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I imagine that just about all wheel gun-wielders can relate. How cool is it when you're at the range, and the place is full of black semi-autos, brass is flying everywhere, and you're the only one their with a big, stainless magnum? I love it. I've put about 1300 rounds through my four-inch...

I've been both searching for a bullet my 1894 likes as well as re-teaching myself how to shoot a rifle from my memories of Hunter's Safety courses nearly twenty years ago. I didn't think to pick up my targets before I left. Wish I had, but didn't. I finally tried the Federal American Eagle...

I'm going to try a new set of sights. I'm looking at this green luminescent dot front sight from Marble: http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=562032&t=11082005 It seems a hair wider than my stock front sight (stock appears to be at ur just under .500", while this...

Excluding concealed-carry, of course. I'd like 5+1 rounds of 2 3/4 shells, in the shortest possible pump action chassis. An 18.5-20" barrel would be ideal as long as it satisfies my 5+1 requirement. Must be a 20 gauge, please don't try to convince me to go to 12. I have my mind set on 20...

I first noticed a bit of looseness in the ammo tube a couple weeks ago, but I figured it was just the way it was designed. I got home from the range yesterday and realized that the tube had come almost completely loose. The front end of the tube is screwed to a small mount that fixes to the...

My long gun is a Marlin 1894 Cowboy, .357 magnum. I'm looking at 150 lb and smaller feral hogs and decent-sized Texas whitetails. My eyesight is limited to about 75 yard shots with iron sights, so I don't plan on taking any shots outside of that range. I'm looking pretty heavily at the American...

...serial number 99476E. Googled the serial and found out that this is a 1978 model. The action is buttery smooth. I love my S&W 686P in single action, but the double action trigger on this Colt is something else. It's obviously been fired. I didn't have my Streamlight pen light with me, so I...

I love my new Marlin. I've put 150 rounds of .357 JHP through it so far and it has been a pleasure to shoot. However, my accuracy is lousy. I don't blame the gun. My crumby eyesight has a hard time focusing at fifty yards through iron sights. And I'm shooting cheap Monarch ammo which is...

As I recall a few of us were going to buy one, and I think one guy had already placed his order. What's the word? Anyone received it and fired it? I'm all ears. /tried placing an order a couple times, but my dealer's distributor was out of stock both times

I purchased my 686P 4" about a month ago. Today was my fourth day shooting it. It has now had 600 rounds through it, half .38 and half .357. This gun is a hoot! I'm in love. At first I was shooting all over the place with it, and had to figure out how to adjust the sights to bring my grouping...

I picked up my new Marlin Cowboy .357 two weeks ago, but today was my first opportunity to fire it. It initially shot high and left at fifty yards. I Lowered the rear sight to the second-lowest setting and it started shooting around the horizontal centerline of my target. Still shoots to the...

For many reasons. 1. I love the .357 magnum. It's a reliable, show-stopping round with high velocity and a flat trajectory, available in a variety of factory loads with the option of shooting down to .38sp. So why not take a good thing and make it even better by giving it another 400-500 fps...

I read somewhere on these forums (can't find the thread) that dry-firing a revolver in double-action can help smoothe out and break in the trigger and internals. Is this true, and if so, is it safe to dry-fire this gun? Would it be better to put seven empty cases with fired primers in the...

I've been lurking for a few months while researching two revolvers. Everything I read pointed to either the GP100 or the 686. Whichever I chose would be in stainless with a four-inch barrel, and if I chose the Smith I would opt for the "Plus" version. At first I was leaning towards the Smith...