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Close, but not quite. It was a S&W Model 19, with a 2 1/2" barrel. Same gun, just blued.

With a good three-inch barreled revolver in .357 Magnum, you're as well armed as any and better armed than most. It's a simple, powerful, and easy to understand weapon that will do any job you can ask of a handgun. I recommend a good used S&W K-frame, like the M13 (my personal favorite), or...

The number of MG3s in a German squad or company varies from branch to branch. In a true infantry platoon (Panzergrenadiere etc.), the standard was one MG3 per squad. The MG3 is always operated by a gunner and a loader. The loader carries a spare barrel and MG ammo. It was never used in the...

I used to have a Mauser M2 in .45ACP, and I liked it just fine. It fit my hand pretty well, hit where I pointed it, and cycled everything I put into it. Fit and finish are good, and the weird safety never was an issue for me, as I carry DA autos with the safety off anyway. For the price, I...

I generally carry about 24-25 rounds, including the ones in the gun. For a revolver, that means the load in the cylinder and three speedloaders or speed strips (or any combination thereof.) For a flatgun, it depends on the capacity of the gun. An eight-shot single stack? Mag in the...

The old FBI load will still get the job done as good as any and better than most. It's my carry load for all my K-frames.

M13 all the way. Better trigger, faster handling, fixed sights that won't snag and can't get knocked around. The Sec'y Six is a good gun, but nothing beats a M13 with three-inch tube for carry. The four-incher isn't bad either.

Mandatory? You have got to be joking. Why do you want to pawn off on the school system what is your responsibility? If the child doesn't learn these things from a parent, and doesn't have the lessons reinforced every day by a parent leading by example, then compulsory firearms education...

It was in a letter penned by one of the main authors of the Constitution (that Jefferson guy), explaining the intent and scope of the First Amendment to the Danbury Baptists. Along the same lines, the phrases "separation of powers" and "checks and balances" are nowhere to be found in the...

What you have there is considered by some to be the finest fighting revolver ever made. I don't agree with those people...I think it's the finest fighting handgun ever made. Different grips will make a huge difference in shooting comfort. The factory S&W stocks are not exactly designed for...

Hmm..let's see. I use 3" K-frames exclusively for CCW, so you may wager a guess which way I voted. Why are they the bee's knees? Easier to shoot than the J-frame, with one more round to boot. Barrel just long enough for a full-length ejector rod, and the best compromise between ballistic...

Wouldn't it be just biting irony if that little hack's misstep prompted the VA legislature to pass Vermont-style carry? Talk about unintended consequences...

It's not so much the strength of the frame, it's the lockup method. A top-break needs to have at least a little play in the latch...if it's too tight, you can't open it easily. That play means the gun will shake itself loose at some point with modern high-pressure rounds.

$190 is still a steal. I'd call the guy and tell him about the undercharge. Maybe he'll say "forget about it", and just maybe there'll be enough good will established that he'll give you equally fair shakes (or at least a heads-up) on a future buy.

A 686 is a lot of meat for the .38 Special. Recoil will be very low, but a full-underlug five-inch barrel makes the gun both nose-heavy and a bit portly in general. I'm a big fan of the more svelte K-frame, which is perfectly matched with the .38 Special. I usually carry .38 +P even in my...

You simply cannot get revolvers of that quality anymore, and if S&W started making them again like they used to, they'd cost $1200 a piece. So, no, $400 is not too much for a M14 in good shape, especially not considering that you'd have to spend two more bills just to get a stainless...

I'm very fond of the 9mm Luger and the .38 Special. If I had to narrow it down to one, I'd pick the .38 Special, though. Great cartridge...flexible, accurate, easy to shoot, cheap to reload, plenty effective for self-defense, and easy on gun and shooter.

Oh, yeah...forgot to show the credentials at the door. M65, 3"HB, lightly customized with bead blasting and orange front sight insert. M13, 3"HB, bone stock, with lots of honest wear. Smooth as buttah. M10, 3" HB, bone stock. Guess my favorite barrel length in a...

Sounds like your barrel/cylinder gap is too narrow. I recall hearing about gas rings expanding in hot guns and binding up the wheel on the earlier 65 models...that's why S&W moved the gas ring from yoke to cylinder in the -2 engineering change. On the subject, the K frame is by far my...

Ammo cost, and/or feeding commonality with autoloaders in the same stable.