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What was your first new-bought S&W revolver? I took it to my local RFD and they sent it away to a Deactivator. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A Wilson-tuned stainless 686. Unfortunately it was banned in the UK following the Dunblane School shootings, and I had to have it deactivated in order to keep it. It was two years old at the time [emoji3525] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I went for the 6-inch 686. Unfortunately, along with all short-barrelled cartridge handguns, this was banned in the UK after the Dunblane School shootings and I had to have it deactivated. It was only two years old at the time [emoji27] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

...but a tad difficult to hide in a handbag! [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you're good enough then the gun you use doesn't really matter. I knew a chap who had an old Winchester X-pert 96 12g OU with 26.5in barrels and choked Improved Cylinder and Modified who could hit absolutely ANYTHING at ANY DISTANCE (OK - he was a British Army WO Armourer)! He sold that gun to...

A friend had trouble cycling a 24 gram powder load. OK when he used a 28 gram (1 oz) cartridge. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk