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S&W revolvers do shoot to POA... IF...If you use the same ammunition used by the factory to regulate the sighting of the gun when it is made. For a model 10 it is probably regulated for 158gr lead round nose. FWIW Chuck

I bought a couple of G43s shortly after they hit the market... Underwealmed would have to be word to describe my experience with them... If small is your only consideration then they have to be near the top of mini carry pistols. After shooting mine a good bit, I went back to my S&W...

The 38/200 ammo I have taken down (two types) used sticks... that of course does not prove that is all that was used..., nor even that that every factory used the same stuff with each lot... so you are likely correct that some was loaded with different forms of cordite. I had not thought...

The 38 S&W ammo as currently loaded in the U.S. is very weak... intentionally because of the large number of cheaply made top break revolvers that exist in North America... Many were imported and many made in the U.S. using very suspect steel. Ammo makers are justifiably concerned by turning a...

As far is the most useful 1911 as it comes out of the box it comes down to a choice of two... The S&W Scandium frame 1911s (or the Commander4 size) and the ARMSCOR built Rock Island (they make other brands too) 1911A1. The S&W product is the only 1911 I have that was carry ready as it comes...

The Brits commonly manufactured two different military loads for the .455 Webley revolvers. The first was the generally known 265gr lead conical point bullet, and the second and less known "Colonial" load, which was a 250gr (at least the few I have seen) hollow point with a massive cavity...

The Brits did get a small number of .38 Special M&P from S&W. They also bought commercial S&W (and Colt's, H&R and Iver-Johnsons) revolvers from various sources after losing most much of their equipment at Dunkirk. Americans were also asked to donate rifles and pistols to the Brits following...

S&W made their Military & Police revolver for the Empire forces in WWII. The British Purchasing Commission finally wound up buying the M&P ( "K" ) frame as opposed to the large frame ( "N" ) frame because of ease of production and lower price as well as the fact it could be easily chambered for...

The M39 'Smiffs are the most ergonomic pistols I have ever encountered... unfortunately as the design progressed over the years the grip became less ergonomic... S&W autos are dead reliable... and built like tanks... The only reason I can think of they have been less popular is the slide...

SOG, Centerfire Systems, AIM etc. frequently have used police 357 S&W revolvers... of late there have been quite a lot of Model 65s on the market, which are excellent carry pistols. Looking at the SOG web site they have used M65s and M10s listed in your price range... not 357s... but fine guns...

The S&W 357 Magnum (later Mod 27) in it's dash two incarnation is a very fine revolver that is uniformly accurate, reliable and finely finished. In my mind, the five inch version is the optimum length being a good compromise between short barrel carry and long barrel for field use. While I...

The gun in the photo is a military production... you can see the British War Dept. (WD) broad arrow marks in several places... on the right side the double arrow ( -><- ) shows it was sold out of WD inventory. The photos show other WD broad arrow ( -> ) marks on the back strap and other...

Keep in mind the 'mouse trap' magazines will wear the finish on your gun where they push against the frame very rapidly until you have bear metal... FWIW Chuck

The 357MAG (and 38SPL) are very pleasant to reload... very straight forward. If you use 2400 powder, keep in mind it does not work well at all in reduced loads, but is un-excelled for heavy loads. The 357 was one of the first cartridges I reloaded about 55 years ago... My formula is still...

THe spring (mouse trap) magazines are FN/Browning factory mags. The spring is there to cause the mag to exit the gun when the mag release is activated... absent the spring the magazines must be manually pulled from the gun to re-load... Removing the magazine interlock not only improves the...

Looks like a magazine extension... about 15 years ago a lot of Argentine standard (high) capacity magazines were imported from Argentina that had extensions expanding capacity to 17 rounds... the price was right too (During the Klinton magazine law mags were limited to reduced capacity 10...

I would not let the worry of a defective HP put you off... I have bought a LOT of HPs from Gunbroker and a couple of the regular sellers there... Keep in mind, that in buying from the established dealers you can return a defective gun without any hassle at all... and most problems are minor to...

You will find a godly number of surplus HPs on Gunbroker... and you will find some good buys... The military surplus is of course a shooter grade gun... some are refinished (usually parkerized) and most are in mechanically excellent condition... A refinished example will make an excellent SD...

Not only handsome but it conceals very well indeed... very flat and without anything to catch on clothes... I always thought it a shame Colt's didn't scale down the 1911 a bit and shape it like the 1903/08. On top of everything else it is probably the most reliable 380 I have shot... though...

Looks ok to me... I finished up some stocks of 1940 vintage DuPont powder not very long ago that works just fine (DuPont #5) Absent any acidic smells or color change it is good to go... it should have a faint ether smell... FWIW Chuck