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My 39 no dash was bought new in 72 and I have fired a LOT of different loads without any kind of stoppage. I even managed to fire a 380ACP round by mistake. It fed, fired and ejected without notice, just a bit weaker than 9mm. About 10 or 12 years ago it broke the extractor and S&W sold me a new...

I can only speak of two of them in my own knowledge. First was my next door neighbor and a kind-of shooting buddy. He had just bought a brand new Ruger 44 MAG, (can't remember if it was a flattop or not - prob was.as this was 1972), he and one of his workmates were reloading for it Friday after...

I bought a spring-set from them a month or so ago, and all went smoothly. They even had one of their people on the phone with me to answer a couple of questions. Nice people to do business with.

Re: the LONG EXTRACTOR on 39 NO-DASH Yes, mine broke a few decades ago, when S&W had replacements to sell. They told me that it was a heat-treatment issue, and the replacement ones they were selling had the new treat and would not break.

Me too. I love 'em. I have a set of 19-3's (2-1/2", 4", 6") and though I shoot the 4" most, the 2-1/2 is my favorite of the bunch. Five out of six on the 18" gong at the 50 yard targets is a good day for full-house 158 gr Keith SWC's. The thing is phenomenally accurate, and it just seems to fit...

"Space Guns" , huh? The league I shot in in Washington, DC, in the 70's, we called 'em "The fluted barrel with the Buck Rogers muzzle brake" and I did want one, but I had just bought a Supermatic Trophy(5" bull bbl.) and a Tournament (6" "skinny" bbl.) model for $110 each and one more was more...

I've had some of nearly every common loading equipment except Dillon. They all have their god/bad issues, but the one piece I truly do like is the LoadMaster, I use it in 9mm, 38, 357, 40, 45, and 38S&W. I've honestly never had any issue with any of their dies, presses, or scales that couldn't...

Man, what a trail, what a trial! Lost/stolen guns have a way of turning up at some unusual times and places. Back in the 70's, when I lived in another state, I took a really nice 1911 (not -A1) to a local gunsmith, a friend. But as life got lived, he wound up using my frame to make a gun for...

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In 357MAG, 4227 likes to be at or near max. Lesser pressures will result in lots more unburned powder and residue. (Just let a few of those unburned granules get underneath your extractor and see how fast your Model 19 quits working.) In 357Magnum, Herco (at least in my experience) gets...

FOR SALE - no trades S&W Model 28-2 6”, serial number N6995 (four digits, 1969 mfg, probably) With original box and label intact. Box is in great shape too, no damage from sights. This gun is nearly unfired and comes as close to “collector grade” if there is such a thing in this...

I've done a bit of photography, too, and it is my thought that in a texture like engraving, a very small single-point bare-bulb strobe off at an angle of about 50-70 degrees off your line of sight, in any direction you please will bring just the slightest sparkle on the high points, and add a...

On a 1969 era, 6", blued Model 28-2, these stamps appear at the base of the grip. On the left side, there is a K with a smaller P next to it, then a five-digit number bearing no relation to the serial number (which is "N6xxx yes, four digits), then Q and at the rear corner, the numeral 7...