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Howdy all, The short question: Has anyone experienced any problems with feeding flat-point bullets in a 3rd-gen S&W pistol? The longer question: ;) I recently obtained a S&W Model 3904 and took it to the range for the first time a few days back. I had two failures to go into battery when I...

Howdy all, I've been contemplating picking up a .22LR or .32 Long I/J frame as a fun plinker and a tool to teach my son how to shoot. This gun will NOT be carried. I keep stumbling upon early .32 Hand Ejectors at decent prices, but I'm a bit concerned about buying a gun made before the Third...

Howdy all, I recently picked up a S&W full line-up dealer poster at a gun show and would like to use it as a workshop decoration. It does not have a date on it but I believe it's from 1990 based on the guns that appear on it; it has the M3904 and M3906, so that definitely narrows it down. :)...

Howdy all, I've been enamored with the 39-series for some time, and I've stumbled across a potentially good deal on a 3906, although I haven't looked at it yet. I've found lots of info about the 391x compacts but not nearly as much about the full-size 3rd-gen 39xx guns, so they seem to be...

Howdy all, I'm working on several rewrites to Wikipedia articles about S&W firearms and I have a question. What LadySmith revolvers did S&W offer, and when were they dropped from the catalog? The last 2 years of catalogs I have (08 and 09) have no LadySmiths in them. The SCSW contains info...

Howdy all, I'm shopping for a .38Spl Model 15 "twin" for my treasured Model 18-2. :) I'm including Model 67s in my search since I'd like something for CCW and I like the durable SS finish. I have a few questions about triggers, one of which was partially answered in a thread that turned up...

Howdy all, I have a question regarding late postwar "unimproved" (i.e. leaf mainspring) I frames. How common are I frames with the "4 lines" frame address ("MARCAS REGISTRADAS"...) rather than the simple "MADE IN U.S.A." marking? I know that the leaf-mainspring I frame was superceded by the...

Mandatory warning: gratuitous tacky blaxploitation content! ;) Photos | Trailer | 8-3/8" 629 Classic DX or custom prop gun? A Classic DX would be wrong for the mid-70s timeframe, but the historical-accuracy bar is not very high for movies of this genre. ;) BTW as a fan of the 70's classic...

Howdy all, Sad news... 6 workers were killed in a series of large explosions at the Prvi Partizan ammunition factory in Uzice, Serbia on Thursday, September 3. More here: Explosions in Serb ammunition factory kill six - Yahoo! News Keep the families of the dead workers in your prayers. This...

Howdy all, I recently bought an M&P9c for my wife, and after shooting it, I've been bitten by the M&P bug. :) It's an absolute joy to shoot, better than any other semi-auto I've laid hand on, and my philosophy is that if one is good, two must be better. ;) I'm thinking about getting an M&P...

Howdy all, I'm contemplating buying some fancy wood grips for my 638-3. I need something concealable for pocket carry, but I'd prefer grips that covers the backstrap to increase the length of pull. Most of the covered-backstrap grips I've seen increase the grip length for a 3-finger hold, which...

Howdy all, I've had a problem with the cylinder on my 638-3 over the last couple of range trips and I'd like some advice. Two range trips back, the cylinder became really hard to turn after I had fired ~60-70 rounds and the gun was getting pretty hot. This made the trigger pull really stiff...

Howdy all, I've decided to sell my shooter-grade WWII .38/200 British Victory. THE GOOD: Gun is complete, original, undamaged, and relatively unmolested; has original 5" barrel, lanyard loop, matte grey-black phosphate finish, "UNITED STATES PROPERTY" stamp, and smooth walnut stocks. Serial...

Howdy all, I've read some threads on swapping a pinned front sight, and I believe I have a handle on the basic procedure, but I have some quick questions. 1) What tools are required? Here's what I've gathered so far: <UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>Small cup pin punch - size? <LI>Drill bit - size...

Howdy all, I've been bitten by the top-break bug. They're so neat and unique, yet available for startlingly reasonable prices (in .32 and .38 at least). I'm thinking of buying one. I like to shoot every gun I own, so I'd like to buy a shootable one. I know Hand Ejectors inside and out but know...

Howdy all, I took my new/old 6"-barrel 586 out to the range on Friday for the first time. I soon discovered a little, shall we say, issue with the sights. Set up a silhouette target at 15 yds, loaded up a cylinder of .357Mag ammo, cocked it SA, lined up the sights on the X-ring, BANG... My...

Howdy all, Although I'm a resolved revolver fanatic, I'm thinking of buying a relatively flat bottom-feeder for IWB carry. J&G has 3904s cheap, which is tempting me because I don't want something that will make me feel guilty for beating the finish to death. Any thoughts?

Howdy all, I just bought myself an early Xmas present... a very, very nice early-production no-dash Model 586 with a 6" barrel, target stocks, and a Patridge front sight. It's my first L frame. I have a couple of questions... 1) It came with the original box and documents, however, there is...

Howdy all, I've been having a problem with shooting my Model 638 Airweight at the range. The cylinder release latch keeps whacking my thumb between the knuckles under recoil. When I shot it yesterday, the checkering along the bottom edge hit me enough times that it drew blood. Any suggestions...

Howdy all, I just picked up a somewhat tired-looking but nice and complete .38/200 British Service Revolver aka Victory. It has a 5" barrel, original smooth grips numbered to the gun, and a complete lanyard pin. Nothing on the gun appears modified other than the application of import marks...