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After you figure out how to hold the sights on distant targets, consistant hits become increasingly easier, especially when firing single-action. The real trick is the ability to control the double-action trigger well enough to repeat the accuracy using that mode of fire. My favorite 2 inch...

I have a 686-6 Plus which has been an excellent revolver. Aesthetically, I am not too fond of the factory rubber stocks, but must admit these are perfect when shooting stout .357 Magnum ammunition. During the colder winter months I sometimes carry my 686 with these Eagle Grips "Secret...

My most recent purchase was an old (1974 manufacture date) S&W Model 12.

On the occasion of my 21st birthday in 1970, I bought a brand new S&W Model 36, and a 50 round box of Remington 158 gr. LRN cartridges. While I had a fair amount of experience firing other handguns, I had never shot a snub-nose revolver before. I soon discovered that the Model 36 was a very...

Thanks to those of you who have complimented my purchase. No, sorry.

My thanks to both of you!

I was fortunate enough to see this Smith & Wesson Model 12 in my local gun shop's display case yesterday, and bought it. The revolver is in pretty good shape. Inside the yoke is stamped "Mod. 12-2", and the serial number is D720282. I bought one of these new in the early 1970s and...

For bulk purchases, I've had very good experiences with Luckygunner.com. Being unable to find any Federal HST ammunition in my area, I recently ordered five boxes of this ammo in .45 ACP from AmmunitionToGo. Service was excellent!

I also carry a Kahr CM9. When I can get away with other cover garments, my first choice is a Colt Defender in .45 ACP.

Very rarely am I without my S&W Model 637. Magna-style stocks from Smith & Wesson. This revolver is always my back-up-gun, but rarely my primary weapon.

Front and rear views of my Kramer Belt Scabbard with my S&W 686 Plus, 3 inch barrel revolver.

I bought my first Smith & Wesson revolver on my 21st birthday in 1971. Since that time I've owned a bunch of S&W revolvers, as well as a few semi-autos. All the older guns are gone now (thanks to a messy divorce), but I began buying new ones in 2007. The first was my 686-6 Plus, with a 3 inch...

My first Smith & Wesson revolver was a blued Model 36, bought on my 21st birthday in 1970.

Mine started out as a SASS nickname several years ago. It refers to the closest town to my place here in the country, and, naturally, to my size. I don't do the "cowboy thing" anymore, but the name stuck.

Immediately after purchasing a new 686-6 Plus a few years ago, I experienced intermitant failures-to-fire with most factory ammunition. I contacted Frank Smith (at LGS Manufacturing, S&W authorized service center), and drove over to Comanche, TX. Frank took about ten minutes to go over the...

There is, indeed, this same topic on the Colt Forum. And, like in this thread, the responses have been reasonable and polite. My hand size doesn't allow me to comfortably shoot an N-frame S&W. The grip on my six inch Python fits me quite well, and I'm able to shoot that revolver accurately...

I began buying handguns upon turning 21 in 1970. I've owned, traded, and sold a lot of pistols and revolvers over the years, but the one I always missed the most was a 6 inch Colt Python. I traded for it, new, at a gun shop in Fort Worth (been out of business for decades). Subsequently sold...

2009 Triumph T-100 Bonneville Bought new at the end of May, 2009, I have a little over 21,000 miles on this bike.

This admittedly inferior photograph was made at 4:00 a.m. on December 18th, 2008. This copperhead is about two feet from my front door, and somewhat startled me as I was leaving for work. If you'll look behind the head, you'll see that the snake's body is swollen from a recent meal. I took...

S&W Model 686-6 Plus (3 inch barrel) with Smith & Wesson Magna stocks.