Recent content by 173rdLRRP

I know of one instance where multiple fallback to sidearms occurred. Team 3 of 173rd ABN BDE LRRP in Feb 1967 ambushed two NVA who may have just been sent down trail as decoys. The team of six members was immediately engaged on two sides and nearly enveloped. A running gunfight ensued that...

Absolutely. I was involved in three CQC (3-10 m) as a LRRP. People were dead in first 1-2 seconds. Two engagements lasted longer since there a lot more folks involved in two of the events.5 of us, too many of them. Our job was to be stealthy and get information, and not engage. But we were not...

.357 revolver and a Marlin in same caliber is all I would require. A pump 12 gauge might be added. Simplifies ammunition reloading and completely adequate for any personal or home defense. Jeff Cooper (praised be his name) once wrote that he knew of no LEO or personal defense confrontation that...

Had a Hogue special S&W 657 (.41 Mag) 2.75” barrel. The rounded butt was great

The only in depth article I read is one on an apparently discontinued supermarket Swedish Mauser blog (Mentioned earlier). The writer discussed Finnish shooters that could not afford to reload Mosins and so just used a few grains of 7.7 x 54 R powder and a buckshot (0 buckshot is 0.32”) for...

I had a girlfriend 50 years ago who was a slim 5’10” and 140 lbs. I took out shooting. She shot the .45 GM superbly after a few minutes of instruction and dry fire. “I thought they were supposed to kick” so we spent time going over use of the Bkackhawk 6.5”. All I had was commercial .44 Mag...

Wrote earlier thread that I once had a2.5” Horton special 657 in .41 magnum. It was a classic two-shooter for most

the heyday of the .44 magnum saw a number of .44s in gunships with an accompanying box of 18 rounds. “Ow!” “Cannot hurt that much.” “Ow! It does.” My oldest friend had a Winchester 1886 on 45-99 he had acquired. His son had just been promoted to O-6 in USMC and was visiting with wife and kids...

100# pull. I will measure with bow string pull scale. Have Crimson Trace on Taurus 605 and SIG 229 (.357 SIG). Finally looked at Crimson Trace video after I changed batteries and laser did not work. Commentator noted “make sure to now turn on master switch in base of grip” aha, the mystic on...

Works very smoothly but with about 100% pull: great exercise.

Finally got around to submitting a concealed carry after 15 years. Fingerprinted at Sheriff’s Department this morning We were full time RVers with mailbox residence in SD and that was insufficient for a CCL. Crime rates in our town are 50% of rest of country and for Colorado itself.We have...

it would make an excellent single stack pistol with 12 rounds