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Welcome to The High Road, rickram. Excellent post, cogent and reality based.

Carrying a gun you have not practiced with false economy in my opinion. I've put over 3500 rds through my 442 during the last 14 years. About 20% of them 158gr +P. The rest were mostly mid-range wad cutters that hit to the same POI/POA. I also dry-fire it at least once a week and must have...

The thread was at Smith-Wesson.com. Osprey, one of the moderators, used a Model 12-2 and put a documented 1,000rds of various +P through it with before, during and after measurements and inspection. Here is the link, Be prepared for a read though, it goes close to 200 posts.

I do not have a lot of experience with the .38 Special Officers Match, but there is a .22 LR in the house and I have shot other’s Officers Matches in .38 Special and .22LR. I’ve shot and owned K22 and K38 revolvers for many years. The single action trigger pulls on both brands are comparable...

Welcome johnmerry Welcome to The High Road johnmerry. Remember, new guy buys the ammo. On the OP's question - I wouldn't choose a Ruger Bisley Vaquero for CCW, but the cartridge is a proven one and skill is more important than hardware.

I fire more rounds through my K22 than any other handgun. Probably more rounds than ALL my other handguns together. A .22 and 20 bucks of ammunition is a great way to spend the afternoon.

There is quite a debate on that. Some folks won't shoot anything stouter than midrange wadcutters, others see no problem with any .38 Special, +P or non+P. Osprey, one of the moderators on smith-wessonforum.com, is almost completed with a 1000 round +P test out of his Model 12. Here...

I’ve fired 320gr LGCTC at 1350fps from my 7 ½ inch Redhawk. The recoil was tolerable (barely), but not fun for more than a few rounds. It's been twenty years since I shot them and feel absolutely no desire to repeat the exercise. But then again, I've been able to avoid the Mutant Zombie...

Thanks for sharing the pictures and your report. Blued N frames are a favorite here.

PennsyPlinker -- I'm no Ruger expert, but the most obvious difference between a Blackhawk and a Vaquero would be the sights. The Vaquero (new or old) would have fixed sights and the Blackhawk would have adjustable. I hope someone more knowledgeable will correct me if I am wrong.

There is no doubt that modern Americans are larger, stronger and healthier than those of the century before last (we are certainly heavier). A body-builder would have greater mass and more muscle requiring more penetration and may take slightly longer to exsanguinate than the typical American...

Great Deal, Great Gun. I shoot my K-22 more than any any gun I have. Very few range trips don't include the K-22.

God speed, Ryan. Take care and come back.

Welcome back, Preacherman. You were missed. I've bookmarked your blog.

There is a thread on the Webley (including pictures) here with an emphasis on the .577. The Webley .455 was considered to be quite a manstopper in it's day and I go along with Jim and others that trying to hot-rod a Webley would A) not be a safe thing to do and B) inconsistent with standard...

Congratulations! I shoot more rounds through mine than any other gun I own and close to all my other handguns put together. I have never had any issues in shooting any .22lr out of mine. Singers, Vipers, Bulk box, Eley target, they all function safely without problem. Onmilo's caution...

As I recall one of the other downfalls was that the 9mm Federal would fit in .38 S&W chambers. Visions of somebody loading up great grand-dads top break Iver Johnson with a cartridge generating three times the pressure it was built for had to send shivers up the spine.

Of my revolvers, I have had the following parts failures. Ruger Redhawk – the strut that connects the hammer to the mainspring (the only spring) broke during dry firing. The gun had fewer than 1000 rounds but probably 10,000 dry firings. Fixed with a replacement part. Smith and Wesson Model...

The AVF44xx is the serial number, the others are assembly and factory codes. For this vintage, the serial number is always on the bottom of the butt. The Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson shows the production date of approximately July 1987. Smith & Wesson does (did) not always ship...

It sounds like a straight-wall replacement for the 32-20. I think it has a lot of potential as a trail or kit gun. More power than any rimfire, and a lot flatter trajectory than comparable .38 Specials with the same recoil.