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This woman has a bit of history brandishing a weapon according to the Seattle Times: "Prosecutors said the woman has prior convictions for firearm brandishing and assault in Utah in 1996 and 1997. She has no record of crime here, and a public defender told the judge the woman has lived here...

Correction Re: my post yesterday on the S&W 1006: I have a 1066, durn it. You'd think I'd know my own pistol... geez. Gettin' old and forgetful. Anyway, everything else was correct. Thanks for reminding me. A couple of other things: The 1066 came stock with a bobbed hammer. I replaced mine...

I have a S&W 1006 (4") that I carry here in West Texas. I load it with factory Super-X 175 gr Silvertips. I've shot a number of West Texas whitetails with this pistol and load, the farthest shot just shy of 50 yards. All shots have been broadside or just slightly quartering. The bullet always...

I have a Chinese made SK that I purchased in the early 90s. Over the years I've changed the stock (Choate fiber w/ pistol grip), re-crowned the barrel, and, most important, had a trigger job done. I also modified the issue front sight by filing it to a narrower profile, and I added a Williams...

As far as I can tell, throat erosion, flame cutting, pitting from carbon are wear. Yes, throats frequently wear out first, especially on high velocity calibers, but they wouldn't if you never fired the piece. The issue was "damage to crowns," which, so far, no one has addressed. We HAVE talked...

Oh yeah, almost forgot... Everytime you fire your rifle you cause bore wear. Every time. Cleaning the bore between firings slows this process dramatically, but if you want to wear out a centerfire rifle barrel quickly, just keep shooting it without cleaning. The guilding metal coating on...

Back in the day it was common for makers of match grade rifle barrels to lap the bore with a short slug of soft lead (just coincidentally called a lap) coated with lubricant and a very fine abrasive. This procedure polished the internal surfaces of the bore, removing cutter marks, etc, thereby...

I don't have any pics to share, but I've taken a number of West Texas whitetails with my 10 mm which has a four inch barrel--as measured from the back of the chamber. Most shots have been taken within normal handgun ranges up to 50 yards or so, but one memorable shot was at a little over 80...

The comments here have been interesting, particularly all the posts on this thread (and elsewhere) concerning ballistics of the 10 mm and so forth. It's actually gratifying to see such interest in a supposedly "dead" cartridge. What I would like to see are comments regarding the practical use of...

It is certainly true that a few of the handguns chambered for this cartridge early on could not take the pressures. Mine is a Smith & Wesson 1066 and it is a substantial, strongly-built handgun, but it is as big as any 1911, as heavy (maybe heavier--I haven't checked), and the grip frame is...

The problem with the 10 mm round was not the guns chambered for it or the round itself (although the watered down loads caused disappointment), it was the timing. Try to imagine a time when all of the current big bore "bruiser" handgun calibers did not exist (except mostly the .44 Magnum)...

Nightstand pistol is a Kahr K40, which is what I would grab if I woke up with a bad guy in the room with me. Next to it is the real nighttime gun--Remington 870 w/extension mag, 18" barrel, No. 4 buck in the mag except for the last three rounds, which are 1 oz slugs. If I have to investigate a...

Other Pistol Options I'm a newbie here, but have read all the posts on .45 vs 10 mm topic. As an old retired Marine I have a soft spot for .45 ACP in 1911, but my needs in a handgun have changed significantly since active duty days. .45 ACP is an excellent close combat cartridge, but not much...