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7 or 8 years ago when I got interested in 32 caliber revolvers, I wanted a S&W K-frame K-32 or Model 16. Well, they are about as rare as hen's teeth and I actually have never seen one in the "flesh". I did find a Model 16-4 but it is chambered in 32 H&R Mag and even then, I've only seen one...

Before about 12 years ago, I felt I had no need for 8-3/8" S&W revolvers. I stumbled into a 460 XVR at a GOOD price and I got hooked. Since then I've bought 8-3/8" revolvers in Model 25, Model 27, Model 29, Model 57, Model 686, Model 17 and Model 14. Also, I have an 8" Colt Anaconda that kind of...

I bought a Colt 1911 45 ACP NM Gold Cup in March, 2017. It came with full power and target recoil springs as well as an 8 round and 7 round magazine. This pistol was re-barreled with a Bar-Sto 38-45 Clerke barrel. This pistol was purchased before CZ took over Colt. I decided that I wanted to...

The spring skeet league started this last week at the range I belong to. Shooters were slow to arrive so there were only two of us shooting our 50 targets. It was tough to juggle the score clipboard, the trap release, and our shotguns. My shotgun got away from me and the muzzle hit the ground...

The fall fun skeet league started today at the range that I belong to. On the first round, I was straight through station 7. All the targets were broken with good, solid hits. Then I missed two at high 8. Aw, shucks. Well, maybe next week. It has been a while since I had 25 straight. Even...

There is another thread on the shotgun sub-forum asking about barrel lengths versus patterns and the thread evolved into a discussion about barrel length versus swing and hitting targets. So, to leave the other thread in tact and start a new discussing on barrel length and maintaining swing...

I recently got back into more regular skeet shooting after a 20 year hiatus from competing. I joined an evening skeet league, 50 targets per week, and have been enjoying the weekly shooting. Tonight, we had two new skeet shooters in out flight tonight, each with just a few rounds of skeet under...

I'm getting ready to buy sub gauge tubes for a new over/under shotgun (Citori 725 Skeet). Rifled sub-gauge tubes are the top of the line these days but since I am planning on shooting skeet with the new tubes, is the extra expense necessary? For skeet, I've seen comments on the internet...

I have a hankering, for grins and giggles, to have an M1911 chambered for 38 AMU. My plan would be to re-barrel a current production Colt Gold Cup. For those "not in the the know", the 38 AMU, which stands for 38 Army Marksman Unit, is a rimless 38 Special cartridge for shooting wadcutters in...

As a result of some home construction around my hobby horse farm, I've lost the ability to safely shoot much at home.:( Just some short range pistol but not much else. So, I finally joined a nice near by local range with facilities to cover most of my shooting needs. I shot some skeet this...

I have a A400 Xcel 12 ga that I have had a for a few years and not put a round through it. I recently joined a new gun club and plan to shoot more skeet than I have shot in the past several years. I'll probably shoot my competition tubed Citori most but would like to shoot the A400 Xcel some...

Recently, I acquired an S&W Model 30-1 with a 4" barrel chambered for 32 S&W Long. What a nice shooting revolver and easy to get good groups even with the fixed sights. It is a shame that the round has fallen out of favor, and gotten expensive to buy, as it would make a nice center fire...

For folks expert in all things Smith and Wesson... Today (April 29), I stumbled into a square butt S&W M60 38 Special, 2" barrel, J-frame which followed me home. In doing some research on the revolver, it is apparently part of a special order from the John Jovino gun store in New York. From...

I got a Labradar chronograph a month or so ago and used it for the second time today. I'm pleased. The first session was with rifles, today was with handguns. Set up was easy. Getting all the parameters set was easy while following the instructions. Changing to a new strings was easy. I have...

Anyone know what Ruger is manufacturing at their new plant in North Carolina? I guess it has been up and running for a year or two. Thanks.

I load several cartridges on Dillon SDB progressive presses. With 45 ACP, 9x19 and 380 ACP, I can see in the case to insure that powder has been dropped. But with 38 Special, the case is too tall and the press to small to be able to see small powder charges such as those for wadcutter...

I talked briefly to a Remington representative at the Nashville NRA meeting yesterday and was told that release of the two pistols will be sometime in the summer, July-ish time frame. They are moving the production to Alabama. The R51s on display functioned well but they were not from the new...

Yesterday I went to Nashville to the NRA extravaganza. Interesting show. We had a long enjoyable day. For the RCBS booth, I wanted to see in detail the indexing of the Pro Chucker series presses to see if they eliminated the jump of the shell plate into the detent at the end of the index...

Some new reloading press toys have been sitting at the Fed Ex Ground facility in town but not delivered due to the in-climate weather we are having. Delivery has been postponed four days. Granted, our weather pales in comparison to what the north east has been getting but two flakes...

I just saw an ad for the Trim-It case trimmer in May, 2014, "Rifle" magazine. Similar in concept as the WFT trimmer but allows for different inserts to trim different cases and has a micrometer adjuster for adjusting trim length. The advertisement says it will trim straight walled cases as...