Recent content by Schwing

I started trimming .38 and .357 brass because it bugged the crap out of me that my crimps were not consistent. I fall under the category of shooters that isn't good enough to tell the difference though. One thing I can tell you is, that if you trim all of your .38 brass to the same length, it...

I used blue loctite on mine a few years ago and have not had to touch it since. Red would be a bad idea if you ever want to get them out but blue works for me.

My 92fs was the first hand gun I ever purchased. It is the only handgun I have owned that has NEVER had a FTF. Now, back when I was shooting a couple thousand rounds a month, I would have a FTF occasionally with one or another of my handguns. Most go thousands of rounds between failures but...

I think there are a lot of flippant attitudes about lead exposure in the shooting community. People think that, because they have never had a problem, that no one else will. If they do, they almost instantly believe that the other folks must be practicing poor lead hygiene etc. The bottom line...

I feel the pain. I have had glasses since I was 12 and my eyes get worse every year. I see these threads where folks are shooting with iron sights out to 50 yards and I get a little bit of jealous rage:) Even with my glasses, I can't even see a 4" target at 50 yards! I have found that those...

Stuff like this makes me sick. I have to preface this by saying that I absolutely support the rights of hunters and am, in no way anti-hunting but I personally just can't shoot at living targets. I still like my steaks rare but I get those in nice little hygienic packages from the grocery...

I am pretty lucky. Here in Utah we have both utahgunexchange.com and utahguns.com. Just like everywhere else, there are sellers that seem to think that the fact that they owned a gun makes it more valuable than buying new but there are also some great deals out there. I'm not sure what other...

I have used a vibratory tumbler, an ultrasonic cleaner and SS tumbling. Since trying SS tumbling for the first time, I haven't done a single load any other way. I don't ever remember tossing out the sentence "This is the only way to do this", since there are almost always many great ways to...

I hate to say it but the worst customer service I have ever experienced was from Smith & Wesson. After a similar delay, I received my gun back with a note stating that they tested it and found no problems. They included a single spent casing as proof. The problem was that it jammed about...

This is a great deal! Thanks for the heads-up. I just spent way more money than I should have.

You are only going to hear one correct answer to this. Buy a pocket holster. Yes, the chances of having a problem are slim but your chances of needing to use you gun are pretty slim and, since you are carrying, I assume you want to minimize risk to yourself. I carried my LCR .38 in a cheap...

Part of this is due to the fact that the heavier bullet is, most likely, moving slower. It takes longer to travel down the barrel and the barrel is rising the moment the powder is igniting.

I have used all kinds of lubricants over the years and, frankly, have not found much difference. I do live in a desert though so humidity is basically a zero issue for me. Currently I use mobile 1. I can't remember the weight. I use foam tip swabs or even just patches to apply it. I also...

Yes it is. I swear my lead exposure is braining my damage these last few years.

LSWCs for me but I do understand why other folks chose otherwise.