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Just for your edification, sharing a tiny experience I had while traveling. A couple weeks ago my wife and I drove up to a town in PA. This downtown area had a moderate number of tall buildings and didn't look the cleanest. The hotel was not of our choosing and was smack dab in the middle of...

Guys, I have a vague understanding about some of the vocab involved in the finer points of shooting but I'd like to discuss them with you. I'd appreciate it if you could help me clarify. Sometime later I'll ask other questions as they come up but for now: I've read in a manual that heeling...

Hey all, In summary: Are there abrasives inside/embedded? I just used the Lead Remover and Polishing cloth on a stainless cylinder. The face looks shiny. Really shiny. And the front edges of the cylinder look much shinier than I remember - not so much the matte/glossy textured look anymore...

Hey yall, I was thinking of doing this with my S&W 442. Carefully take side plate off, clean the insides, polish a couple steel sliding parts conservatively with rouge cloth (not trigger sear though), grease it up, put it back together. I've already got Kuhnhausen's "shop manual" and a S&W...

After letting a friend of mine shoot my 9mm, I was cleaning it a few days ago and noticed that the rear sights were just about to the complete left of the dovetail cutout. He put about 130 rounds through it. (I think i've got him hooked on shooting. new shooter :D) I used a c-clamp, thick...

I'm just curious how you all deal with the short length to the trigger on your small revolvers. I end up with a bit more trigger finger than I'm used to. When I try to use my distal joint to pull the trigger it pulls the sights off target. So what I've been doing is pulling the trigger with...

Hi, I posted a similar question in the Accessories category of the forum about Nite Siters on a serrated ramp but I guess in general: Has anyone modified that dark serrated ramp on a S&W 442 before? One gentleman went ahead and got a tritium sight or Big Dot put in. Anyone try anything else...

Hey all, I can barely see the front sight on my S&W 442 in low light. Has anyone tried Nite Siters on the ramp of a serrated front sight? I know on their website the manufacturers suggest superglue to help secure them but I'm a little worried about whatever coating is on the blackened...

I stumbled upon a gun store that I'd never known about and since I've been interested in a J-frame recently decided to have a look. $569 for the 642 and all equivalent airweight variations. Actually because of my self-proclaimed dyslexia it may have been $659 but I'll give the store the...

I've recently gotten a lot of help from you folks about the potential for pocket carrying a J-frame. Thought of another question: Aluminum frame with black finish or silver finish? For concealing, initial thought would tell me a black finish is better. The only contrary thought I had is...

Do any of y'all carry a J-frame in the front pocket for CC? Is it possible? Is it obvious? :) I'm thinking inside a pair of jeans or khaki shorts. I appreciate your thoughts and experience.

How many rounds has your S&W airweight lived through? I'm currently in a toss-up between a Centennial and a Kel-tec PF9 for concealed carry. One one hand, the Keltec is very unique and I'm fairly confident I could get one to work after a little while. The thinness of it is huge plus to me...

Here's what I've done: I went to Ace hardware and bought some adhesive vinyl tabs/appliance feet and cut a pad down to stop the over-travel on the trigger of my pistol. It felt like there was a lot, and now there is none after a single action pull unless I really pull hard enough to compress...

Well folks, the title sums up my first question. I'm stocking up spare parts (hopefully the ones that will break/wear down) for my Bernardelli P-018. I got some good advice from a forum member to stock up on springs and things like that so the recoil spring definitely makes the list. I'm...

Hey guys, I'm just curious about whether or not you think wooden grips on a S&W.357 (27-2) would actually make felt recoil more manageable for those magnum loads. As soon as I got it I put on some Hogue grips and I have to say when I shoot magnums out of it, it seems like the rest of the grip...

Hey guys, I think I may need to replace a firing pin spring on a Bernardelli P0-18. It'd be nice to see for myself by looking at the spring. Anyone know how to do it? I'm having a lot of trouble getting this thing out. There's no backplate, just a plunger and little hole about a cm towards...

Hi guys, I'd like your opinion on something: I've got this 9mm semiauto that's kind of obscure, a Bernardelli P-018. Only has had a few hundred rounds through it, and I noticed a couple strange things with it. 1) if I tilt the gun forward, the firing pin protrudes through the hole and...