Approximately 8 months ago I purchased a Tuff Products pocket holster designated “Pocket-Roo”. I appreciated the design incorporating a 5-shot “QuickStrip” reload within the holster and consistently positioning this QuickStrip perfectly for strong-hand retrieval and loading. At just under $25 a pop, I could not resist trying the holster. For folks not seeing the original…
In years past, S&W K-Frame revolvers were extremely popular sellers and commonly seen in the world of the gun. As this is written, S&W still produces the K-Frame but only in .38 Special; NIB S&W K-Frame .357’s are no more, though they can still be found on the used market. That a particular handgun is…
One year shy of the twentieth century’s debut, Smith & Wesson unleashed one of the most prolifically-produced foundations of revolver design extant, the M&P (Military & Police) double-action revolver. It was built on a medium-size frame, one that S&W designated with the letter “K”. It would see bloodlettings from the Philippines to back alleys in…
Hello. It seems that one consequence of the lingering ammunition shortage is trying brands we’ve not used before and so it was for me with respect to two different .38 Special loads I fired today through a 4″ S&W Model 10 HB. Both loads were described as being standard-pressure, non-corrosive, boxer-primed and loaded with 158-gr.…
Pocket carry using a readily-concealable handgun almost always results in the choice of either a double-action revolver or a compact semiautomatic or so it seems from the emails I’ve received over the years. A small contingent uses derringers but they are in the minority compared to revolver or semiauto users. Some who choose the S&W J-frame are…
When revolver fans congregate, comparisons between round guns from S&W and other makers are not unusual. These can be detailed, helpful and well-considered or done with the, “I-decree-this-so-no-other-talk-is-needed-‘nuff-said” ego-driven drivel seen (too) often at Internet firearm forums. It almost appears that some consider it at least a minor sin that a company other than S&W…
Size differences between medium (K) and small (J) frame sizes are frequent topics of discussion. It is only natural for people interested in these guns’ respective attributes to be interested in how one compares to the other. The top revolver is the discontinued S&W Model 19 with a 2 ½” barrel. Shown with this K-frame…