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In accord with my current "running commentary" over on the ammo&reloading section of the forum, a limited "lifetime supply" (I can only wish in my wildest dreams for an UNLIMITED lifetime supply) of 38 cal Berry's plated 125 gr Flat Point Bullets... And some more TiteGroup.... And one new...

Good morning, everyone. It's the next-to-last Friday in April, and I've continued making progress this week in my quest to find a soft-shooting 38 Special load which 1) uses one of the Hodgdon's pistol powder, 2) uses the Berry's 125gr Flat Point plated bullet and 3) which delivers reasonably...

True. I actually recommend dry fire practice with a DA revolver to folks who are having issues with trigger control on their striker fired auto pistols. In THIS thread, discussion of DA versus SA trigger pull has nothing to do with "accuracy" per se. The DA versus SA issue arrises from the...

That's something that EVERY serious shooter should practice. Not only shooting, but reloading and any other necessary manipulations. Some actions which are VERY easy with both hands become VERY awkward one handed, whether that hand is weak side or strong side. In the middle of taking fire is...

As I stated in my disclaimer above, I've no "hands on" blackpowder shooting experience, but I am very interested in the technical aspects of shooting the "holy black" in various arms. So I have questions for ya, assuming you've had "hands-on" experience with the cap-n-ball revolvers: Q1: By...

Nah. Can't be. I haven't been out in public for longer than the incubation period. The driver of the "brown truck of happiness" hasn't even been to the door. It's gotta be withdrawal!

Being equally "as fast" shooting both strong sided and weak sided is quite a feat. I'd say that it is the very rare human being who can pull that off. I certainly cannot.

Yep. The nomenclature is all over the map. For .36 caliber, the barrels had a groove-to-groove diameter of .375" up to .380", and thus were SUPPOSED to have a corresponding throat diameter in each charge hole of the cylinder. That meant that the cylinder charge hole IDs range from .375" to...

I've always had fun with it. In grade school math, I was the only one in class who'd get the correct answer on date calculations which spanned a leap year because I was the only one who remembered to account for it and knew how to do so.

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...