They may be familiar to some, but not every gunsmith knows the ins and outs of drill bits. Here are the basics.

The graceful, light, and distinctive L.C. Smith Hammerless Double sidelock is a favorite of American shotgunners. Here’s how to fix its most common problems. If you own a Smith and want to make it suitable to shoot again, or if you are presented a Smith to repair, here’s what you need to know about the shotgun.

In June 2010, Kahr Arms purchased Minnesota-based firearms manufacturer, Magnum Research, Inc., maker of the Desert Eagle Pistol and BFR Revolvers in .44 Magnum, .45 LC/.410 or .45/70. Kahr Arms offers a selection of other niche-type firearms, such as the “Tommy Gun” and Auto-Ordnance line of M1 .30 caliber carbines. In this video, Gun Tests Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine shows off two of the company’s big-hole BFR wheelguns.

Beretta USA introduced the BU-9 Nano as its entry into the pocket 9mm pistol category last September. Initial shipments of the American-made pistol left the Accokeek, Maryland factory beginning in November 2011, with a suggested retail price of $475. In this video, Gun Tests’ Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine gets a detailed explanation of how easy the Nano is to break down for maintenance. The Nano's modularity provides for simple disassembly and easy cleaning. Safely disassemble the pistol by first engaging the striker deactivator, a patent pending safety mechanism that eliminates the need to pull the trigger prior to disassembly.

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San Francisco Eyes Ammunition Registry; CCRKBA Vows Lawsuit

(GunReports.com) -- The revelation that the City of San Francisco might consider an ammunition registry scheme brought a promise from the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms that a lawsuit would quickly follow.

CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb said in a report in the San Francisco Examiner that Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier is working with the City Attorney's Office to "craft legislation" regarding an ammunition registry shows the city has learned nothing from its defeat in court over a 2005 gun ban proposition. CCRKBA joined the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and other plaintiffs in the lawsuit that nullified the ban because it violates state statute. Now that the Second Amendment has been incorporated to the states by the U.S. Supreme Court, proposals like this one are even more dubious, he observed.

"It appears that Alioto-Pier is trying to be too clever by half," Gottlieb said. "It's a de facto registration scheme hiding behind a make-believe effort to crack down on violent crime, and she knows it. We will fight it."

He noted that it is ironic for the city to be considering such an idea on the eve of the annual Gun Rights Policy Conference, scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 24-26 at the San Francisco Airport Hyatt Regency hotel. Gun rights activists and experts from across the nation will gather at the hotel to discuss recent court cases, current legal actions and anti-gun proposals like the one now reportedly being formulated by Alioto-Pier.

"It would seem to me that with the state's economy in tatters, cutbacks in public safety budgets and federal courts mandating that more criminals must be released from prisons that the city would not make it harder for citizens to defend themselves," Gottlieb stated. "But in San Francisco, it is politically fashionable to penalize honest people for the misbehavior of the criminal element. It makes you wonder whose side the government is on.

"You can bet we'll be discussing this at our conference in September," he concluded. "Ms. Alioto-Pier has an open invitation to attend and explain her scheme to a room full of experts."

Reader Comments

No doubt the costs of administering and enforcing such a law would far exceed the costs of adding enough police officers to reduce the crime rate without infringing citizen's rights. So clearly, this is a targeted violation of constitutionally protected natural rights - or a really stupid idea pure and simple.

Comment by: david b | August 12, 2010

So why should anybody be surprised that a California municipality attempts to curtail individual rights while coincidentally sqandering public funds?

Comment by: canovack | August 12, 2010

No surprise.

Comment by: P V B | August 12, 2010

I thought California was so broke that they were laying off cops, teachers, nurses, and firemen. Where the hell does San Fran think it's going to get the money for this exorbitantly expensive boondoggle?

Besides, all this will do is promote massive defiance of the law, just like Californica's "assault weapons" ban, which the Cal DoJ estimated had about a 10-15% compliance rate.

Stupid, stupid people. God, I'm glad I had the sense to get out of there in '93.

Gaviota

Comment by: Lee W | August 12, 2010

Gav - have you forgotten? The socialist need not worry about procurement of the funds, only levying the mandate!

I left Camp Pendleton around the same time as you left the state, and the current financial ruin was easily foreseeable. The media out there loved Gray Davis as I recall.

Comment by: P V B | August 12, 2010

San Francisco used to be renowned for their quaint, but relatively harmless, nuts. As long as you didn't interfere with anyone's rights, you could do pretty much what you wanted. The nuts are now elected officials. San Francisco is virtually a People's Republic. But you can still do what you want--as long as it goes along with what the Commisars have in mind.

Comment by: Visigoth52 | August 14, 2010

One cannot be surprised at any of the hairbrained ideas hatched in California aimed at everything related to firearms. What truly has me scratching my head is why the Gun Rights Policy Conference would fill the city's coffers by having their meeting in San Fransisco.

Comment by: ANTON D | August 17, 2010