Recent content by MX-5

Hi, again. Just wanted to reply to a couple of comments. A few folks suggested that I not patronize places that don't like to see guns. And some suggested that they open carry and not worry about what other folks think. I've chatted with the owner of the restaurant in question and don't think...

Hi, again. Some good news from the NRA. I just got an email from them saying that a legislator introduced a bill in the Virginia assembly to make it legal to carry a concealed handgun, with a permit, in a restaurant that serves liquor, so long as the handgun owner doesn't themselves drink any...

Hi, Folks. Thanks, as usual, for all the great comments. The suggestions included: that I was overthinking the issue; that I should stow the gun in a locked glovebox; that I should stow the gun in a purpose built safe; that I should wrap the gun in a newspaper (preferably The Wall Street...

I live in Virginia. My understanding of the law is that you can "open carry" a handgun into a restaurant that serves liquor without a concealed carry permit. However, you cannot concealed carry a handgun into a restaurant that serves liquor even with a concealed carry permit. The problem with...

I live in Virginia. My understanding of the law is that you can "open carry" a handgun into a restaurant that serves liquor without a concealed carry permit. However, you cannot concealed carry a handgun into a restaurant that serves liquor even with a concealed carry permit. The problem with...

Bountyhuner: I'm not an expert on such things. But some folks here mentioned "sintered" metal. I've worked with sintered metal. If it's the same thing as "MIM," in my opinion, I don't think that it is comparable to forged metal. In my experience, sintered metal didn't react the same as forged...

Hi, folks. Some folks prefer MIM, some forged, but I personally don't believe that "they're both the same" or that its just a matter of taste or preference. There are differences in the two. After single action firing my "classic" M36, I noticed scratch marks on the backstrap. When I posted...

Hi. I own two S&W revolvers (M14 and M36), both in .38 Special. I've been experimenting with different ammo and wasn't completely satisfied with what I was able to find. Then, on a recent trip to the NRA Range, a staff person suggested that I try a box of reloads (125 Gr TCJ/FP) manufactured...

Congratulations! By the way, I just posted as a separate topic that I picked up a new-in-box 14-2 today at a gun show. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out how to upload a photo. Fortunately, it looks like I didn't have to. Great photo of my, I mean your, K-38.

Thanks, guys. Years ago, about the same time as this gun was made (late '70s) I had a combat masterpiece with a 4" barrel. I think I paid around $175 for that one. Times were tough for me then, and I had to pawn it for about $75. Never figured that I'd get another .38 Special from that period...

Well, I did it! A month or so I posted a new topic about whether there were any K frames to avoid. I got a lot of good comments from the folks here, and took them with me to a gun show last month. Long story short, I ran into a couple of unscrupulous dealers, got ripped off, and reported them...

Well, I did it! A month or so I posted a new topic about whether there were any K frames to avoid. I got a lot of good comments from the folks here, and took them with me to a gun show last month. Long story short, I ran into a couple of unscrupulous dealers, got ripped off, and reported them...

Hi, Shawn. Thanks. Good points. I think that I read in a magazine somewhere within the past year that different agencies set their .38s up differently, as you mentioned. Also, with the smallish ejector on the Model 36, I've grown accustomed to shaking the gun a bit to dislodge the cases. It'll...

Hi, arfmel. Yes, always take cash. I have been doing so. Then I went to a gun show a few months ago and ran into a vendor in a McDonald's. "Didn't I see you at the last show," I asked. "Yup," he said. "How's business," I asked. "Terrible," he said. When I visited his table, he had a sign...

Hi, all. Thanks for all of your comments. I printed and read each one (I'll take to the show with me). I kept my original question short, but I suppose that I should have put in a bit more detail. I'll try to respond to all points made, and apologize if I've missed any. I already own an S&W...