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MODERATOR EDIT! Shipping primers requires hazmat fees. Please clear this with the OP before posting an "I'll take it" as this may be why he posted he wants to sell these locally! I have 8 cases of 5,000 that I'll never use. I bought them in early 2016. I'll sell them for $150 per case, about...

Just bought one. Comes with 4", 6" and 8" barrels. If you want something different in a revolver, this is it. The cylinder is only about .040" larger in diameter than a K frame and the grip is higher. The hammer travels in a shorter arc than a Smith, also allowing the higher grip. This all...

It's on their website now. It's a 4.25" Match Champion. If you've wanted a 610 and can't find or afford one, this is worth a look. I've recently bought a Super Redhawk 10mm and a Stainless 4 5/8" Blackhawk 10mm/40S&W convertible. They're not as snazzy as our Smiths, but darned if that 10mm...

I got my 986 back from S&W's warranty service yesterday. Door to door in 26 days, quicker than i was expecting. It had a timing problem and I asked about paying for a taller rear sight. The repair slip showed a new extractor and complete rear sight installed at no charge. They even put the old...

Stopped by Bass Pro Shop today for a few bullets and to check powder. They tend to be a little high priced but they did have some Power Pistol so I grabbed two pounds. Didn't have the 147 XTP's I wanted. I just have to have a look at the revolvers whenever I'm there but the prices always seem...

I was at the range today and one of the guys working there is a revolver fan like me. He showed me a 686 no dash 6" that he had just bought. It was traded in by one of their customers. The gun was polished by the previous owner but he did en excellent job. The gun seems to be all stock...

I bought 400 Starline 9mm recently so I could have virgin brass for a few loads. The problem is that it sticks some in my 986. I've tried the exact same loads in sorted WW, RP and FC range brass and they eject normally. I bought a bag of new WW last week and they ejected normally. Got the...

Several of my newer Smiths with pre-drilled optic mount holes have a problem with circular burn marks/deposits forming on the sides of the cylinder, directly under the sight blade screw. This screw is too short to fill the hole. Hot gasses from the barrel-cylinder gap reflect off that hole...

At 62, I've noticed there are days when my vision and steadiness is better (or worse). I do lots of paper punching, always a new gun and/or load to try! I now take a proven revolver and ammo combination as a sort of calibration to see how well I'm shooting that day. On a "bad" day it works as an...

I'm an old revolver guy and only own two auto pistols, a Beretta M9 and an STI Trojan .45. I'm relearning shooting skills after a 30 plus year lay-off. I knew nothing about autos and bought the Beretta as my first auto pistol mainly because I liked the looks and it was all metal. I wasn't...

I bought a 70 pound bucket of mixed range brass for $120 from the range I use. I'm a long time revolver fan and reloader but just bought a 1911 style pistol, a new STI Trojan. Being retired, I've got the time to sort it so I grabbed all the .45 auto out and wound up with 786 pieces after...

I'm a returning shooter and reloader after about a 33 year lay-off. Started again 4 months ago. Thought I'd share a few bloopers and a blunder. First, I charge powder with the cases in a loading block. About a month ago, I got bullets seated in 30-odd cases out of the 50 in that block before...

I have 500 Speer 158gr swaged swc bullets that are 33 years old. Whatever the original lube was has dried to a flakey, almost wax-like stuff. I'm worried about leading if I shoot them as is. My question is, could I tumble them in some Alox? Or is there some other way to easily re-lube them?

Bought this pair new as my first on-line purchase. They arrived in perfect condition except for two slight tool marks across the rifling of the 627 which disappeared after shooting it, so no worries now. My accuracy is limited by 62 year old vision so I brought along my 14-3 with it's known...

Bought this gun new a month ago. Finally got in some good range time today with 4 .357 loadings and 4 .38 loadings, 240 rounds total. It shot it all well and a few very well. Bench rested with 140gr Hornady XTP's in magnum cases with 7gr of Unique got 6 shots in a 1 3/8" group at 25 yds.. I was...

Just finished selling off most of my guns, thinking that I had lost interest in shooting 32 years ago so why keep them all. There was one hand gun I would never sell though. It's a model 14-3 blued I bought new in the late '70s. It shoots so well and is so accurate. Took it to the range a few...