Over the last four decades I have been fortunate enough to have owned many handguns and a large percentage of these were chambered in 9x19mm. My very first was a 1918 DWM Luger which had been given to me by a friend of the family. It sported a 3 5/8” barrel and remnants of nickel-plating. That was the first…
Hello. Back in 1996, I bought a CZ Kadet .22 LR conversion for use on a Pre-B CZ-75. If memory serves, it came with a couple of 10-shot magazines. Though I understand it is not always the case, the Kadet unit slid right onto my CZ-75 frame with no problems at all. The magazine locked into place…
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…
Four years ago, I purchased a NIB Ruger SP101 w/3 1/16” barrel. Primarily an S&W revolver shooter, I have to admit being very pleasantly surprised at the little Ruger’s performance as I mentioned in my first range report on this petite shooter, which was also used in a report on then-new Corbon 125-gr. DPX ammunition. Prior to these…