Recent content by silicosys4

Strange times with the LAPD's odd dept. requirements that brought about the s&w M68. I don't get why they didn't just go back to M14'. It's not like it's damp in SoCal.

The 586 no lock is the pinnacle of S&W's blued .357 revolver line imo. My two have seen a lot of use and are still trucking right along. If you can wear out a 586, someone made a good attempt on the 4". Worst flame cutting on the topstrap and forcing cone ive seen, with a cylinder stop stud...

The number one reason you don't want a .44 special SA. I want one as well. And there is already enough competition for the ones out there. Seriously though, if you are already set up for .45 colt, I can't really think of a reason to get a .44 spcl. The main benefit to me are the shared...

Good price. The only SKS I have is one of the aforementioned oddball sporters with a paratrooper barrel that takes AK magazines. unloved by both AK and SKS purists, it is still a ton of fun.

Agreed, decent price but not lottery ticket time.

There is such a thing as too light, both the rifle and the trigger. Compensating for a light rifles inability to "settle" into a shot by lightening the trigger to the point where I wouldnt consider it safe for field carry is a poor solution, imo. 3-3.5lbs is as light as I'd go for a hunting...

Once upon a time... I only paid $200 out the door for this one in 2015 or so, local pawn shop. They used to go for $200 all day long, because until then a NiB surplus M10 was only $299 from just about anywhere. That Hong Kong M10-7 box I bought had the receipt in it from 2001 or so, $249 for a...

Could also be that the .45 gets so many hits because its hard to find in stores in anything other than cowboy loads suitable for all those italian SA's.

I have a few combat masterpieces that I've shown recently, But I don't think I've posted my m14's lately. I have a 14-4 that's is pretty nice shape, And this one was owned by a brigadier General and WW1 and WW2 combat veteran.

Well, you can wrap this one up. This is a screen shot of what Gunsinternational.com has for revolvers. The .44 magnum is still doing pretty well. Its the most popular big bore revolver round on their website right now by a large margin.

I just looked at the S&W website and came to the conclusion that this thread is clickbait. I'm pretty sure that there are more .44's for sale now than there have been at any time in the past. https://www.smith-wesson.com/products/n-frame S&W alone makes the 29 classic, the 629, the PC 629, the...

Well, we are starting to diverge from the thread topic, but for the record I didn't say the N frame was built around the .44M or even .44 cartridge, I said it is sized for it. Whether by design or by coincidence the N frame is the perfect size for the .44M. The argument exists that the .44M is...

Winchesters marketing of those post-64 commemoratives reminds me of the "Tisas will gain value as collectibles" notion.

Well, that doesn't really answer my question. The first example to a very small degree but there is no telling if a .44 magnum would have had the penetration over the 10mm to make all 6 follow up shots necessary, The other 2 could have been done with a .44 magnum revolver just as easily. Can you...