Recent content by Hamilton Felix

Many years ago, I carried a Charter Bulldog .44 Special. It weighed the same 19 oz. as a steel .38 Chief's Special. With a little work, it would fit pretty much any holster that fit a J-frame S&W of the same barrel length. I eventually swapped off my first Bulldog, then got another in the...

Atlanta Cutlery has their competition tomahawk for $19.95 and spare handles for $5.95 apiece. Nothing fancy, but lots of fun.

There are a number of these knife-in-hatchet combinations out there now. The idea seems ingenious. I've heard mixed reviews on how well some of them work. The one linked looks like a very short hatchet. But I do like the idea.

My wife and I both keep very lethal weapons handy. We're not interested in up-close grappling with someone who has already invaded our home and threatens our family. Our only concesson to "non-lethal" might be our 3D LED MagLites (the "handy bludgeon size") which are much easier to find on...

1911Tuner, I have had a barrel come apart, too, with most of the barrel landing 37 yards downrange. Glad it was the last shot in the rapid fire string and I didn't fire another. But it was a two piece barrel. Remember Fed Ord? Cheap parts??? I had one of their "hammer forged" barrels, along...

It is a tough deal. It's easy to live in a shall-issue state and make remarks about "Illinazi" and their crooked politicians. But it's a tougher choice if your roots are there. I do sometimes wish we could put the gun-hating, freedom-hating socialists into one state by themselves and let...

ROTFLOL! I love it! :D

Good point. I suppose right now, my wife and I are in the class of "should carry it but don't." And she's a former LEO (also rather big and strong, as women go, and really likes the ASP baton). I've seen even commercials for pepper spray that tended to turn me off of the stuff. Seems to...

Crossbows have been vilified as "unfair" by some Archers. But they're a tradeoff like everything else. More draw weight, but less length of draw. Not as easy to make quick repeat shots as a bow, but a person who knows how to shoot a shoulder arm can pick up a crossbow quickly, without needing...

L.A. Police Gear had some sort of closeout sale on "handcuff key" pens. They looked stout, just a sleek brushed silvery finish pen with fairly large button, so I bought a pair. Wife and I both notice they got the taper wrong. I'm going to have to put some "tool grip dip" on them to make them...

Is that a wire-breaking notch? I recall seeing the knife in Blade Magazine. Now that Ron Hood has passed, it will probably sell well to buyers who want to pay homage to him. Looks like a heck of a camp knife.

This thread is making me regretfully nostalgic. The best lockup of any Security Six I've owned was a 4" stainless that wore Pachmayr Grippers. I wear a size 10 glove, and it just fit me. I gave it away as a wedding gift to friend, and I've missed that gun ever since.

Back when I handloaded for my 3" Charter Arms Bulldog, I put a 240 grain SWC over 7.2 gr. Unique. Didn't want to go hotter in that tiny gun. I figured I wasn't going to get velocities that would expand (mid 1970's) hollowpoints, so I'd just throw a big square shouldered SWC. I wore that...

I find 1911Tuner's story enlightening. As he said, that M27 was fired a LOT with .38 Specials. And we don't know the original owner's cleaning habits. I don't worry too much about firing a modest quantity of .38 ammo and being thorough with my cleaning. I'd especially avoid the "cheap...

OK, you got me curious. ;) I just pulled my tape measure from my pocket, shoved my elbow against the desk, put the tape against the desk and measured, The tip of my middle finder came 19½ inches from the desk. Is that my "ideal" short stick length? Where do Maglites come in? I'm old...