Recent content by desertwheeler

I can't offer any words of experience on that model, but I don't know about taping over the word "lady"... I kind of see my guns, especially the handguns, that way. Maybe that's why my wife is jealous....:)

Me too, and can't wait! I grew up in S. America (parents were missionaries) and we used to load our own shotgun shells all the time (16 ga.). I know this requires special equipment, but I enjoyed it then and I'm sure I'll enjoy it now when I can get set up. My first time out with the DW 357 I...

Hogue promptly contacted me and said they would replace the grip. The cracked one is on its way back. Hopefully I'll have the new one before this next weekend. Here is a target from yesterday, my second time shooting it. I was shooting at 15 yards. I know I was flinching pretty badly (based on...

Thanks, guys. I'll work harder on cleaning out that barrel. The problem seems to be mainly with the bullets. They're Bitterroot brand, not self-loaded. I'm eager to get into self-loading, but I've shelled out a bunch for my guns and need to save up for that (the wife already wants to kill me)...

I recently acquired my first handguns, a total of three in the past couple of months. My third one was the S&W Model 29 pictured below. I was wondering if anyone could tell me a little more about it. The serial number is CCMXXXX 29-6. It came with a Hogue rubber grip that I detested, especially...