The Abode of McThag

There's some things in the realm of guns that are established fact. Gun owners break things that are difficult to break with little to n...

The Colt 1903/1908 and the Savage 1907/1917 are contemporaries. They both came in .32 ACP and .380 ACP. Both were popular. The Colt has bett...

The S&W M&P 9 Shield is the same size as several 9x19mm self defense sub-compact guns. It's a size that's persisted for more...

The Chomps Collection did an inventory and discovered an unremembered pistol. Prolly got lost in the excitement of my Glock 45 Blue Label p...

Some laughed at me when I bought the guns, but I can still get ammo at normal prices. .38 Super and .270 Winchester are still in stock...

The only thing they all have in common is being centerfire and lever action. They don't all share magazine configuration. They do...

Marv snagged a Lyman No. 2A SA sight for $50 after I told him he could flip it for $100 easy, maybe more. What's interesting is that i...

The LH has "hunter" knobs.  The LT has "target" knobs. The difference is the target knobs have finer clicks and are fi...

Another in a continuing series of what sights were available for the Savage 99. The 80L looks to be a simplified and more compact version ...

Got a teeny-tiny aperture for the Lyman No. 1A SA on Laverne. Yes, I know about the crack in the stock.  Apparently most 99EG do this a...

I've been puzzling on why, since there's a lock, the Lyman sight folds forward as well as to the rear. It seems to be horribly ...

 Top to Bottom: Winchester Model 54 (.30-06) with No. 48W and Merit #4SS. Savage Model 99EG (.300 Savage) with No. 2A SA and Merit #4SS...

Willard came bearing gifts today!  It screwed right in like it was designed to.  Not only that, but it appeared to be sighted in exactly lik...