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Howdy,Hello Soulezoo,
I personally have never been a big fan of Glocks. I prefer a gun with a second (not on the trigger) safety mechanism.
From a functioning standpoint, they are pretty well made and generally pretty accurate and a friend of mine has tried for years to convince me to get one. Instead, I went with the Springfield XD which is the same basic idea but has a grip safety. It isn't quite as accurate (yet) as the Glocks I have fired but I also haven't fired it much.
By the way, for the full power 10 mm ammunition, do you load your own or buy it new? I mostly loaded my own which is how I could get ammunition slightly hotter than .40 S&W but not quite at full power 10 mm. I loaded it so frequently at one point that I still have a Dillon 550 tool head with powder measure set up for the caliber.
Regarding your 1911s. Here is a check that might be quite revealing: (The infamous Popsicle Stick Test)
measure the distance between the top of the slide and the barrel at the front of the ejection port when everything is in battery.
Now put a popsicle stick between the back end of the chamber at the barrel hood and the breech face and do the same thing.
I actually use tongue depressor sized craft sticks.
The difference is your lug engagement.
- Ivan.
Living in streets proved that "Cold Weapons" are much more useful and handy in a fight rather than "Fire Arms". They are noisy, need ammo, should be cleaned time to time, and ... Above all, police would not ask why you carry a knife with yourself, but everyone would ask about weapon. Also cold arms are easier to hide, and you can "throw" them as well.I scream like a frightened child.
Hello GrauGeist,My S&W 39-2 has three positions on the hammer:
Full rest (hammer down) - in this position, the trigger has full travel, with no reaction, of course.
Half-cocked (middle position) - with the hammer in this position, the trigger will move back slightly but stops with no reaction to the hammer.
Full cocked (third position) - this of course has the hammer fully extended, waiting for the trigger's command and the trigger is fully functional and will discharge a round if depressed.
I could provide photos of the hammer positions *if* it were here and not locked in my safe, which is still in storage...
Howdy,
Not a big fan of Glocks either, but they do work. In 10mm, it's about the only decent large capacity firearm one can obtain in California. Otherwise, I would have others. I both load my own (on a Dillon 550 also) and buy new (for full power either Buffalo Bore or Double Tap). Mostly reload however for volume.
I see it has a lanyard ring at the grip. Is it marked from some P.D.?Hello stug3,
I seemed to remember I had something that was a pretty similar configuration to your revolver.
It is a Colt Police Positive .38 Special and in its configuration, they were produced from 1908 to 1923.
I decided to check on the production date and found out that it will also be a century old next year.
Pretty nice coincidence, huh?
This gun actually looks a lot better in person than it does in this photograph. I need to figure out how to use this new camera of mine. It isn't nearly as good as my last camera.
- Ivan.
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I see it has a lanyard ring at the grip. Is it marked from some P.D.?
It could have been factory order for a small sheriff's office or small city. Before WW2 many counties could order/buy what they wanted. My first wife had a girlfriend from high school in Kansas whose father was a sheriff and carried a Thompson in his patrol car until he retired in the late 50s.
Oh No that one ended up on the set of"Rust".............Do you suppose this could have been ordered by the Mayberry, North Carolina Police Department and spent most of its life with only one bullet in the cylinder?
Very nice, love those grips.Hello stug3,
I seemed to remember I had something that was a pretty similar configuration to your revolver.
It is a Colt Police Positive .38 Special and in its configuration, they were produced from 1908 to 1923.
I decided to check on the production date and found out that it will also be a century old next year.
Pretty nice coincidence, huh?
This gun actually looks a lot better in person than it does in this photograph. I need to figure out how to use this new camera of mine. It isn't nearly as good as my last camera.
- Ivan.
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Hey Ivan, I used some photo editing tools to sharpen up your picture some. Its a real classic.Hello stug3,
I seemed to remember I had something that was a pretty similar configuration to your revolver.
It is a Colt Police Positive .38 Special and in its configuration, they were produced from 1908 to 1923.
I decided to check on the production date and found out that it will also be a century old next year.
Pretty nice coincidence, huh?
This gun actually looks a lot better in person than it does in this photograph. I need to figure out how to use this new camera of mine. It isn't nearly as good as my last camera.
- Ivan.
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