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Greetings, All, Been several years since I was last here, and things are slowing down a bit, work-wise, so here I am again! I was looking around in my safe, and came across an older S&W Model 36, and cannot recall if I ever asked for some help in dating it's year of manufacture. It's a blued...

Greetings, All, So far, I'm as pleased as punch with my new Shield 9 pistol! Fits my hand very nicely, is small enough, without being TOO small, and should work very well for my intended purpose. The trigger is crisp, and feels OK to me, but it does cause my sight picture to "shimmy" when the...

Greetings, All, After taking my new Shield 9 home, I fell in love with it in all ways, except one: I hate that crappy, CA-approved, LCI that Commiefornia forced S&W to add to any Shield sold in this State!! After some perusing on the internet, and after having watched a great video on a...

Greetings, All, Today, I dug out my first S&W J-frame pistol, a blued M36 (no dash), flat-latch, with pinned barrel (cylinder not recessed), and original diamond grips. And, I was once again struck by how nice it is, though it's obviously seen quite a bit of use, even before I bought it from a...

Greetings, All, As I've been fondling my new 642-2, and comparing it to a few other J-frame pistols I own, I was struck by the fact that the new airweight Smiths are rated for +P use, whilst the older guns, even the all steel ones like my M60-3, are not rated for those loads. Hummmm...

Good Evening, All, I posted this in a thread about my new 642, but thought it might get a larger audience here in the Lounge. Those in CA, who buy guns from Buds, or any other out of State dealer, should know about this new tax scheme: Greetings, All, Well leave it to California to pull more...

Greetings, All, Has anyone ever tried using a Galco Classic Lite, shoulder holster, for a S&W M642? If so, how did you like it? Comfortable? Easy to adjust and wear? Is you access to the pistol fairly easy, or not? Thanks for your comments on this. Take care, and God Bless! Every Good Wish...

Greetings, Friends, Well, yesterday, my new S&W M642-2 arrived from Bud's Guns, at my FFL, and I went down to be finger-printed and get the background check paperwork started! As I've mentioned before, I do own a non-lock 642, but due to CA law, it has to live in another state, with my Mom...

Greetings, All, I am thinking that my first Model 642 was made in 2009, but I'd love to know for sure. The serial # is CMBXXXX. Anyplace where I can find this information? The fired round which S&W sends with each new gun, is in it's envelope, and that envelope is dated 04/02/2009. That's...

Greetings, Folks, I have a friend who's Dad has an S&W Model 15, which he bought, used, in Alaska, somewhere around 1947-48. It is factory-marked as being what he says it is, yet it's in .22LR caliber! Is this something that S&W actually offered as a factory option, at one time, or might it...

Greetings, All, I've been wondering if anyone gets their concealed carry license, and uses an N-Frame Smith as their carry piece? I've been thinking about trying my M657 3" .41 Mag, and have a nice Kramer IWB holster for it, but have yet to do more than carry around the house, just to see how...

Greetings, Friends, I know, I know..... this topic has been beaten to death, and apologize for asking it once again!! I have three holsters for my 642, one an El Cheapo", one from Bianchi, which I like the best, and one from DeSantis, which is good, but not quite as good as the Bianchi at not...

Hey, Gents and Ladies, I have some birthday coin jingling in my jeans, and have been thinking about buying a Ruger Bearcat .22 revolver. I'd be pleased to hear from those of you who already have one of these little guys, and what you think of it. How do they shoot, accuracy-wise? Ammo...

Greetings, All, I have been trying to find the "perfect" pocket holster for my 642. I first tried an El Cheapo from, I think, Action-Tec. Too loose, and didn't keep the pistol in the same location all the time. Next, I tried a Bianchi pocket holster, which I liked MUCH better. However, it...

Greetings, S&W Semi-auto shooters, I have a question for you all, if I may. I have never own an S&W semi-auto, but would like to consider one. However, I have heard that semi-autos from S&W all feature an additional safety in the form of a magazine disconnect. If I understand this correctly...

Greetings, All, For those that live near Fontana, CA, the Costco on I-215 had eleven of these nice RSC safes left when I bought mine, we few weeks back. Last night, they were down to two! So, if any of you have been thinking about availing yourselve of one of these, for $499.99 ($500!), you...

Morning, All, I recently bought the Winchester/Granite Security safe, from Costco. Seemed like the best "bang for the buck", and the features and price fit my limited budget. However, we have to move the safe up two flights of stairs, in order to get it to it's place of repose. It weighs...

Greetings, All, I'm in the market for a new safe. My old Cannon is still doing a fine job, but is not fire resistant, and we would like to add another safe that is. I've checked out the market for my price range, which at this time, is not that high, and found two safes that seem reasonable...

Good Morning, Friends, A good friend of mine sent me some photos of a newer S&W 629 that had suffered a catastrophic failure. He asked me what could possibly cause such a massively damaging result. I believe that it was probably caused by a huge mistake in cartridge reloading, overcharge, or...

Greetings, All, When I got my 642, I immediately saw that the S&W "Uncle Mike's" grips would not allow the use of HKS speedloaders. I've been using Bianchi speed strips, instead. But, recently, I remembered my old Model 60, which has the original Uncle Mike's boot grips on it, and has always...