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    The old "red ramp" front sights on S&W revolvers...

    The old "red ramp" front sights on S&W revolvers were also an improvement, though only to a certain degree. When I started trying orange nail polish, it took a couple tries to find a truly bright...
  2. Thats the only way to be sure what the groove...

    Thats the only way to be sure what the groove diameter is of your gun, now you know. Theres enough variation in production guns that its the only way to be positive what yours is. The SAAMI specs for...
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    116662 The Traffic Cone orange, a bottle of...

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    The Traffic Cone orange, a bottle of white nail polish for undercoat and a small bottle of acetone nail polish remover will take care of the sights for many years. I re-do them after...
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    Thanks. In looking for info about it before...

    Thanks.

    In looking for info about it before buying it, several people on the castboolit forum mentioned using them with and without gas checks with good results. Ill give it a try and see how it...
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    Have you used the Lyman 429215 any? I have a mold...

    Have you used the Lyman 429215 any? I have a mold to try, thinking it can somewhat fill the geezer niche for 44 mag/spl with reduced recoil and reduced depletion of my lead supply. I want to try it...
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    Im mostly stuck in old school mode, even my...

    Im mostly stuck in old school mode, even my plastic pistol is old, early gen 2 I believe, though at this point I dont carry it, so doesnt qualify either way.

    My previous Winchester 94 carry/walk...
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    Im good, my magazine is loaded. 115832 ...

    Im good, my magazine is loaded.

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    Cat videos? The dog vids of the K9 guy that feeds his dog junk food and treats are pretty funny.
  8. If the grips you are using have a deeper filler...

    If the grips you are using have a deeper filler behind the trigger guard it can raise the gun in your hand making it more difficult to get high enough on the backstrap for a consistent grip. Grips...
  9. In all the recent coverage of this, and in...

    In all the recent coverage of this, and in particular the case dealing with Gutierrez-Reed, I havent heard anything recently regarding the guns being taken out for live fire plinking earlier in the...
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    Good question. if you have a sharpie, try...

    Good question. if you have a sharpie, try blacking the neck, shoulder and around the dent area, let it dry, then try chambering it several times, or in and out of the chamber with the bolt, it will...
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    Have you tried them in the chamber of the rifle?...

    Have you tried them in the chamber of the rifle?

    Depending on what make gun, the chamber may be a bit on the generous side of the spectrum.

    A second pass through the sizer may help if they...
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    Poll: Yes, we all have our personal priorities for...

    Yes, we all have our personal priorities for various reasons and should choose loads accordingly. Less than full magnum is probably more practical in urban areas and lighter guns. Im in both...
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    Poll: In general full power 357 loads gain around 500...

    In general full power 357 loads gain around 500 fps in carbines over a 4" pistol. Thats substantial as regards expansion and bullet integrity with those intended to expand.



    I do. Grizzlies...
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    ^^^ This. I use the old school RCBS case lube...

    ^^^ This.

    I use the old school RCBS case lube pads with their case lube II stuff i think its called. Lightly roll several cases across the pad, touch the very end of the neck to the pad with a...
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    Poll: I doubt there would be "shaving", but it seems...

    I doubt there would be "shaving", but it seems possible to rub oxides or surface lead off to some degree on the cloth. Ive not heard anything for or against that as a source of lead exposure.

    It...
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    Last thing I saw said it was a straw purchase of...

    Last thing I saw said it was a straw purchase of a lower receiver in January.



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVr128VMP9Y
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    This is likely a factor for me, Ive shot the...

    This is likely a factor for me, Ive shot the standard style SAs far more and they just feel familiar to me.


    Regarding the feel of different calibers, and grip shape, Ive mostly had Rugers*, in...
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    Not my picture, though mine is exactly like this....

    Not my picture, though mine is exactly like this. None of the current Winchester/Miroku made 1866 or 1873s have a tang safety.


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    Who wants a 3" barrel for a model 64? Its in...

    Who wants a 3" barrel for a model 64?

    Its in a parts set with a 4" 65 barrel, cylinder and looks like most of the internal parts and sideplate, but the price isnt bad just for the barrel.
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    In the two volume set Firearms Of The American...

    In the two volume set Firearms Of The American West by Garavaglia and Worman, there are contemporary accounts of many of the firearms in use, its been quite interesting to learn of some of the quirks...
  21. I went through this several years ago with...

    I went through this several years ago with shoulder surgery on my smart hand side. It seemed simple, detachable magazine of fair capacity, familiar with it, use holster that allows putting the gun in...
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    Well done. Im somewhat surprised when various...

    Well done.

    Im somewhat surprised when various people are reluctant to modify a common, in production or not particularly rare gun to make it function better or be more user friendly, even to the...
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    I havent seen it specifically addressed yet, but...

    I havent seen it specifically addressed yet, but the commercially made guns are a different animal as to value and reliability. Plainfield, Universal, Iver Johnson, Auto Ordnance, and one or two or...
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    I prefer my point of impact to be right at the...

    I prefer my point of impact to be right at the tip of the front sight @ 25 yards, or an inch high. I use a 6 oclock hold to make a consistent sight picture to shoot good groups, but Im not shooting...
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    Beretta 3032 will be the easy button for a lot of...

    Beretta 3032 will be the easy button for a lot of people going forward.

    https://i.ibb.co/vBr2vzC/450px-Beretta-3032-Tomcat-Inox-1.jpg[/QUOTE]


    Is that a regulation scale size banana or a...
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