Recent content by kenny s

Uh, these 'yards' are WHERE again?????

ah the memories. In 'Nam, I carried a S+W .38 J 5 shot with the backstrap deeply marked...US AIR FORCE. I sold it to a friend for $75 when I got out of that "place". I had bought it for $50 and had an offer for $100, but I split it with a Slick driver friend. I packed that little Smith...

Nice gun, but remember, they were made out of the same steel as coathangers...yeah, it's steel, but 1890's steel. NO smokeless at all. you'll stretch the frame. I took the latch off a #3 once with extremely light smokeless loads and lead bullets. got a new latch,,,but done push it. Ken

We don't have a problem with mail items we buy get stolen...Our politicians just steal the money before we get a chance to spend it. It eliminates a step......from the land of the free (if you're a liberal) and the brave. (If you're a conservative veteran)

I agree about the buldge. I've been loading for Sharps 45's for years and Winchester too. I load my paper patched 50's by running them up the sizing die without the depriming plug too. BUT. you should try the .458's instead of .459's, and seat them to the proper debth. do a dummy round...

long time ago, I let a 'friend' fire my Colt SAA. my baby with the ivory grips. He put the gun on half cock, and pulled the trigger so hard it broke the safety notch... NEVER LET ANYONE BORROW ONE OF YOUR GUNS. I paid the $125 for a new hammer, and learned my lesson.

We've all been there...Glad you weren't hurt. I fire a j frame using 4.0 Unique and the 158, but weigh every charge....too light a gun to make an error. too bad....Ken

I just bought a 2 inch snubby J frame 5 shot and love it. EZ to carry on those long woodsy walks. Mine was $450 and locks up very tight. almost no wear to the blue. It now sports Elk grips... I shoot 4.0 Unique and 158 RNFP and got a 2 inch group at 35 feet offhand. Gun is accurate all...

I use 4.0 Unique in my .38 sp. and I found that going slowly with the charging handle will give me consistantly good charges. I weigh a lot though for safety sake. I don't want my "new" J frame 5 shot snubby to end up on the gunroom wall at the gunshop.

I saw some stag pieces for sale at my local Dog food place. Had to try it.....$40 for two oversized pieces and a few days work. It cost $1.89 an ounce. I picked pieces that had a lot of outside solid and avoided pieces that had a lot of 'core'. I cut them on the bandsaw, so I had almost all...

First ...Welcome Home Brothers......Nam. 68 + 69.. on this our Vet's day... When I was in the Boonies, I carried a S+W .38 snubby J frame as an 'in the belt' crowd scatterer for backup. the gun was stamped Property of US Air FORCE. on the backstrap. I remember this clearly.(some of the...

I' ve been shooting and working on #3's for years. SW top breaks from the 1800's are not made from the kind of steel that we're used to today, and can shoot loose with smokeless. Yeah, I know...opinions differ. But I had a nice Russian .44 and shot it with very low Unique loads. Blew the top...

reloading for decades, but just bought my first .38 snubby model 36. Nice clean gun. I loaded 4.0 Unique and the 158 RNFP and at 35 feet (offhand) all went into a 2 inch circle, dead center. I bought it as a carry and bedroom gun.... I'm debating about hotter loads, but at...

Good guestion. I just bought a snub nose .38 model 6. Probably made in the 80's. 300000 range sn. Can I shoot P+ loads in it? I'm loading 4 gr. Unique and 158 RNFP and I got an offhand group of 2 inches at 35 feet, but I'd like to use factory ammo and HP. Lawyer friend of mine said...

J frame snub nose I had to reply to the post about the RNV .38. When I was there I carried a S+W .38 snub nose 5 shot as a side arm. I just picked up one like it. I shot it and was surprised how accurate it is. 2 inch groups offhand at 35 feet. Minute of bedroom... Never fired...