Recent content by Bigrams

Hello S&W experts. I need a bit of help identifying a model 65-5 and determining its current value. It is a 3 incher. It does not have "stock" grips, but aftermarket "combat style" laminated finger-groove grips. It also has the number 259 stamped on the lower, left frame, just under the...

P&R Fan, thanks for not giving it away ! I'm also interested in seeing if others have read Skeeter's wonderful stories !

Got to thinking the other day about something Skeeter Skelton wrote years ago. (If you don't know who Skeeter is, you need to read more). In one of his stories, he asked his good friend Dobe Grant, retired lawman and cowman (if you don't know who Dobe Grant is...see above...) what ONE gun he...

OK. I'll weigh in. I've carried my Combat Magnum 4 inch IWB very comfortably for years. I like the adjustable sights, longer sight radius and I've slimmed down some Herretts stocks. The only part of the gun that is even slightly bulky is the cylinder. Compared to the Glock pistols, which...

Grip search I'm looking for a pair of grips for my Combat Magnum that I can use for hunting with large gloves (its usually cold here in WI). The factory "targets" have the correct length, but are too wide (thick?) I'm considering purchasing another pair of target stocks and rasping, shaping...

After having carried several guns concealed over my 30 year L.E. career, I have returned back to where it all started for me. My 4 inch Combat Magnum is carried (off-duty) in an old, no-longer-made Roger's IWB holster. This old holster is adjustable and has carried several different guns over...

I'm new here. Like 1/2 hour new ! Went quickly to this Combat Magnum thread. Like many of you I consider this model to be my "ultimate". I only have one. It is a 19-4, with 4 inch barrel. It was my daily duty gun in the early years of my LE career. Since "retiring" it from on-duty work, it...