Ransom Rest – How Good are You? vs How Good is the Pistol?

If you ever want to write and cash a reality check – The First National Bank of Ransom Rest will take care of it for you . . .

The only downside ? They are NOT a cheap date! However it quickly determines “is it me or the pistol?” – hard to argue with the results . . .

You can check them out at Midway USA or Brownells – a bunch of places sell them – I would get one but I trend towards being “Fiscally Conservative” – that sounds so much better than “Cheap Bastard” – doesn’t it? – LOL!

And besides – I proved to myself many years ago that a given pistol IS generally more accurate than a given shooter ( myself included ) by using a Ransom Rest . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Friday Music – It’s One of Those Fridays

First off – Straighten up out there – in fact . . .

I post a LOT of old time radio in 12 hour blocks – every time I think of this song . . .

If you folks are paying attention – you are going to hear a bunch of stuff in today’s post – some may be familiar – some not so much – it wouldn’t surprise me if there is more than one artist you may never have even heard of . . .

There is a tremendous amount of really good music out there – don’t limit yourself as there are enough folks trying to limit you – don’t help them!

Enjoy the music – and I hope it makes your Friday just a wee bit better!

The best version of this out there – IMHO . . .

Bishop Bullwinkle did not die – HE WENT HOME! Sing it / Preach it Brother!

And some Bobby Rush – to help you get on up and shake it through your Friday!

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Sarco, Inc. Mags Arrived in the Mail

Straight – or OEM style G.I. 7 round mags for 1911’s are just not easy to find – yes they are out there – but the prices tend to border on ridiculous – I had actually forgotten about Sarco – seen an ad somewhere for them, so I headed over to check them out – click to go to their home page!

Looked around on the site and found they had G.I. 7 rounders available – go ahead and click through – I’ll wait . . .

For $6.95 apiece – 3 of them with shipping showed up in my mail box – with shipping and tax for thirty bucks – I’m a happy camper . . .

They look very well made – good welds – good clean up on the welds – consistent blueing – springs feel good . . .

The main reason for the 7 rounders? The 8 round mags in the Colt M1991 and the Cimarron 1911 just don’t look “right” – the Colt more so than the Cimarron. So I loaded the mags up and will leave them be until Saturday/Sunday – then unearth the vault – dig both 1911’s out – and take them to the range – and burn through some .45 hardball to make a thorough function check and get some pictures with the 8 rounders as opposed to these in both guns.

To function check 3 mags through both pistols – Hmmmm? – I’ll probably have to burn through a 100 plus rounds of .45acp goodness – the sacrifices I make for you folks – LMAO!!

When I post the follow up on these I will get some good close up pics of the welds for you folks – may have to dig out my real camera to do it – but I think you will be impressed with the workmanship – especially at $6.95 a copy!

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

The S&W Pre-Victory and S&W Victory Models | Collector’s & History Corner

Talk about a deep dive – if all kinds of bits and kibble about war era S&W revolvers that the military used interests you at all – down the rabbit hole with you!

At 36:00 minutes in they shoot some of the old darlings – note the lack of recoil and muzzle flip with the .38 S&W and then they shoot .38 Special – and you can tell the difference . . .

I have an H&R 926 chambered in .38 S&W and it is a complete hoot to shoot – if the sun light is just right – you can watch the bullet heading for the target!

And if you want to lose yourself in a discussion on the H&R – click through to The Firearms Forum and dive right in . . .

And if you are looking for a new itch to scratch – head to Gunbroker and eye ball the H&R’s chambered in 38 SW – there are some good lookers listed . . .

Might just get the old beastie out and take it to the range for a fun time – and folks – obviously there is a serious side to firearms – DOH! – BUT – if you are not having fun doing things, then why are you doing those things?

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!