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Very well said.

That looks like some dang fine work to me. But, who's Jon? And did he complain much while you were working?

BTW: Coming from Charlotte you would take Hwy 49 through Vanleer into Houston County, through Erin, when you get to the intersection of 49 and 147, hang a right, which will put you back on 49, take 49 all the way to Dover. At the red light in Dover, turn left onto Hwy 79, through Dover (STAY ABOUT A COUPLE MPH UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT IN DOVER, THEY'RE RIDICULOUS!), a few miles out of town Pumpkin Ridge will be on your right. Just as soon as you turn right off of 79, turn left (runs parallel to 79), then you'll see his sign on the right. It's a long gravel driveway.

He's not far west of Dover on Pumpkin Ridge Rd. I've known Jerry for many years now, and I can tell you that he is a good man. He's always had a good way with people, he's a good trainer, very knowledgeable, and yet always willing to learn from others as well. There's no arrogance about him either, he's fun to be around. I definitely wouldn't lump him in the same category with the "gun shop commandos."

Very well said!

Thankfully they still sell those at Co-Op. But, yeah, that stuff ticks me off.

Durn! I think I want one of those.

Well............yeah. I hadn't thought of that. I think I would use a brass punch (to avoid damaging the die) and try to do that instead.

I know RCBS makes them, and Hornady, but after looking at them I would think you could just make one. Almost like making a gear or wheel puller.

MAN! I gotta git me a 10!

Now, Comms. There's just no need to be so introverted. You're among friends here and you can feel free to express yourself and allow your true feelings to be shared by all. Now, doesn't that feel better?  :devil:

Smith and Wesson 686. No more words needed. :love:

Looks good. I need to acquire some leather here real soon and make a sheath for my buddy's Esee 5. I've been thinking of the sort of "convertible" idea you have there, where the pouch and ferro rod loop can be removed. I like the way you've done that.

John Taffin's site is one of my favorites. Thanks for posting that article.   By way of update, I stand corrected. I dug out some of the stuff last night. Turns out one of the cannisters of Unique was still sealed. Gonna use it. I found a box with a few Hornady XTP bullets, 125 grain. Might use those in the .357. I also found a box of Hornady's #1042 bullet, a 158 grain lead semi wadcutter hollow point. So, I'll be using these for the .38 loads.   Thing is, these are definitely a hard bullet, so I'm wondering how they'll perform.

Thank you sir.

I'm gonna crank up the ole one-armed bandit again tomorrow. I have a slew of .38 cases to clean and de-prime and load. What I have on hand is some old 158 grain jacketed hollow point. I think they're some old Thunderbird brand I got at a yard sale.   I don't necessarily like most of the watered down, anemic loads offered in the manuals nowadays. What I'm after is to drive the 158 grain jacketed hollow point I have to a velocity of somewhere over 900 fps out of a 4" barrel.    I'm able to find all the load data I could ever want for a hard cast lead 158, which is what I'd rather have in the first place, but I ain't got none. I have these JHPs, and I can't seem to find what I'm after in the data.   I've read that a jacketed bullet will be approximately 11% slower than a comparable lead bullet. But, if I load a jacketed bullet to a similar velocity, I don't have any way of measuring how it will affect pressure.   Like I said, what I'm after is to drive a 158 grain jacketed hollow point at over 900 fps. I'm after a good hunting and defensive load. (Before anyone becomes concerned about the liability of reloads for defensive use, I carry the department issued Speer Gold Dot for everyday use. Thought I'd just cover that here.) I'm just after a good capable round.   Unfortunately I might be out of luck on powder for the time being though. I do have H110, but that'll be used strictly for loading .357. I somehow wound up with a couple of OLD canisters of Unique. I think it was marked "Property of the Children of Israel, President Moses, Vice-President Joshua." Well, maybe it ain't THAT old. But I'm not sure how to tell if it's any good or not.    I buddy of mine just handed me about half a pound or less of HS-6 and Red Dot, so I'll try to find something on them. But right now I just don't know where to go with this.    I may just drop back and punt tomorrow and load up the .357s instead, but I could really use some advice on a good .38 load. Any help would be much appreciated.   This will be used some in my Smith Model 15-3 4" but primarily in my 686. I'm going to trade the 15 off eventually for another .357, but there will be no problem with the 686 handling the heavier stuff.   ETA: I have seen a lot of data for the Hornady XTP bullet, but I'm not sure if that relates well to data for a standard JHP.

Yup! Nice.

Judging by your avatar, I'm shocked you would say something like that!  :cheers: SAME HERE! Although Smith prices are starting to get out of reach too.   I'll stick with my 686-1.

DANG! Saw the title and started getting hungry! That looks like it'll turn out to be a nice holster. I like the pattern.

I dunno. I've handled some concealed hammer J frame types in the past that had some pretty good triggers on them. Not 1911 good or anything like that, but good for a revolver.

  Your post + Copenhagen + keyboard = Well, didn't work out too well. :bowrofl:

And I wasn't saying they are as robust, I believe you're certainly correct on that point. I've always thought they weren't as strong as the Smith and Ruger, I just liked the 6 round cylinder. The lock work, to me though, is certainly not as robust as the others. I just miss it because it's an old classic I should have held on to, that's all. That small(ish) Kimber just kind of reminded me of it. Come to think of it, I wouldn't mind a snub nose Ruger Speed Six either. :angel:  

Now that's my kind of date night!

Let me check into that. It's been so long since I signed up I've forgotten. I'm thinking maybe I was on Backwoods Home magazine's website and found a link there or something. He writes for them, as well as some other publications. I'll try to look it up this evening.

  Now, why..................why ya gotta go and tell me that you HAVE a 640 Pro? Huh? You just trying to rub salt in my poor festering wounds? :drool: I've kinda been lusting after the 640 Pro for a little while now. Just gotta squirrel some more pennies away. I love the looks of the 640 Pro, and the idea of being able to use the moon clips if'n I wanted to. BUT, I'm also wanting the 3-5-7 in 3" so I'm going to have to take it one step at a time. From what I've read so far, I think you made a wise purchase there, and I can certainly commend you on your fine taste.