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08-27-2008, 04:03 PM
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My old duty revolver on duty again.
In 1982 I attended S&W's Armorers School and built 5 Model 65 3-inch stainless .357 revolvers over the two-week course. All passed test fire and I was permitted to buy one at cost, which was about $152.00 at that time. Our agency allowed us to carry Personally Owned Weapons (POWs) if we qualified with then. I was the Firearms Coordinator (Instructor) at the time and naturally carried the M65 for many years on duty. I retired in 1996 and the M65 became a vault resident until last week.
I got out the old M65 and it still shot to the fixed sights with its accuracy load of 7.0/Unique and a 158 grain SWC hard cast bullet at 25 yards. I forgot how concealable it was in the old duty holster. I carry the M65 CCW when I am not carrying the old M1911 that was my backup gun on duty. I think revolvers still have their place for CCW. I like revolvers because there are no safties, decocking levers and whatnot to flip off before the gun goes into use. Also, revolvers can be employed with either hand quickly. I start all my handgun students on revolvers because anyone who shot a cap gun or water pistol can employ a DA revolver. Adam
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08-27-2008, 04:09 PM
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I love snubbies for CCW. I know that some like my 38 don't have alot of power, but they can still do the job.
If it wasn't for its horrible rep I would seriously buy me a Charter Arms pug 357. Unfortunitly it (unlike other charters) has a truely truely bad rep. Congrats on carrying an old friend again. GoodOlBoy
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(Moderator - Gear & Gadgets, Cowboy Action, SouthWest Regional, Small Game) GoodOlBoy@huntchat.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 KJV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJV "The gun has been called the great equalizer, meaning that a small person with a gun is equal to a large person, but it is a great equalizer in another way, too. It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." - 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
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09-03-2008, 12:00 PM
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GOB,
Yes, it is good to have the old M65 on my hip again. I suppose it is now an "Old" S&W since it does not have the lock-out gizmo currently on Smiths. We had our "Free" fishing day (no license required) a while back and an old Korean War veteran asked me to go fish a mountain stream with him. I got out my old fly rod and a box of homemade snake loads for the Smith M686. That is rattler territory where we went and a revolver is the best snake gun going. I caught trout and we saw no rattlers, but we were ready. Revolvers will always have their place, in my opinion. Adam
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09-03-2008, 12:11 PM
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Yep you would be amazed at what you can do to a snake with a snubnose charter 38 and snake shot. Now if the price of the snake shot would come back down. Sheesh its through the roof.
GoodOlBoy
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(Moderator - Gear & Gadgets, Cowboy Action, SouthWest Regional, Small Game) GoodOlBoy@huntchat.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 KJV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJV "The gun has been called the great equalizer, meaning that a small person with a gun is equal to a large person, but it is a great equalizer in another way, too. It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." - 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
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09-03-2008, 02:51 PM
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GOB,
My snake loads are in a .38 Special or .357 Magnum case, 4.0 grains of Unique, a .38 caliber gas check, some #7.5 or 8 shot and another gas check with a roll crimp that makes it look like a brass shotgun shell. The snakes like it. Adam
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09-03-2008, 04:56 PM
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yep an here I been buyin CCI are $12 a pop lately
GoodOlBoy
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(Moderator - Gear & Gadgets, Cowboy Action, SouthWest Regional, Small Game) GoodOlBoy@huntchat.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 KJV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJV "The gun has been called the great equalizer, meaning that a small person with a gun is equal to a large person, but it is a great equalizer in another way, too. It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." - 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
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09-03-2008, 05:34 PM
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CCI stuff
I was at the Big R farm supply...they also sell guns & reloading stuff. They had a bunch of CCI 45 auto and 45 Colt snake loads on the shelf. Price was 7.49 a box. Picked up 10 of each. Got to the counter the gal said they were 14.99..each. Showed her the price and that is what I paid..7.49..Went back a few days later..all the prices said 14.99. Another way to load shot loads in the 38 and 44 is to use a gas check and one of those veterinary gel capsules. Load really good. Just got to find the right sizes. Think a M of them cost me 8 bucks.. When ya go to the feed store take one of the digital mics with ya. Then you can get what you need. Cheaper than Gas checks. Instead of a gas check on the bottom cut some card board(primer cartons) wads with the right size punch. Makes it even cheaper. I just used my gas checks till they were gone and switched.
 Darn I'm cheap!!
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