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Armorers at the large PD I worked for would bob the hammers on detective's issued model 60s if requested. I never heard of any issues with the bobbed hammer guns. Our department, and the range staff/armorers, were very conservative about such things, and I have no doubt that program would...

When I started in police work a very long time ago, I was issued a fixed sight S&W revolver. I soon learned that I shot better with an adjustable sighted gun, for the reasons stansdds mentions. So any K, L or N-frame S&Ws, or Colt DA revolvers I've owned, have been equipped with adjustable...

The factory grips have always been too big for me. Not expensive, custom, or exotic, but I have sometimes used the Herretts Grips on my 27-2 and other S&Ws. They are a target type, but considerably smaller than factory N-Frame target grips. Don't know if they are still available new, I found...

Handgunner, I didn't think to mention trigger pull with my regular production 686MG. The factory DA trigger on the new Mountain Gun is lighter than with one of my earlier 686s with a Wolff reduced power mainspring. Whatever mainspring S&W is using on the new MG, wish I could buy a few for some...

I've owned several 686s since they were introduced, carried a 686 on duty for some years, etc. . They have provided the reliable, durable and accurate service you asked about. I still enjoy the 686s.

Riposte, That 158 BB; Wow! I haven't tried the BB 158, but the BB 180 grain has always done the advertised 1400 fps or so in my 4" and 5" revolvers. The underwood 180 also does the advertised 1400 FPS in my guns...

Brian, From the top: 5" and 4" PC 5906s, a 3913, PC CQB .45 ACP, and 10mm 1026 on the bottom...

Haven't had one break yet, but I realize; they're plastic so.........

I've had a 3913 for years. I carried it as a second weapon at work, and as a CCW after retirement. Mine feeds any and all the factory ammo I've used. I just clean and lube now and then. A few years ago; had a malfunction and discovered the the factory magazine springs were pretty weak...

Come to think of it, I don't recall hearing of .38 Spcl. revolvers blowing up, other than with some reloader's double charge, etc. I was shooting with old friends years ago. The husband reloaded all the couple's ammo, including lightly loaded .38 Spcl. for his wife to use. One day, she was...

Aftermarket, Thai?, stocks on both. Polished triggers. FWIW, I sent my "2K" model 66 in for overhaul in '80; most everything except frame and side plate, to include the barrel, was replaced. It came back from S&W with a red ramp front sight, so perhaps on a 4K gun the RR is factory? Not...

I think Alas Babylon may have been the first of that genre I ever read. Read it more than once, and believe I still have my old copy around here someplace.

I think I've learned a lot in this thread about our beloved .38 Special. Never knew there was a 110 grain load in the '30s. I remember when "vented" started appearing in the manufacturer handgun cartridge literature. Vented vs. unvented makes quite a bit of difference in velocity. I still...

It's just a manufacturing mistake. I wouldn't attribute any incased value to it. It's still a S&W with the "Lock"; not generally a popular thing with S&W fans...

The MR73 looks like a revolver the French would design. If the 586 and MR73 were the same price, I'd still buy the 586....

I have the 686MG. I am quite content with the quality. If that little pin goes away, I'm not going to obsess over it, or trash S&W on the internet. It is just not a big deal...

My "PDWs" have all been the boring old revolver or traditional semi-auto pistol types. I usually had other weapons available, but figured if I ever really needed a firearm right now, it would be the pistol or revolver I had on me. I was right. No time to go back to the car, to get a shotgun or...

b737lvr, I'd much prefer a 3" or longer barrel on a .357, but ballistics with 9mm in 2"revolver may be a bit more robust than many might assume. Just out of curiosity I've chronographed quite a few 9mm factory loads in my 940-1. Just a couple; the standard pressure Winchester 115 grain white...

Looks like some shooters just love the PDW concept. To me, these PDWs appear to be SMG wannabes. I agree with AJ.

Fascinating subject, and no doubt someone here can do the math. But even if such a ship could be constructed, and all other issues solved, to make that trip in anything like 250 years, would require relativistic speeds. I have read that at the highest speed Man has been able to achieve to this...