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Combat revolvers... S&W M649 .38 S&W M681 .357 Ruger SP101 .357 Taurus 431 .44 Special The 649 and the SP101 trade off for the off-duty carry gun. The 681 is mostly a range shooter, but also does some home defense. Primary home defense revolver is the Taurus 431. All my combat...

My 649 is my favorite off-duty gun. I carry it all the time. I have an older one chambered in .38 Special and it'll do the job. Bob

I don't know the answer to your question, but you might want to go over the the Frontier Sixshooter Message Board and post that question. The gents over there have forgotten more about SA revolvers than I will ever know...there are even a few gunsmiths who hang out over there. It's a very...

In my opinion, I think it depends upon what the individual PO's assignment is. In my last assignment, I was a plainclothes investigator and was assigned to the criminal intelligence unit (I know, oxymoron!!). I was issued a Glock 22 with three hi-cap LE mags for concealed carry. Now, I'm...

Don't know if this helps, but I have a Taurus PT-22 which is totally reliable and a NAA .22 mag with 1 1/8" barrel, both for deep concealment. The NAA rides along when my wife and I go for our evening walks, but so does a folder as well. I had a Tomcat a long time ago, but the J frame does...

On duty, I work in institutions, so don't carry. Off duty, S&W 649, Ruger SP101. The Ruger obviously can transmit more power, but the 649 is smaller, conceals easier and weighs less. Both are good and fit my lifestyle off-duty very well. Haven't found an auto yet that works as well as...

Like Nero and Randy, I have a Colt 1903 Hammerless which is a thin pistol with little to snag on and a Taurus PT-22, which is an excellent small, reliable pistol. Upgrades are a S&W 649 or a Ruger SP101. All of them work great, even the old 1903, which is really a neat pistol... Bob

S&W Autos At the risk of sounding heretical, my 645 is my favorite large-bore pistol. It is large in size, that is true, but it is also accurate, the trigger is smooth, it feeds, fires, extracts and ejects everything I load into it and the mass of the gun really helps with recoil (which is why...

9mm Mak squib Hi guys. I'm the shooter of that squib load. The load was 95-grain Barnaul JHP in 9mm Makarov. The gun was a Feg PA-63, essentially an aluminum-framed Walther PP copy in 9mm Mak. Prior to this event, I had purchased about 500 rounds of the same ammo and discovered that it...

Carry in church... Do so virtually every Sunday, usually a 649 or SP101 ankle-carried. As far as I can see from Scripture, it is my duty to protect innocent persons from oppressors, including anyone who would harm my family or members of the congregation. Bob

Sorry, been out of town again. Well, I'm glad we had this discussion. You guys have definitely changed my outlook so that I now understand the rules. Here they are: 1. Cops are fascists/Praetorian Guards whose sole purpose is to keep the "civilians in line". They serve no other purpose...

OK, I guess I'm not done. No, Lendsringer, respectfully, it's because neither you nor anyone else would be able to stand in front of those folks and make an argument that body-armor piercing ammunition should be available to the general public knowing that criminals could obtain such ammo...

And now you understand how the anti-gunners have been able to insert a wedge between law-abiding gun owners and cops, a relationship which was, in the past, a very strong one. Let's argue absurdity and insist on owning any damn thing we please and the consequences be damned. I wonder if...

First of all, my apologies-I've been out of town and just got back today, so have not responded timely. My mistake-they're Eagle Grips, not Secret Service grips. They're made of Indian rosewood and are very nice-looking on the Walther. Here's the link...

Sorry-didn't mean to start a gun ban discussion. Also sorry about the delay in response. I've been out of town most of the week. I'm not against the gun. I'm also not worried about law-abiding folks shooting me, either with this round or any other. Making jokes about shooting a cop in the...