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Mr. "Wild William" was a very interesting character to study, as were many of the Old West "shootists." It is often difficult to sort out truth from legend regarding their exploits, however. And yes, he was a confirmed believer in the .36 Navy Colt. Most historians believe (with good reasons...

But I was.... I guess I'll die young.

I am VERY right handed. The only reason I can shoot left handed is because my left eye is my dominant eye, and I grew up shooting left handed, not knowing any better. Everything else I do, I do right handed. About 15 years ago, a shooting instructor challenged me to start shooting right...

Nothing. But I'm starting to experience withdrawal symptoms... Fever. Chills. Shakes...

Very true, and the MAIN reason to carry an extra mag. Let's keep on flailing this dead horse!! :p :D :cool: o_O

Though the title of Maas' article was a bit nonsensical to me, I went ahead and gave it a once-over read. You can find it here: "Can you shoot your 1911 backwards?" It is actually a pretty good article on the manual-of-arms for a lefty shooting the 1911. Reading the article took me back a...

But it is a proven fact that those who have the most birthdays live the longest.

It's true that there were rim fire cartridges which played a part in the cylinder conversion phase of the history of the .36 revolvers. That phase didn't last very long, and the rimfire cartridges were quickly superseded by the centerfires. I'm fairly ignorant of the details about the the...

This replaces/ammends my previous response, it is not exactly a double post. I apologize for the clutter, but the edit/save time limit expired and I really want to supply a little more info than is in my first response. SO..... Here's the amended version: This is a GREAT post! Thank you...

This is a GREAT post! Thank you! Who can tell us why the .36 Colt revolver was called the "Navy" model? Boys and girls, raise your hands... Don't be shy. The 38 Short Colt, 38 Long Colt, 38 Special, 357 Magnum and 357 Maximum are direct lineal descendants of the 36 cal cap & ball pistols...

I wanna correct myself regarding the Hornady manual. I stated above that the Hornady 11th edition listed a 7.7" unvented test barrel. That is not correct. Rather, their 11th edition lists a 4" S&W 15 as their test gun. The conversation I had with their service rep where we discussed their...

@Biggfoot44 -- Thank you for the suggestion. I've looked into the possibility of ordering ready-made hard cast bullets online. I might have to go that route. In fact, that'd be my preference over plated bullets. But.... The issue with hard-cast bullets purchased ready-made is that the supply...

Ahhh... I know of absolutely ZERO in-person courses available for revolver 'smithing. There are still a handful of reputable gunsmiths "out there" who can (and do) top notch work on revolvers, but none of them are engaged in teaching others what they know. All of what little I know about...

Hodgdon's 2026 printed and published .38 data specifies that they used a 7.7" barrel. So does the Hornady 11th edition. I spoke to reps from both entities and when I asked, they explicitly told me that their test barrels are NOT vented, and are mounted in a universal receiver with no "cylinder...

Ya hear that voice? It's begging, pleading for you to put a box of 230gr ball ammo through it. Heed the call! :D :cool:;)

I'm assuming you're speaking of a SHOOTING class/training course. For this category, the pickings are fairly slim with regard to revolver training. Yes, demand does drive the schedule for trainers. The GOOD ones have sizable staff that must be kept employed and probably a facility and...

So where to next on my journey? I've stirred a lot of pots, and sometimes it is easy to forget that the original mission is STILL to drain the swamp despite being up to one's **s in 'gators. My original mission is to work up a 1) inexpensive (relatively speaking), 2) soft shooting, yet 3)...

In the hands of reloaders, definitely!

And... here's an expanded summary of my factory ammo chronograph data after a quick trip to the range this morning. It rained AGAIN last night, and for a Sunday morning, the handgun line was nearly vacant right up until my last 30 minutes. Even then, it was not crowded at all and there were...

Yes, a revolver oriented "armorer" level class would be interesting. I haven't perused their catalogs, but some of the 'smithing schools that make individual classes / training materials might have some coverage. Other than that option, I don't know if anyone else (who's well known at least)...