Hold that dull bit up to the light, then head for the grinder. Your eyes can detect problems as well as any gauge.

We have yet to meet a gunsmith who knows all there is to know about repairing, improving and servicing all kinds of firearms. Nor have we ever met one who’s discomfort level fails to rise when a gun he’s never worked on, or hasn’t seen in years, comes in. Unless you specialize—rifles only, pistols only, shotguns only, stocks, engraving—you can ill afford to turn down work unfamiliar to you, yet you can’t afford not to if performing it could create a dangerous situation. That’s why books take up much space in the best shops. They’re our safety net, and they have proven their value many times by showing a way to fill a customer’s needs.

From MonroeRising.com: Recently, a friend and I were lamenting the steady dissolution of our Constitution. It seemed to us that the further our politicians have strayed from the spirit, meaning and intent of the Constitution, the more enervated, disunited and dispirited our nation and its people have become. Discussing how best to remedy the nation’s decline and to restore Constitutional governance, we briefly alluded to the discredited doctrine of nullification about which neither of us knew very much at all. So, I decided to briefly revisit the subject to see what I could learn. In a nutshell, this is it. I hope it will be of some interest to you.

WASHINGTON, D.C.--The United States Senate recently approved the FY2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Conference Report, which included an amendment to protect the use of pocketknives.

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Sturm Ruger 357 Magnum SASS Vaquero

Ruger Announces Limited Edition SASS Vaquero

NEWPORT, NH -- Sturm, Ruger & Company's new Ruger Single Action Shooting Society Vaquero is a high-gloss stainless steel revolver with a lower/wider Montado-style hammer found on the Ruger Montado.

The SASS Vaquero, chambered in .357 Magnum, features a 4-5/8" barrel, a blade front sight and wider (.140") rear sight, and black checkered, hard rubber grips with SASS grip medallions. Each SASS Vaquero will bear a special serial number featuring the letters "SASS" as a prefix followed by the numeric sequence. These special edition single-action revolvers will only be sold in two-gun sets of consecutive serial numbers and will ship in a red, two-gun carry case.

Ruger Vaquero revolvers are designed to offer the original "Old West" single action look, size and feel. Built on a mid-sized steel frame, Vaquero revolvers have the Ruger reverse indexing pawl, which aligns the cylinder with the loading gate cutout for easy loading and unloading of cartridges. A beveled cylinder for easier holstering and a larger crescent-shaped ejector rod head in traditional form are additional features.

Reader Comments

Is this really such a major inovation? The last I heard the Bisley models were still in production-right? I've wanted Bisleys for decades now in .22,.357 and 44mag. but I've always been too frugal to spend the extra money Ruger charges for just a hammer change. Maybe that's why one by one I've traded my Rugers for Smith and Wessons. In retrospect I wish I had originally purchased each with the Bisley hammer. Oh well hindsight is always 20-20 isn't it. Back to the subject at hand-I would expect nothing less than these new additions to the Ruger stable to be nothing less than strong, accurate, and last a lifetime!

Comment by: ? | August 20, 2009