Recent content by pgmrdan

1960 ... good! Thanks guys. :)

Where can I get one? Is it a simple replacement or does the new cylinder need to be timed? As you can tell, I'm new at this.

That number is on both the frame and the crane. Under the number on the frame is a 'U'.

Talk to your doctor. You may get sent to a neurologist. I got diagnosed with essential tremors a few months ago. I've had it about two years but it had to progress enough before it could be diagnosed. I take a low dose of propranolol. No noticeable side affects for me. It primarily reduces...

Colt serial numbers?! I'm confused but it sounds like Colt Manufacturing is even more confused. I bought a Trooper Sunday. The guy that sold it said it was manufactured in 1959. Proofhouse.com said it was manufactured in 1960 I think (I assume the serial number paired up with a year is the...

Careful using the term BOB around your wife/girl friend/both. It has a totally different meaning. :D

At 509 pounds empty how much do you think it will weigh when you stash your guns, ammo, gun cases, cleaning equipment and supplies, etc. ? Of course you never know who might bring over 4 or 5 of his closest friends and a dolly from U-Haul while you're on vacation. :D Congratulations on getting...

Will this do it? http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=711424 Any other suggestions? Thanks.

Thanks!

I went back to MidwayUSA and looked for the NYPD round. I had been looking under CCI but when I looked under Speer there they are...sort of. They're out of stock until 10/31. :(

IMHO, I don't think it matters which is more accurate. The shooter is the weak link when it comes to handguns. If you were talking rifles (bolt action vs. semi-automatic) it would be another story.

gunsablazin recommended the NYPD load I've been looking for and Loosedhorse mentioned the FBI load I've been looking for. I guess I've just been looking in the wrong places. No body near me (and not so near me) carry them. Sorry, I should have stated 4" barrel. If you guys order these on...

Should a post about ammo go in the Firearm Accessories forum? :D I've read in one of Massad Ayoob's books about the FBI load and the NYPD load. I can't find them in the stores. I've also seen reference to a CCI Blazer cartridge that is ballistically very similar to the FBI load so one can use...

"You are a Colt man now, and a cut above the rest." I'll try not to act stuck up. :D I'm pretty certain these are original service grips. Now I need some home/personal defense ammo.

This afternoon I bought a 1959 Colt Trooper, .38 Special, 4" barrel, and adjustable rear sight. Sweeeeeeet! I shot a few rounds through it and fell in love with it. A couple guys at work kept telling me to get a really small gun. I took this bad boy and put it in a front pocket of my...