Recent content by Rutin2Tin

I see that Dog Soldier knows his P's and Q's when it comes to handloading the 30 carbine round. Back in the day, I used to trim, clean, and reload a bunch of those rounds, weekly, for a Ruger Blackhawk. The bullet used was the Speer 100 grain plinker, backed with W-W 296 and a Federal Sm...

Gotta love those SA revolvers, but especially Colt SAA's, also, their New Frontier adjustable sighted versions are better for handloaders. I have a few of those, plus a New Frontier two cylinder rimfire, and an old model Ruger Vaquero in 44-40, that I wouldn't use to hit a rabbit at 25...

Just wanted to make this helpful info available to others, who desire such technical assistance. I used this techy info back during April 2013, and attest that it was right on the money. It's an older thread, and I cannot bump it, however, it is in the archives, so here's the link to it...

FWIW: A simple spring kit installation (from Wolff Gunsprings), and the trigger on the S&W auto is pretty decent afterward. For help with installation, go to YouTube, and You will find a video or two for guidance.

I gots me one or two or............;) ;) First image: Ruger Vaquero 44-40, Winchester 1970 Cowboy Comemmorative, Colt 3rd gen New Frontier SAA 44-40. Second image: S&W model 17-2, S&W model 617 no-dash.

New member here, and posting in this forum for a specific reason. Yesterday, I went looking online for a Marlin bolt gun, trigger-specific tutorial, and this is where I found what I was looking for...