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The 'Killer with a Badge' & his prey The shootout resulting from the stake-out is one of my favorite scenes from all the Dirty Harry series. This was cropped from another publicity still for Magnum force.

another interesting perspective shot This was a publicity still made for the release of Magnum Force. I bought it as an 8 x 10" print in the 1970s and it remans one of my favorites. Apologies if somebody has already posted it earlier on this discussion.

"Shaving Lead" The above-captioned wording is what we called it on Detroit PD. If your weapon had this syndrome, it could be very painful on qualfication day, as you had to fire a total of fifty rounds of factory ammo in a short time period, from various distances. Even worse is that I've had...

re: model 29 trigger pull difficulties This is apparently a common problem and I can tell you from my experience, that it's not your fault; it is a real problem and it is fixable. You will need to have the end of the forcing cone reduced by a professional gunsmith. After a few shots, the...

re: 1967 birth of my Model 29 Thanks for the information, which verifies what I was told when I bought it-nice to narrow it down to a more specific time-MB

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late 60s Model 29-2 My first attempt to post a photo on this forum, so apologies if it doesn't show-up. My Model 29-2 was purchased from a Michigan gun dealer circa 1977. He told me he got it from a local S&W collector and that it had been manufactured in the late 1960s. Maybe somebody here...

Thanks to all for your input I've heard somewhere that using auto rims can sometimes result in misfires from shallow primer contact-any truth to that? Strangely enough I had two misfires the other day, using half moons in my 25-2, with standard acp ammo. Upon inspection, both misfire primers...

Thanks Appreciate the info Jack, many thanks for the swift reply. MB

re: Model 25-2, made circa 1972. I am a retired Detroit Police Officer and for four decades wanted to own the above-captioned weapon. I finally bought a used one, in like-new condition. I need advice regarding half moon clips. Today I fired the weapon for the first time and I need to know if...