I do Like an ACP Revolver.
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Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Ah, the Colt Cobra! I had one of those. I also was just starting into reloading at the same time. Young guy, just outta the Corps, with access to cans and cans of 2400 and lotsa 158gr cast. You know what that means! I don't know if Skeeter ever specifically said not to shoot his hot 38 loads in a Cobra, but if he did, I never caught it. I abused the snot out of that poor gun. Can't say it was any the worse for wear, but I took it places I never should have and if I could apologize to the little feller today, I surely would!
I think the thread drift came from accuracy being mentioned and 200 yards shooting and what makes a practical to carry gun. No harm done IMO. It's what makes this place interesting.
I am something of a fan of the Charter Bull Dog. What I'd like to have the nerve to do is to take a BD and make it into a nicer carry gun. Round the sharp/abrupt edges and corners, thin the parts that don't need to be thick, smooth out the rough edges so to speak. The internals would benefit from some polishing and maybe some spring changes. Add in a little work to refine the somewhat crude fixed sights and you would have something "more better" as my late FIL used to say. I'd also love to take one and add a nice adjustable rear sight off a J frame Smith and a 4 or 6" barrel, maybe a 5" to split the diff. Do some refinement as mentioned above, "Smitherize it" so to speak, and you'd have a nice little field gun in a caliber that is darn near perfect for anything short of outright big game hunting. And for that matter, the caliber will do it, it's just the platform of the BD being a bit fragile for hot 44 Special loads. At factory energy levels it will go for many years of good use.
I think the thread drift came from accuracy being mentioned and 200 yards shooting and what makes a practical to carry gun. No harm done IMO. It's what makes this place interesting.
I am something of a fan of the Charter Bull Dog. What I'd like to have the nerve to do is to take a BD and make it into a nicer carry gun. Round the sharp/abrupt edges and corners, thin the parts that don't need to be thick, smooth out the rough edges so to speak. The internals would benefit from some polishing and maybe some spring changes. Add in a little work to refine the somewhat crude fixed sights and you would have something "more better" as my late FIL used to say. I'd also love to take one and add a nice adjustable rear sight off a J frame Smith and a 4 or 6" barrel, maybe a 5" to split the diff. Do some refinement as mentioned above, "Smitherize it" so to speak, and you'd have a nice little field gun in a caliber that is darn near perfect for anything short of outright big game hunting. And for that matter, the caliber will do it, it's just the platform of the BD being a bit fragile for hot 44 Special loads. At factory energy levels it will go for many years of good use.
Rick H
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Hah, in my experience NOTHING is made that is ANKLE HOLSTER size....has anyone really tried running while wearing one of those monstrosities......they are a medieval torture system.
My preference and use makes me shun handguns larger than a 1911 Gov't model or a 4" N frame. Yeah I have a 4 5/8" Blackhawk too. I do own a TC contender and love it, but it is a carbine version. I am from the school that says a handgun is there because, well it is handy. It is a compromise. While you would not want to be standing in front of me with a handgun at 50-100 yds. I am much more comfortable with a long gun at those ranges.
We are blessed to be able to chose our tools to suit what works best for us.
My preference and use makes me shun handguns larger than a 1911 Gov't model or a 4" N frame. Yeah I have a 4 5/8" Blackhawk too. I do own a TC contender and love it, but it is a carbine version. I am from the school that says a handgun is there because, well it is handy. It is a compromise. While you would not want to be standing in front of me with a handgun at 50-100 yds. I am much more comfortable with a long gun at those ranges.
We are blessed to be able to chose our tools to suit what works best for us.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I never had a real ankle holster, but I have carried a 25 or a 38 in a Wellington type boot and Ace bandaged to my leg. Both ideas suck. I also tried one of those belly band holster things. Maybe mine was a cheap one, I think it was from Sportsmans Guide or maybe Cheaper Than Dirt. It would slide all over. I did carry a nice sheath knife on my boot for years. That was outside the boot and worked fine. I never found anything that was really better than a pocket that wasn't a belt holster of some kind.
One exception- I did borrow (illegal in my state actually) a NAA Black Widow, one of the longer barreled mini revolvers. That sucker fit on a vest strap and you never knew it was there. Shoulda bought that gun.
One exception- I did borrow (illegal in my state actually) a NAA Black Widow, one of the longer barreled mini revolvers. That sucker fit on a vest strap and you never knew it was there. Shoulda bought that gun.
Petrol & Powder
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I'm not a fan of ankle holsters but some people are.
Within that mode of carry, a lightweight J-frame is probably about as large/heavy as one would want to go.
Within that mode of carry, a lightweight J-frame is probably about as large/heavy as one would want to go.
CZ93X62
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The 2" Model 10 went into a Bianchi X-15 under my car coat. It could be fed from the same #10-A HKS loaders that fed my primary 4" Model 64. I was a natural-born FOOL for selling off that Model 10 when we swapped for autopistols in 1987.
Ankle holster? NOT HAPPENING. That 642 goes into a trouser pocket or into that same Bianchi X-15. Yep, still got that critter--and a couple others for 4" and 6" wheelguns too. Between the 3 sizes of X-15, most of my handgun collection will fit in one of them.
Ankle holster? NOT HAPPENING. That 642 goes into a trouser pocket or into that same Bianchi X-15. Yep, still got that critter--and a couple others for 4" and 6" wheelguns too. Between the 3 sizes of X-15, most of my handgun collection will fit in one of them.
StrawHat
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I enjoy drifting also.
But you sum it up when speaking of the 45 ACP revolver. I have two 4” 1917s. Neither weighs significantly more than a Model 15 or 19 snub. Both provide, to me, signifancantly more comfort than the 38 S&W Special or the 357 S&W Magnum. And with practice out to a lot more than 50 yards. My 22-4 is capable of more power from the same package.
Ankle carry? Not for me. Same with pocket carry, impractical for me. I prefer a practical OWB holster. When I was working, a Safariland 25, and now a copy of the Brill holster.
Kevin
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Well, a Hi Power does feel awfully nice in the hand! My wife has a Hi Power semi clone, an EAA Witness, which is a Tanglifolio or something like that I guess. Feels good in the hand, much mo' betta than a Glock.
I'm a bit sad male pants don't come with those enormous pockets from the era of Bogey and George Raft. You could stick a 4" Highway Patrolman in one of those pockets and no one was the wiser!
I'm a bit sad male pants don't come with those enormous pockets from the era of Bogey and George Raft. You could stick a 4" Highway Patrolman in one of those pockets and no one was the wiser!
StrawHat
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CZ93X62
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Roller vs. Slider. I like both, carry both, equally comfortable with both. When I was prohibited from using autopistols at work (1977-1987), I thought wheelguns were ancient & decrepit leftovers from a Land Before Time. Once I began carrying 45 ACP self-loaders (1987-2005) and added 40 S&W in 1994, I continued to do so quite comfortably. But it wasn't about the platform.......it was about the calibers those bottom-feeders enabled.
Petrol & Powder
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I'm equally comfortable with pistols and revolvers but there's a special place in my heart for DA revolvers.
That being said, I've sent thousands of rounds downrange launched from semi-auto pistols.
The one platform that I never really warmed up to is the single action revolver. I don't dislike them and still own a few, but they just don't scratch that itch for me.
That being said, I've sent thousands of rounds downrange launched from semi-auto pistols.
The one platform that I never really warmed up to is the single action revolver. I don't dislike them and still own a few, but they just don't scratch that itch for me.
CZ93X62
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In 1994, our shop added two more calibers to the 4 existing authorized chamberings (380 ACP, 38 Special, 9mm, and 45 ACP)--the 357 Magnum and the 40 S&W. I thought at the time--and still even now--that had we added the 357 in 1987 I might have just changed ammo in my 4" 357 and called it "good". I LOVE the 357 Magnum. It really is all about the caliber. The platform......meh. My sum-up is--after a lot of years of both systems--that rollers are not the extreme disadvantage I thought them to be (once you put real ammo into the things) and autopistols aren't the extreme advantage that mall ninjas insist that bottom-feeders are. Lots of reasons why I say that, having to do with training and qualifying folks that carry them in harm's way for a living. That's kinda outside the site's purview, though--so I leave it at that.
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I'm in the same boat Al. The switch from the Smith 681 357 to the Glock 17 9mm wasn't any great day for me. Using that god awful 147 Sub Sonic crap didn't help. "Hey, let's reinvent the old 38 Special RN that failed miserably so many times, only make the bullet even lighter!" Dumb. I never felt at a disadvantage with a 357 Smith. Maybe if I was a TV action hero that shot 12 or 15 people a day and never had to do any paperwork or answer complaints it would have been different...