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TALO Model 586-L Comp So what would be the differences between a TALO gun and a "regular" 586-L Comp, if anyone knows?

Bonephish, thanks for your response and for your service to our country! From your post, there's no difference in the triggers, for example? I have the M&P .45 compact and was seriously thinking about the .45 Shield, but it's not worth the $$ just for a .7" shorter barrel and one fewer round...

I have a question that I'm sure I'll get good info on! I have an M&P .45 ACP, and I'd like to know what the difference is between it and the M&P Shield .45. Is it just the barrel length and capacity and things like the slide serrations? And aren't the M&P Shield .45 and the Shield .45 the...

Ruger LCR I sometimes carry a Ruger LCR with Hornady Critical Defense .357 loads, but I'm one of those guys who thinks it's a terrible .357, but a great .38 Special! Having said that, the Hornady rounds are much more controllable than hotter loads (duh!). I also have a Taurus Tracker .44 mag...

Howdy! I've owned a .500 mag for several years that I bought new (8 3/8" barrel). The S&W website says it has an interchangeable front sight, but, for the life of me, I don't see how, unless maybe a gunsmith removes the front sight and installs a new one? I also have a .460 with the hi-vis...

Hi All, I've had a blued model 29-3 with scope cuts (so obviously it has the 8 3/8" barrel) for several years. I don't have the rings for it, although I do have a scope from a previous model 29. For some reason I thought all the long-barreled 29-3s had scope cuts till I saw otherwise...

Good Info! Thanks to both of you - that's good info. I've also read a lot about the triggers on the BG .380 being lousy. As I said, I haven't fired mine yet, but dry-firing it a couple of times when I first got it didn't tell me much, except it seems to have the long trigger pull so common to...

Hi All, I've not been able to get this question answered; hopefully someone here will be able to. I just bought a Bodyguard .380 with the CT laser built-in. Just took possession of it Tuesday afternoon in fact, so I haven't fired it yet. My question is this: everything I read about the first...

I have the M&P .45 ACP that I actually bought because of everyone talking about how comfortable it is and how well it points ... and it's all true! Also, I have a Sig P250 in .45 ACP. I must admit I bought it only cuz is was pretty inexpensive for a Sig! Turned out to be a terrific gun. I...

Howdy! I'm thinking of getting a .38 Super, but I've been reading about problems some people have had with reloading the brass - comments like only buy this brand or that, or only load hot rounds in brand-new cases and use previously-fired ones for plinking. Sounds like way more trouble than...

I'm seeing more & more Model 29-2s for sale that state they have a 6" barrel. My understanding has always been that the 29-3 was the first one to have the 6" (along with the P&R barrel and countersunk cylinder being done away with), and that the 29-2 had 6 1/2" (or 4" or 8 3/8", of course)...

Light Special Load vs Special Light Load Don't mean to be pickin' nits here, but I always thought "light special" load conveyed a whole different meaning than "special light" load. Light special load to me meant a .44 special loaded even lighter than it normally was, which was already light...

I'd be interested if you have a pair to sell. They don't have to be brand-new as long as they're in good shape ...

Sorry - wrongo! The director of Dirty Harry was Don Siegel; not John Milius. Milius was a screenwriter who supposedly did a lot of work on the script but got no screen credit. According to the story, this was why he later was given the .44 by Warner Bros - in appreciation. I say...

I Asked S&W Historian Roy Jenks ... A few years ago I e-mailed Roy Jenks - the longtime S&W historian - about the first Dirty Harry movie, since I'd read so much about it being a .41 mag, the barrel length, and so on. He replied that Clint did sometimes hold a .44 mag with the 8 3/8" barrel...