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Yep, pretty much my to to grip for defense loads in J, K & L frame. They're smooth, not sticky on cover garments, their slim profile gives me a good "index of deflection" as Cooper used to phrase it. Pic below, the upper gun, a Smith M-60 with 3" bbl. sports Hogue Mono's. Note how the 2nd...

Couple shots of my Colt SAA with the old cavalry length bbl. Amazing, what a difference the background makes in the look of the gun. Best load: Lyman's 454190 sized to 0.454" cast from wheel weight alloy with a pinch of tin, backed by 8.0 gr of Unique. Even with 3/4 century eyes, it'll do two...

Loon... I was looking at the safety button on your new blued steel and wood beauty and thought of this alternative that I've used...it's a saddle ring replacement for the safety, from Bearthooth Mercantile....an easy installation if you're so inclined. Four of five years ago you could order...

A Trail Gun I bought this one, a M-60 with a 5" bbl., soon after they were announced, just short of two decades ago & truly appreciated it its light weight but I loved it for the 5" bbl. which makes so much of a difference in practical accuracy. It's one of the most accurate .357's I've ever...

My HBAR Colt from the late 80's had a 1:7 twist, and a NATO chamber. With a free floated bbl., and it's excellent GI pattern sights it held to MOA standards throughout my participation in CMP National Match competition. It was and still is a wonderfully, if heavy, example of the military...

Geez that sure seems like a lot of $$ for a Combat Commander.... guess I'm still stuck in that "before the turn of the century" mode. On the other hand, I'm pricing Ford F-250's that cost three times as much as my first house in 1972. Good grief, the Washington morons HAVE GOT TO STOP...

Clay Like you, I am not a fan of the cursed lock on modern S&W revolver....I've owned the older Smiths for almost 60 years now, and carried one of them in Vietnam and several others as a civilian....all were universally good with one exception, a M-25 in .45 Colt with enormous cylinder throats...

Shoe, The only type I have are HKS and they are a very tight fit with .357, but a little better with .38 Spl in K frames. Rod

Wayne....I like Miculek's grips as well....have a set on my M-57 Smith and another on a M-66...for me they're just right for DA shooting...and the older I get, the more I enjoy that type of firing. Best Regards, Rod...

Good lookin' pistola, there 357 Smallbore, and two fine tomes from the old master...he sure could tell a story, and his opinions on sixgun hardware color my own to this day. Best regards, and thx for your post. Rod

That's one classy looking BHP, BigMike....I like a "dot" front sight as well...is the rear a 'two-dot' of plain black? Rod

Thanks Dave....you are correct sir and thx for the catch....I've edited my previous post. Rod

Interesting discussion....always wondered, especially for LEO's. For us civilians not much point as I see it.... ? Can you run as an LEO with one strapped to your ankle....does it slow you down....any chance of the opposite boot knocking it off...draw technique sounds like a gymnastic...

Yep...me too. Rod

All hands are different, I'd say....the current S&w factory rubber grips on their "L" and "K" frames that irritate so many guys, fit me to a "T". They're fugly as all get out but do the job with heavy loads for me. But given my druthers, for after market (or even factory issued ones if we got...

In 1970, just after I returned from Vietnam, I found Skeeter's articles in Shooting....I really liked his style, and having married into an old Texas family of ranchers and Border Patrol officers, I understood his sense of humor.... His articles on converting Smith M-28's to .44 Spl were...

Currently, and for the past several months, it's been a Sig P226 with an integral light attached to the rail. I have a .40 S&W upper for it as well, but generally stay with the original 9mm tube. My loads are Speer GD's of the ~125 gr persuasion. In our "last resort" room is a 12 ga. with 5...

I like the Altamonts Ropers a lot, Shoe, but then again I'm old, decrepit and avoid heavy loads now in my dotage. With target WC level (750 fps) and 158 LSWC's up to say 900, they're quite comfortable. Beyond that, the 2nd knuckle takes a rapping from the rear of the trigger guard. As these are...

38 Special: how does the recoil differ from a standard Ruger or Colt SAA. I've read that some feel the Bisley grip better handles heavy loads, but I've never had the chance to try one out. Best Regards, Rod

Van......Those are arguably the prettiest stocks I've ever seen on a Smith....truly lovely. And on a 67-1 (I have one too). Pic below with Altamont 'Ropers' installed. Shoe...I predict you're gunna love that 67... target loads to the old FBI carry load (158's at ~900+ fps are no laughing...