Recent content by fencr

Ok, this gets better and better. After calling Shop at Uncle Mike's and discovering that they are just a franchise selling UM's products and getting redirected to UM's customer service which is actually a sub of Bushnell. I'm told that UM's does NOT make grips for S&W. I pointed out that S&W...

Ok, just talked to Customer Service. The skinny is this: The grips supplied with the current issue 686s are made by Uncle Mike's. Interesting because UMs doesn't seem to offer any grips on their site. S&W Customer Service has one (maybe more) in stock.. he said $27.75. I said sold. I got...

Thanks Mike.. I'm looking for something smaller than the stock grips. The Pach Gripper Professionals are advertised as smaller than the Grippers. I did try Hogue's. I found their deep finger grooves dictated a grip that didn't suit me. But, now that I've seen the latest incarnation of the...

Yep.. this are the ones I'm interested in. Ty Kernel. These have a nice contour on the sides that seems to fill the palm while not being as thick at the top and bottom. The side-on photos can't capture it well. I gather they aren't being offered anywhere? I'm generally not a fan of...

Can anyone tell me who makes the grips on the new 686s? I'd like to get a set. I went by the LGS and they had a couple new 686s on the wall. The rubber grip was much better in my hand than the Pachmayr Gripper that I have now. The shop thought they were done by Uncle Mike's but they don't...

congrats.. that looks great..

Yeah.. I know RS declared bankruptcy the other day but today I was hoping they were still running the store ½ block from my office.. I was in recently and picked up a two-pack of 3.5 mm jacks to fix the little ear buds / headphones I use. Of course gf, S&W Forums, life, computers, bikes, and...

The "dash 6" is like a 'version' number. A model will have small changes / improvements done to it and the new version number denotes the progress of these small updates. The -6 has some feature or change that the -5 didn't. There's another term for it that escapes me right now. Congrats...

Gents, I was wondering what you were paying for certain reloading supplies before the most recent market craziness. What was the 'old' normal? I bought 100 .38 Sp cases at Bass Pro the other day for $25. I'm still bugged by that but I'm just starting to reload and only have a few on hand...

No no .. not looking for loaners.. thanks for pointing the way.. Marc

-Slugging .. got it.. -Bold loads are for the listed components / hardware.. your mileage may /will vary ... got it -Start low and work up .. but some low-end recipes won't run all autos. -I should have specified that I'm asking questions related to my reloading for a S&W 586 (modern...

I'm not trying to get political and drag out all the clichés, jokes, and animosity. What i'm after, and please forgive me if this topic has been covered i'm new here, is how should we refer to the panic buying, the empty store shelves, the limits on purchases, the lack of ammo and reloading...

My gf and I really enjoyed it. I realized at one point I was clutching my jacket in a clenched fist. We had dinner with some friends for a birthday a couple nights later .. one of the ladies in the crowd mentioned that she was pissed that Bullock's character could not have been protrayed as...

Thanks all of you for the input.. You're right I wasn't specific. I did mean 45 ACP and 357 Mag (not Sig). I will print the Hodgdon's data for the full details. Different question. What about .38 cases? Is it safe to load the +P recipes in standard .38 Sp cases? Question I noticed...

Gentlemen, a couple general questions please. I’m just getting into reloading. I’m going to do .38 Sp, .357, and .45 for the time being for target loads. I’m gathering equipment and supplies. I’ve gotten my hands on some HP-38 and Bullseye. I have 2k Federal large pistol primers, 1k CCI...