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LittleBear; I am a 444 nut, and have built a modified 444XLR...16 1.2" barrel and opened up the cartridge cycling spaces to accept a longer OAL for improved performance. Many other modifications were made to this gun, and it is a very sweet hunting arm. The barrel has been lapped and the...

...........great for rifle carry! I have always carried a sixgun as a back up when hunting with a rifle, but have never found a holster that does not get in the way, or in the case of a shoulder holster, that is comfortable to wear. After I modified my Ruger this past winter, I came up with an...

I found that a very light magnification reading glass works very well for me. For rifle and pistol shooting...fixed sights or scope, a 1.00 magnification not only clears up the sight picture, but improves my vision clarity well beyong the range that I shoot targets or game at.......for normal...

My choice is the Remington model 700 as well...rigid...easy to bed, barrel, fit, and after many years of benchrest competition I have found that nothing more is needed. Matter of fact when I was competing it was the choice in the hunter and light bench gun classes. My only suggestion would be to...

I have a 696-0, that has been probably the BEST Smith I have ever owned. I believe Smith makes a 357/38 version of that gun (I believe it is a 636?...somebody help me here!), and if you could find an older one in good shape, that is what I would recommend.

try: smith-wessonforum.com and go to the accesories for sale area. I see plenty of nice grips for sale on there all the time!

Keiths old load of a 250 grain hardcast at 1250+ has taken every game animal in the world....

Phil; I agree with you 100%....that Fitz is just as safe a carry gun as anything on the market today, and probably a lot better suited to the task at hand.....and that bike sounds way too cool! My grandpa was an "Indian man" and owned a few, and my great grandpa rode a 101 Scout for most of his...

Twinwillows; I believe that they have two secret service models for the 101....a shorty, similar to mine, and another a finger longer....either or, they make nice grips, and are great folks to deal with. They will also "custom fit" grips to your gun if you so choose.

I have a set of Eagle "Secret Service" grips on my Smith N Frame snubbie. They are the best that I have found for concealed carry...and, they allow plenty of room for speedloader use! You may want to check them out for your gun.

The bitterness of poor quality lingers...long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. I never had the bucks to have the guns that I wanted, and when I was young, my enthusiasm was noticed by an old gunsmith at the club I belonged to. He took me under wing, and taught me the ropes. Not...

From what I can remember, from posts on this same issue (barrel seperation). on other forums, all of the barrel seperations happened with factory ammo...anybody know anything about that?

I make my own cast hollowpoints for defense work. The right sized hollowpoint, made from the correct alloy, and driven at a suitable velocity, will do wonders!

I have a Smith Model 18 (-3) as well. It is a great little gun, has a smooth trigger in both single and double action, is extremely accurate, and is small and light enough to carry comfortably all day long. I have always wanted a Single Six, and If and when I go shopping for another 22 revolver...

By the way....I do not shoot full house 44 Magnum loads in my guns "all the time". My "standard" load is a 250 grain Keith, and 10.0 grains of Unique, for a thousand fps or so. I have taken two deer with that load and it does a fine job, as it would on any like sized game animal...would be a...

I read an article in a gun magazine (I want to say it was Shooting Times)...many years ago (probably back in the early 70's or so).... by a very well known writer, and for the life of me I cannot think of his name, but, he had a large bear encounter (a charge) and all he had was a .357 Mag (he...

Flat Top...on the road.

Here is a 444 Marlin XLR that I built for myself a couple of years ago for HUNTING.....it is NOT a tactical weapon....Honest!!! (just looks like one!)

eb426; Give Bill a call up at Eagle Grips, and he can set you up with whatever you need.

Steve; Be proud that you accomplished most of the work on this gun with hand tools! When I learned custom smithing over 40 years ago, I was taught by an old time gunsmith that used nothing but hand tools as well. His work was "art"!!!!! When I was actually in the business, I had all the machine...