Recent content by Rancher Will

My wife has carried a revolver in her special purse for close to 60 years. See the info that I posted above about women's holsters. For any lady with the physical limitations you describe,, my wife suggested that you go to a gun shop, pickup and handle any of their small revolvers to locate one...

My wife has always carried her Charter .44 in her purse, not a holster on her body. I bought three women's holsters from George Cake Company, police supply, originally designed I believe for police women. When I was a young man starting as County Undersheriff in a Colorado Rural County, we did...

I have carried a S&W mod 29, 4 inch, both on and off duty since 1962. Before that I carried a S&W Mod 28 on duty and a Colt single action from 1945 to 1949 and again from 1954 to 1958. From 1949 to 1954 I carried a GI Colt .45 ACP as an Air Police NCO in the USAF. On horseback on our ranch since...

Everyone should follow their own desires. Personally, I carry all of the time when out of the house, as does my wife. I am now a retired LEO, County Undersheriff, Chief of Police, City Police Detective, 40+ years on duty. With the two departments where I was in charge, I made it manditory that...

I don't have an imprinted shirt. I did have a strange request a few years ago. I happened to be about 140 miles from home helping one of my sons move cattle. When we finished we went to a little local restaurant for supper. I parked my truck and trailer with my two horses across the road from...

I do not want to cause a major event on this site. I have examined the little .38 again, carefully, there are no other markings, anywhere on the gun except what I have already described. I have not overlooked anything re-examining it. I tested with a magnet and the parts attracted to the magnet...

At first I hesitated to mention this. But since others have chimed in, you can all laugh at me and I will smile. Back in the mid 1960's I bought 3-50 pounds kegs of powder each, in 50 pound waxed fiber material kegs, in Denver, at a very low price compared to today. I still have some that I...

My little .38 is a Smith & Wesson since it is marked on the right side, between the grip and the cylinder, with the Smith Logo trademark and in front of the trigger guard is "Made in USA" "Smith and Wesson" "Springfield, Mass". The very small numbers inside the crane, on the frame and not on...

Goony, thank you. You are no doubt right. I was once told that it was a Model 36 but nowhere on it does it say a Model number. Now I will take your word for it. It is probably a Model 12. I am not up on knowledge as most of those that I read here on this site. The serial number on the butt is...

Leo918 is correct. I believe your grips are just like mine that I had installed on my Service S&W Mod 29 and my Ruger Blackhawk amost 50 years ago. I suspect that the grips on your 29 were made by Herritt in Idaho to fit the original owner. I know that on my two revolvers, and also for those...

I forgot to mention that mine is a 6-shot cylinder and not a 5-shot cylinder as are many Chief Specials.

Mine is marked with "Smith & Wesson" on left side of the 2 inch barrel, "Airweight 38 Spl Ctg" on the right side of the barrel and on the bottom of the grip is "U S D#####" (Serial No.). Mine is marked "U S" in front of the Serial Number but not "AF". It was issued to me when I graduated from...

I would not vote to change the 2nd Amendment. It means just what it says and the reason that it says "a well regulated Militia is necessary to the security of a free state" is for a specific reason. The framers of the Constitution knew, as we know still today, that the militia includes all able...

I think there are two ways to use a .22 caliber for self defense. We use one way often. A .22 lr revolver (that we have) is shot very often by both my wife and myself to keep in practice and just have fun. We both shoot our .44's also but not as much as the .22. We believe that shooting the .22...

Sorry about that. Please correct that to 12 ga shotguns.