The gun I shoot best (get the highest scores with)is a High standard Supermatic Citation. Not a "carry gun". I carry a S&W "j" frame .38spec. which I qualify with yearly and feel confident with. I have carried for over 30 years now.
The "Keith" SWC bullet varies (in the Lyman manuals), any where from 168 to 173 gr. In his book, "Sixguns", Keith refers to that bullet as 173gr. He also refers to the same bullet in a hollow point configuration as the "Keith Lyman" bullet. He lists the 160gr. bullet as being .001 over groove...
As a kid in the 1950s, we carved X's on .22LR rounds to make them more deadly. I never saw any difference, at least on squirrels. Later on in life, I made up a fixture that one could put in .38sp with Lyman #358429 Keith bullets loaded and drill hollow points into. It was much less labor...
I have gone to the Police Firearms Instructor School at Camp Perry (3X) many years ago. I have also gone and taken my daughters and some of the neighborhood kids to both the rifle and pistol Small Arms Firing Schools for many years. My youngest daughter (then 16, now 36) went as a volunteer for...
The Bearcat is an excellent starter pistol built for little hands. It was my first pistol also (I was a little older). Mine is a steel model that I bought new in 1964 for $39.95 at a F.W.Woolworth store. Both my daughters started out with it. Best of luck with the young'un and his first pistol...
The rule of thumb that I was taught, was add .5 grain of powder for a .357 load compared to a .38 load. My load for .38spec wadcutters is 2.5 grains of 700x so I add the .5 grain and load 3.0 grains in a .357 case. Having done that, I find no difference in accuracy between the 2. The "standard"...
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