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    Lookong for a historical ccw gun for my brother.

    I understand the history angle but don't confuse a hobby gun with an effective gun that is 100% reliable. I have a number of guns that are interesting old designs but concealed carry calls for a modern design to stop an assailant from sticking a blade in your gut or smashing your skull with a...
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    .22 magnum according to Bill Jordan

    I spent ten years as a LEO in two city and one state agency. I started as a Patrolman in 1978 in a medium sized city that had rural, suburban and inner city areas. I mainly worked the public housing/inner city area. I saw a good many shootings, stabbings, cuttings, beatings, suicides and etc...
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    Big Bore favorite for ccw.

    I have a S&W 625-9 Mountain Gun in my favorite chambering, .45 Colt. It's the revolver I carry while hunting out of town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I also carry it for CCW while on those trips. That allows me to carry one revolver that meets all my needs and keeps things simple...I switch...
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    What was the first revolver you ever shot, and what was the first one you purchased?

    The first handgun I fired was my father's H&R 999 Sportsman. My first handgun purchase was a Ruger Security Six stainless four inch that I bought in 1977...I still have both revolvers and shoot them regularly.
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    I have never been so excited to give someone a gift!

    That's a very thoughtful and generous thing to do for your friend. I am sure he will feel honored to receive that gift from you. It's a nice start to his retirement. Private sale, trades and gifts are legal between state residents who are not disqualified from owning firearms in my state. I have...
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    500s&w vs 44 mag

    I got one of the 4" 500s when they first came out. I didn't reload for it and the cost to set my Dillon RL550 to assemble the cartridges didn't appeal much. The only reason I got it was just to have one...It was a toy and like most new toys, the excitement wore off and I traded it for something...
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    S&W model of 1988 and 1989

    That's funny...I have J,K, N and X frames and have had various L's including a 296 and 396 as well as snubs to six inch 586/686's and never seem to keep them...But, N frames with a bore size that starts with a four and ends with a five are right up my street!...I would gladly take another 1988...
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    S&W model of 1988 and 1989

    I bought a 625-2 when they came out in 1988. I stupidly traded it off a few years later. There was no problem with tight chambers and it was the most accurate revolver I ever fired when using 200 gr LSWC and a "softball " level load I worked up. Accuracy with JRN hardball was just ok. My example...
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    Pocket Carry

    I don't understand spending substantial money on a good handgun that my life may depend on and buying a cheapie holster that could foul up the one chance for the draw that means life or death...Strikes me the way seeing someone open carry a thousand dollar plus gun in a flimsy holster-like pouch...
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    S&W 357 Magnum

    As most respondents have said, coating your revolver with anything doesn't make sense. The urge to "customize" a nice, classic gun is to be resisted. I have seen a good many guns that have been turned into something odd by such misguided efforts. Put your money into some nice stocks, leather...
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    Titanium revolver .38Special....

    I have a S&W 337ti. That is a J Frame .38 with aluminum frame and titanium cylinder. It weighs around 10oz.. Titanium is stronger than steel. I use 125gr +P Hornady Critical Defense ammo in it without any problems. On a used gun with a titanium cylinder, improper cleaning with metal brushes and...
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    Smith 337-1 thoughts?

    I have a 337ti that I got used several years ago. It is one of my most carried revolvers. The ultra light weight is fantastic for ankle or pocket or on belt. It is almost like having nothing at all under a loose shirt or jacket in a Ken Null City Slicker shoulder rig...I had my gunsmith remove...
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    44 special question

    I've had a Rossi 720 since the 1990's and it has been a fine revolver. Rossi made some good guns during that time and the 720 is one of them. They stopped making them because interest in .44 Spl revolvers was weak. The old 246 gr RNL at about 600 fps was the common factory load and was...
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    ccw: Help please. :)

    I have had a Kahr P9 Covert for about a decade and have been pleased with it. I am not fond of pocket carry for a number of reasons but the PM9 or similar CM model offer 9mm in a compact pistol of good quality and American manufacture. Considering the small sized 9mm available, I don't see the...
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    Rossi Revolvers?

    I have a Rossi 720 Covert .44 spl. As others have stated, it is as well made as any S&W, Ruger or Colt I have had. It was a unique model that combined a medium frame chambering five rounds of .44 spl and made of stainless steel. My Covert Model has a three inch full lugged barrel, spurless...
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    What do you consider to be the ultimate fighting revolver

    I started out as a city LEO in 1977 and was issued a S&W M10 HB 4" and carried it and later a similar M64 for about the next ten years. I never had to shoot anybody but was present when a person was shot with issued 158gr LSWHP +P during two incidents. Both were one shot stops. My ears rang for...
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    I want a better .40 cal carry gun. Period.

    I have had quite a few .40 S&W pistols. The first one was a Glock 23 I bought in 1991. That was my first Glock. Since then, I have had a couple or more G27, G22's and a G35. I have had a S&W 4006 and 4046 as well as a M&Pc. I have had a Sig 229 and 239 in .40. I have had a couple 1911's in .40...
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    Kahr cw40 magazine falls out during firing.

    I have a Kahr P9 Covert and have found that the short, small grip combined with a fairly weak magazine catch spring makes it easy for the magazine to unlock while firing. I have to focus on hand position to keep this from happening. My all steel Kahr K40 has no such tendencies. It is easy to...
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    Hammer Bobbing

    I have a S&W 337 and had a local revolver specialist smith bob the hammer and put a HiViz front sight on it. Pretty well resolves the snagging issue. I prefer revolvers with internal hammers but I got the 337 in a good trade. I was a police officer back in the days when revolvers were standard...
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    Bersa Thunder Series Pro's and Con's

    I have a Walther PPK and a Bersa .380 and I have found them to be basically equalivent except the Walther cost about twice as much and is heavier. There has been no difference in durability or reliability. The DA trigger pull on the Bersa is actually better than on the Walther...The question of...
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