Recent content by shawn mccarver

Blazer and most of the current or former com-bloc ammo. There is nothing much wrong with Winchester, Remington, Federal, Hornady, Speer, etc.

In my mind, the effect on the target for the 3-inch would be the same as if you had fired the 2-inch from one big step closer. :)

Does not look like any other Paul Piquette S&W I have ever seen. But, there are several members here who will weigh in on it and I would trust them more than me!

I like, in no particular order, the "FBI Load" (also called the St. Louis or Chicago load), which is a 158 grain Lead Hollow Point +P, the Gold Dot Short Barrel, and the old 38/44 load adopted by the FBI in their Police Positive revolvers when the standardized on the Police Positive in 1934...

I suspect the higher pressure is meant for the Ruger Blackhawk.

About time. Ruger has had success with its LCR in 9mm. I am not a fan of the sights, and I hate the barrel profile.

LE used the +P+ from several manufacturers, including Federal's 9BPLE +P+, Winchester's 127 grain +P+, and others. It might accelerate wear a little, but it won't hurt your gun. A friend of mine and I once ran an entire 1,000 round case of +P+ 9mm through the S&W SW9M (remember the little...

Do you have the safety on? If so, sounds like it is operating correctly.

The Mountain Gun is so named because it is lighter (like a "mountain rifle") by virtue of the 1950 profile tapered barrel. I don't recall who first coined the term "mountain rifle," but it was meant for sheep hunters who are walking at high altitude and want to carry as little weight as possible.

I think all of the K-Frames use the new lock up, the purpose of which is to allow a full diameter barrel shank, thereby eliminating the 6 o'clock flat on the barrel shank. It is easier for them, I suspect, to standardize on one frame. The N-Frame does not need it as there is more distance...

I think it would use whatever manual they were using at the time for the Model 19. I do not believe they change manuals each time there is an engineering change. The 19-4 was introduced in the late 70s, so I suspect the folding instruction sheet and two-piece cardboard box with the metal...

I understand from a You Tube video that the count of these "uncommanded discharges" is now up around 100, and last week, a USAF Airman was killed when his holstered M18 went off by itself and the bullet struck him in the chest. The commanding general immediately "paused" the use of all SIG M18s...

I do not believe this is correct. Mr. Hoover received REG. 1 (8 3/4 inch barrel) as a personal gift from Doug Wesson. The single 22 LR RM was part of a special order for two RMs, one in 22 LR and the other in .357 Magnum. The order was placed by the American Potash and Chemical Corporation...

I doubt you will be able to find out to whom S&W shipped it without a letter.

Bad trigger discipline by someone perhaps? :)