I had never heard Sylvan Arms before and Brian is like “think we can do this ?” Well – y’all know me – away we went . . . Started with their website – Sylvanarms.com – went to the videos and watched it – and it was just that easy . . .
Couple of pics for you . . .
Yeah I know – damn cellphone camera focused on everything but what it needed to . . .
The unit appears to be well made and a real decent price – I think Brian said he paid 180 for it – only had one issue – the recoil spring retaining pin and spring got away from me . . . skittered all over the room and landed right between us on the floor – yes I did go and buy a lottery ticket . . .
Brian had never shot a snub nose before so of course we went to the range and had a hoot . . .
642 with factory grips
Not bad at all – first time out with a snubby . . .
642 with Ergo Grips . . .
So . . . the Birds Head Grip Uberti has a 3 1/2 inch barrel – that’s a snubby – right??
Brian had a good time with it – really enjoyed flinging those big old 250 grain 45 colt rounds down range – it was quite a change from his Glock 19 to say the least – I don’t know if I have led another unsuspecting soul down the dark path of snub nose revolvers or not – but he wants to shoot the 5 1/2 inch Bisley frame next time !!
So . . . did YOU get to the range this weekend ?? Did You improve YOUR skill set ??
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
I got this Saturday from Leocombat.com – I look forward to “working” with it this next week and getting a full review put together – quite an interesting and different take on a carry knife . . .
Have a sneak peek tease at it . . .
The knife comes with a sheath and picked up the belt clip with it as well . . .
I will try it for a few days and put a review together for you folks – but I will give you a spoiler – go to the website ( linked above ) and check it out – read about it – think about what he is telling you – it all makes too much sense not to buy one – one incredible piece of hardware – I guess I kinda gave the tone of the review away . . .
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Dick Powell – Lee J. Cobb – a good cast – love the clothes – the club scenes – a tux is a tux – the “street” scenes though – Ya gotta love it – From 1947 – Enjoy!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
H&R?? – it sure looks like Schofield !! or a top break Smith !! Nope – it’s not a 100 plus years old revolver – but produced in 1978 in a real power house cartridge – .38 S&W – LMAO!
38 S&W on the left – 38 special on the right
H&R was still producing top break revolvers when they sold out to Marlin Firearms in 2000, which is pretty amazing when you stop and think about it. But they worked – were simpler ( and cheaper ) to produce – and within strength limitations – they worked.
This particular example is chambered in 38 S&W – which was originally produced in 1877 as a black powder cartridge and is still being used today in India. There are only 3 or 4 companies still making the cartridge and it is loaded on the light side – 146 grain bullet @ 689 fps – the reasoning behind that being that there are a lot of old revolvers out there still today and the condition on a lot of them – well let’s just be charitable and class them as marginal . . . The 38 S&W was used by the British military loaded with a 200 grain bullet in their revolvers until the 1960’s. ( the old wheel guns guns were phased out in favor of Hi-Powers chambered in 9×19 – which is another story for another time ) It was called 38/200 – which in the US we would think 38 caliber bullet over 200 grains of black powder ( I imagine that would move along at a pretty good velocity – LOL ) but the British used at as a designation for bullet weight – different strokes different folks . . .
I hope to work up some reloads for it – not so much to improve performance but to defray cost – damn stuff is about 80 cents a round!!
All that aside – at just a touch over 27 ounces it it a real soft shooting revolver . . .
Size wise it is pretty much a full size revolver . . .
With a front sight adjustable for elevation – the sight is pinned at the rear and the screw has a lobe on it – think camshaft – it’s easy to adjust . . .
The rear sight is adjustable for windage – the sight rides in a slot and there is a screw on each side to secure it – just check those once in a while to make sure they are snug . . .
Disassembly for cleaning is a snap . . .
Just push in on the tab and slide the cylinder off . . .
You can get to the cylinder face and clean the barrel from the force cone end – disassembly to this point with no tools!
And talk about nice bore condition . . .
Looking “out” the muzzle . . .
Looking towards the force cone – tiny traces of lead – not bad at all . . .
And about midway through . . .
Very good condition – either not shot much or kept clean – or both – which ever it is I’m glad as it makes for a really nice find . . .
These are still common enough that they are not really “collectible” per say – H&R produced a tremendous number of them during WW2 – Smith & Wesson and Colt were building for direct contracts and did not have any room to spare for stateside “stuff” – the biggest demand for these were from industry security forces guarding the “means of production” and they were built by the thousands – getting handed from officer to officer at shift changes – lots of holster wear. There is a niche group of collectors that look for the various plant/industry markings on the ones utilized for those purposes – folks will collect just about anything . . .
Harrington & Richardson produced a variety of firearms over the years – and for the most part a simple premise was followed – easy to shoot – rugged – simple to maintain – a solid product performance level for the money – or simply put – value. So many of today’s firearms are way more blingy or glitzy than they need to be . . . Folks guns are simply tools . . . when you start adding lasers and flashlights and radar and sonar and the GPS systems and microwave ovens and ice makers to them. . . Well you get the idea – if it does not add to functionality what are you hanging it on the gun for?? The vast ( and I emphasize VAST ) majority of money that people spend doing things to their firearms would be better spent on training – and PRACTICE . . . Damn it Bruce! – I knew you were going to say that P word again!!!!
What can I say . . . Have YOU been to the range this week ??
What’s in YOUR closet?
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
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