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Friday it was in the 60s. Saturday, the cold wind that comes down from Kansas started. Temperature never got above the mid 40s and dropped later in the day. Sometime during the night, it snowed - a lot. There was a strong swirling wind also. My car was uniformly covered with about 4 inches...

My first thought would be Goo Gone as it's citrus based. Try a little on the magazine or under a grip or something first in case it marrs the finish.

Amazing post. Terribly depressing in a way, but amazing all the same. Please keep them coming.

I'm so sorry for your loss. We buried my dad on Monday. I'm still in shock. I think about he and my mother everyday. They're not really gone as long as you remember them.

Owning both the M1903-A3 and M1 Garand, as well as an M1917, I can say the 03-A3 is the slickest bolt action I've ever had the pleasure of shooting. If, however, the proverbial excrement hit the oscillating air movement device, I'd take a Garand in a heart beat. There is a story in Hatcher's...

You are missing the model 317 from your list. It's a light alloy frame 8 shot revolver. They are available in "pre-lock" versions also. Good luck with your collecting. Charlie

I'm sorry, but who the heck are you to dictate how someone else lives? Salt in moderation is not a health issue. I bought some low sodium foods, and guess what there was in a large proportion - potassium. When are "they" going to figure out that's no good either. Quit trying to control my...

The trouble is the new cars have a lever inside the trunk to open it from the inside. Now you have to tie them up too...

Zombies. Every once in a while at about 2 in the morning, I'll look out the window and across the golf course expecting to see some shambling hulks of former humanity coming to eat my brains. Yes, I have a pathological fear of something that doesn't exist. I plan on being cremated just so no...

Pre lock model 60s in 357 are few and far between in my experience. There are absoutely zero on Gunbroker as of this writing.

As soon as I saw that picture, I flashed on a Steven King novel - Needful Things, I think it was.... The Devil takes many forms. Sometimes he wears an orange tie.

I think you would be well served with either. The only advantage I would suggest with the Ruger is that you could easily get it in 357 Magnum, not that you'd want to shoot a lot through it though....

The hammer and trigger on your pistol are chromed. My thoughts are they did it to reduce the possibility of galling, although aesthetics would be a good reason too. By the 1980s, metalurgy had improved to the point galling wasn't an issue at all. I carry Hornady 125 grain XTP standard...

It sounds like some sort of vibration damper. Otherwise, it's a large rubber cylinder.

You might want to call S&W customer service (I'm sure the number will be on their website). Have your model serial number ready. They have been most helpful on the few ocassions I have called.