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While I do not want to appear to be disagreeing with the esteemed members who have already posted, there seems to be a bit of confusion with regards to Colt timing. On a properly timed Colt, the cylinder bolt (which is the piece in the bottom of the frame window) will drop into the cylinder's...

Hamilton Bowen is perhaps one of the best revolversmiths working today. I would have absolutely no hesitation in sending one of my personal guns to him for work - and there are very few people I would send my own gun to. Top notch all the way.

I think that's a profound statement, and one that people should remember when applying a blanket condemnation (or praise) to MIM. The use of MIM in 1911 parts is a good example of a bad choice - because the parts weren't engineered for the process, and in general didn't fit the profile of the...

I've said it before: I'm agnostic with regards to MIM. The process itself isn't good or bad, but the engineering of the part in question may be. For instance, the MIM parts in S&W revolvers are generally quite good; the only exception is the mainspring stirrup on the L & N frames, which I...

Dry firing a Colt with a hammer-mounted firing pin is much like putting a standard scope on an air rifle - the forces involved are opposite of what the scope is designed to take, and the same is true for the firing pin. The Colt firing pins float inside the hammer, and are normally forced...

Could you possibly mean these? Hogue Pau Ferro Grips

Post-72 Detective Specials are in fact notorious for shooting high/left. Massad Ayoob has written time and again about the problem, and I see it in my work on a constant basis. Elevation is handled through choice of bullet; the D.S. sights were intended for use with the 158gn load, which...

Sadly, Colt suffers from several problems - not the least of which is incompetent management. Their troubles with the unions are well known, and they seem to have no (collective) ability to predict market changes or even be aware that the market does change. They've been saddled with a series...

For a S&W revolver in NH, Rick Devoid is "the man." Great guy, really knows his stuff. (He's also one of the few people I'd ever trust with a S&W auto - if I ever sank low enough to carry a self-stuffer, of course! :evil: )

I'm agnostic with regards to MIM parts; in some cases they've been a real improvement (MIM rebound slides are great) while in others they're not (the flash-chromed MIM hammer as used in the 625JM may be the worst thing to happen at S&W since Bangor-Punta.) I suspect that a lot of gunsmiths...

First, I'll state for the record that I have extensive reloading experience with Hornady, Dillon, and Lee progressive presses. All of them have strong and weak points, and I'm not one to overlook faults in the name of brand loyalty! Yes, you can remove a case at any station - easier, in...

There may be something to that...I've had more .357 models through the shop this year than all previous years combined. According to their owners, most of them were recent purchases.

I would like to see new DWs on the market; however, given the Serva regime's inability to manufacture a quality product, and the CZ era's inability to even produce a product (so far), I don't hold out much hope for the brand. :(

Not to rub anyone's noses in it, but I have 3 stores within a 30 mile radius :D As to the powder display, I believe it's a fire code thing. In many locales, there is a limit to how much powder can be displayed, and anything beyond that must be kept in a powder magazine that conforms to...

I think you'll find the difference is one of frequency. The "K" frames were typically holster and duty guns, and as such tended to be fired with full power ammunition fairly frequently. This was especially true as the old habit of training with Specials and carrying Magnums gave way to training...

Midway has the latest update in stock.

A client of mine recently contacted Colt about refinishing a Cobra, and was told that they no longer did anodizing. I'll second dfw's recommendation of Ford's; I've seen a number of examples of their work, and all were very well done. In fact, I recently worked on a .357 model that Ford's had...

Actually, it is a part that commonly comes off - but only on the older guns. The cylinder stop on the early guns was simply press-fit into place. Over time, recoil would work the stop loose; normally folks would notice it before it fell out, but occasionally one gets away. Later guns had...

Are you also having a bit of roughness in case ejection? If so, you may have the same problem I did with my .38/.357 setup. On mine, the cases weren't ejecting cleanly; the ejecting case would tip, jam just a bit, then when it finally released would be leaning over far enough to tip the case...

Actually, the ones with the smooth decapping pin held in a collet are a bit better than the RCBS...those exposed threads grab clothing and just don't let go. At least with the smooth ones there's a chance the sleeve will slide off before it gets torn! :o