Recent content by John Sobieski

few chose the Bulldog John Taffin writes interesting articles and books, describing and depicting the attributes of fine custom revolvers. However, I have trouble reconciling his written words on a "perfect packin' pistol" with the pistol he actually "packs". He wrote: "Three times in my...

Another home run! Does the rate of "misfires" correlate to the "tenseness" of the situation? Unrelated to your post, what are forum members talking about when we use DA, or DAO? For example, with the Model 10 the trigger can either cock the hammer and fire, or fire a cocked hammer. A Model...

when do you post the answer key? This is great stuff! The level of detail is terrific. In scenario one, it is a "hunting knife", and in scenario two it is a "dagger" - what about scenario 3? What kind of knife is at the woman's throat? This is probably important, but I'm not sure. What...

Reloading the fired chamber after each shot on a traditional SAA revolver seems like a complicated way to slow down your rate of fire, and a particularly bad idea if "you're in a hurry." Round One. Starting from the hammer down on a revolver loaded with five rounds, you cock the hammer and...

The British sure can be tight lipped. The Security Service (MI5) chose not to share their 1956 "Survey of Russian Espionage of the U.K.", with the British SIS, the Commonwealth, and especially not the Americans. "It must certainly not go to the Americans, since it reveals an alarming...

it's a no gun commonwealth The British military were normally un-armed at our NATO base in Afghanistan. The British shared this normally un-armed status with the Australians and Canadians. In contrast, US military personnel were required to carry issued (empty) weapons and ammunition. I...

it's about time I glanced at the text of the bill and find that it fits perfetly with my pre-conceptions of New Yorkers' freedom hating predilictions. Does delivery of a firearm to a "person" include the various police agencies? I suspect that the bill is intended to exclude government...

The kit was made in Italy and appears to be of high quality - but I haven't shot it yet. The kit comes with an "F" style slide mounted safety that operates the same way as does the center fire version.

The Department of Defense is going to prepare and issue new interim, Department-wide policy on privately owned weapons policy this summer. I presume that these new policies will impose new restrictions on uniformed personnel, especially those living off post/base. I was surprised to read...

off the rails? I think this thread has drifted from the original focus on the 92A1. Beretta doesn't advertise or promote a bayonet for the M9/92. The concept was only introduced as part of a straw man argument condemning "tacticool" pistols that "weigh as much as a carbine." However, as...

ubiquitous? I've read about slip guns in books by Elmer Keith and Ed McGivern, but the only slip guns I've seen have been inside a museum. Tie back the trigger on your SAA on your next range trip and let us know the results!

thanks Thank you for posting the image of the +P+ marking.

the cartridge of the future, as seen by people in 1988 I remember thinking in the 1980s that the 10mm would be the cartridge of the future. Of course, it didn't turn out that way, and it is only a niche cartridge today. I think the 10mm story is very interesting, and S&W's 10xx pistols are a...

I didn't know that 640s existed with "Tested for +P+" on the frame. Now that I know, I'd love to own one! I think that they are especially interesting because they contradict S&W's warnings about +P+ ammunition.

+P+ I've read that there is no industry standard for +P+ .38 Special ammunition, but I don't have an authoritative link for you. On the other hand, according to Smith & Wesson's manual for modern revolvers, +P+ should not be used in a S&W revolver. Given S&W's blanket condemnation of +P+...