I have a pair of Uberti copies of the S&W No 3 in 44 Russian as made by Tula Arsenal. I'm looking foreword to shooting some steel plates in the near future (it's been about 9 years!)

I have 2 Para Ord. LDA 45's! The 3.25 (6+1 Stainless frame) and a 4.25 (12+1 double stack alloy frame) I've owned them since they first came out, and find them to be some of the most accurate 45's around. My first real outing with the 3.25 was not planned, but I ended up shooting a 20 ounce Coke bottle 17/17 times at 45 yards with Federal original Hydra-shoks 230 grain. A friend has a LDA Government Model that is also fantastic!

My experience tells me that you only notice the weight of any gun, until you carry it enough that you forget it is there! (kind of obvious!!) But for me that is about 4 to 6 days! In those days, they bang into every doorway, and you think everyone is staring at your gun! Then suddenly it all vanishes!

Ivan