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I recently acquired a 510 P Targetmaster and am trying to figure out when it was manufactured. I found the date code on the barrel and looked it up online but got a little confused trying to decipher it, O C 31? Any help would be appreciated. Jim

Hello fellas, I hope I’m in the correct forum for this, if not I sincerely apologize! here goes, I have fired my old M95 Austrian/Hungarian,several times using resized and trimmed 7.62x54R steel cases. There seemed to be no problems, although I believe I had too stiff a load for the old girl as I was using IMR 4350 at 48 and 50 grains with the Hornady .330, 205 grain spire point bullets! that said I have found better reloading data and am pulling all of my ammo down to change to IMR 4064 at... Reloading for my M95 in 8x50R,questions!

I have a couple of Enfield rifles (1942 Longbranch and No 4 Mk 1 T) and thought I scored a nice hit on some shooter grade British .303 at a local pawn shop. However it turns out what I have is actually a un-opened /sealed can (H.B.&S. made tin dated 1963) with an intact pull ring of .303 Mk VIIIz extended range machine gun ammo in stripless belts which is definitely not recommended for standard rifle use. Apparently it is fairly scarce and I can't really find any info on actual value if I... Question regarding ammo value

After recently finding a Werndl 1867/77 to add to the collection I found this on an auction a few weeks later! It was labeled as just a "German Ersatz Bayonet" and in a lot with another bayonet. The curiosity of this bayonet is that after further inspection (and cleaning) I found a Hungarian crest acceptance mark. I haven't seen or heard of these bayonets having actual proof marks before other than a "V" shape on the left side of the muzzle ring. Has anyone else seen a marking like this on... Werndl Ersatz Bayonet

I own two Japanese matchlock rifles which I know nothing about. Anything you can tell me would be appreciated. Here are pix of the first matchlock. Thank you!

My previous 4 homes never had a deck, and to be honest I never really wanted one as a poured porch or patio did me just fine. But this house has a deck out the back and the weeds, & latter mud (after killing the weeds) under it just bugged to to no end. So I decided, in all my wisdom to remedy the situation, on one of the hottest days of the year. Layed down weed matting yesterday afternoon, and started at 7am this morning hauling #4 creak stone. Well 3 tons latter it looks... Another project off the list.

Have any of you guys ever seen a battle sight for Springfield 1903 that was filed this far down? Is this possibly a Marine modification? Reason I ask about the Marine possibility is because it's on what I (I think reasonably) believe to be a Marine 1903 from their 1918 shipment. Its serial is 1022901, has a Borden Hole aka Hatcher Hole, 8-41 Sedgley barrel with vise grip marks, blued B2 bolt with bent handle and... Battle Sight Filed Down on Springfield 1903?

Hello everyone, seeking repair advice on my old Star. Here's what's happening. I purchased this weapon three years ago, and upon purchase, the weapon functioned flawlessly. I had initially put about 100rds through the pistol. Fast forward to present day, I just took the weapon out of storage to fire it for the first time since I bought it. First round out, slide fails to cycle and seizes about 1/3rd of the way back. This thing was STUCK! After multiple strikes with a rubber mallet, I was... Star BM 1979 - Slide gets hung up only when firing.

First, the Swedish Government issued a public leaflet preparing its population for war and storing sustainable food products for emergencies. Now, the Finnish government is duplicating this Swedish warning and wants to create "300 Crises grocery stores" that sell and provide sustainable food products that can be stored and consumed without the use of electricity, or cooking. The Norwegians are contemplating doing the same as their other Scandinavian peninsula counterparts and start preparing... Why are Scandinavians Preparing for War

I own several MG15s and have worked on many others but I have never come across one proofed from manufacturer like this one. It's a German acceptance proofed gun from 1940, the Fl 45701 part number is common to German luftwaffe MG15 guns (flugzeug for aircraft). I don't recognize the wings inside concentric circles symbol and I have not been able to find any reference to this manufacturers stamp. Anyone know? I appreciate your response

Hey everyone, im not sure if this is the correct forum to post this but I had a couple questions regarding a few guns I have been tasked with possibly trying to sell for a late family members estate. I can add pics come Saturday as i didnt want to take possession until im sure on a couple things. But here's a rundown. There is an mg34 with bipod, some sort of solid milled receiver to make the gun non functional. There is a dot stamp on it and appears to be authentic parts outside of the... Display guns

When visiting the office of our family doctor during the 1960s and early 70s, I always notice an interesting box of cartridges in his office. I asked Uncle Ray (you have to be old enough to remember when close family friends to include doctors were called Uncle or Aunt) about the box and he told me that later in WWII he was in the army and worked in the Goodfellow ammunition plant in St. Louis on the unsuccessful development of the .60 cal. machine gun. For his collaboration... Winchester WWII Cartridge Display Box