Recent content by dot6

I really liked these. The 3" barrel and round butt concealed very well for an N frame. I had nine of these at one time, but had to sell some off when money got tight. I also had seven model 696s, but the majority of these, too, had to be sacrificed. The one 3 incher I would REALLY like back is...

CH4, those two middle pictures, those are stainless? (!!) As in a 66, not a 19?

I am an unrepentant lover of fine blue finish. Yes, I appreciate the rust resistance of stainless, but never have nor will care for it's soulless looks. I have a few pistols in stainless for the simple reason they were never available in blue versions. Can it be explained to me what finishes are...

Glad I found this posting. Very informative. I just bought a 1905, 4th Change, 1st Variation with the sideplate mounted hammer block and plunger, which, unfortunately, isn't in proper operating order.

24-3 There are still Lew Horton models on GunBroker quite regularly. I had nine of them at one time, in addition to the 4" and 6 1/2" ones.

andy52, Yes, I've been rolling my own for thirty years, and have on occasion custom tailored loads for POI correction, mainly with Colt Single Action Armys.....but I dislike doing so, seeing as how I have a powder measure dedicated to a standard load for my other five .45 A.C.P.s, all of which...

stu1ritter, thanks for those photos. That is a very valid idea there, being small, tough, and low profile. I have extra S&W sight blade kits on hand, and it sure makes me contemplate just having it milled out for one of those.....just kind of a windage adjustable sight, minus the sight body. Can...

Thanks for the suggestion. That looks like it would work pretty well for target shooting, but I actually carry this old gun, and the sight looks like it would be a bit susceptible to bumps and such, as well as being uncomfortable against my hide in an IWB holster.

My 1917 always shot low and to the left. I can't stand for anything to not hit where it looks, so years ago I filed down and bent the front sight to the left, thereby "sighting it in". It works, but the left-leaning front sight looks bad, and the shallow and rounded rear trough, combined with...

Rereading what Rover wrote, though, tempts me to go ahead and try a Hogue Bantam Grip. The backstrap is open on these, so maybe they can be whittled to fit.....or not.

Thanks for the info. I had about decided to go with Tyler adapters, but then seen the thread that cast doubt on if the company is still viable or not, so I guess I'll hold off on that for a bit.

I have an original 1959 Centennial that I like so much that I bought a "reissue" model 40 for my wife. The problem is the skinny little grips on both leave a bit to be desired when actually shooting them, which we do fairly often. I would like to get a set of Hogue Bantam (#61000) grips to...

To 41 fan: First,thanks for the tip, I'll look that up. Also, I like your user name, as the .41 Magnum and .44 Special are my two personal favorites; different personalities, but both a pleasure. Murphydog: Your reasoning is sound and logical, and I have actually been shooting .44 Russian...

By no means a newbie to reloading; been doing so for thirty years. I do, however, would like EDUCATED opinions on loading for a 696. Now, I've always fed my Colt SAAs, Ruger FlatTops, and m24-3s the standard Skeeter load of 7.5 grains of Unique behind a Keith bullet with great results. My Triple...

Nine 696s (eight of which were no-dash), nine 24-3s, a 3" m57, 3" m29, and a 3" Charter Arms Bulldog. I kind of like the big bore snubbies as well.