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  1. Elm Creek Smith

    Threaded barrel for S&W SD9?

    Does anyone make a threaded barrel for the S&W SD9? Just asking, because,...
  2. Elm Creek Smith

    May the revolver gods forgive me!

    After decades of carrying revolvers almost exclusively, back trouble (sciatica) and the rise of violent political mob action in cities to which I must travel for my wife's medical appointments, I find myself regularly carrying semiautomatic pistols for the first time since I retired from the...
  3. Elm Creek Smith

    12 gauge Midland Arms Backpacker 18½ inch

    I am considering one of these for a Jeep/backpack survival gun. It comes with a Beretta modified choke tube. I was thinking with the addition of a Beretta rifled choke tube that it would be ideal for taking game from birds to deer and maybe hogs, if necessary. Since it's so light, field loads in...
  4. Elm Creek Smith

    Less than half MSRP!

    Well, the .38 Special GP-100 I posted about for $379.00 will just have to wait. My LGS had a S&W sale, complete with factory reps Friday and Saturday. The Model 642-2 stack was marked $329.95, so I said I'd take one. The factory rep took the empty box for the display gun off the stack and told...
  5. Elm Creek Smith

    .38 Special GP-100

    Well, one of the LGSs has a fixed sight, 4 inch half-lugged, blued GP-100 that has .38 Special on the barrel with a cylinder chambered to match. From the wear on the grip, it looks like it was carried in a Safariland 6280 duty holster. They want $379.00 for it. I'm thinking I need it. What...
  6. Elm Creek Smith

    Possum on the half-shell

    Last night my neighbor came over to ask me if I'd kill an armadillo. Seems the armadillos worked their way from the fields into his very nice yard, and he needed me to stop them since he doesn't have any guns. So, by flashlight, I went out with my late father-in-law's truck gun, an old...
  7. Elm Creek Smith

    .500 S&W Magnum H&R Topper

    Why does the H&R Topper in .500 S&W Magnum fascinate me? Is it because it's roughly equivalent to the .50-90 buffalo gun, or is it because I don't like my shoulder? Maybe it's missing the .50 cal on my tank. What I really could use is one of those 16 inch barreled H&R Toppers in .357 Magnum...
  8. Elm Creek Smith

    Does anyone have any experience with the Laserlyte?

    WalMart.com has the Laserlyte Side Mount Laser for S&W J-frame and Taurus revolvers for $93.49. Does anyone have any experience with these? ECS
  9. Elm Creek Smith

    Mini-14 ATI Strikeforce stock lower rail replacement

    Does anyone have any experience with the aluminum 6 inch lower replacement rail for the Ruger Mini-14 ATI Strikeforce stock? I need to know how solid it is and if there are any issues with the durability of its mounting system. Thanks. ECS
  10. Elm Creek Smith

    Christmas Rifle gone bad

    Some of you may remember a few years ago when I got my Christmas Rifle. Except for the magazine, this wouldn't upset Senator Dianne Feinkenstein. Well, since there has been all this noise about evil black rifles, I decided to spend my gunshow money on Sunday to "make a statement." Waiting...
  11. Elm Creek Smith

    Oklahoma passes open carry - awaits Governor's signature

    The Oklahoma legislature passed and sent to Governor Mary Fallin an open carry bill for signature. If she signs it, it will be effective November 1, 2012. Holders of a Concealed Handgun License will be able to pick which way they want to carry. ECS
  12. Elm Creek Smith

    Dilemma at the Pawn Shop!

    At a local pawn shop, I found a 4 inch S&W Heavy Duty in .38 Special in good condition with about 70% finish for approximately $679. At the same pawn shop, I found a mint 3 inch Smith & Wesson Model 37 square butt in .38 Special that has no indication that it has ever been fired for $479. Now...
  13. Elm Creek Smith

    Gun show find!

    I was at the gun show on Sunday afternoon, and passed a table with a bunch of holsters on it. I found one that would fit my S&W 681, but continued without even asking about it. Just before the show closed at 4:00 pm, I made it back to the table. The holster I'd seen earlier was a Safariland 200...
  14. Elm Creek Smith

    Velocity and Energy figures from a Mosin-Nagant M38

    I took my Mosin-Nagant M38 to the range last weekend and got numbers from my Chrony. 147 grains 2,622.52 fps 2,245.49 ft/lbs 203 grains 2,289.46 fps 2,363.30 ft/lbs The 147 grainers are FMJ light bullet Bulgarian ammo. The 203 grainers are Barnaul SP ammo. Even out of the short 20 inch...
  15. Elm Creek Smith

    How much ammo do you carry?

    When you carry concealed, how many reloads do you carry? I carry at least two reloads for each gun that I carry. For example, when I carry my S&W M13 and my Taurus M85, I carry two speedloaders for each of them. I'm asking due to reading Mas Ayoob's column about prosecutors using the fact...
  16. Elm Creek Smith

    Taurus 617 or 817 snubbies?

    Does anyone have any experience with the Taurus 617 .357 Magnum snubbies or the 817 .38 Spl Ultra-Lite snubbies? The 817ULs interest me a lot since I have been able to find a decent S&W Model 12 at a reasonable price. ECS
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