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Given the choice for bullseye shooting (25 and 50 yards), if they were available at a similar price NIB of ~$1,000, which of these two would you pick and why? If another would be your choice at that price point, which one and why? This is for target shooting only, I have a much lighter Ruger...

My local (trusted by me) gun shop has a beautiful old (1918) model 1911 that is in pristine condition, at least 95%. All the lettering is very strong, and it's stamped United States Property. The magazine has a lanyard loop and the counter guy I talked to said that while it's old, it may not...

Our local bullet maker sells a .38 special 148 gr. DEWC (flat on both ends) that I've been using for target shooting without a problem - it cuts beautiful round holes every time from a variety of guns. Diameter is .357" and height is .567" (to my best ability to measure it). I've been...

Found this a few weeks ago on Gunbroker for under $300. It has a little holster wear and some scratches around the outline of the old grips, but is in great mechanical shape. Manufactured in 1961, serial # K432xxx, this model was known as the "K38 Target Masterpiece" prior to the introduction...

I used my 6" S&W Model 14-1 and my DEWC reloads to shoot 703 in today's NRA 900 outdoor match at our local club. I had a terrible time shooting single action slow fire at 50 yards (first round was a horrendous 47 and a 3-round average of 61.3/100), but came back strong shooting double action in...

Just FYI, in case someone's looking for it, I posted my experience with the Volquartsen kit in the Semi forum... http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=431846

This morning I got up early and installed the kit, along with an extended mag release that I ordered from Rimfire Sports & Custom. The kit included a trigger (with pre-travel and overtravel screws), extended bolt release, target sear, sear spring, target hammer, trigger plunger and spring...

Saw this in the catalog today... http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=721466

For those of you with at least as many handguns as fingers, which of the choices best describes your position on guns that live in the safe? Pics of your queens (or former queens) are welcome...

My newly acquired Model 14-1 (mfd. 1959) has the fourth screw in front of the trigger guard. Since the spring-loaded pin inside the frame that tensions the cylinder stop does not appear to be directly tied to this screw, what is/was the purpose of the screw? Does it provide access to remove...

I was doing a "trigger job" on my newly acquired Model 14-1 (circa 1959 - pics will be forthcoming) and it struck me that some revolvers advertised as DA only might have been the victims of overzealous and uninformed amateur gunsmiths who accidentally rounded or removed the SA notch from the...

A few weeks ago I discovered that my newish (2005/6) nickel Model 22-4 was shooting low and to the right (approx. 6" each way at 25 yards compared to POA). I sent it in to S&W ($45 UPS 2nd day air...ouch) and received it back 9 days later by Fedex to my home. The accompanying sheet was...

Did some patterning on my HD 12 gauge Wingmaster (added pics in #5) I took my 1970 Wingmaster to the local indoor range to see what kind of spread I would get with typical 00 Buck shells (Winchester 2-3/4"). At 20 feet, the pattern was 4" wide, 7" wide at 30 feet. I also tried some #7 steel...

I'm extremely nearsighted (corrected with contacts), righthanded and left eye dominant. My eye doctor has given me slightly different prescriptions in each eye, such that my long distance vision is best with my left (dominant) eye, but my close and intermediate distance vision is better with my...

I just noticed that a fairly lengthy thread in the Tactics & Training forum disappeared without a trace, as well as my personal history of responding to that thread. While I respect the right of the moderators to lock threads, and even perhaps on occasion to delete individual posts that use bad...

I'm looking to order some 148 gr. DEWC bullets for my Model 686, looking for max. accuracy and repeatability for Bullseye shooting (very mild loads). I found another thread online that mentioned that the bullets should fit snugly in the barrel end of the cylinder for best results. I already...

Went to UPS today to send my 22-4 revolver back to S&W to hopefully have the sights checked and aligned so the gun shoots somewhere near POA. UPS tried to charge me $80+ to ship next day air until I happened to see an old email hanging on the wall that had "Smith and Wesson 2nd day air"...

The question relates to using .38 special wadcutter cartridges in a 6" .357 target revolver (Model 686) vs. using it in a .38 special-only revolver like a Model 14. Does it matter that the bullet has to jump a larger distance to get to the forcing cone, all other things being equal? Is it...

I'm getting ready to take a tactical shotgun class and need to add a sling to my 12-gauge Wingmaster for the class. The gun has a 3-shot mag extension, secured by a barrel clamp which includes a sling stud. There is no sling stud on the stock, so I am looking for one of those, some swivels and...

This question is a bit speculative, and lacking for concrete data, but I thought I might get some insight from some experienced target shooters. I'm planning to use both my Ruger P345 pistol (4.2" barrel) and my 4" Model 22-4 revolver for 25 and 50 yard NRA format pistol match shooting (slow...