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    Identity and Date of Manufacture of S&W Revolvers

    Best wishes for a speedy recovery. May God bless you.
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    Identity and Date of Manufacture of S&W Revolvers

    Requests: 34-1, Serial # M1810xx 29-2, Serial # N3153xx two 29-3s (6") Serial # AVB29xx (8 3/8") Serial # AUL05xx Thanks much in advance.
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    Identity and Date of Manufacture of S&W Revolvers

    Have two to question. Thanks in advance Model 17 (no dash) .22 caliber, blue, 6 inch barrell # K3372xx Model 18-3 .22 caliber, blue, 4 inch barrell # 1K787xx
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    ? re: rilfed slug barrel

    I have recently acquired a Mossberg 500 with a 24 inch "fully rifled" slug barrell. I have little experience with slugs. The manual that comes from Mossberg advises: "Fully rifled barrels deliver best acuracy with sabot style slugs. 'Rifled' slugs and shotshells are not recommended for...
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    T/C peep sights?

    Zeke, That is what I was worried about. On 11/10 I killed an 8 pointer with my Hawken, about 5 or 10 minutes before sunrise. I was struggling to see the open sights in that light, and was worried that the tang mounted sights would give that problem. The ghost ring mentioned above (...
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    T/C peep sights?

    My eyes are getting older, and I don't want to go to Dad's scoped Renegad for hunting yet. I am considering trying the T/C peep sight on my T/C Hawken rifle, and wondered if any of you have experience hunting with one of these. Also, how does it do with the stock front sight? I have...
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    Question on Shooting .357 vs .38 sp

    Are you pulling the trigger straight through as a DAO simi auto pistol, or staging the triger? By staging, I mean pulling the trigger until you feel the hammer at full cock, and then aligning the sights for the final break of the trigger. In most DA revolvers that I have shot with a...
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    Another range day with the .54 T/C Hawken - still mediocre

    "but the nipples are too big for #11 caps (new nipples, too) and only ignite on the second strike. The first strike merely seats the cap all the way." I like the cap to fight tightly on the nipple for hunting. Never had any water infiltrate, even during rain. After placing the cap on...
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