Firearm information for the enthusiast
The Smith & Wesson Model 350 is an X frame based, double action, hunting revolver. Chambered for the rebated rim, straight wall 350 Legend cartridge, the combination is optimal for small through medium size game… deer, out to 250 yards. The 350 Legend cartridge also has specificity of purpose in…...
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may…...
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may…...
As addressed in “Smith & Wesson’s X frame 460 S&W Magnum Part I – Ronald Reagan and the S&W X Frame Magnums”, setting aside a sensationalizing gun press, the X Frame S&W 460s are just accessory accommodating, hunting handguns with appropriate length barrels and a useful capacity. If you are…...
Internet Soliloquy? Sure. Why not? One of the great frustrations regarding social media is the use of the word “opinion” and the lack of understanding of the difference between objective and subjective information. Case in point, a picture of the S&W Performance Center® Model 460XVR™ was posted to our Facebook…...
Warning: Bullet selections are specific, and loads are not valid with substitutions of different bullets of the same weight. Variations in bullet length will alter net case capacity, pressure and velocity. Primer selection is specific and primer types are not interchangeable. These are maximum loads in my firearms and may…...
With nasty politics permeating virtually public channels of communication, and political discourse falling to a new low, I decided to drop out and find a healthier endeavor, but only until election day. There is much greater satisfaction in cutting up a tomato from the garden for a dinner salad, than…...
The Thompson/Center Contender has been part of my association with firearms, on and off, since 1971. Probably like every other Contender long term owner, my pistol’s frame has the company of numerous factory and custom barrels of different length and caliber and an assortment of grips, forearms and sight systems…....
Creative genius in people seems to manifest itself as the good ideas many people have, but with an ability to turn those good ideas into successful realities. The combination of Thompson / Center Contender and 7-30 Waters cartridge seems to be a culmination of lots of good ideas, although I…...
Rodney Dangerfield was one of the funniest comics ever. Live stand up, or movies, he was the sharp witted but classless sad sack, who came out on top enough times to make success look possible for… anyone. So after watching the first day of the Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings,…...