If someone were to ask you which products Colt has sold over the years, would you say a .22 semiautomatic rifle? I didn’t think you would. Colt made three versions of .22 rifles, the Courier, Colteer and Stagecoach, as well as others under several private-label names for Sears, Wards and other companies. This alloy rifle shot well, but did not hold up well. Unless it was kept oiled and clean, the alloy parts wore very rapidly. In spite of this, the little Colt rifles were good enough lightweight shooters that most owners will pay to get them fixed rather than discard theirs.

Introduced in 1963, the Remington Model 1100 shotgun has been around for over 40 years now. Variations include a sporter for field shooting, a Magnum version for ducks and geese, as well as a skeet and trap model for those who enjoy breaking clay targets. In all, there have been well over 3,500,000 Model 1100s produced over this period of time so you are bound to see one (or more) come across your bench. In this article, I’ll cover some of the common problems that result in ejection failures along with a few of the possible glitches that aren’t seen very often. And, of course, I’ll examine the cures that will help you get this shotgun back in service as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Check out several videos this week: Close quarter defense requires different tactics than defense from a distance. Pillar bedding is the process of installing aluminum columns in a rifle stock to ensure there is perfect metal-to-metal contact between the action and bottom metal. Gunsite Range Master Il Ling New demonstrates the how to properly load and unload your firearm.

What's ahead for the midterms? Jeff Knox at The Firearms Coalition says, 'There might be a few Democrats who haven't been able to bring themselves to declare support for the Second Amendment, but the official party line is broad support for the constitutional right, while interpreting it in the narrowest terms, and doing all they can to undermine and dismantle it.' As for the other party, 'Republicans, on the other hand, are generally supportive of the right to arms, but few of them have any more understanding of the issue than do the Democrats. They definitely lack the resolve and the backbone to vigorously oppose the Democrats' attacks on the Constitution and the President's appointments of radical extremists to the courts and high level government positions.'

Gun Reports - News

Search of Residence Results in ATF Seizure of 48 Firearms

SAN DIEGO -- David F. Morgan, 55, of La Mesa, California, has been arrested by agents of ATF for illegally purchasing firearms and ammunition in Arizona and transporting them into California.

Agents discovered he had been illegally trafficking numerous firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition. A total of 48 firearms and more than 200,000 rounds of various calibers of ammunition were seized in this investigation.

The investigation revealed that Morgan falsified information and used a fictitious address to obtain a valid Arizona identification card. Morgan used that identification to purchase firearms in Arizona and then transport them to his true residence in California in violation of federal law.

Morgan has no known criminal history, and no motive for his activity has been uncovered thus far. The seized firearms include rifles, handguns and several firearms modified in violation of California law.

Reader Comments

"Morgan has no known criminal history..."

Well, of course he doesn't. The BATFE is infamous for arresting people with no known criminal history.

"...no motive for his activity has been uncovered..."

Of course it hasn't. A motive like a burning desire to live in freedom and liberty unencumbered by unconstitutional malum prohibitum laws can never be acknowleged in court. Why, that might lead to people demanding freedom and liberty all over the place, and we can't have that.

The seized firearms include rifles, handguns and several firearms modified in violation of California law.

Pistol grips, flash hiders, detachable magazines, folding or collapsible stocks, that sort of subversive stuff. The guns were not "modified," they were made that way, which is perfectly legal in Arizona, or at least it is until enough Californicans move there and vote in the same anti-liberty system that they just fled from.

Nowhere in this report on "illegal trafficking" does it say that Morgan sold any guns or ammo to any criminals, which makes for a strange definition of "trafficking." But hey, Californica is the source of the most concentrated strangeness on the planet, so why not?

So, basically, the only crime this man has committed is the crime of not following the paperwork rules laid down by the Kafkaesque bureaucrats in a borderline totalitarian state.

I wish I was on that jury.

Gaviota

Comment by: Lee W | November 4, 2009

This is proof the feds are searching for lone wolves. I'm sure the large number of frequent purchases is what tipped them off.

Comment by: Jeff W | November 4, 2009

Waco should have closed the book on these knuckleheads...

Comment by: philbo1311 | November 4, 2009

It's called "justification of existence" rules. BATF rules clearly state that every avid hunter or collector of guns or ammo should be investigated. Period. This follows as rule number two. Rule number one is "justify your existence regardless of cost and time".If rule two fails to produce results, refer to rule number one. Rule three is being used more now. It simply states that the "Federal Government laws supercede all state laws" . Not in the mood for jokes?. Good, this isn't one. Semper Fi

Comment by: Sharps | November 5, 2009

How does the BATFE manage to function at all? They've been investigated by Congress, sued by citizens, and the agents themselves have documented thousands of complaints of management mistreatment going back for over a decade. What does it take for a Fed.gov agency to finally become so rotten, stinking bad that it has to be dissolved?

Gaviota

Comment by: Lee W | November 5, 2009

The feds looked at David Koresh as a psycho who led a cult. The Feds Propaganda Campaign led most of America to believe the Branch Davidians were child molesting, gun hording psychopaths. I think Ruby Ridge was more difficult for them to explain. I think the current tactic is to label their victims as terrorists.

Comment by: Jeff W | November 5, 2009

The T in BATFE stands for Terrorism now, not tobacco.

Comment by: Sharps | November 5, 2009

I've worked with the ATF in a joint investigation before in which military arms were being stolen and used by an organization. Although a lot of your criticisms toward the ATF may be warranted, I've worked with some very fine and upstanding agents. There are a lot of necessary and successful cases the ATF has taken on, unfortunately we only discuss the bad ones. I don't doubt that the left wing may push some warrantless investigations and use the ATF to push their anti-gun agenda. I have seen the ATF act as an essential arm of the government. It's hard to say if the bad investigations were driven by agenda or misinformation. My comments are in reference to the ATF in general and not related to this case. I reserve judgement on this case with such little information given.

Comment by: Robert J | November 6, 2009

Gaviota, on an unrelated note and before you rip me a new one, I was wondering how your son was doing?

Comment by: Robert J | November 6, 2009

My son's doing better now. Headaches have diminished, and he's stopped drinking. He reports he's actually getting 6-7 hrs of sleep an night, and that's the miracle he's been waiting for. Thanks very much for asking.

I can't rip you, Robert. You have experience, all I have is hearsay. I only wish all ATF agents were of the caliber you have seen, and then we'd not be seeing the false arrests, prosecutions, and convictions based upon perjured testimony and fraudulent, manufactured evidence. Maybe there's some hope yet.

Gaviota

Comment by: Lee W | November 7, 2009

I believe the negative aspects that are often discussed about the ATF have come from top officials and not individual agents. My point is there has been thousands of bad guys put away by the ATF that needed to be put away. The agency does have a useful purpose, however I think the political agenda of some might have influence into certain investigations. Most ATF agents are not agenda driven and are just doing their job to protect this country. Please keep this in mind when discussing the ATF. Nobody remembers when you find a cure for cancer, just the time you screwed up. The ATF has had some blunders, but they are a largely successful organization.

Gaviota, glad to hear your son is doing better. Sounds like things are moving in the right direction. We tend to want fast results, however baby steps are giant leaps in some situations.

Comment by: Robert J | November 9, 2009

"The ATF has had some blunders, but they are a largely successful organization."

"Had some blunders?" "A largely successful organization?" Oh, Lord God Almighty, save us from any more blundering successes like the BATFE.

With all due respect, you have worked with some principled men and women in ATF doing good work against bad people. While that's great, you haven't worked with the many ATF agents who have lied under oath in court, manufactured false evidence against innocent Americans, and the thousands of agents who have harassed tens of thousands of law-abiding gun dealers and collectors out of business, or even into bankruptcy. You haven't worked with the cowboys who kill family pets while trashing the homes of guiltless citizens, shoot girls in bed, and confiscate property from people who have done no wrong. Not to mention those enduring, and sometimes murderous, public-relations disasters at Waco, Ruby Ridge, and post-Katrina New Orleans.

It's the entire agency doing these things, in all departments, from Washington DC down to individual field offices. Just from what I'm reading here on this blog, most ATF agents are regarded by other law-enforcement officers and agents as little more than bullies, thugs, and petty criminals in uniform.

I'm glad that you've found diamonds in the dung-heap, I really am, and I profoundly hope that this means that there's been a leadership upheaval in the head office, but we've been enduring more than 35 years of this abuse, and it's going to take a long time for the BATFE to prove to us that it has finally recovered its soul.

As for me, if the BATFE ever comes to my door, I'll be damned sure to surround myself with lawyers.

Gaviota

Comment by: Lee W | November 9, 2009

Gaviota I respect your opinion and knowledge of various subjects. The comments I made were to add to and not take away from the conversation. The instants that you mentioned were indeed valid. I simply wanted to add that there have been plenty of successful investigations done by the ATF and point out that the whole organization is not as bad as people have pointed out. I believe the organization has been agenda driven sometimes in the wrong direction. I can say from first hand knowledge the bad guys that the ATF goes up against are as hard hitting as you can get. You have to have agents that are up for this challenge and equally aggressive. An important point I wanted to make is that not all of the people that have been visited by the ATF have been innocent victims, the majority have not been. With that being said, there have been the cases in which you speak of. I don't know if these cases have come from misinformation on the target suspect, political agenda oversteping its bounds, or just a steam roller effect of the ATF taking down anything in its path. I can't tell you why these things happened, we often don't get all the circumstances involved. What I can tell you is the investigation I was involved in was extremely warranted and the agents I worked with handled themselves professionally. Potentially there is a fine line in a free society between freedom and control.

Comment by: Robert J | November 10, 2009

I'm sure you're right, Robert, but the sheer number cases that the BATFE has botched are significant compared to other LEO agencies, and I'd like to know why.

Gaviota

Comment by: Lee W | November 10, 2009

Gaviota, would you be using them lawyers to represent you in a criminal case or to absorb the bullets?

Comment by: Jeff W | November 14, 2009

Lawyers. Bullet traps. Things that make you say "Hmmmm."

Gaviota

Comment by: Lee W | November 14, 2009