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I had to be able to hit a 12" gong at 100 yards 5/5 shots with an Air Weight Snub-Nosed revolver in order to get my revolver qualification for rapid fire at a known range. As long as the bullet will engage the rifling properly,even in a very short barrel,it will stabilize and be accurate. It...

I was lucky enough to have been taught how to shoot by a few of the best pistol shots in my time. In the early 70's I was a small arms instructor for BUDS ( Boot UDT/Seals) while stationed in San Diego. I had to be better than my students so I practiced every single day with the 1911 ( was...

I need to take a photo of the pistols with the grips. I'm not sure who made them as the ink in their logo has long blurred together. My cousin Fred collected new,in the box Rugers starting in 1969. He had at one time over two hundred of them. Every make,type,variation that Bill made. He sold...

Shot placement,shot placement,shot placement.... there is no such thing as sort of dead,more dead,or he is really dead. All this hype on bullet "power" is just that,hype. Any shot into the brain or heart,your going down. Going through both sides of a car,wall,bystanders prove what? The bullet...

As stated above. you can shoot any .38 Special load out of your .357. Or if you want to,fire full house .357 Mag. The only real disadvantage is bullet safety after it is fired. The .38 may or may not stop a bad guy in Winter garb. Th.357 was developed to go throught this. In fact the early adds...

2ND for the CZ-83. A decent double action pull and a outstanding single action pull. Very accurate. I changed the caliber of mine just for fun and a little extra punch and it has been my car carry for over ten years now. I've been stopped by cops on DWI check points and always had fun...

It has a 4" barrel. I wanted the 6" and they were always sold out. The "Snubby" were known to exist but I never saw one for sale anywhere at that time. Rugers sights were so robust when you threw the pistol up for a shoot it was like sighting over a toothed rake! I really like this pistol and...

Back in '72 I bought the then new Ruger Security Six. It was built like a tank and had good resews in all of the shooting magazines for how well it shot. I bought it as a back up for Hog hunting in South Carolina where I was stationed. Over the years I pulled it out of the safe and would...

Col.Melvin Johnson was well aware of the problems of the .30 Carbine not stopping the bad guys in heavy winter clothing in Korea. At 150 yards and beyond,a fatal shot to the body was more a shot placement than penetration. My Dad was in Korea for his second war and he too had nothing good to say...

I've had my 1911 Pachmyers since 1972. Still as good as new. Keep all rubber grips away from fun oil and cleaners. They'll outlast you.

I use the above bullet in my 5.7MMJ Carbine. It works very well out to 300yards. It is a semi-flat point,flat base exposed lead bullet with cantalure. It is as close to a FMJ that you'd find. They are no longer made.

Sorry for the delay. The rifle is a Weatherby Vanguard long action .300 Why.Mag. I had a custom barrel made to 30" long, heavy weight with a J&P muzzle brake. The barrel is cryogenically stress relieved. The brake is one of the most efficient ever made. With the new powder I mentioned, the loads...

Thank you to all who posted. I'll do a range report when the rifle is done.

I have found a new powder that should fill the bill. Hodgdon has introduced two powders made by St. Marks in Fla, that the military is using in all of its large guns The burn rate and powder grain type is setting speed and distance records. In the 8mm Remington Magnum you can get up too two...

We use a lot of AR-500 for our targets from 15 yards out to 600 meters. They hold up very well. Many of the sellers use chains to hold up the target. I no longer allow chains to be used for two reasons. 1. Pistol bullets can be deflected off of the links back at the shooter. 2. rifle bullets...