Recent content by PeterCartwright

I'm seeing this flood of fixed-sighted, .38 spl. GPs all over. Haven't seen a range report, yet. How well are they regulated? And for what weight bullet? They're beautiful revolvers and offered at bargain basement prices. PC

Holding the trigger back while retracting the hammer also minimizes mechanical sounds. Muzzle control is, of course, critical! Use the other (gloved) hand to cover the rear of the revolver. These two things reduce sound considerably. It's best, of course, to have the option of doing this...

Good points, all. I'm not a fan of "snubby" wheel guns for any beginner, male or female. 3" barrels provide a lot more friendly sight radius. Speaking of which, I like the sights on the SPs, because they're bold enough to see. Ditto with the 36-1 (also a "heavy barrel", 3" gun). A dab of...

I'm in the early stages of this exploration with my wife as well. Seems to me the first thing to determine is matching the frame size of the firearm to the shooters hands. In my wife's case, the SP (or J frame Smith) fits better than medium size options. I stumbled onto what appears to be a...

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I kept an eye out looking for one for a number of years before I stumbled on mine. It had been shot enough to be butter smooth, but it locks up like a bank vault. Like some others on this thread, I prefer the 5.5" over the 4 or 7.5. It's the "sweet spot". PC

Check out Rob's stuff on Simply Rugged. PC

Thanks, Jimbo. That's exactly what I was looking for. Much appreciated. I've owned a spurless SP since the late '90s. It's a champ. Recently, my wife has been making noises about wanting to have something to carry when walking the dogs. (We live in wolf country). I've told her, I want her...

I had an memorable (close!) encounter with a large black bear boar in the BWCA late one September about 1990. (There was a bit of a question about who was to maintain possession of my food pack). In the end, both the bear and my buddy and I were unscathed (through we provided Mr. Bear the...

Anybody put a Big Dot (or regular size, for that matter) tritium front sight on an SP? Is the dot portion of the sight the same height as the factory front sight? I'm just wondering about regulation issues. PC

If this has been hashed already, I apologize. Have any of you put one of the Ashley Emerson Big Dots or standard dots on an SP? My wife is contemplating concealed carry, and my SP seems to fit her pretty well. I'm thinking about getting her a 3" SP and then retrofitting it with a tritium...

I've always wanted a 625 4" gun...maybe even in "Mountain Gun" configuration. I've even drooled over a Model 22. I love versatility of the .45 ACP/wheelgun platform. Moon clips make reloads scary fast and 250 gr. "Keith" style loads make it a dandy "woods gun". A couple of my friends shoot...

Discussions regarding .45-70 and recoil need CONTEXT. Winchester and Remington factory loads (300 gr. or 405 gr.) are fluffy kittens to shoot. These are rated safe for the old "trapdoor" action. It's worth noting that this "weak" load nearly made the American Bison extinct. The Marlin and the...

Couldn't afford an '86. Absolutely love my Marlin 95SS/Ballard rifling. It shoots both hard cast and jacketed loads with accuracy that brings a tear to the eye...or is that from recoil... Edit: I should have noted that I've been shooting very stout (but less than max) loads with bullets in...

I took some time today to get into the woods, build a lean to, sit by a fire and so on. Along with my daypack, I chose to carry my 83XXX Mini-14 with a five round mag in the gun and a twenty round back up in my coat pocket (just because). The little carbine once more illustrated Bill Ruger's...