Handsome Rob

It's pretty much my favorite thing to do with clothes on! Once you get a taste for hog hunting, you're almost ruined for deer!

Dude, you're AWESOME! Thank you for all your help. The guys over at S&W either don't know or are ignoring me

No letter prefix, the 6 numbers. The numbers stamped on the inside of the grips matches.

The serial number is 1217** if that helps. It came with a box full of Remington 146gn LRN but I could definitely use more. Thanks.

I've just been given this by a really good friend (it's good to help out sometimes!) As far as I can tell it's a Model 32 (possibly a Terrier) in .38 s&w That's pretty much all kinds can find online about it. I found a couple on Gunbroker with values that, to me, seem outlandish, but I can't find any dating info for the serial number. It has one number on the butt, that matches inside the grips, but there's a different number on the inside of the crane. Can anyone help me out with dating/value info please? This is my first actual Smith revolver.....

If I had the free capital, I'd come buy her back in a second.....

If you ever choose to shoot it from a bench, please let me know before hand so I can come video it! I actually did a 40 round string from it, offhand & standing, with no I'll effect whatsoever. I shot it once from a bench. Once. I thank my 'husky' build for the lack of shattered clavicle.

Call me weird, but I really DO like oddball stuff. Is anyone else here a big fan or collector of the 'unreliable-yet-loveable'? Reason I ask, is that tomorrow morning I'm going to pick up a dream gun. A pistol I've been fantasizing about for nearly 10 years. It's absolutely SLATED online by 8:10 owners, but I don't care. I saw my first one in September 2009 & I've been looking for one ever since. It's an early model, SAO, AMT Backup .380 I know they're terrible carry pieces with all the reliability of a Jennings & a little more weight than a full size 1911, but something about it spoke to me the first time I ever set eyes on one at my friend's house in Florida. The full stainless construction, minimal sights, heel-release 5 round magazine, 1911 styling with the polished slide..........I know, I absolutely know, it probably won't get through a full mag without an issue or failure, but dammit, it's such a nice looking little thing. Anyone else got a shameful secret love? There must be someone else out there with a Jiminez they'd never carry, but never ever sell........ (Stock photo, but I'm going to be sleepless tonight, waiting to get one!)

Also, I don't believe ANY firearms (possibly machine guns....) are registered in TN.

I'm far from an expert on this stuff, but I believe that TN doesn't issue a CC permit. It issues a 'carry' permit & that covers you for open & concealed, whichever you choose.

Welp, pass her down the line to me then!

Also, the trigger was designed by someone who's never, ever. EVER fired a pistol in an emergency. You don't just pull it, you have to 'move' it. I don't recall exactly whether it's up or down whilst squeezing backwards, but you cannot physically 'panic' shoot the thing. You have to mentally adjust to it. If you're at derringer distance, I'd assume you're not aiming, not concentrating & not stepping into your preferred stance. You're pulling, pointing & shooting, probably at whatever body level you're drawing from. No-can-doesville with this.

See, that's the thing.....the Bond is SOOOO heavy, it doesn't work as a pocket, backup, deep conceal gun. It weighs as much as a commander size 1911 & is physically bigger than most sub-compact semis. Hell, with the standard grips, it's nearly the size of a Glock 26! It's the least useful, gun I've ever owned (although I've never had one of those Russian 12ga derringers) but by far and beyond the best built. When you close up the barrels, it honestly sounds like a Rolls Royce door.....

Hey!

Have you handled one? I had a 3" (I think) model for a while & whilst undoubtedly built like a vault door, it was unbelievably heavy, impossible to aim, had a trigger I couldn't work (pull up & back simultaneously?!) & was physically bigger than my .45 XDs. With 2½" birdshot it was merely unpleasant. With Winchester Pdx defense loads, it was god-freaking-awful. I admire them, I think the build quality is as good as anything & better than 95% of firearms & you couldn't give me another. Wrapped in money. Delivered by a stripper.

Right now, I think it's at about a year.

http://www.strategicedge.us/gun-range You'll have to get on the waiting list for membership, but it's 100% worth it.

If you've got access to an angle grinder (you're a guy so.......) Run down to Lowe's/home depot & grab 3, 36" lengths of 1½"x1/4" mild steel bar. Chop each into 12" lengths, grind one end into a 60° point & roughly sharpen it. A couple of wrapped of tape on the 'handle' end & you've got 9 excellent throwers for about $20 They'll work exactly as well as any commercial throwing knife made (you'll just have to resharpen more often) The trick to throwing anything, is to figure out the correct difference. For the 5'8"-6'2" dude, 7 paces is usually on the money to get 2 full turns & hit point first 9:10 times!

My birthday's coming up......... (Dibs on the first one that goes in the Classifieds!)

Thanks Mike. 2400 is an Alliant powder & Chris worked me up some numbers on Quickload that chrono perfectly!

Please man. I'm struggling like hell here!

I'm wanting to load some 300gn, hard cast, Hunter's Supply WFN bullets for my 5½" Ruger. I have Win296, IMR4227 & 2400 on hand, all of which I'm told are suitable powders. I'm really only wanting a load of around 1000-1100fps, so not stupid hot & heavy. I'm really REALLY struggling to find consistent data. Everything I have found is all over the place (literally I've seen minimum loads in one book that actually EXCEED the maximum load in another!) Lots of stuff for 240s & lots for jacketed 300s, but all I can find is forum data from 2012 & older. Not exactly trustworthy......... I'm really scratching my head. Can any if y'all help me here? Please feel free to PM data, if you're not comfortable doing it publicly.

I have actually, yes. The .22 barrel was pleasantly accurate at 50yds with CCI mini mags, however the shotgun barrel threw a pattern at 25yds you could moonwalk through. Triggers were good, action was 'break over my knee' stiff. It wasn't my gun & it kinda put me off making one mine. 2½/5 stars. I only tried it because I ALWAYS wanted a Savage 24 for small game in .22mag/20ga & the new plastic version is just...eew. Like........eew.