Recent content by Arrdy

The Cowboy loads are below 1000 fps because the CAS and SAS says so. No sense in beating yourself up until you're used to shooting your 29. Quickest way to a flinch is to go full bore before you're ready. I recently started loading some 900 fps 240 gn LRN for my 29-4. Shoot all afternoon and...

On most of the 92F's I've seen, the front sight is very fixed .... as in part of the slide. If you want to change it you need a smith to grind it off and drill for a new sight. The rears are drift adjustable only.

I'm going to post pics of these 2 pistols, probably won't be until the weekend tho, class all day tomorrow and a MRI on Friday will be taking most of my time. One of my jobs as a draftsman was reverse engineering worn out machine parts and upgrading them if possible. Also did some work at stock...

I'm not trying to pet the dead puppy here, I'm just one of "those guys" who like to ask questions. Drove my old man and teachers crazy. Ok, I measured the areas that were mentioned and the differences are in the yoke window height and the height of the cyl. window. The 686 has the higher window...

I've thought a bit and maybe it's the barrel threads. The forcing cone on the 686 is +0.030 then the 617. Might have done it so some joker can't mount a .22 LR barrel where a .357 Mag belongs. Any other ideas or solid knowledge? Bill you must be OCD .... those grips are too clean. :)

I'm confused. If the frames are the same size and material, why is 1 an L frame and the other a K? Could you explain please? "I just gots to know!"

Hi guys, I'm new here but not new to S&W's. I have a 617-3 SS 6" with full underlug. I'm being told, some what rudely I might add, that S&W never made a L frame 617. I've put this 617 along side my 686-5 4" and the frames measures within a few thousands of each other right down to the frame...