Cylinder Savvy
[…] made. Just ask Elmer Keith as he blew up old Colt single actions working toward the .44 Magnum. But for […]
[…] made. Just ask Elmer Keith as he blew up old Colt single actions working toward the .44 Magnum. But for […]
[…] versions to target models and from .38 Specials to .45 Colts. I owned them all at one time or the […]
[…] lot better, right? Let me cite my ownership of a Colt 1908, a High Standard Supermatic Citation and about a […]
[…] is quite different from their all-steel SP101. I consider the Colt Detective Special, S&W Chiefs Special and the Ruger SP101 […]
[…] of the barrel. This method later showed up in the Colt Mid-Range NM production guns. John Giles made lightweight hammers […]
[…] for, and that varies. With an engraved pistol from the Colt Custom Shop, you’re paying for the eye and experience […]
[…] at the loading bench, putting together ammunition for my vintage Colt Diamondback. I recently rediscovered this sixgun has a particular […]
Dick’s .45 Colt loads with the 282-grain HP consisted of 23 grains of 4227 and averaged 1,354 FPS from his […]
[…] for my .357 and .41 Magnums, and both the .45 Colt and .45 ACP using different bullets. I keep one […]
[…] You can think of it as an homage to the Colt Commander .45 of the mid-20th Century. It’s about three-quarters […]