Recent content by edw794

like your benchmade auto.

i just picked up a new bulldog from a dealer and had a problem with it. out of the 5 chambers, i couldn't fit rounds into 3 of them. there was a problem with the star where the little triangle tabs were misshaped and had burrs, and prevented the rounds from seating. charter wanted me to send...

model 65 3" with ahrends boot grips.

spegel boot grips on a model 66:

model 65-3" barrel with new ahrends boot grips:

nice looking gun. i had a tucker for a smith K frame and i found the cylinder would bind against my belt when the gun was adjusted with a forward rake. i had to carry the gun with a backward rake in order to draw it. other than that, it was a very well constructed holster. ed

if you are asking about a load for a smith snubbie, i like the old standard, remington 158 gr. +p lead hollow points. i don't find it difficult shooting that load in my snubs, especially in follow up shots. ed

i'm 61 and a retired le officer having spent 27 years on the force. unlike some cops, i'm into guns and have been shooting since the mid 60's. i carry all the time "off duty." no exceptions. and also in the house!! currently, i'm employed at a police equipment store that sells firearms...

i'm a retired cop and after carrying and shooting guns for over 40 years, i can remember every incident where a revolver failed. one was a new smith 19 where on the first range visit, the cylinder locked up after 6 mag rounds. another was when i broke, i guess, the rebound spring on another...

I saw them selling in the shop when they were still in production. I wanted one then but passed on the chance. Now, since they're out of produciton, they have all but disappeared, especially in this state. Probably the only chance of finding one around here is on the auctions. That's a...

i've owned and shot a bunch of revolvers since the early 70's. was even carrying a revolver when i entered police work in 1973, and still carried one when i retired in 1999. i've never had an unreliable revolver. then, i've never owned anything but smiths, colts, and one ruger. i've had...

649 .357 pre lock is what i passed up recently. i still have a pre lock 640 .357 with spegel boot grips to pack. but i find myself packing my internal lock model 60 .357 more. ed

158 lhp.

the 296 is a great find in california. i've been looking for one recently and have never located one. the only ones i saw for sale were when they were in production. same with the 242. ed

i've had/have two sets of eagle secret service grips. one for a ruger sp 101, and the other for a j frame smith. unfortunately, both of them were not properly fitted during manufacturing. but, they are nice looking. ed