Recent content by Tallswede

I'm some of the "new blood" too. Went to the gun show in Houston yesterday and looked at lots of stuff. I couldn't find anything I liked much better than the Reminton model 51 380 I just inherited. That pistol is so thin and shoots so well, I don't think anyone has improved on the design since...

Thanks, and I will follow your suggestions just using standard loads. Kevin

Thanks for the info Guys. Nowhere on the pistol is there a mark saying "38 Special" however that is all we've ever used in it. I am also wondering if this pistol will handle +P+ ammo? The plain grips lead me to believe it may be one of the low cost models. All the other pictures I've seen had...

I recently inherited my mother's S&W Snubnosed revolver. I haven't found one that looks like it on the internet yet. I'm hoping with a description someone here can help me figure out what it is exactly. My mother told me it was given to her by someone in the early 60's when we had a peeping...