Recent content by Sourdough

Hey, question about that 1938 .30-06 brass. Did you have to pull the bullets and primers to avoid corrosive materials being cooked into the casings, or is that more precautionary than necessity? Long ago I picked up some 1942 rounds and started opening them with an impact bullet puller to...

Thanks for the input, folks. It seems to me this material may be of interest eventually, for shooters who are younger than I. If I needed to move to these casings it wouldn't trouble me a whole lot but it doesn't seem my stock of brass will 'wear out' before I die, and I already know that sort...

A correspondent just sent a link to a story about a new material which is being touted as better than brass for cartridge casing material. This is the first I have heard of it, though some of the comments following the story seem to indicate it isn't the first time those writers have heard of...

That Bucheimer reminds me of a Bianchi Model 5 I bought after getting to Vietnam. The Mod 5 was a thumb-break, was the main difference I recall. The design was very good, and the quality was certainly acceptable. Carried my issue Model 15 in it on nighttime perimeter posts for a year. Just...

OK, I did not follow the NG series but the comment above about chambering 10mm & .40 cal has me scratching my head until I am afraid I'll get splinters under my fingernails. Is that a dual cylinder type of situation or do the carts headspace on something other than their rims?

Looks kinda undressed out there in the middle of a great big nowhere with that revolver as his primary armament!

I wonder whether several officers were together cleaning weapons after qualifying and they were inadvertently swapped, and neither officer thought anything about it?

I am not trying to be provocative, I am asking this question seriously: I have been told since I was a child the .32 and .38s less powerful than the .38 Spl are not practical. Does the .32 Long pack enough power to serve as a defensive weapon, or is it strictly a target use weapon/cartridge...

When did the Air Force swap pilot M-10s for M-15s? My brother flew F-100 in early to mid 1960s and was issued a new (or new looking) M-10. He liked it pretty well, and went to the BX & bought one like it for his own. Still has that one. I never thought about the possibility that might have...

Several posts have mentioned the T-Grip Adapter. Has anyone tried custom stocks such as Herrett makes? I have handled a T-Grip equipped revolver once but wasn't able to fire it. I have some J Frame revolvers and an N-Frame with Jordan Trooper Stocks which do very well, and the J Frame version...

What's this about offering to "Beta Test" a firearm? I thought that only applied to electronics gadgetry. If it works for firearms, how does one apply?

Sure, good for him. Some folks find the .32 H&R Magnum in a J Frame gives six shots of stopping power they need while still having a grip they can get their hands around. That round's effectiveness surprised me since my only experience with .32s were the ancient S&W Long revolver loads which...

I have always appreciated the styling of the PP and PPK. My only hesitation with them was the cartridge's lack of power. It's interesting that in the last few years the .380 has enjoyed a renewing of popularity. Perhaps we'll face bad guys who are easier to stop in today's 'kinder & gentler'...

No, I think it had more to do with the fact corrosive primers and poor care caused lots of good weapons to deteriorate. Although, if you've been around the Forum awhile you've maybe read some of the discussions about the improvements in metallurgy which have come about in the last half century...

Loaded some .45 ACP for the Officers Model I bought the other day. The die set I bought doesn't have an expander, so I made do with something which has been among my reloading bits for so long I cannot remember just what it is! Gotta get an expander die, I betcha!