Recent content by billy396

Over the years I have had great success with the Winchester Silvertip 210 Grain. Very accurate and I don't recall even one failure to fire.

I had a high-polish model 657 which I allowed a good friend to buy from me. I have regretted that sale ever since. I have an original Model 58 M&P .41 Magnum which was last manufactured in 1977. Of course it has the 4" barrel. It has very slight holster wear on each side of the very end of the...

I have 3 Kimbers and I love them all. Having said that, two of them were completely customized by Coal Creek Armory before I bought them, including the Melonite QPQ/Isonite finish. The stock gun doesn't shoot quite as well as the modified ones, but that's to be expected when you consider the...

Yes, the 3 3/8" barrel length was measured from the end of the cylinder to the end of the barrel. I've just never seen a Smith with a 3 3/8" barrel before. It has a very nice symmetry and balance with that barrel length and large frame, along with a very nice 'purposeful' look with the...

I agree that S & B ammo is perfectly good stuff, except for the .357SIG loading. I bought several boxes of S&B .357SIG and had nothing but trouble in 3 different guns, many FTF's, extra hard primers that in many cases wouldn't even fire after 3 or 4 attempts. I never got through 1 full mag...

I just got a Model 625 JM and I heard that there is a kit that can be installed to plug the ILS system. I had heard rumors of some guns self-locking under recoil. Is this just a myth, or should I look into it further? Also, I have a Model 25-2, Parkerized, with a 3 3/8" barrel. Was this a...