Recent content by Chappy

I've had a 3" "kit gun" 317 for about 2 years now. My son's and I have put at least ten boxes of the Federal 550 count bulk HP rounds through it. That's over 5000 rounds, and it has no problems. I replaced the rear V notch sight blade with a white-outlined square one. It's very accurate once...

I read in a Gun Tests article a couple years ago that the 317 2" had a stiffer DA trigger pull than the 317 3" Kit gun. Not sure why this would be the case and have never handled a 2" model to see for myself. I've owned the 3" Kit gun for over a year - Great Revolver! The SA and DA pulls are...

I'm a guessing S&W employee just forgot to put the moonclips in my 325TR box. I should have called them, but I had several Wilson clips on hand. I have really come to like the RIMZ 25 and use them most often. It's my understanding that 45GAP run at a higher pressure than 45ACP. Has anyone...

I have had my 325TR a couple months now. I replaced the firing pin with a C&S extended pin and that fixed the misfires that I had with the original pin. It also allows me to shoot 45ACP ammo without clips. Mine came with the green TR case and keys for the internal lock. No padlock and NO...

I bought a new 325TR two months ago. It worked great with clipped ACP ammo. Absolutely would not fire unclipped ACP ammo. NO moon clips were included with pistol. I bought Wilson full moon clips and these work great. Out of the box, the 325 TR misfired occasionally when using 45 Auto Rim...