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This week has been the 3rd gen .45 week for me for various reasons. I was carrying my .4506 for a couple days. Then yesterday I switched to my favorite. The Performance Center 4563 CQB.

432 with 100 grain wadcutters and 130 grain SWCs. And both guns:

My little 442 that has been riding in my pocket for more than a couple decades.

My .38 Airweight has around 7000 rounds down the pipe between using it for LE work, instructing and being used for ammo testing purposes. I have zero concerns about shooting Airweights with properly manufactured ammo. I prefer 148 grain poly coated wadcutters from my own outfit. S&W...

One thing that should be considered. In every single After Action review or "hot wash" (post mission) review that covered what went right and what went wrong, when things got interesting, the number one thing that always breaks down is COMMUNICATION, If all your people do not have the ability...

This Gentleman HRFunk did a review of the Lost River offerings (100 grain wadcutter and 130 grain SWC vs the Federal 85 grain JHP. For those who don't want to watch the whole video, Mr Funk shot water jugs and used a conversion formula that is supposed to approximate gel. The below numbers...

The 6.5" was my first and still my favorite for iron sighted hunting. I may favor a 5" for all around use, but the 6.5" is top dog if I know I will be out in the field.

Sorry, I did not see the last sentence/question previously. Yes. I have a little outfit (by little I mean just me). After my LE career I started an ammo biz. I didn't want to put anything in the thread as it wasn't really the focus. Anyways, I own Lost River Ammunition Company. It is all...

Here are a couple pics that might help. The stainless gun is an original Model 63 (no dash) J Frame. The blued gun is a pre-model 18 K Frame. The size difference is notable. Each gun (frame size) has advantages, depending on your intended purposes.

This is a Poly Coated 158 SWC .38+P. Due to the fact that you can run Poly Coated bullets even faster, at lower pressures than hardcast (similar in concept to how you can run hardcast to faster speeds than jacketed loads, with lower pressures). the load is running at 1115 FPS from a 4" barrel. I...

My oldest kiddo chose my 2.5" Model 19 Combat magnum to use as her "working gun" when she was cowboying. She was wrangling, running pack strings for an outfitter and guide in the Frank Church Wilderness and other areas in Idaho. I set her up with some snake shot for the early season, plus...

Not hard at all. Just need proper leather. I prefer a Milt Sparks Summer Special. Heck I have been known to Concealed carry a 4" N Frame .44 Magnum, so a K Frame is no big deal: Here is a pic of me running an El Presidente drill at my friend Ken Hackathorn's range in Salmon Idaho. People...

That is utter nonsense. The whole "well the average gunfight is 2.5 feet away and over in 3.3 rounds" is about as much nonsense as well. I say this as someone who has been in multiple shootings. Yet somehow I have never been in an "average" fight... Just limiting this to stateside, and not...

Silly Putty!

The grips on these guns are obviously very well worn, and show many years of use. In this particular pic you can see that it would appear that the gun was likely worn in a flap holster, based on the wear on the grips. I actually really like the feel of these and there is just something about...

BigBoku sure sounds right. In fact armorer rings a bell, as I too was an armorer. Too many years have passed. Sadly I lost a nice nickel plated 442 in my divorce that came from the same gentleman. More annoyed about losing the great gun (among others) than the wife of 20+ years... That was a...

Friends, Many years ago I was on the Forum under a different handle. My memory is a little hazy about this but in 2004 I had to re-register for some reason, as I could not log in. Anyways there used to be a member here, and I bet some of you will know who I am thinking of. I want to say he...

I carried this 442 since it was presented to me as a gift when I graduated from a state academy. Family and friends, including long time buddies from the Milt Sparks Holsters shop all pitched in and got me the J Frame, which I then carried as a BUG for many years. Many miles on it now, but...

That is one heck of a cool .45 ACP. Match that with some good leather and you would have a great all around packing gun. It would be a fantastic small and medium game hunting gun!

Mark, Thanks for the kudos. Being a longtime Smith fan, getting involved with the project was not even a question. I don't think Jason even had a chance to finish asking and I was already on board, lol. I have been into Smiths for ages, from years of hunting big desert Jacks with my various...