Recent content by salvadore

Thanks RK, the lower shooter looks like the revolver I am considering. nedlate a Dwalt you are absolutely right, the sn starts with an 8 preceded with an s. Thanks Doug for the info

I have an opportunity to purchase a S&W Outdoorsman sn 12XXX. It looks to be 98% blue but am concerned it has been refinished. The case colors are excellent and I can't tell any wear at the muzzle. What I would like to know is what it's worth and is there any definite way I can tell about the...

I can purchase a 38/44 sn121XX in 98% but evidently this not not the right serial # range. It has a partridge type front sight with two pins and a more modern looking hammer. It locks up very tightly....Can anyone help?

Posted this in another forum, IO. I have a 358156 or 7 I guess, after being hollowpointed by Eric Ohler..I think that was his name. I use the real Skeeter load, 13.5 grs of 2400 in a .38 spec. case. Using my 6" M-28 tried it out on 5 one gallon plastic bottles lined up a couple of weeks ago...

Well I hope the hoopla associated with the 38/44 loads was because the pressures were above 30,000cup. I shoot skeeter's load, modified by .5 gr and the keith load with a healthy dose of 2400 and run thru my M-28 exclusively, and my mid 50s OP occasionally. Weren't original .357 loads over...

I asked this on another forum and didn't get a satisfactory answer. Does anyone know what factory pressures the .38-44s were loaded to. I can't find it on the net, but Skeeter's and Elmer's loads are called 38-44 loads on some sites. Anyone know?