Yup. But still find the M19 gets more WalkAbout time.I miss my Highway Patrolman .
A couple Colts:
Colt Improved New Service in 45acp:
Colt Army Special and Police Positive:
Yup. But still find the M19 gets more WalkAbout time.I miss my Highway Patrolman .
Yup. But still find the M19 gets more WalkAbout time.
A couple Colts:
Colt Improved New Service in 45acp:
Colt Army Special and Police Positive:
And some S&W brothers by a different mother:Beauties all, but digging that .45 most!
Hm, have to check that new gun store I found ...
Top speedloader: I have found that with the wadcutter types of SD ammo (I used Federal 130gr HST upside-down HPs); I have a stumble moment with the speedloaders. So I keep pointer ammo in the loaders, and the HSTs in the chamber. But that's just me. I'm fairly slow with the round-style speedloaders.
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Lol, I'm fairly slow with all the speed loaders!Beauties all, but digging that .45 most!
Hm, have to check that new gun store I found ...
Top speedloader: I have found that with the wadcutter types of SD ammo (I used Federal 130gr HST upside-down HPs); I have a stumble moment with the speedloaders. So I keep pointer ammo in the loaders, and the HSTs in the chamber. But that's just me. I'm fairly slow with the round-style speedloaders.
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The key is to not try to get the cartridges in the cylinders. Instead angle to carrier so at least two cartridges are on the edge of their holes and turn the knob. Gravity then drops them in the right spots. With practice you can get fast and also usually get all five or six rounds loaded BUT remember, the goal is to get some loaded. Even if one or two fall to the ground you are back in operation.Lol, I'm fairly slow with all the speed loaders!
I haven't had to try my plan out yet, but it mainly consists of asking the bad guys to stay put while I reload!
Kinda like yelling "Time Out!"
And practice IS the key.The key is to not try to get the cartridges in the cylinders. Instead angle to carrier so at least two cartridges are on the edge of their holes and turn the knob. Gravity then drops them in the right spots. With practice you can get fast and also usually get all five or six rounds loaded BUT remember, the goal is to get some loaded. Even if one or two fall to the ground you are back in operation.
Have not yet had the(dis?)pleasure of shooting a S&W .500, but have a few friends with the S&W .460 magnums and they are pretty wild to shoot. Not as bad as I expected though, due to the weight and barrel ports/compensator. Amazing muzzle flash shooting those at night, along with amazing muzzle blast around the clock. Heads start turning on the firing line when one of those gets fired amongst all the 9mm's being shot, that's for sure.Saw a guy at the range Sunday with a new S&W .500. "Light loads" featured 325 gr. bullet, the heavies were 700 gr.s!! He was massaging his wrist in between shots. He and a buddy were taking turns shooting it. It turned a lot of heads when fired!
S&W 19-4 with Hogue Bantams + Ka Bar Dog Head Knife
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What shocked me the first time out with my 500 wasn’t the 4-incher’s report, recoil or muzzle flash but rather, the concussion felt when standing behind the shooter!Saw a guy at the range Sunday with a new S&W .500. "Light loads" featured 325 gr. bullet, the heavies were 700 gr.s!! He was massaging his wrist in between shots. He and a buddy were taking turns shooting it. It turned a lot of heads when fired!
Pure recreational though as CCW permits are near unobtainable in my country...Life's about choices, and those two good choices!
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Same deal here my friend, yet our politicians and people of fame are allowed armed bodyguards.Pure recreational though as CCW permits are near unobtainable in my country...
My grail gun is a S&W 21-4 Thunder Ranch Special.
Yup. But still find the M19 gets more WalkAbout time.
A couple Colts:
Colt Improved New Service in 45acp:
Colt Army Special and Police Positive:
Yes, the Colt & Smith 1917s used moon clips, initially half moon clips. Of course if you use 45AR no moon clips needed.Did the .45 need moon clips?
Yes, the Colt & Smith 1917s used moon clips, initially half moon clips. Of course if you use 45AR no moon clips needed.
It was simply a field storage issue. The half moon clips fitted in the existing WW1 field pouches.I have never seen halfmoon clips and always use fullmoons in my 625.
What’s the reasoning behind the halfmoons?