Recent content by MikeSp

The Wolf brand spring that I removed after one year of tension on 6 shells was about half the length that it was when it was installed. The follower and tube are clean--there isn't much use for a 590 for much other than home defense (tried skeet ONE time just for fun....wasn't much fun) so it...

I keep six 2 3/4 inch shells in the tube (holds 8) of my Mossberg 590 for home defense. This compresses the magazine (tube) spring enough that it weakens in less than a year so that when firmly shucking the shells out, the last two drop out the bottom of the receiver. A year ago I purchased...

I would appreciate some opinions about what is the best .40 caliber home and self defense loads--Golden Sabres, Golt Dots, Black Talons (SXT's ?), Corbons, Hydrashocks, or ??? I previously had loaded my pistols with Corbons, but saw some negative comments about them, so am wondering about other...

My milspec model 590 Mossberg's mag spring will not hold its temper much past one year with 6 shells stored in the tube (leaving room for two more). When I replaced it after a little less than two years, it was 6 inches shorter than the new spring. Does the mag spring need to be replaced in...

Thanks to all of you that posted your experiences and opinions of the Smith 617 in which I had (read: HAD) an interest. I wanted a tack driver and decided it was finally time to get a wheel gun even though I have a number of pistols in various calibers. I went to plan B and purchased a Ruger...

Being new to red dot pistol scopes, I have researched brands, qualities and sizes, but have seen little information about the size of the dots. For .22 caliber target practice and/or competition, is it a good idea to purchase a red dot scope that has the capability of producing several sizes of...

To P95Carry--the Commerce Bank with the no-gun sign in the front window was in Belton, MO and I would assume that most Commerce Banks in Missouri have also posted the same signs letting the perps know that there are easy marks leaving their banks. A little extra vigilance might be required when...

Hal--that philoosophy makes perfect sense to me--just sounds as though you have retired or are nearing that point in your life (been there and done that and therefore understand). :D Michael S.

7.62fullmetaljacket--if you check my original post, I really did state the conditions (in order for a fair comparison) that the calibers were the same as were the lengths of barrels, and the kind of ammo--especially starting at .22 caliber. Therefore, I did try to reduce the number of variables...

While entering a branch of Commerce Bank today, I noticed a prominently placed and correctly-sized sign indicating no guns allowed. Talk about vigilance--anyone leaving that bank (probably with extra funds) is marked as being unarmed, thus easy prey for predators. It is nice of Commerce Bank...

Obviously I am a newbie to wheel guns but have a number of autos in various calibers. In the case of small calibers starting with .22's, when fired in a pistol as well as in a revolver with both having the same length barrels and using identical ammo, will they have a report with an equal...

WOW Hal!!!! Glad that you held back on how you really felt:what: But I understand how you felt having gone through an equivalent process with a $25K John Deere Tractor that was a total lemon and my frustrations were even worse than yours :fire: even though JD stood behind all of their design...

Have decided it was time to own a wheel gun and plan on purchasing a new S&W model 617 with 6 inch barrel since the 8 3/4 inch barreled model does not seem to be available any longer. Other than the number of rounds that the cylinder can hold, are there any other issues that I should consider...