Recent content by Hughbetcha

I've had great experience with S&W Customer Service. My problem is that I had to call them in the first place. I think quality has gone down so much in the past few years it's worse than the 1980s. I look for older S&W revolvers (50s 60s 70s early 90swith light wear and have full confidence they...

Move to California. You will see police officers, firemen and other civil servants doing all kinds of things you didn't think they would do to discourage private firearms ownership. Destruction, theft and confiscation of privately owned firearms happens all the time in some parts of this country.

I clean the Dead Mask .22 suppressor every 200 rounds. It is always quite dirty at that point and I don't want to let it sit dirty between trips to the range. I don't necessarily notice a drop in performance but I worry about the parts getting carbon locked. I have a ultrasonic cleaner but I...

Definitely my favorite Glock. I've heard some say that the G34 is too big but I think it is the perfect size (i.e. it is just about the exact same size as my 1911, which everyone knows ... is the perfect size pistol)

I have Model 29 Classic with 6.5 barrel and full underlug serial #BKF44xx that I bought used from a LGS. I think it was made in early '90s. Does the full underlug date a 29 to a specific period of mfg? I recently saw a Mod 29 for sale on Gun Broker with a full underlug that was made in 1987 as a...

I purchased a model 36-1 with 3"" barrel and square butt with serial #AFT24xx. I have never seen a j-frame that did not have j in the serial number. Dos AFT signify a date or contract ? Can anyone tell me anything about this revolver?

Tonight at the gun club meeting a guy started showing around a very clean model 36 serial number 575988. He said it was a "no-dash" model. I take this to mean that the model # doesn't have a suffix such as my model 66-3. Is this lack of a dash significant in terms of value? does this date the...