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38 s&w I have several, a Victory like pictured that I shoot the most. Also a newer j-frame 2" Terrier and a Model 31? I believe 4" j-frame that I have shot a bit too. I like these bullets and find they shoot very well in all I have tried. I use Trail Boss powder as I find it works great for...

9mm range gun For what you describe I would look at a Tanfoligo Witness match, I have owned several in different calibers and in the $550.00 range I do not think anything else comes close. All steel, S/A triggers and lots of round capacity. The CZ is very similar but will cost more and...

416 Rem Sako I have to say, I am getting some great feedback here. The gun is so nice I am starting to think perhaps I should keep it,the first thought I had is why have two different 416 rifles , but one is a single shot Ruger and one is the nicest looking Bolt gun I have ever owned. Anyway...

Hi, I recently got a Sako rifle, off of the internet , it was listed as a 416 Rigby, which I have one of all ready in a Ruger #1. When I picked it up at my dealers I did not think to read caliber designation right away and have now realized it is a 416 Remington Magnum. I was sort of upset and...

Cleaning I have had very good luck with hydrogen peroxide. Now, this was on a 45 Colt , but I plugged barrel with a foam ear plug, then let it sit for 10-15 minutes with the peroxide in it, the lead came out in big strips, it seemed to completely loosen it from bore. Probably harder on a 22...

500 s&w Wow am I impressed, I have a 4" and shoot it quite a bit with either 320 lead or 350 plated Berrys. But, I only use 23 grains of power Pistol 40 plus grains of H-110 You are a "he man" , that is not that far behind a factory load, you must have some real balls of fire !!

High Standard Sentinal I had one of these for awhile, seemed to misfire quite often. Took it to a local gunsmith, he told me it needed a new cylinder and was not worth fixing Later on used it as extra bait in a trade with an acquaintance with full disclosure of its problems. Asked about it...

Light strikes I was having same problem, I tried factory worked perfect. Turns out I was seating too shallow, by the tiniest amount, no problems with 1911's Lots of problems in various revolvers , I own several. I was using a RCBS hand primer, same one for over 5 years and many, many...

44 Special I have been using Power Pistol instead of Unique, I find it to work as well or even better for accuracy but is much cleaner and most importantly IT METERS MUCH BETTER ! Alliant shows loads for most all revolver loads on their website or get one of their free books at your favorite...

Taurus 44 Special I recently sold my Smith Model 696 as I was offered $1000.00 cash for it. I have since picked up a Model 430?? fixed sight blued 5 shot 44 Special Taurus I got it for $330.00 on Gunbroker. I do not like it quite as much as the Smith, but it shoots very well and for what it...

Raging Bull 454 I own one. I like it. I have 50 plus revolvers mostly Smiths, Colt comes in second and taurus is last behind Ruger. I have owned a Freedom Arms 454 Casull, I did not like shooting it much. It was great for hollowpoint 250 -300 type loads. It was very annoying for my lead...

Anaconda I agree with The Captain, they are nice, they are more rare then Model 629 s I would not say they are better , I would say they are almost the same. I believe that all the newer Colts from the mark Threes onward feel more like Smiths to me then Pythons and other earlier Colts This...

Colt 1903 Wow, That is a nice one, I had an odd experience with them recently. A friend called me asked about them said he was at a local gun store looking at one and asked what I knew of them. What was odd, I had just bought one twenty minutes earlier on Auction arms !!! He and I had...

For Three Grand ! I have bought two 1911's in the past month. One is a Colt Lwt Commander XSE 38 Super It was a special order from the Colt custom shop. It has a factory target trigger that breaks at 2 1/2 lbs on my Lyman digital trigger scale it also has no take up , it is like no other...

Smith 29 A lot of people seem to not like the long barrels. I do most of my shooting at a indoor range and like the long barrel. I find it makes the gun , yes a 44 magnum a pussycat to shoot. Mine is a 629-1 That has been polished up to a Ultimate Bright Stainless type finish.