The 9mm (9x19) is an excellent choice. It is also very inexpensive to shoot. You asked about Glocks. They are very good, but are they the best? What is the best restaurant to eat at? It all depends on what you want and like. 99.9% of all the handguns available out there go bang when you pull the trigger. Start with something cheap and shoot it a lot. A $100 gun you actually practise with is better than a $800 gun you can't afford to shoot. Matt, owner Tombstone Arms

No, they're not C&R eligible. They are OK to ship to the People's Republik of CA, though.

Most M44's shipping now from the larger distributors are 1946-1948 dated Izhevsk carbines. It's been rare for me to receive a pre-45 dated receiver lately from Century, SOG or AIM.

I try to pick out everything myself from the gunshows, but sometimes I order blind and take a chance . . . I like to show pictures so everyone knows exactly what they're getting. Besides, aren't all guns nice? Nice guns don't kill people. Proper sight alignment, sight picture and trigger control kills people.

SOG is showing No.5's in their October flyer for $229. They say it's NOT a cut down No.4, or one of the Century "remanufactured" Enfields, but a true No.5 Mk1. Interesting . . . I think I see several with my name on 'em.

I love those Highway Patrolman's. A pinned & recessed 3-screw 28-2 would be mfg'd between '69 and '83, I think. The 38 you're looking for might be the K-38 Masterpiece. I've got an old 4-screw K-38 with factory engraving. I've been wanting to send the info in to Roy Jinks to get some history on it, but I keep forgetting. You're correct, most of the .38 Specials were built on the K-Frame. Most .357's are on the N-Frame (earlier guns) or the L-Frame. Have fun collecting those Smiths.

Everyone needs a few Mosin Nagants. They're great rifles. Has anyone seen any Finn's around lately?

I'd say go with an M1 Garand. After all, it's the "greatest battle implement ever devised". Also, if you're shooting paper, you will not be disapointed with an AR-15, either. It's the most expensive, but if you decide on a complete rifle in 5.56, you can purchase a 7.62 NATO upper and have a real tack driver in both calibers. My semi-auto choices: 1) US Rifle Cal 30 M1 2) AR-15 3) M1A (16" SOCOM) 4) FAL (L1A1) 5) G3, or CETME 6) AK

I think the N-Frame is a nice size. I really don't like the .500 . . . that frame is loo big, IMO. I've been waiting for Smith to offer the .454 in the N-Frame. I would think that would work. All they really have to do is beef up the backstrap and bore out 5 instead of 6 . . . I would think that would be enough, but I'm no engineer.

I placed an order for a few of them with Dianna before they were even listed in their flyer. They were already sold out. I'm on the backorder list . . . and waiting. Somebody's buying them like crazy.

Have you seen Century's #4 in .45ACP . . . Believe it or not, it uses 1911 magazines. Looks like they just cut out the slot in the .303 mag and jammed a Gov't. mag in.

Very nice. I've got a 4-screw 29 (4" bbl.) and several 8 3/8" pinned & recessed 29-2's. What I really want is one of Lew Horton's 3" 29's. But, they're hard to come by. The 29-2 was the last 29 that really gets me interested.