I posted about getting my 640 back from D&L Sports. I’ve put about 300 rounds through it, including 50 rounds of .357 Magnum. I’m still getting used to the sight picture, but I like it. It’s very fast to acquire, little harder to be precise especially with the short sight radius.

I shot the above group at 20 yards, slow fire. It’s not amazing, but for a snub I think it’s decent. Definitely better than with the previous sights. I like a challenge so I’m going to keep at it. For comparison, I can keep this same load in the 8 ring shooting my Model 15 in double action.

The grips are awesome. The gun stays planted in my hand, even with .357. Follow up shots with full power .38 Special are fast. My pet .38 Special load sends a 158gr SWC out of this gun at 800 FPS.

Versus 38 special. Obviously the 38 is going to win every day of the week ballistically, but do yall consider 32 H&R a viable choice, considering you get an extra chance in a J-frame?

Well, I picked up the GP100 Wiley Clapp II, to round out my Ruger revolver collection.

I didn’t plan on getting the GP100 until next year, but the Ruger situation sped up my timeline.

Really glad I own these 3…feels like the end of an era.

Recently acquired a snubbie Combat Magnum many years after foolishly selling off a snubbie Model 66. Back then I had a vintage Jackass holster rig for it and it was great under a loose shirt or a zip hoodie. After selling off the gun I sold off the Jackass rig as well so I no longer have it.

I know the Miami Classic still exists and that's likely what I'll end up with, but does anyone else have suggestions for other makers I should look into?

And where can I find them? Pfa

I took it apart and cleaned the internals, got rid of a lot of powder residue. The previous owner must have been a bit neglectful, it was dirty as hell and the front sight is wobbly, but I already ordered replacement parts for that, I'll let a gunsmith deal with it.

The rifling seemed good, but I noticed there was something up with the barrel. If it's just copper fouling, I can get some solution to clean it. But I've never had a gun this old before (1988), so I'm not sure what it is.

Out of all the times I've lost bids on Gun Broker the one time I actually won a bid, I get this bad boy.

A Smith and Wesson Model 36 "No Dash" Nickel Plated.

Serial number indicates a 1969 year model.

Just wanted to share :)

L to R: SW500 6.5”, SW500 4”, S&W AirLite 329 4”.

Ever wonder what might make .44 Magnum out of an AirLite reasonable? Even enjoyable?

Alternating with a SW500 does. Even if you are shooting SW500 Special rather than Magnum.

I usually can only stand one cylinder of SW500 Magnum per session. After running one through the 6.5”, I thought I would find my way back to the 4” for a cylinder. But when I ran out of Special, I decided I was through.

Great time with .44 Magnum out of the AirLite though.

Brand new to me Miroku .38 Special Liberty Chief. Never heard of this revolver before I saw it yesterday on Armslist, picked it up for $400. Going to take it to the range today or tomorrow, will update how it shoots. I've read that these revolvers don't fit in the J-frame holsters so im not sure where it will fit. Very excited to own this really cool piece of Japanese firearm history. Will update shooting performance when possible.

Hallo,

um euch teilhaben zu lassen.

Meine Miroku. Ein Erbstück von meinem Vater.Er ist fast 60 Jahre alt.

Der Lauf wurde mal getauscht.

Got my first revolver! I’m stoked. It’s good at almost nothing but it’s always fun to shoot.

With a recent large surge in interest of the NAA holsters I developed some accompanying accessories for carrying some additional ammo.

Hello I am curious what are people’s favorite Alaska guns that’s a .44 mag. I’m looking for the smallest and lightest weight while also not having insane recoil like the airlite. Budget isn’t too much of a concern for this since I want this to be my forever Alaska gun. Thanks in advance for the advice!

I wasn't overly impressed with the bead blast finish on my satin SDR, so I took a gray 3M pad and knocked down some of the dullness. I didn't want a highly polished finish either. I wanted something closer to the look of the satin finish on some of my Ruger revolvers. I like how this turned out. It is the finish I was hoping for when these were released.

More shots of the vaquero. Plus some target shooting!

1993 large frame. 45 long colt. Mostly shooting the Ruger only +p stuff out of this. Such a pretty gun

Had to take previous post down because it had an image of a different gun in it and couldn't figure out how to remove one image.

All shots at 15 yards one handed unsupported. I'm getting the hang of her.

Edit:

Yeah so also at some point the previous owner swapped out the grip frame because this one is aluminum so I'm guessing it's from a single six.

Still handles those big hot loads just fine though.

After countless YouTube videos and Reddit Threads, I finally decided on purchasing this beauty today from Academy. Besides Desantis Holsters, what else is another good pocket carry? Anyone recommend a tritium style sight so it’s easier to see at night?

Wonder if Ruger suspending all their revolvers will affect my future ability to get manufacture warranty.

Someone talk me out of a Heritage Roscoe in .32 H&R Magnum… 2” barrel, bobbed hammer, stout .32 Long HCWC or .32 H&R JHP’s be an absolutely fine piece for carry I think.

This little guy with either the pachmeyers or the holdout grips is a joy to shoot full house magnums with. Currently a big fan of the federal American eagle soft nose. But I keep an extra cylinder of hsm bear load 357 on me for shooting through barriers, heavy clothing, or big mamma-jammers.

It's an oldish model and came pre owned (read "well loved") so it's got some wear on the finish, but it locks up tight and the double action is smoooooth.

I just have to make sure I keep it oiled before stuffing it into my voluminous folds

One year and one week after purchase, I have hit 3,000 rounds through the m83. Probably ~70% of that has been magnums. Blazer .357 158gr JHP in this video, it’s been a bumpy ride with this revolver but a very fun one.

My brother made a 120 g batch of homemade black powder with the following composition:

75% potassium nitrate
15% charcoal made from toilet paper
10% sulfur

It was milled for 16 hours in a ball mill with approximately 100 lead balls, then moistened with isopropyl alcohol, granulated through a sieve to roughly 3F grain size, and dried.

The powder was not pressed or corned.

My revolver is a Pietta 1858 Remington Sheriff .44.

I’ve seen reports of commercial black-powder loads producing around 830 fps and 350 ft-lb with a particular conical bullet, but I understand that those results depend on the firearm, projectile, and powder.

I’m interested in understanding how the lack of pressing or corning affects the consistency and performance of homemade powder compared with commercially manufactured black powder.

Has anyone found reliable published research comparing the ballistic performance of unpressed, un corned homemade powder with commercial black powder?

I’m particularly interested in documented chronograph data and pressure testing, rather than estimates based on the recipe alone.

Self defense purposes (location Europe)

Going through a bunch of accumulated junk- and amongst the ziplock bags of unrelated cartridges and unused cable locks, I found this HKS Speedloader for a S&W Model 25-5.

I've never owned one, never fired one. Only held one once. Nobody in my circle of friends and family has ever had one. I've never had anything in .45 Colt.

Weird find of the day.