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Will_White · Feb 19, 2026

Bolt_308 said:
Yeah I read that too about the finish. Going to be extra cautious with this one. I read that Standard will refinish it for free if there are problems. Standard Manufacturing is owned by Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Co, and I read that the 1911s are made in the same facility as their shoguns, which cost upwards of $60,000 EACH. Their Single Action Army revolvers are supposed to be the highest quality SAA currently made. They hired a bunch of Colts long time gunsmiths when Colt went through their crap . . .

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Nutty4Guns · Feb 19, 2026

Giggity

gmerkt · Feb 19, 2026

ilikegunspdx said:
USFA produced the best SAA revolvers.

I remember those. When I looked up Standard Mfg., USFA came to mind as a similar venture.

It seems like something always comes along to blow up these smaller but temporarily brilliant outfits. It's not well remembered now, but that's Kimber's early story. It's only when someone else came along to pick up the ball and run with it that they became established.

gmerkt · Feb 19, 2026

ilikegunspdx said:
Standard has both colt and USFA employees and continued the combination of brilliance and insanity. My guess is they got both the "plastic idiotic designers" and the "quality SAA craftsmen" both from USFA. IMO they make some of the worst guns you can buy such as the "thunderstruck" as well as the "switch gun", which imo is below Lorcin levels of build quality.

The Thunderstruck, that's completely news to me. Bizarre. The Switch Gun, seems like I've seen something about that one somewhere. I suppose there is some market for that sort of thing. The original North American Arms made a lot of those stainless steel mini revolvers before they went under. Now they are being made by someone else. The market is limited for a lot of these firearm novelty products, makers can only sell so many until sales show way down. If they are a one trick pony manufacturer, it doesn't take long to run out of money to keep the firm going. And maybe this is just the reason Standard Mfg. has such a eclectic product line.

ilikegunspdx · Feb 19, 2026

gmerkt said:
The Thunderstruck, that's completely news to me. Bizarre. The Switch Gun, seems like I've seen something about that one somewhere. I suppose there is some market for that sort of thing. The original North American Arms made a lot of those stainless steel mini revolvers before they went under. Now they are being made by someone else. The market is limited for a lot of these firearm novelty products, makers can only sell so many until sales show way down. If they are a one trick pony manufacturer, it doesn't take long to run out of money to keep the firm going. And maybe this is just the reason Standard Mfg. has such an eclectic product line.

NAA did not go under that I am aware of. Are you maybe thinking of the company that made the mini revolvers prior to NAA? Can't recall their name. NAA revolvers are beautifully made. That switchback is a misaligned pock-marked mishmash of ill fitting poor quality pieces. The one I saw was a damned disgrace.

gmerkt · Feb 20, 2026

ilikegunspdx said:
NAA did not go under that I am aware of. Are you maybe thinking of the company that made the mini revolvers prior to NAA?

Yes, you're right. I was confused and in error. Freedom Arms was what I'm thinking about, and they are still in business but no longer make the mini revolvers. They sold the rights to those to North American Arms and yes, they too are still in business. I had some of these in the inherited guns. Four were Freedom Arms, and of those, three were percussion and one was .22 rimfire. I wasn't impressed with any of these; when you're dealing with a firearm that small, part fit and tolerances are critical. The three percussion pieces, insofar as I'm aware, were functional. But I never fooled around with test firing them. I imagine that the reason none of these were broken is the BP nature of them probably meant that they were never used much. The one rimfire was broken and I sold it as such, a broken gun. This one came with a case, which I think was the reason it sold.

The one Freedom Arms gun I had was called "The Earl," it was a bit bigger than the Freedom Arms pieces. It had two cylinders, one .22 LR, another .22 WMR. It was broken also, it would sometimes advance the cylinder when the hammer was cocked, sometimes it wouldn't. I had it apart, all the pieces inside were tiny, it was one of several that I wasn't able to remediate and sold as broken guns.

Many of those inherited guns I had to do some work on. The previous owner had mixed and matched parts from one 1911 to another as he thought looked good. I had to research a lot of 1911's to see what they were supposed to look like when they left the factory. There were about 50 Colts, not counting Randalls, AMT's, RIA's, several Kimbers, Argentines, etc. After I got them back into what I thought they were supposed to look like, I test fired them all. I took them out in boxes, one after another I fired each one a few magazines. The ones that were functional, I put back in one box. The ones that were duds, I put in another box. Those guns I had to go through one by one and try to figure out what the issue was. Then they'd go out for re-test. A few went for more than one re-test. This was all aided by a large inventory of spare parts for 1911's which came with the guns. Here comes the point I'm so slowly getting to. That is, I didn't have spare parts for many of the guns that were not 1911's. Like the FA's and NAA. Once in a while when I would pinpoint what I thought a problem was, I'd send away for a part. That usually worked out but not always. A couple of guns I gave up on after spending more than I thought was reasonable and they still wouldn't work.

I'm no 1911 expert, but I sure know a lot more about them than I did before this goat-roping.

raftman · Feb 21, 2026

Just a run of the mill Walther PPK .380 of the Interarms variety.

D_H · Feb 21, 2026

Finally took it to the range. I know the model A sights are designed for the standard barrel but it was crazy how accurate it is.

Bolt_308 · Feb 21, 2026

D_H said:
Finally took it to the range. I know the model A sights are designed for the standard barrel but it was crazy how accurate it is.
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AAhhh- "Tally Ho boys- Fix bayonets!"

Just as the founding fathers intended . . .

;-)

D_H · Feb 21, 2026

Bolt_308 said:
AAhhh- "Tally Ho boys- Fix bayonets!"

Just as the founding fathers intended . . .

;-)

Would be a shame to not use the lug. I still don't know why they thought it was a good idea but here we are.

Bolt_308 · Feb 21, 2026

D_H said:
Would be a shame to not use the lug. I still don't know why they thought it was a good idea but here we are.

Of course- and any good Uzi collector has to have at least one Uzi brand bayonet!

You can see in my avatar picture, I also have the original OG Uzi Spotlight which also mounts to the lug- these were originally manufactured and used in limited numbers by the Israeli Defense Force back when they ran Uzis.

A batch was eventually imported here, and I was able to snag one. The batteries they used no longer are produced, but I was able to modify it to run off of a rechargeable 18650 battery and it still works!! Puts out a whopping 50watts of incandescent power and glory! The 'cutting edge' of weapon lights at the time!

D_H · Feb 21, 2026

Bolt_308 said:
Of course- and any good Uzi collector has to have at least one Uzi brand bayonet!

You can see in my avatar picture, I also have the original OG Uzi Spotlight which also mounts to the lug- these were originally manufactured and used in limited numbers by the Israeli Defense Force back when they ran Uzis.

A batch was eventually imported here, and I was able to snag one. The batteries they used no longer are produced, but I was able to modify it to run off of a rechargeable 18650 battery and it still works!! Puts out a whopping 50watts of incandescent power and glory! The 'cutting edge' of weapon lights at the time!

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Attempted to find one too but I settled with the bayonet. Late to the Uzi collection so all the good stuff is gone. Will be on my eventually list along with a soft case. Mac Suppressor is my next target so if I find a good deal I might grab the light.

brocklucky13 · Feb 21, 2026

My recent 223 wylde pistol build during christmas.

Buddy1211 · Feb 21, 2026

Picked up a little can for the little Glock today!

GBoF · Feb 24, 2026

Walther P22 + SWR Spectre II

Mikej · Feb 25, 2026

Mikej said:
New acquisition....

1944 Standard Products M1 Carbine. 10-12 years ago I became enamored with the M1 Carbine. At that time, I don't why I didn't get an original. Instead I purchased a NEW model Inland .30 Carbine. A fine rifle, but no story with it. Standard Products didn't use many of their own parts. Instead they sourced parts from other builders. This rifle has an Underwood barrel. I'll need to look around at the next OAC show. One of the good members there that seem to know everything about the M1 Carbine. AND, I will be putting the new model Inland up for sale.

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I got the final word on this rifle. Not being sure I paid a proper price for this. I was able to catch two members of The Oregon Arms Collectors Club at our show last Sunday known to be the most knowledgeable Re: the M1 .30 Carbine of our group. The rifle is a 100% true arsenal rebuild. There were only 247,160 .30 carbines built by Standard Products. IF, a person were to somehow have a true original that would be a truly rare bird! But that wasn't what I'd been wanting. Color me happy!! :s0115:

ilikegunspdx · Feb 25, 2026

Mikej said:
I got the final word on this rifle. Not being sure I paid a proper price for this. I was able to catch two members of The Oregon Arms Collectors Club at our show last Sunday known to be the most knowledgeable Re: the M1 .30 Carbine of our group. The rifle is a 100% true arsenal rebuild. There were only 247,160 .30 carbines built by Standard Products. IF, a person were to somehow have a true original that would be a truly rare bird! But that wasn't what I'd been wanting. Color me happy!!

Most excellent! I think @CountryGent knows a lot about them also.