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There used to be the occasional copperhead in my backyard, and lots of feral cats. After I put up a good fence, the presence of my large dog has discouraged these visitors. I will occasionally see a very small snake when mowing the yard. If it gets too close for comfort, the mower itself is a...

Funny thing, I've got a dozen or so S&W revolvers, but no L-frames.

Mine is a great shooter. Got it when my daughter was a little girl and was getting bored with 32acp.

FWIW, if you're getting light strikes with certain ammo or something, cocking the hammer back can give a slightly harder strike on the primer.

I've owned a bunch of them. Here are some I remember off the top of my head: Taurus 942 - stiff trigger, didn't know enough to change the springs Taurus Tracker 22 - stiff trigger, didn't know enough to change the springs High Standard Sentinel - one cylinder shot a flier every time FIE single...

My dog fights (and usually eats) anything that comes into the backyard. The other morning I saw a bobcat in the ally. There is also the occasional copperhead when I'm mowing. I have a Judge, and various shotguns, but for snakes a hoe is better because I don't want to shoot my dog by mistake...

Maybe off-topic on a gun forum, but if you have a loaded firearm in every room of your home, or on your person at all times, it seems very odd not to have a decent dog to help out with security. Mine weighs 100 pounds. If anyone is anywhere near the house, he lets me know. It's a small house...

I think I may have owned one of those for a year or two, recently. Again, it was dirt cheap. Not a great trigger, but it went bang every time.

I have one. It works fine. It shoots 45colt like a big heavy snubby. I haven't shot a snake with birdshot, but it's very effective on old squash and stuff.

"I believe most of the major makers had DAO auto models available for the agencies that wanted them." TS What he said. I can't think of any exclusively DAO's off the top of my head, but there were runs of Rugers or Smiths or whatever for departments that ordered them. For instance, I have a...

I'm not as blessed as @Creaky_Old_Cop, but similarly, I have tall fences and a very large dog that roams the house and property freely (dog door). I live alone with the dog, so I can leave firearms out or put them away as I please. It seems easier to lock most of them up and just leave a...

My maternal great-grandfathers both came to this country around 1900. My HD items (very large dog, 38 special, 12-guage coach gun) are same kinds of things they used. :)

"Yes, you have to stop when the chamber is aligned with the slot. If you go too far, you can't go back." Most modern Ruger SA revolvers work this way. The Old Models worked like the old SAA (put the hammer to half-cock). My friend got a new Super Wrangler, and it has a cylinder that can go...

Almost all of my fixed-sight revolvers have shot to POA, or very close. I much prefer to carry a fixed sight, rather than adjustable. To me, adjustable sights are for range toy or hunting.

TYVM for the excellent article.

LoL! I see you dudes at WM all the time with your full-sized carry pistol. No one has to be able to see it. The gray crewcut is the first sign. The "I'm wearing a large pistol" vest totally clinches it. :)

Someone had one in a little open trailer on my street a few weeks back. My old farm dog was very happy to see it, and I let him greet it. I didn't know our lives were in such serious danger!

My truck is a 1970 model. :)

This Model 64 was a LE revolver. Maybe DOC? I got it about three years back from GB (the date is on the picture). It was something like $400 OTD with shipping and tax and FFL. The NOS grips cost around $30.

FWIW, I've had a dozen or so Taurus revolvers over the years. One was a lemon. The others have ranged from excellent to adequate. They've been making the same basic k-frame and j-frame revolvers since the early 1980's. The Taurus j-frame isn't a lot different than the Smith one, other than...