Recent content by Charliee

Louisiana State Police I had a retired trooper tell me that at one time he was issued a 41 magnum and he did not feel under gunned. Having said that, I managed to acquire a 66-1 2&1/2 inc barrel marked LA State Fire Marshal. They had 14 of them in their vault until about 10 years ago when...

While the 38 special is not the most powerful round it is still very deadly. Just ask Lee Harvey Oswald.

Very Nice.I was lucky enough to get my hands on a 66-1 2 1/2 inch round butt marked LA STATE FIRE MARSHAL.

GECO is made by the RUAG group. They also make NORMA ammunition. Their 357 hollow point is stout stuff. I would not hesitate to carry it for defense.

I have lived in North Louisiana all my life. I would not worry about black bears at all here. They are more scared of you and will avoid you. If you do happen to see one just ignore it and it will ignore you. I would be more concerned about snakes and wild hogs. I usually carry snake shot in the...

A four screw model 28 no dash made in 1958 that I traded for in 1968. It has a 6 inch barrel and shoots like a dream.

I have had a 650 now for three years. It does what it is supposed to do and does it well. You can turn out a lot of loaded ammo in a hurry. I enjoy running it and time seems to fly when loading these days. The biggest problem is how to shoot up all that ammo. Seems like everytime the wife has a...

For my mid range loads I use a 158 gr lead swc on top of 7 grains of Unique. I figure its about a 3/4 power load. I find it snappy but fun to shoot.

I have a 66-2 and believe they are great pistols. I really enjoy the smooth trigger on them. My 66-2 is one of my favorite shooting pistols and my "go to" gun whenver I want to go to the range for a practive session. Two years ago my son competed with it to qualify for a law enforcement...

I am amused by "not wanting to work the 28 too hard". You aren't. The 28 will take hotter load than most pistols and ask for more. I have a 28 and would not be shy about loading as much as 15 grains of 2400 with a 158 grain bullet in it.However you might want to try 7 grains of Unique for a load...

38 CCI shot I am with the group that says use the 38 with shot shell in it. This summer I had a rather large chicken snake in the yard I tried it on. I made a head shot at 10 feet and it was very effective. The snake never wiggled or moved. It just went limp and died. I keep a box in the truck...

I have had a SW99c in 40 cal for several years now. It has never failed me at the range. I think it is a great little pistol and one I carry on a regular basis.

Right now it is : Titegroup Unique 2400 I am considering replacing the Titegroup with Bullseye when have to buy more powder. Mainly because I shoot cast in .40 and Tigegroup is not recomended for that. I have found it is easy to jump the pressure up in .40 with Titegroup.

4013 I have had a 4013 for several years now. Mine is the single stack version. It is a great concealed carry piece and functions very well. I have run a bunch of different types of ammo through it with no probems. Mostly I shoot reloads with cast bullets for practice and they do well in it. I...

Break Free CLP, Ballistol, Slide Glide I generally use either Break Free CLP or Ballistol. I like both however Ballistol seems to not collect as much dirt and grit. Lately I have taken to using slide glide grease on the slides of my pistols. They seem to run well with that combination.