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If either of you decides to part-out your gun, I'm in need of a rear sight blade for a Constable and would love to buy one off of you. If needs be, I guess I could file one down from sheet stock, but I'm gettin' mighty lazy in my retirement! Contact me at [email protected] (removing...

I *always" have a .45 on my hip with spare ammo on the off-side and I usually have a back-up, too. But, many moons ago, when the area in which I lived/worked was in the midst of racial rioting, for several days I carried a LW Commander in a Sparks RoadRunner (with two spare mags), a S&W M38 in...

My wife, 5' 2" and ? pounds (I'd be divorced if I posted her weight!) has very small hands and simply could not get a good hold on the grip/trigger reach of a full-sized pistol. Add to that, she has arthritis and next-to-no upper body strength, so had major problems trying to cycle the slide of...

Since you specifically asked about the M642, I keep it in an Uncle Mike's pocket holster in a pair of cargo shorts. Huh? Why?! 'Cause those shorts are what I'll pull on if "something goes bump in the night" and I'll then have a back-up to my .45 or 12 gauge (whichever was deemed appropriate)...

Doug, Welcome to the Forum! The SN of your PPK dates it as WWII production in the late '44/early '45 range. Be advised that this is in the time period that the Germans were forced to start scrimping on their quality control and metallurgy, so it's best to have it checked before firing...

I have used NBC for reloading my supplied brass for over ten years. I have sent them brass in four calibers and every time I got back reloads loaded in MY brass. Sorry, no experience with Georgia Arms. Steve

To the best of my knowledge, there are only five models approved as off-duty/back-up guns by the NYPD: the Kahr K9, the Glock G26, the S&W M3953TSW & M3914DAO and the Beretta 8000D Mini-Cougar. Of course, any of the approved full-sized models may also be carried off-duty, if the officer so...

I'm interested in this, too. I've written (both snail-mail and e-mail) Pachmayr several times without a single response. Steve

Thanks, guys. That's what one of the on-line instructions siad to do, but the dang thing didnt budge; I thought I was missing something. I think I'll take the advice and get a spare one before I go prying out the original. Steve

We just picked up a sweet little lightly used Remington LT-20 for my wife that fits her petite build perfectly. 'Til hunting season returns, we want to set it up for her home defense long gun, but the magazine currently holds only two rounds. I assume it has a magazine plug installed for...

I agree with your rating, although the .25, as would be expected, fared better in the reliability category than the .22LR version. Steve

According to Pate's "U.S. Handguns of World War II," Parkerizing wasn't implemented on the M1903s until relatively late in the war (ca. Oct., 1944) and coincided with changing the sights to a square notch rear/ramp front and increasing the number of slide serrations from 17 to 19. By this time...

I have installed red-insert Millett front sights on two SS Security Sixes and was very pleased with the fit and sight picture. (Unfortunately, one was traded away and the other stolen!) Steve

To field strip a M469: Remove magazine and check (twice!) to confirm gun is empty. Place safety in "Fire" (up) position. Pull slide to rear until cut-out at left side is aligned with rounded forward end of slide stop lever; press slide stop lever pin from right to left and remove lever...

I beleive the holster was a Bianchi #9R. As mentioned, it was derived from a Berns-Martin design. The snub S&W K-frame was the largest size offered; more were sold for the S&W J-frame and Colt D-frame snubs. If I remember correctly, later in the movie he removes the holster from its harness...

I'll support your "jones" for a revolver recommendation and nominate the S&W M642, my all-time fav BUG. Lightweight/corrosion resistant SS/alloy construction (mine rested at the bottom of a lake for a week before being recovered with *zero* damage; long story!), "hammerless" for a snag-free...

The TP (Taschenpistole, or "Pocket Pistol") was made in .25ACP from 1961-1971 (11,253 made) and in .22LR from 1967-1969 (3,417 made). It is a single-action, fixed barrel, striker-fired, blowback pistol. The firing pin sticks out at the rear of the slide to indicate when the pistol is cocked...

For my Colt C.C.O. with Officer's-size butt, I use the 7-rounders supplied by Colt (made by McCormick). For back-up mags, I use the McCormick 8-rounders with the accessory Officer's base pad that prevents over-insertion in the shorter butt. They all work 100%. As mentioned, standard-length...

I have owned both the H&K-marked and H&R-marked HK-4 pistols. (Both were stolen, along with quite a few other pistols, in a burglary some years ago.) As I'm not a big fan of the .380 cartridge for SD usage, I found them most useful as a super-lightweight kit gun when fit with the .22...

Bianchi defintiely made the Lightning grips for both the J- and K-frame round butt Smiths--- I have one of each. The boxes, as mentioned, also indicate they were to be made for the Colt D-frame and Government Model. I've seen illustrations of the G.M. Lightnings (finger-grooved Pachmayr...