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I have two handguns which are really in dire need of mainspring change. One is a Ruger SP101. It's DAO, but the DA trigger pull is very hard, although smooth. The other is a PA-63 pistol (Walther PP copy made by FEG in 9mm Mak). It's DA/SA. The SA pull is not bad, but the DA pull is very...

I've been carrying a small gun (currently an SP101 or 649) in an ankle holster for about 5 years now. I use a Galco ankle glove and it works well, except that it tends to abrade my tender ankle flesh and irritate my skin. Someone several days ago suggested to another member that he "double...

Well, the daughter and I wandered through the gun store today. She walked up to the handgun display and was immediately attracted by a bright stainless Ruger Vaquero with the 3 3/4" barrel and birdshead grip in .45 Colt (you know which cartridge I mean-let's not repeat THAT debate!!). I found...

Hello to all. Just bought an NAA mini-revolver in .22 mag with an interchangeable .22 lr cylinder. Looks like a very finely-made piece, despite its small size. I was looking at another NAA .22 lr revolver, but the grip was very small. The grip on this gun is larger and I'm able to hold it...

Anyone have any thoughts on these? I know that generally AMT does not have the greatest rep, but a friend of mine carries one for backup and likes it a lot. Accuracy? Reliability? Parts availability, since I understand they don't make these anymore? Thanks... Bob

Hi all... I'm interested in obtaining boot-style, small finger-groove rubber type grips for my SP101 similar to the Uncle Mikes I have on the 649 and smaller than the factory SP101 grips. Who makes these? If you have them on your SP101, what do you think? Thanks in advance. Bob

Hi all-haven't been around much, because I've been on the road. Anyway, you may recall that I recently bought an SP101 and that I took it to the range. Reasonably accurate, but had a DA trigger pull that required two men and a small boy to complete. I took the gun into a gunsmith named Kevin...

I'm not sure this is even the right place for this, but does anyone know anything about the new .17 HMR rimfire cartridge? I saw a couple of references to it in a gun magazine the other day. Is it a necked down .22 LR cartridge? What's the bullet weight and velocity? Any particulars about...

I bought an SP101 about a month ago as an upgrade for my J-frame, but haven't had a chance to shoot it until today. For what they're worth, here are my observations: 1. The gun is sufficiently accurate for close-range combat (about like the J-frame) and will still put rounds in the K-zone on...

Tamara wrote, in part, the following: ================================================== Ironically, it was a Glock that led me back to reality. A series of G23's that I spent serious time practicing with forced me to concede that, with some practice, accurate hits could be made rapidly with...

Well, I was thinking about getting a small auto, so I went to the local gunshop here and looked at a Beretta 950 Jetfire. Nice gun, but right next door, there was a new (and California-approved!!) Ruger SP101 calling to me. I bought the Ruger, even though that's not really what I started out...

Tamara, how do you carry your Jetfire? Is it C&L, hammer down on loaded chamber or hammer down on empty chamber? Do you holster it or pocket carry? How about the others here with Jetfires? I'm thinking about buying one for certain situations-and no thanks, I don't need a lecture about the...

I've been carrying a S&W 649 for a long time now, but lately I've been getting interested in the Taurus small frame revolvers. I don't know much about them, but I've heard a variety of different reports. Maybe you can help me with some basic info. I've noticed over the years that the 649 is...

Howdy all...I've been doing the handgun thing now for about 20 years, but I've recently been giving some thought to having a rifle to allow a bit more "reach out and touch" range. I've owned a few, mainly a Plainfield .30 cal carbine, which I really liked, but I know nothing, essentially, about...

Anyone tried one of these? The gun store had these for $389 in the box. They look pretty solid and appear to interchange with other 1911s. I almost bought one.

Hello to all and thanks in advance for your help. I'm looking for a small to medium sized auto for off-duty carry. I'm not crazy about Glocks and have been that route already (sorry Glock fans!). Here's what I'm currently thinking about buying: Kahr K9 or MK9 Sig P232 or...

Had an interesting experience today. I was carrying my Ruger P95DC in a Galco fanny pack, as I often do without mishap. The Galco has a plastic sheet behind the gun against the rear of the pack to provide the pack's shape and to assist in ensuring that the gun does not move around. Anyway, I...

I looked at one of these in the gun store today. It looked as if it was pretty well made. DA/SA trigger pulls were acceptable. They wanted $310 for a new blue matte finish, $320 for nickelled frame and blue matte slide and $335 for nickelled everything. The gun is nice and slim and looks like...

Seeing the post on 8-shot Taurus revolvers below reminded me of such a revolver I saw in a local gunstore about two years ago. It was a Taurus stainless DAO with 2 1/2" barrel, 8-shot .357. Now, of course, it is not listed as a "safe" handgun here in California, so I probably couldn't get it...

Hello all-I'm new on this site. I'm deciding whether to buy a Ruger SP101 (small frame DA revolver) for CCW-off-duty carry. I already know about the J-frames, but because of incredibly bad gun legislation here in California which will go into effect tomorrow, S&W has not had most of its...