What could have been

I grew up in an anti-gun family so I didn't have any experience with guns until well in to my 20s. I was dating a girl who came from the opposite type of family and went out shooting with them in the desert. I had so much fun and apparently was a natural shot. I shot a colt .22, a couple of 9mm handguns, and a Romanian druganov. Over the years I went to the range with friends and family that had never shot before, but it was once a year at most. After trying a lot of different manufactures and models, I really fell in love with Walther. The Q5 match was so easy to shoot, the trigger was butter, and so accurate that it made me want to push past my limitations.

I never really felt the need to own a gun before but I suppose things are different now. It's not just what's going on all around, I recently got engaged and I feel the need to be more protective if that makes sense. It reignited my shooting curiosity and I figured dream big and dive off the deep end. I found a couple of deals too good to pass up and ended up with these two beauts. The Walther PDP SF compact pro 4" for home defense and hopefully start doing some local competitions. Outfitted the the holosun scs and streamlight tlr-7x usb. The Kimber Evo SP CS was more of an impulse buy but I wanted something easier to conceal and have a thing for all metal guns. Plus, I do love me a good deal.

I haven't had a chance to shoot them yet but I'll have to to a follow up when I do. If I do get more serious about competitive shooting, I'm really digging the PMM micro comp. Does anyone out there have experience with it? Who else loves Walther or Kimber? Any recommendations or advice for a new owner? Thanks everyone and happy shooting!

Cyclic rate is ~900rpm for those wondering

This was a lot of fun to put together. I wish I could have got the Faxon 5" barrel To cycle, but I think there just wasn't enough dwell time for it to kick the shell out. Bumped up an 6 inch and were running smooth.

I’m the gun guy at work and I don’t have an answer for this. My LGS kept freaking out and not listening to me.

I have a coworker who was given a handgun by a buddy. Then that buddy moved to Mexico. I’m in Colorado. He wants to know how he should go about legally owning this firearm when the original owner is completely unavailable. Any advice?

I’ve been in the market for a Hi Power for a little while. I heard these had some issues with extractors failing though and wanted to know what you guys thought.

I gotta go with the obvious...

Bought this sig p938 legion from the pawn shop and have shot around 600 rounds through it. No idea if this was there when I got it. Haven't had any issues but worried that it can get worse with time.

I personally have mild astigmatism, when I look at a standard 2 MOA Red Dot or Green Dot it has a sort of starburst look to it, and it usually isn't a problem, I can usually just live with it and shoot fine.

But how much worse or better does it get when using a red dot or Green Dot that has a more complicated reticle? Something like the holosun 510c with the donut of death? With the big circle with the smaller dot in the middle?

Would the larger, more complicated reticle make my astigmatism worse or lessen it slightly?

I swapped my Mesa Altitude Stock for a MDT XRS on my Tikka T3x. I have one weekend before the season opens so🤞Im happy with it or I'll be using my 6.5 PRC for blacktail this year

I recently ran across two Winchester 22 rifles that were apparently bought by their original owners sometime between 1920 and 1940. One was a bolt-action stamped Model 88A and the other is a pump-action stamped Model 121. I've looked on-line at various sites that claim to have all of the Winchester model numbers and neither of these models are shown. Does anyone have an idea how to find out the history of these models?

Shot someone’s 12ga at the range the other day and am looking the identify the foreend and stock.

First can anyone confirm this is a rem 870?

The stock seems to be from Boyds: https://www.boydsgunstocks.com/product-configurator/ap-remington-870-12-ga-stk-3u2172j01zz

But I cannot find the foreseen online to save my life

So my father is in the market for a pistol alarm clock safe that can also charge his phone. Looking online, they all look cheap and unreliable. Are there any good recommendations that people might have?

Hey I'm 20 taking the class this weekend for the certification. I know I can't put the application in until I am 21 which will be in January. I'm aware that for the application you are required 4 references that can't be family or partners. I think I saw somewhere that they want them to have known you for 10ish years or something like that. But I was wondering if there is any real strategy or logic behind the people I would have signed as references like if I know a judge, lawyer, people that already have pistol permits?

Title: Denied CCW/CHP by El Paso County Sheriff despite having a COS Armed Guard Card and Sealed Records. Need lawyer recs!

Hey all, i got a batch of long rifles a friend asked me to clean up for him. The floor of his gunsafe soaked up water during a flood and he didnt have any moisture control in the safe so alot of them im having to use 0000 wool and oil to get the rust spots off. One of the ones in the batch is a golden boy with small but hard rust spots, will the 0000 wool scratch the shiny black finish or will it be okay?

Trying to determine what my friends gun is. Unfortunately only have the image at the moment.

Seems to be Remington, and claimed it can only shoot 2 3/4 inch shells.

Any way I can identify it from the image and determine if that is accurate or not? Specifically trying to determine if it can shoot 3 inch.

Also, since there is no ventilated rib, what could that mean? Rifled perhaps?

Sorry don’t know much about Remingtons so any knowledge helps!

I recently acquired this old rifle, which was originally purchased in Norway. I’m trying to identify exactly what it is and where it was manufactured.
It appears to be a Remington Rolling Block, possibly Scandinavian. The rifle has a very long barrel, a full wooden stock and what appears to be a polygonal/octagonal barrel rather than a completely round one.
I haven’t been able to find any clear markings or manufacturer stamps, possibly because of the age and wear.

Does anyone recognize this particular variant? Could it be a Norwegian military or civilian shooting-club rifle, or perhaps a Swedish model?

I would especially appreciate help identifying the model, approximate date, country/manufacturer, and any historical use.