Stock is new in box with instructions. Blued stock for Mini-14 or Mini-30, Series 181 or later -- will not work with Series 180. I will sell for $60 shipped. It is up to you to determine if a folding stock is legal in your area.
It might just be easier to purchase a Taurus Tracker in .41. It is a 5-shot GP-100 sized revolver. I am quite fond of mine.
They make the same revolver in .44 mag.
I carry the FBI load. It is the Remington 158 gr SWCHP +P. A little old fashioned but with a proven history. The added advantage is that .38 specials are regulated for a 158 gr slug.
I have been working with a Chiappa M-4 upper for my AR. With CCI Blazers it shoots great for about 50 rounds when it begins keyholing from lead deposition. With Copper washed ammunition leading is not a problem. However, I am cheap. Therefore I have been smoothing the barrel by fire-lapping...
Has anybody tried the Korean manufactured Mini-30 magazines that CDNN is selling? http://www.cdnninvestments.com/rumi307630ko.html . I know conventional wisdom is that Ruger mags are the only thing that work. However, the price of the Korean mags is roughly 1/2 of the Ruger brand and the...
I have killed several East Texas deer with cast bullets from a .41 mag. Apparently if you punch a nearly 1/2 inch hole through them the blood gets out, air gets in, and they die quickly. To me there are two advantages of the .41 mag over the .44 mag. First the trajectory of the .41 mag is...
To get to the bedroom you have to come down the hall from the living room. Dixie's tank is in the living room; prominantly displayed. Every service or delivery person that comes to the house knows about Dixie and word gets around. I am not concerned about break-in when I am not home...
J-frame revolvers of any manufacturer are difficult to get smooth due to the small size of parts and coil mainsprings. The LCR is an exception to that rule.
Personally I have found the Taurus K-frame and L-frame size revolvers to be surprisingly smooth out of the box and they compare well...