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I will say that shooting the revolver DA feels more participatory and deliberate compared to my autos. As the hammer comes back and falls I get a feeling synonomous with drawing the string back on a bow and releasing it. So in that sense I feel more connected to each round fired. However when...

I've had issues with bullet components from Speer, they treated me very well. No BS, just shipped out a replacement box that day.

My 686 had a bad crown so I sent it back. I swapped in the factory springs because I didn't want them to toss my Wolff springs (just in case). I had radically bobbed the hammer and left that in though, and the guts were obviously polished up, they didn't care. Got it back 8 business days...

Yeah, but neither of the guns he's interested in are .357s. He's asking between the GP in .38 only and the S&W64 (.38).

That diesel wouldn't feel the jet-ski like a GP won't feel a 158gr bullet leaving at 700fps. That why some people like it, and the 686, for using .38spl in competitive shooting. My 686 bucks a hair but is right back on target very quickly. I agree with your other points though. Ps Southland...

If you're an enthusiast you'll likely end up owning both at some point. Right now the Ruger appears to be the better deal, and down the road you'll likely find a better deal on a S&W K-frame. I've shot that .38 only blued GP and really liked it. I believe it has (this one did) a fixed rear...

That's an awful lot of money for a 64. I like the trigger better on the S&W but not at that price. The 64 will be more trim and point well, while the weight of the GP will soak up a little more recoil. Both are great but the value based on those prices goes to the GP in my eyes...

The grass will always be greener no matter what you choose, so be prepared for that. I've had 3, 4, and 6". I personally love shooting 125gr @ 1400fps out of the 3" because it looks like a battleship gun going off; big fireball and shock wave. I think for whatever reason (me included)...

Cool vid, looks like a fun stage. I started IDPA recently as well and love it. The choreography (cover, reloads, etc) were and still are a bit tricky, but it's becoming second nature bit by bit.

I have and enjoy the G26, great gun. That being said my love for food doesn't leave a lot of IWB space. I found the Kahr CM9/PM9 fits more easily IWB and the recoil isn't bad at all.

I would be inclined to build the locking rack on some heavy duty plywood. Then bolt/screw the plywood+rack to the wall studs, fill over the fastener heads with wood filler, then paint over the whole thing so the fasteners are invisible. I dunno, there's probably a better solution.

For what it's worth I'd mount it so it was bolted to a wall with the action open to some degree and fixed that way. Then you could leave rounds in it, but even if someone messed the triggers, it couldn't fire. If it's go time, unmount and close the action.

Isher, thank you for the detailed information and link. Mamertine, two great books are Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing and the other is called Shackleton's Forgotten Men by Lennard Bickel. Both of those will leave you amazed at what mankind is capable of enduring.

Hi all, thanks for the input. I'll keep digging around and post if I find the answer. Since the Endurance's port of origin for the expedition was Plymouth, England perhaps the .303 was most available. They did however stop in Bueno Aires, Argentina before continuing to the South...

Having read the books about Ernest Shackleton's exploration and misfortunes in antarctic I became very curious about the rifle he carried. At times they shot seals and penguins for food, and defended themselves from leopard seals. From what I can find in references the rifle was a Winchester...

Wow, beautiful snub there. She did great! Let us know how it shoots.

Sophijo is right to suspect the size being a bit of an issue for small hands. With the factory grips shown in my first post the trigger reach was too far for my tastes, and I don't have small hands, more like average. The switch to the Pachmayrs helped as they don't add material behind the...

I just picked on of these up last month. I'm off to work so I'll just post a photo I took comparing it to some popular small handguns, the Glock 26 and S&W 642. It's not that heavy, just solid feeling. The weight makes it almost recoil-free with .38spl target loads (~700fps 148gr WC), the...

Thanks for the info and context Kosmic, very interesting stuff. Speaking of "cop killer bullets" in movies. There was also the Lethal Weapon...3? scene where Riggs shoots through the bull dozer's blade, or did the bad guys have them? Anyways, not nearly as good as the Mad Max series.

If it's any consolation, in a survival situation you will likely have starved to death long before your gun breaks. I mean that as a testament to modern firearms, not a lack of preparation on your behalf. Ammo-wise. I would probably trade the tracers for more shotshells for small game...