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I still prefer regular black Patridge front sights. But the lighting at the indoor range or my cataracts or both hide the front sight. I have some guns with the interchangeable front sights and have experimented with the white dot and gold bead. The white dot works best, but still not up to...

Long story short, I was cleaning my .357 magnum from April 1950, serial number S759xx, and discovered that the trigger has a lever instead of a captured spring. I have never seen one like it. The section that rides on the hand is flat, and the other end has a little teat that fits inside of a...

I have an early K22 Outdoorsman that has some endshake that needs to be fixed. How does one remove the extractor rod end so that the cylinder can be removed from the yoke?

A friend bought some of this powder and does not want it. I have never used it and wonder what it will do. I searched the website but they do not show any loads for calibers and lead bullets that I use. He wants to part with it, and my most used powders are non existant.

I have an old K22 serial in the K49000 range. The firing pin is sticking forward locking up the cylinder. I cannot get the firing pin out. I drove out the pin, but the pin feels like is is hitting a steel wall when I push on it. There much be something I am missing. I have never needed to...

Recently bought a 544 that had never been fired. I bought it to shoot and shoot it I have! Bought Redding Pro loading dies. Should have bought the regular dies, but anyway. I am having sticky extraction with my reloads. Factory rounds fall out after firing. I have the sizing die set down...

While cleaning my 627-2 I noticed that the rifling in front of the forcing cone seemed worn smooth!! The rifling appears good when looking down the muzzle with light in the forcing cone. I have checked my other guns and they have distinct rifling starting at the forcing cone. I tried to take...

I have a 617-4 rear sight that the elevation screw and the adjustment screw with the square head seems to have stripped threads. I bought a screw and elevation screw, nut or whatever you want to call it, but can't get the old one out of the sight body. I see it has a small ring keeping it in...

A friend bought some assorted stuff and found a bag of ammo of unknown caliber, that would like to identify. The bullet is brass colored and the case is an OD green, with brass colored primer. COL is 2.190, case length is 1.517, the rim diameter is .444 and the bullet is .309. Measurements...

I have a 629-5 .44 Magnum Hunter Plus with the 7 1/2 slab side barrel and integrated optic cuts on the top of the barrel. I bought a Delta Point, but it does not come with any mounting hardware. The optics I have bought in the past had mounting hardware with the product. So.. I have heard of...

Years ago my friend gave me 500 Hunter Supply 160 grain .45 Colt bullets. I have 500 new .45 Auto Rim cases that I have had on the back shelf for about 15 years. The virus thing has kept me reloading and I am about out of projects. Thought I would combine these two components, but the loading...

I have a 29-2 that has been sitting in the safe for a lot of years. I used to carry it on SWAT duty back in the late 1970s and have not shot it in probably 25-30 years, as I am not really fond of 4 inch N frames. I have a 5 inch 29-2, but really do not want to shoot it much. Its really nice...

Friday, I picked up a 27-3 commemorative and dry fired it a couple times and it functioned fine. I went to look at it later and found the action frozen. I found that the firing pin was stuck in the firing pin bushing, protruding a bit and and was not able to cock the hammer or pull the trigger...

A short time back someone asked about the described grips. After some thought, I realized that about the time that Smith began making all their guns round butt, that they also began shipping guns with the Hogue style rubber grips with S&W medallions molded into the grips and without the right...

I recently purchased a lightly fired 4 inch nickel P&R 27-2. After firing a partial box on Federal .357 Magnum 158 grain ammo, the cylinder began to be real hard to turn. After a lot of investigation, I have found that the gas ring is shooting loose, moving forward enough to tie up the gun...

Day before yesterday, I had a new experience. After working on my 627-2 and checking the timing, I found the firing pin protruding and remaining stuck!! When I tried removing the firing pin, it would not fall out or pull out or push out. After a few minutes of failed attempts, I found my...

On a whim, I bought a cannister of Clean Shot powder at a gun show over the weekend. I had never heard of it before, but the seller convinced me to give it a try. It is supposed to be comparable to Bullseye and cleaner burning. It is from Shooters World and made by Explosia Company in the...

I have a friend that wants to have his model 17 hard chromed. He has researched a couple of businesses, and is now leaning toward having Helix do the work. Does anyone have any experience, or knowledge of the quality of work done there? If they are good, I have an old gun I have considered...

I received a call from LGS that he had in a high condition Model 48. I believe he said it was a 4 inch barrel. I have never been interested in them before so really know little about them except that it is a .22 Magnum. I am wondering if they are common, or hard to find? How do they shoot...

The extractor rod on my 63 is just slightly bent, not much just a bit. Maybe not even enough to worry about. But, I went to work on it and the cylinder will not fit into the normal armorers fixture for either a J frame or the KLN fixture. Anyone have a method to straighten the rod without...