Recent content by Deadeye_Dan

If you are looking for a period holster, check eBay for one made by the George Lawrence Co. of Portland, Or. Sadly, theyu are gone now, but their holster charts are available online. And their holsters are still available on eBay. To the best of my knowledge, S&W didn't offer holsters until...

The way my year has gone so for could use a little Karma. So add me to list!

FWIW, I just got 500 rnds of brass from Starline. They seem to have a pretty good supply should anyone be in need!

Green one, I think I may have figured it out! Here ya go!!

32 S&W Long Green One, I would happily post images, if I could figure out how to load pics off my confuser to this forum! In the interim, you can see them again at "that other community where they can't spell"

Next week, I will be aquiring a S&W 16-3, and I am wondering if anyone out there has some loading data they would like to share? I am not interested in making it into a 32 H&R, or a 327 Federal, but would like to use it humanely on varmints and such. As the targets will be smaller, suffice to...

If yours is half the gun mine is, you will love it! One of my most most versatile, and accurate revolvers!

Shouldn't have any problem. For a long time, my standard load in the 25-2 was 7.0gr Unique with the Keith 452423 which with my alloy was 240grs. No pressure signs, easy extraction, and quite accurate.

I believe all the model 53's came with walnut diamond grips. I don't recall seeing any smooth grips until the late 70's or maybe early 80's. But then the memory fades with age.......

Just FWIW, and before you toss that Wolf spring kit. S&W assemblers will file the strain screw to adjust the hammer tension at the factory. So, if for example, your gun had a stronger than normal main spring, and was adjusted to the minimum tension specs, your strain screw might be too short...

629 Mt Gun vs 5" 629 A primary question is how much are you going to carry it vs how much are you going to shoot it. If you are going to carry a lot, go with the Mt Gun. If you are going to shoot it a lot with full power loads, go with the Classic. Beyond that, for me, at least the Mt Gun...

5" vs. 3 1/2" 27's Given those two choices, I would go with the 5" every time. For me, it balances better, has a longer sight radius, and normally will give a bit better velocity. Additionally, with a proper 5" strong side holster, it is the longest barrel That I can wear sitting in a car...

1970's Police service Revolvers When I became an officer in 1972, the department issued model 15's. We were allowed to purchase, and carry our own model 19's if we so desired. Just as an aside, if we did so, the first three rounds were required to be 38 Specials. The last three could be .357's

I have loaded the Jet with both the Remington and the Hornady bullets. It is not a complicated round, aside from proper bullets and brass being a bit hard to come by these days. As I recall, my best results were with H-110 and 2400. Stay away from top loads! They tend to stick in many guns...

You have no idea how much I envy you! Would love to find one of those at a reasonable price someday!!