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But Plus P isn't a magic bullet. You still need to place the bullets in a vital zone, under pressure while being shot at!

Most ammo makers make Plus P, but some, like Buffalo Bore and Underwood, load at the upper limits. One has a virtual .38-44 High velocity load. S&W didn't heat treat cylinders until 1919, above serial no. 316,000. They do not warrant guns for Plus P until model marked, after 1957, when...

Schools teach very little geography or history. MANY know little of what it should mean to be American. We are losing our heritage and our nation! Someone asked me today where Denmark is and what language Danes speak. She'd heard of Danish pastries, but made no connection.

M-49 S&W snub wouldn't group at 25 yards. Other guns shot normally that day, so it wasn't me. I returned the gun for a M-36 that shot fine. Yes, I could shoot snub .38's pretty well at that range. In the USAF, I was handed a vintage Colt Official Police that didn't shoot to the sights and...

Watch, Patton to learn a lot about this. That battle made a legend of the 101st Airborne and of Patton's rescue of them.. Great gallantry from both.

Oh: Pvt. Hook, VC, was seen in the film as a malingerer and bum. The real Hook's descendants sued the producers and won. Sometimes, film makers trash a man's reputation for unnecessary drama.

Watch, Zulu, made about 1964 and Michael Caine's first major movie. I think it's on YouTube; certainly main scenes are. Pretty accurate, and it couldn't be made today. Better not link it here as it has some non-family content. I have a book showing the real soldiers and Zulu leaders. Didn't...

You're much further along there, to the Second Boer War, 1899-1902. I'm of British descent, but know why this was caused by greed for gold and Boer land. Lord Kitchener's concentration camps were an abomination! BTW, the Zulu did not win at Rorke's Drift, where a British force of about 190...

On Dec. 16, 1838, the Dutch-descended Boers fought an epic battle against a huge Zulu force under King Dingaan. The Boers put their covered wagons into laager, a circle, and their outriders galloped past the enemy, firing, then withdrawing to reload their muzzleloading rifles. Remarkably, the...

Never knew that. Good topic.

Steve- Did you see the mess TV made of Modesty Blaise in the US? This was long before you moved here. The books and comics strip were quite good, but the films and TV were pretty bad.

Why'd so many retired NY cops sell their guns? And for so little, when buying other guns might be a hassle there? I'd regard my gun as a trusted companion and protector into retirement. Is this just a NY attitude toward guns?

Oh,yes, I've heard of remittance men. Mainly a British term, I think. Embarrassed their families in the UK, so were sent to colonies like Kenya and sent a remittance to live on if not self supporting. Didn't realize they lived in New Orleans, too, ha! Yes, I'm trying to be funny, not offensive...

Wait! Has SIG dumped their .357altogether or in some models? No P-226 .357's? Anyone know what TX DPS issues now? Dallas PD also allowed .357 although 9mm was std. Which other major agencies had .357 SIG's? I know the round was rough on guns. That the problem?

I read several of his books. A skilled author. Did he write the Harry Palmer series, with Michael Caine in the movies?