Poor durability of K-frame .357s in police service is very well documented. J-frames even with .38 Special +P do not stand up to the duty cycle normally expected of cop guns in the 1980s. J-frame...
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Poor durability of K-frame .357s in police service is very well documented. J-frames even with .38 Special +P do not stand up to the duty cycle normally expected of cop guns in the 1980s. J-frame...
The Colt New Service remained in service with the RCMP into the 1950s. Beautiful gun with great history.
" A little powda, a lotta lead. Shoot'em once, they be dead! - Burma Shave."
When you spend twice the cost of the donor gun on gunsmithing you must have a clear understanding of the work required and what professional quality work really costs.
Sandy and I had this...
Flatnosed FMJ is not as easily deflected in oblique impacts against hard surfaces such as bones, auto bodies or laminated safety glass.
Better barrier penetration. Better soft target crush than...
More pics of the Sandy Garrett Pocket Blaster:
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The expanded bullet is Speer 250- grain Deep Curl loaded in Starline .455 MkII case with 4 grains of Bullseye, 650 fps...
Update. I posted this previously in another thread, but for anyone following here who missed it, Sandy. Garrett of NoVA Gun Works completed the rebuild of my .455 pocket blaster. When the original...
With iron sighted hunting rifles and 250-yard zero with 180 grain softpoint the small game loads are CLOSE at 50 feet to 25 yards. Scoped rifles I don't know.
Have a 22kw Generac Guardian and 1000 gallon propane tank. In ten years has logged 350 hours. I have a service contract and unit has been reliable.
I expect 1 inch per 25 yards. Fast-burning pistol or shotgun powders only.
NO FILLERS !!!!
I don't use powder coated. Only tumble lubed with Lee Liquid Alox in subsonic loads. Typically 4...
Lots of pretty pictures of new guns which weren't used much.
This 1906 Colt has family and WV coal wars history.
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I went differently. 1915 Colt New Service. Custom fitted 3-1/2" Douglas barrel. Maintained the .455 chambering. Weighs 36 ozs. Same as 4-inch S&W K-frame .38 Special. Gives 724 fps with CIL-Dominion...
In .32 ACP and .380 I prefer FMJ because JHP bullets which are fragile enough to expand from barrels shorter than 3 inches fail to provide adequate penetration . Many of the common JHP loads do not...
Winchester is my carry load.. Bullet shape is more important than the velocity.
In .32 ACP the FNB 74- grain Euro load
Rimlock in .32 ACP is an issue in short rounds less than 0.95" which permit rounds to shuffle in the stack.
If cartridge OAL exceeds 0.95" there is no issue.
They feed JHP if ctg. OAL exceeds 0.95".
Prefer flat nosed FMJ to ensure adequate penetration over 14" in calibrated gel.
The best.32s are the double stack Berettas and...
The best.32s are the double stack Berettas and the SIG P230 fed Euro Heavy (77-grain) ball. If OK with handoads assemble 93-grain FMJ .30 Luger, 7.62x25 Combloc steel core pulls or .309" diameter...
SIG P230 and 232 are more durable than Walther PP and PPk. No issues.
Purists do not care for the powder metal parts in the P232 but having used both I have zero concerns. Either are more durable...
I was lucky when I retired in 2011 and spent six weeks in Italy. My host was retired Col. of Carabinieri I had worked with on their M4 evaluation. He provided introductions to.Beretta, and Fiocchi...
The Grant Cunningham blog article is golden.
Military salt spray, sand, mud and dust tests are revealing.
Garand and M14 liked to run grease in salt spray, but desert dry.
M240, M9 and M4...
Priority for me was to find a pair of P230s in .380 and one in 7.65mm. The 7.65 P230.can be carried cocked and locked or is also drop safe with hammer down firing first shot DA and subsequent rounds...
I do not carry the M1934 in high threat environments. It is a woods companion and load test platform.
My .380 of choice for summer city CCW is a SIG P230. But my most common rural country EDC is...
Yes, I AM an "old school" gun writer,
After service in USN on NRA Tech Staff 1974-84, left NRA for Ruger Engineering Dept, 1984-87. Consultant to USMC Development Center on the M16A1E1, A2 and...
Roy Dunlap in Ordnance Went Up Front praised the M1934 as the most rugged and reliable of the WW2 era pocket pistols. The M1934 is simple and sturdy, having fewer parts than a US M1911 .45. It was...
The way I was taught by Carabinieri was that when carried in a secure flap holster chamber could be loaded and hammer set on half-cock notch. If not holstered off duty pocket carry is with empty...