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It needs neck anealing Brother. Google a bit and ya will find the " put the case in water " and tip it over method. The necks of the cases are work hardened from the neck being stretched. Ya will most likely need ta trim em too. leroy.

A Brother " True Believer ". ! I love em too. A genuinely fabulous 44 special collection Brother. Admirin leroy.

Take a look at Cherry's Fine Guns… Good luck with the hunt. leroy…

Mogli has hit the center of my concern RE " reloading ": "...The condition we are facing many change the discussion in the not too distant future. What I am seeing is the price of primers has doubled from reliable vendors ..." Since our buddies at CCI have been gobbled up by the big cartridge guys, i have been of the opinion that primer production for reloading would go to " zero "... That is exactly what has happened. I don't look for any " alturistic outreach " by the big ammo manufacturers to us reloading curmudgeons. I hope i'm wrong; but i can't help but notice alturism n good will among corporations seems to be waining a bit. CCI was the greatest friend the reloader ever had... The big cartridge companies, not so much... In recent times, the Ruskies were better friends to the reloader with their Tula primers than the americans... SIGH... sad leroy...

Gray… I absolutely love these old heavy duties… I made a grave error in not rounding some up when they were plentiful. I’m 75 years young, Brother; and I still remember handling my dear Uncle Clarence’s heavy duty. I was all of about 10 years old… I never forgot gettin ta see and handle it. It wuz responsible for my love of large frame smiths that continues to this very day… Thanks for posting these great photos… admirin leroy…

I understand... I remember the soft cast hp round now. I never paid much attention to em. They seem ta be close to the old time standard 38 special loads. That said, the standard 38 specials were far from being a slouch; they were simply thrown away by the new wave thinkin that semi-autos were inherently better than revolvers because they held more rounds between reloads. Remember the words of the late shooting master, Col. Jeff Cooper: " They are all pretty much the same to the first reload "... We did reload the old 148 wadcutter load for " J " frame use from time to time... We most always shot the 38 hi speed loads in our model 13, 27, or my new favorite, the 357 sheriff... leroy...

What Mista Mowgli said..! I use the ole time173 grain LSWCs in 38 special cases ta duplicate the 38 Special Hi Speed loads for my Ruger Vaquero Sheriff. 12 grains of 2400. 1200 fps. Deadly accurate. RE " FBI Load ". Pretty standard 158 hard cast SWC. About 950 fps. It ain't in the runnin with the old 38 special Hi Speed load. leroy...

Got em both.., A Glock 27 ( ..40 ..) and a Sig 938. Like others have opined, ya cant tell much difference as to recoil. That said; the SIG conceals lots easier. I wouldnt turn around for the difference in em, unless concealment is a big deal. leroy

Seen one headed west on I40 in Knoxville monday. I like the lines, but it struck me as a bit small. Maybe my aged eyes need a re-calibration... SIGH... leroy...

I like em too Brother... Weve burned lotsa powder thru the old Smith Model 27s... I'm sure the new light ones are great. leroy...

Yeaah. !! I like it Bruthah. ! leroy

Anybody seein any small pistol and small rifle primers..? leroy...

One of my totin guns is an old Ruger Vaquero sheriff stoked with 12.5 grains of 2400 behind the old 173 grain hard cast .358 dia swc stuffed in 38 special cases. If ya like 357 cases, use 13.5. These loads mimic the old 38 special hi speed loads for about 1100 fps... Powerful and accurate in a big frame pistola... leroy...

This whole thing is nothin but more weaponized gubt intrusion used as a cudgel to punish gunowners for wrongthink. Ya have pistol rules now. These bast#!$s are tryin to change existing rules to punish that wrongthink. It's another proof of the need to sweep the ATF and the " Injustice " Department clean. Welcome to the era of weaponized lawfare... leroy...

RE: "grips "... Lotsa folks ( .. including me ..) like these guys.. https://badgercustomgrips.com/smith-wesson/n-frame-boot-grip-round. leroy.

Hustler ... Pick one ya like... leroy.

Perfect for reloading. 8 5 grains of Unique and anybodies hard cast 240 grain lead SWC in 44 mag brass or 7.5 grains unique with the same bullet. About 900 fps. No settin yourself on fire or developing arthritic wrists. Trust me. HEHEHE.. PS. Ya can cut the load .5 grains on either case n use 231 if ya like. leroy.

Yeaah..! A " real cannon "... Got his brother in the safe... I'm thinkin ours is a" Lew Horton " with a fluted cylinder... It simply dont get better than these " Bad Boys "...You are, indeed, well armed... CONGRATULATIONS Brother..!! CRS ALERT. !!! Our pistola is, indeed, a " Lew Horton ", but it's this guy's little brother, the 44 special. Forgetting leroy. Admirin leroy...

My daughter in law bas some pretty severe joint pain from a bad car wreck. It seem to help her quite a bit... leroy

I confess to bein a shotgun and pistol junkie... I never trade " real pistols " ( ..think Colt n Smith here ..) for anything. I collect em... There has been one exception to this lifelong rule; and one alone. I traded a blue, new in the box, Colt Gubmt Model Series 70 plus 900 rounds of GI Ball for a petite 28 gage Browning Citori 24 inch fixed choke improved n modified over under. It's the greatest little shotgun ive ever handled...Period... Ive burnt a few rounds of AA thru it... Virtually no recoil, about a 5,5 lb carry weight, beautiful to the eye, n balanced like a dream... There is simply nothin in the shotgun world like em... If you love shotguns, you need an O/U light 28... non tradin leroy, the 28 gage evangelist...

RE: " The 410 "... Has always been a shotgun connoisseur's gun. Anybody that hunts with and regularly brings hone game with a 410 is braggin without sayin anything. There aint much margin of aimin error for 3/4 oz of shot. Us " lesser shotgun men need at least1 1/8 with a light field load twelve ga... SIGH... The second is the skeet thing... Another small fraternity. That said; my favorite 410 is the Mighty Mouse Winchester Model 42... Im an old nan, and never got to own one...SIGH... On a brighter note, i own a brother... The mighty mouse 28 gage. He is the same thing only in a prettier package. RE: " The Mighty 16 ga "... I like him alot, basically the same as the 12. When i wuz a boy 60 years ago, there were just as many 16 ga totin bird hunters as were the 12. My uncles wouldn't turn around for the difference between em in the great side by side bird huntin days. Ammo for the 16 wuz just as plentiful as for the 12. There were ( ..and still are.. ) lotsa great doubles, pumps, n semiautos from the great gun builders of old still floatin around. I'm thinkin manufacturing streamlinin, hunting downturn, and the skeet/trap thing finished the 16 ga off due to his exclusion in the shooting competition. SIGH... Thus endeth the shotgun musings from the crumudgeon corner... " Shotgun " leroy...

Interestin... Never seen one do that... leroy...

This ole boy appears to be either learning challenged, maladjusted, or insane. Maybe a combination of the three. leroy.

I understand... leroy.

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