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2017-07-15 -Land of the Free

This Week in Guns, July 15th, 2017

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Posted by badanov 2017-07-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Ruger SP101 chambered in .357 Magnum
Some say too heavy for pocket carry.
Others, the magnum round range is wasted in a 3" barrel.
Or there are no sights and the fireball shows an incomplete powder burn.

Mine is DA only, a natural pointer with no hammer spur and Wolff springs.
Went with smaller Pachmayr grips. The OEM grip screw and hard plastic filler were brutal.

On occasion I use a custom pocket holster with belt clip to carry 5-158 gr SWC rounds.
Under 5 ft the fireball and shockwave is a CQC alternative to punching drain holes.

When walking the wilds, I sometimes carry a sequenced mix of ammo:
(1-2) shot rounds (3-4) 125 gr HP (5) 158 gr SWC for snake, coyote, hog and varmit.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-07-15 10:27|| 2017-07-15 10:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Anything with the name Colt, named after a snake.... money in the bank.

Interesting, the return of 'wheel guns.'

Posted by Besoeker 2017-07-15 10:31|| 2017-07-15 10:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Always preferred wheel guns myself.

Posted by Pappy 2017-07-15 10:55|| 2017-07-15 10:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Helicopter theory... the more moving parts, the more that can go wrong.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-07-15 11:02|| 2017-07-15 11:02|| Front Page Top

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