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Great catch! Did she put up a big fight?

If you have the money kicking around to buy up the snake series and like them, there's no reason not to. Make sure to post pics of your den of vipers!

Do you use any particular grit or brand of corn cob? If it's less dusty than walnut, I'd love to switch.

Walnut media dry tumble with a drop of Nu Polish and a couple of cut-up dryer sheets thrown in. I get good results, but don't like the dust. Dryer sheets help some, but I still separate the brass from the media outside so I don't get a bunch of toxic dust kicked up inside the house.

I already put the Hogue rubber monogrip on it and sanded down the finger grooves. Recoil wasn't painful at all with the original stocks. My problem was that it was difficult for me to reacquire my "sweet spot" on the grip after every time recoil sent it rolling back in my hand. My pet load is...

Very nice! I have a lot of work to do on the range and with dry-fire before I'll feel confident enough to take it afield with iron sights. The extra 2.5" of sight radius does help me a lot over my 5" S&W 629. The biggest issue I'm having is taking a consistent grip on the plow handle, so I'm...

Not today, but recently got to bring home this Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 Mag. It's a 1986 I bought used in great condition. It shoots great, I love the way it handles, and I'm hoping to use it next deer season. Lucky for me, it fits pretty well in the US Cavalry-style holster I have for my...

I'd say go for the Anaconda if you want one. Personally, I'd say go for the 8" barrel since you already have the Python with the 4.5" barrel. That extra 2" of barrel length out front will give you more velocity with a .44 Mag, give you a little more sight radius, and control recoil a little...

Any idea whatever happened to that particular rocket surgeon?

Yea, I didn't mention them because I'll probably never get to touch one again. Sad, but I know I wouldn't enjoy them nearly as much if I were the one footing the bill for the ammo.

That comment on recoil isn't necessarily to dissuade you. The S&W 642 and 360 are both alloy-frame revolvers that weigh around 14.5oz empty. The Buffalo Bore load I mentioned is probably the hottest factory-loaded .38 Special made. Most other +P loads might wear you out faster than normal, but...

Agreed to all of that, especially the +P part. I bought a few boxes of Buffalo Bore 158gr SWC +P for my S&W 642. It was the second most painful thing I've ever shot. The only thing worse was the S&W 360, their J-frame .357 Mag. After a couple of cylinders they both feel like you just let someone...

I was gonna say, not only are Hodgdon test barrels much longer for revolver cartridges, judging by the differences I get in velocity, I don't believe that their test barrels are vented to simulated a cylinder gap. My velocities from my S&W 642 1⅞" barrel are (expectedly) so far off from Hodgdon...

Add to that, 9mm will generally be more powerful than .38 Spl +P.

I guess it depends. I have buddies that enjoy wild pig. The piglets and sows probably taste better than old boars. And those are the better ones to take to reduce the population anyway.

The commies I've met come across in two types. One is the misguided type who cares deeply for his fellow man and wants the world's injustices solved so that the world's bounty could be shared and enjoyed by all. This type is usually humble enough to believe that he isn't fit for leadership in...

I knew it was an April Fools right away, but damn, Ian doesn't do anything halfway. As far as FW channel silliness goes, that ranks right up there with his Elbonia series.

Yup. I have a Lee single stage, Lee hand press, and all my dies are made by them. They all work great. Out of the brands I've tried, the only company whose products I would stay clear of is Lyman. I bought some of their things off their old reputation, but the few things I've bought from them...

With all of the many different types of guns out there and different personalities we have here, it makes me wonder what you guys like. What do you consider your favorite type of firearm? Get as specific or general as you like, and definitely explain what draws you to it. My tastes are very...

Hmmmm, maybe can be defeated by a lead-lined, soft holster that fully encloses your arm.

When I was getting used to the Lyman EZEE priming tool, I ended up crushing a couple primers sideways into .44 Special cases and almosted messed up a few more. So yea, if you messed it up with a progressive press, know that some of us out there have messed up primers doing them all as an...

Damned shame. I haven't met an Aussie I didn't get along with in real life. Seems like there are a lot of genuinely nice people out there. It's too bad your politics are so screwed between going for every left-wing policy under the sun and absolutely swinging from China's nuts.

Thanks, but no worries, bud. No offense, but we generally don't give a fuck about the Aussie ambassador, Prime Minister, or any foreign politician. We may or may not know who they are and certainly don't give a shit what they think. The type of Americans who value foreigners' opinions about our...

Good to know LC brass works well. Although I don't plan to cut down 5.56 brass anytime soon, diving down the rabbit hole, I found this: .300 Blackout (BLK) neck thickness - cutting .223 cases. I actually wondered if it was a necessary step to turn or ream the neck of a cut down piece of .300...

Very similar situation. I only handloaded a few hundred as well since I picked up a ton of Hornady Black 110 gr VMax back when they were really inexpensive. Those are what I use for brass. I have an upper from Moriarti Arms that I put on a featureless Aero lower build. It came with a fake can on...

I use Lee dies to load my .300 Blk. They've worked prefectly for me so far. Caveat is that I've only used Hornady .300 Blk brass with 110 gr Hornady V-Max and Barnes Tac-TX bullets, so I haven't exactly used a wide variety of components.

You inspired me to do some cleaning. I only shot the 629 today, but the other 3 have each been through a handful of range sessions without some TLC.

Good call. Having a rimmed, magnum cartridge out there with all those puny rimless cartridges might have them feeling a little inferior.

That's a beautiful set of S&Ws! I love how every one of them has a full length underlug. Have fun with that cleanup...

I knew it was a joke, but reading the article and seeing this made me mad. I mean, it's 2023. Any fake cartridge designer should know better than to create a case with such a sloping shoulder angle. You know how much powder capacity a shoulder like that gives up? Then I saw the .17 Incinerator...

Yup, if I remember correctly, it was only the Confederacy that used brass frames for revolvers, and they only did it because they couldn't source enough steel. They had to resort to weaker metals like brass and pot iron to try to supply their troops.

Not related to the legality – if you really want one of those, I recommend getting a steel-frame version instead of a brass frame. You can buy a conversion cylinder for that revolver that lets you shoot .45 Colt ammo in it. While the conversion cylinders fit the brass frame guns, brass is weaker...

Yea... good luck to that cleaning co. I wonder how many people can be put into witness protection all at once.

That's rough. I have some friends that don't welcome carrying in their homes. I respect their wishes because their homes are their castles. Anywhere else, it's not their business whether or not I'm carrying.

Some asshole probably bought one without realizing how big they get and how expensive to properly house and feed they become then ditched it. Fuck pet owners like that.

After thinking about it, I realize my opinions and separating it into "unloaded", "loaded", and "ready" come from the firearms conditions I learned in the Marine Corps. There are 4 firearms conditions by the USMC manual. Condition 2 doesn't apply to the M16/M4/M27, but applies to handguns with...

I'm joining the .357/.38 bandwagon. You can load it with .38 for plinking, target shooting, and small game hunting. You can load it with .357 for more fun plinking and hunting bigger game. You could definitely hunt deer with most hollow-point ammo, and with careful ammo selection like Buffalo...

Legally it's a question that varies by jurisdiction and even circumstance. What's considered "loaded" varies depending on which specific law you're talking about. It could be anything from a magazine with ammo inserted in the weapon (NY hunting regs) to simply possessing the components that...

Wow, somehow it manages to be both one of the most expensive-looking guns I've ever seen and one of the cheapest.

A Glock 23 Gen 5, but I'd sell my Gen 3 first. I'm not interested in having more than one Glock at a time. I've had on my list for a while a single-action .44 mag. Thankfully, a clean, used, stainless Ruger Super Blackhawk with a 7.5" barrel came along for the right price and now I'm waiting...

Is it "smart"? No idea. These days I see lots of things presented as the "smart thing to do" while being incredibly destructive and authoritarian. As far as whether it's safe, well, thankfully, we have many states that allow for constitutional carry. Yet I don't hear about the bloodbaths...

For traditionally-styled arms – fine, richly colored wood with a good finish that lets the wood's properties shine without feeling like a plastic coating. A mirror-polished, blued finish. Aesthetic details like scrollwork engravings, inlays, case-hardened parts, etc. Smooth triggers that break...

Beautiful revolver! To me, the Colt snakes are some of the best-looking production revolvers out there. Add to that some of the best double-action triggers right outta the box, and you have an awesome revolver. Have you shot it yet?

He should be awarded the "Expert" Testimony Medal for his gallant service here. As I recall the medal is in the shape of a red rubber ball afixed to the recipient's nose.

Definitely write them. Let them know that they're helping the same bitches that would love to put them out of business.

At least it was a S&W 500 Mag. The crook will never find ammo for it, probably can't afford ammo for it, and if he does, he'll never hit anything with it.

I second that. I don't have any fixed mag builds, but I know people who use these and think they make a helluva lot more sense than epoxying shit in place: https://maglatchusa.com/ar-15-f-n-g-r-fixed-magazine-kit/

Aero is good. Receivers are receivers is true as long as you don't totally cheap out. The real cheapos are when you can run into quality issues like pin hole misalignments, fit, finish, etc. I definitely recommend a LaRue Tactical trigger, as long as you're ok with a 2-stage. They're not as...

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