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[...] subject range session is from back in late December following my purchase of an older S&W Model 638-1 Airweight; this blog entry was written back then and I am just now penning the final [...]

[...] read a darn good article (the best I have had the pleasure to peruse) written about S&W Model 640’s evolution from .38 Special to the Model 640-1 .357 Magnum.  Dean Speir& [...]

[...] revolver it was fitted for. In this photo, my black version of the SKR is shown with the S&W Model 940, a 9MM stainless steel revolver that is noticeably heavier (but not unbearably so) than my . [...]

[...] there,  you will soon get it all down and done. Recently, I decided to drag the .22 caliber S&W Model 63 out of the safe to help give me a restart on the fundamentals of double-action revolver [...]

(For those wondering how big the red portions of the targets are, they measures 6-inches across.) This practice session format was the same as it was [...]

[...] J-Frames. What little I gleaned  from the 15-rounds of DPX that I fired during this range session is kinda what I figured going in, with one BIG exception; a surprising departure from [...]

[...] guns are equal, and production runs of ammo can be different. All target distances for this range session were set via the Meggitt Training System; there was no guessing. Don't suffer an anxiety [...]

DISCLAIMER:  I have no credentials as a firearms expert or as an instructor;  I am just an average gun enthusiast and shooting hobbyist.  This blog [...]

[...] $30 or less and is commonly available from online outfitters; I purchased mine from a local gun store. It is a simple, open top (i.e. no retention strap or flap) holster design. The soft [...]

They needed the ammo far more than I did and offered a fair price.  Availability is low and prices are ridiculously high compared to a few short year [...]

[...] waiting period, (plus a day or more due to personal languor) I picked her up from the local gun store this past Tuesday.  Betty is not a youngster, but she is in top condition, a classic beauty; [...]

[...] , 3rd edition, Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson).  I purchased this revolver at a local gun store in mid 2013 during a weak moment.  After anguishing for many years whether to add this [...]

[...] outside a lot and it is common for sweat or rain to completely soak me all the way down to my pocket holster.  Moisture can readily deteriorate any holster material that is not top quality.  The [...]

[...] , a folder paper towel or a handkerchief served to mask the outline. This is the sole pocket holster that I own for my North American Arms Guardian, which I purchased in August of the year [...]

[...] doubt that I will use it much. Lefty Lewis at Bell Charter Oak states that his Gaylord 8-Ball pocket holster is more for coat pockets than for pants pockets;  maybe so, but for me it works out [...]

[...] and I go back many years and several thousand rounds of practice.  Aside from .38 Special loads, the SP101 and the 640-1 are at their most manageable (and most pleasant) for me to [...]

[...] by any measure) and produced more muzzle flip (as one would expect) than the .38 Special loads; the magnums were noticeably louder and there was a noticeable flash of flame from each [...]

[...] they will be nice to mess around with once in a while. My personal "Holy Grail" .38 Special loads have long been, and will likely remain: 1) Federal 125-Grain Standard Velocity Nyclad (for [...]