Recent content by aphelion

I feel your pain.

There are a few that got away from me, too. One was an very early Colt Trooper MK 3. The fit and finish on it was nearly indistinguishable from a Python. It was also one of the most accurate revolvers I've ever had. I shot it so much that the breech end of the barrel eroded away nearly to...

I was shooting this Super Blackhawk a couple weeks ago and I realized I had bought it 50 years ago. At the time I wanted a 44 magnum and was looking for a M29. Of course, Dirty Harry had made them very difficult and expensive to find. Because of that the Rugers were fairly scarce as well, you...

Groove diameter on my early ‘80s 375 H&H No 1 is .378. Every Ruger rifle barrel groove diameter I have measured from that era was oversized with long and fat throats.

I guess I don't see that. Although there are some occasional hiccups in quality control, their customer service seems excellent. They've brought out some innovative products that provide a lot of performance for the money. They didn't start putting decent barrels on their guns until after...

Looks like Korth has you covered, at the nice price too - https://www.nighthawkcustom.com/nxs-8-shot-357

User experience was all over the place with the things due to poor quality control. Mine had to go back to DW twice before I could compete with it. People swore by them and people swore at them.

There were some good reasons for that. I had a .357 Supermag back in the silhouette days. it shot well after working through the quality control problems. But I found the interchangeable barrel concept impractical. It was necessary to check zero any time the barrel was removed and...

Thanks to all for the welcome.

I just joined the forum. Hard to say why it took so long. I bought my first Ruger, a .357 Blackhawk, in 1972. Sadly, I let that one get away. I know where it is, but I am not likely to get it back. :) I have Ruger revolvers, semi-autos, rifles, and 22s, Everything but a shotgun. So I'll be...