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Hi guys, Every time I shoot my 5.5" Stainless Bisley Blackhawk with stronger .45LC loads I remember that the factory grips look pretty but seem to hit my hand in the wrong spots. The contour is just odd compared to more authentic replica designs like on Cimarrons, Ubertis, etc. I don't even...

Ok, thanks to you guys I discovered my mint 12-2 that has seen maybe 150rds in 35 years has a max cylinder gap of .0025. At first I was fine with it but, as Jim K noted, too tight means it's not really reliable for carry. I've read that when the revolvers were assembled final end gap was opened...

Okay, so I finally sat down to clean the gun and measure endshake. Cleaning took almost no time at all since I only put about 50 rounds through it and the previous owner may have shot twice that. No crud under the star, hardly any on the forcing cone, etc. So then I took out my feeler gauges and...

...but instead it appears that the cylinder gap is virtually nil and after about 50 rounds the powder residue binds it up. I just got the gun off the original owner (a THR member) and it had about 90 rounds through it since he bought it new in the mid-70s. I've heard of this issue before and...

Seeing the "your best deal" threads had me thinking about the other side of the coin. I've been fortunate not to overpay, although I've definitely paid top dollar a few times when I could have done better. Anybody care to share stories where they didn't realize what they had or got the shaft...

Watching Bob back-pedaling and making the case that "gun culture" and glorification of guns in hip-hop music and movies is the real problem. He says change the culture instead of the laws and the violence will reduce, aaaaand, uhhh, oh! Btw he only had 90 seconds to explain during halftime. So...

Has anyone here used this? What did you think of it? I read an article awhile ago that made it sound like it was a great HD round and I found myself thinking: "Hmmm, interesting but I'm not sold, bet it still overpenetrates and has a unique POI compared with more typical bullet weights." I have...

Every time I get something nice I end up cosmetically damaging it somehow. Part of it is I'm just not that museum curator type that spends half his time preserving his possessions but part of it is I just do some bonehead things when I'm in a hurry or distracted. Awhile ago I decided to move...

I've always been interested in getting a .22 that could fire everything from CB caps to .22LR, and eventually I plan on picking one up. I just like playing with different ammo types and finding niches to fill. For me, action type is wide open. I like single shot break-actions, bolt-actions...

There are some people ya just don't want to take shooting with you, for various reasons. In my case, just recently, I determined two people were on my "don't take to the range" list. Both got on the list due to their attitudes. One is a friend of mine that I took there a few years ago when...

This was inspired by the "everyone has their price" thread, got me to thinking about guns we know others have that but they would never part with. My brother has a large collection of cheap stuff, think Jennings, Raven, etc. The nicest stuff he has is stuff I've given him as a gift. However, his...

Well that was interesting... A little background: the NEF is an old youth model I bought new around 1998, the Savage is 30 years older having been made in 1968. I bought it used several years ago. Both guns are full choke. I decided to compare the two side by side at an indoor range today...

I'm not superstitious, but this was a rough trip to the range... So I braved the winter storm and drove to the local indoor range bringing my 5.5" SS Bisley Blackhawk in .45LC, my 3" Uberti .45LC with birdshead grip, and the new Kel Tec P3AT that my fiancee bought me for Christmas. I also...

Ok, before I begin, let me just say I'm not posting this to complain about the officer's actions so I'm not looking to turn this into a cop-bashing thread. So I was driving to work (about 2 hours away on this particular day) and an airplane apparently measured my speed at about 16mph over...

It looks like I'll be receiving a financial windfall of sorts this year. Don't get too excited for me, cancer keeps taking loved ones, and this time I'll be orphaned. Regardless, after taking care of the important things I'm considering getting a nice wheelgun. I've had a couple Rugers, which...

...absolutely nothing bad happened aside from a speeding ticket that I earned. Quick background: In Ohio we're required to inform LEOs at first contact that we're carrying. I've heard all sorts of stories about people being told to get out, unload their firearm, watch the cop manhandle their...

Hillary is giving a speech right now, I gotta focus on the positive... :uhoh: I had a 10ga. BPS Stalker for sale or trade, local FTF only. Had several offers from another forum, including a rather generous offer of a 500 with additional barrels including a cantilever deer barrel with scope...

...already loaded in factory ammunition. Somebody had a link to Graf's and it reminded me of something. I have a few rounds of WWII/other era surplus .45ACP and a couple of them have what looks like a jacketed wadcutter in them. Methinks this would be a great setup, all the crushing power of a...

I generally enjoy(ed) the Colbert Report, even though he is a leftie masquerading as a hard-Right buffoon, because he usually does it well enough that even left-leaning political figures are afraid to come on his show for fear of him winning an argument with them. The trouble arises whenever...

Like the title says, when did the longer shells come out in the various gauges? So, f'rinstance... when did 2.75" 12ga come out? 3"? 3.5"? When did the 10ga go to 3.5" and why is there no 2-7/8" around anymore? 3" 20ga? 3" .410? I'd love some lighter-hitting ammo for my 10...