Recent content by CajunBass

I have always been led to believe that they are considered a a concealed handgun under Virginia law, and you need a CHP to wear one. That's not legal advice, just gunshop commando talk. Since (1) I have a CHP, and (2) don't intend to wear the buckle I've never really thought too much about it...

I'm thinking about one of those.

Since the only bears I've seen in my life, were bumming Hersey bars on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I figure I'm not likely to need a gun for them, but I figured, what the heck? I might as well get one to meet the threat. So I got this. Ok...OK...I'm just kidding about the bears. The only...

I don't know about the Ruger, but I've got a couple of Taurus' in 32 Federal Magnun that I like lot. They're my go to carry gun now. I reload my 32 FD Magnum to about 32 H&R levels and find it a really good cartridge. The Fed Mag is a hotter cartridge, but it's a lot louder and has more...

I remember a time when people looked down their noses at them as "just a 38." That seems to have changed in the last few years.

Not only that, "combat" doesn't always involve big armies. A lone cop on a beat vs a thug breaking into a business, or a homeowner defending his home in the middle of the night. That's "combat". Small scale, but combat.

I just use the standard wadcutter load. It's been around forever for a reason. 148 grain Berry's DEWC, over 2.8 grains of Bullseye. I've been using WW 231 lately because I can't find Bullseye. I'd have to look up the exact charge of 231, but it's a standard "book" charge. I use Federal...

I used to have a Ruger Security-Six, in stainless steel (which was pretty new in those days) with Pachmyer grips, in an Uncle Mikes nylon holster. I called it my all weather gun. But to tell you truth, I've never had any problem with any gun rusting. I just keep 'em oiled, or now I wax them...

Every now and then I need to remind myself just how much I really like a gun. Yesterday it was my Model 15-2 "Combat Masterpiece" (the BEST name ever for a handgun IMHO) that I took along to the range, with a box of 100 + rounds of reloaded 38 wadcutters. Shooting everything in double action...

I've never seen a 357 revolver that I didn't like. I've owned Smith and Wesson, Colt, Dan Wesson, Ruger, Taurus, and probably some others I can't think of off the top of my head. Both Single and Double action. Which I like best depends on which one I'm thinking about at the moment. I have no...

There was another old coot eyeing my wife and I as we looked at it. I figure he was waiting to pounce if I even put it down on the counter. :) They wanted more for this one, than I really wanted to spend ($500), but I thought of the advice I throw out here and there so often "When was the...

I had another H&R some years ago that I couldn't shoot well either. I remember shooting it one morning and thinking I was having a bad day. Switched over to my Model 17 and started shooting the X-ring out of the target. Same target, same range, same ammo. I just want this one for grins and...

I haven't been to the gun store for a couple of weeks. That's a long time for me. I was halfway expecting a get well card in the mail. Anyway, my wife and I stopped by today, just to spread good cheer and boost the moral of the working people you know, but sure enough, there in the corner of...

I'd probably be on it like a Hobo on a ham sammich, and I have absolutly no reason to own it, other than it's a 44 Special. I already load for that now. One of my big gun blunders was letting my Taurus 431, 44 Special get away from me.

I remember noticing the same thing in "Shenandoah" in the fight scene where "Boy" joins up with James Best. Best is clearly seen ejecting the brass cartridge from his Trapdoor Springfield. It never bothered me. Muzzle loaders are a pain in the butt for movie makers I suppose. The Trapdoor...