Recent content by OldCop876

Hello all. I have two older S&W revolvers that have the same problem and I'm hoping someone here can point me in the right direction. One is a Model 19-3, and the other is a Model 49 Bodyguard. Both of them seem to be more difficult to open than my other S&W revolvers. Both revolvers are from...

Hello all, I have a few S&W DA revolvers, all of which date from the 1970's. While most of them are very smooth in operation, I have two that seem to be "problem children" with the same fault. The issue is that when I push the cylinder latch, these two seem to require much more effort to get...

Just a little history to go with this old thread. As has been noted in a previous post, 4 layers of Denim was never an FBI standard. So where did it come from? It was promulgated by the now-defunct International Wound Ballistics Association (IWBA), and was chaired by Dr. Martin Fackler. Fackler...

I know this is very late input, but just wanted to share my experience with making my .40 shoot 9mm. I purchased one of those Detroit PD M&P's in .40 back in 2017, and was fortunate enough to get one that had been unissued and was still in a sealed box with everything. It is a very nice handgun...

Thanks to all who helped out with information. The grips turned out not to be original to the gun. A member of this forum bought the revolver at a good price that was fair to both of us, and it is on its way to its new home now. I might have been able to hold out and get a few buck more for it...

Under ordinary circumstances, I'd keep it and shoot the hell out of it. But I'm having some health issues that aren't going to be resolved any time soon, and am thinning the herd so to speak on guns that I don't have some sort of sentimental connection to. Turning the rest into cash. My son...

Thanks so much for the information. I do not believe that the grips are original to the gun, based on information I got from the guy who traded it to me. Something in the $600-650 range is what my gut was telling me. Now to just find someone who wants it!

Hello friends, I have an older Smith and Wesson Pre-Model 14 from 1955 that needs to go to a new home. It is in beautiful shape, far too nice for my small collection of shooter-grade guns. I can't find a mark on it. It doesn't have box or papers. I need some help in deciding what to ask for it...

Daniel, I've lost a leg and do not usually wear my prosthetic leg while in the office, so I spend a lot of time in a wheel chair myself. I did the shoulder holster thing for a while, but as you say, it requires a covering garment. I ended up modifying a standard gun fanny pack with a Velcro...

Hello friends, I received a phone call today from Texas that I hoped I would not get anytime soon. It was from Billy Branch at Lone Star Gunsmithing in Comanche, Texas. He was calling about my Model 49 Bodyguard revolver that I had sent down to Frank Smith for repairs. Billy told me that it...

My cities two law enforcement agencies used to issue the Winchester version of the FBI load as did many others in the area, and I was able to view a few autopsies from shootings with it as well as to see shooting victims as a first responder. In the times I saw the results from the load, it was...

Frank Smith located... Hi All, Frank Smith called me just a few minutes ago, oddly enough by accident while trying to reach another customer. He has been having some telephone system problems but he is okay and still working as much as he can.

I'd like to second what others have said here, particularly Rastoff. I've spent more than 40 years now making a living wearing and using guns as a cop, firearms trainer, range and gun shop owner, writer and competitor all at different points in time. I've also been involved in agency acceptance...

In my days of really heavy shooting, I owned the Dillon 550, and my shooting team partner had a 650. Neither of us noticed a huge difference between them in terms of speed, but if you hit a snag in the process of loading that needed correction, the manual indexing 550 was a bit easier. I will...

Thanks guys. The number in the Blue Book seemed pretty high to me as well.