Happiness is a new gun 2

[JohnR]

I’d like to thy the PDP-F, the girly version. I see a future where most semiautos have “easy rack” slides, and grip textures for normal people instead of calloused gorillas. Why make a slide stiffer than it needs to be?

[BirdsThaWord]

I’d like to thy the PDP-F, the girly version. I see a future where most semiautos have “easy rack” slides, and grip textures for normal people instead of calloused gorillas. Why make a slide stiffer than it needs to be?

Lol! I've wondered how they do that, being that a certain amount of rebound is needed to send the slide home and chamber a round. Are they just paying extra attention to smoothing out mating surfaces? Are they lightening the slide to alleviate how much weight needs to be sent back forward? On that first point, I have noticed on 1911's that I have polished (rails, top of hammer) a noticable smoothness is acheived, which I think would possibly reduce some of the needed inertia, but not so sure. I am not a play around with springs, or a reloader guy that would make "powder puff" loads, or I could test such stuff.

[berettabone]

I've always been interested in Walther. Let us know how it shoots. I could be liking those grips.

[Armybrat]

I like compact semiautos, but wheelguns - especially Rugers - are my favorites. Just ordered another .Blackhawk .357. Gifted my 1968 6.5” BH to my oldest son for his 50th birthday five years ago.
Missed it a lot, so this time the shorter barrel was calling me. It will eventually go to my other son along with the New Vaquero .357 because he has two sons. Hope they appreciate the short barrels.

[Bawanna]

Nothing better than a Ruger Single Action. I've been kind of looking for a 357 with the shorter barrel. Gave my last one to my daughter. Still have my Birdshead 45ACP and a few others.

[Armybrat]

Nothing better than a Ruger Single Action. I've been kind of looking for a 357 with the shorter barrel. Gave my last one to my daughter. Still have my Birdshead 45ACP and a few others.

Ordered this one from Grabagun (in the Dallas area).
$620, plus tax & shipping to my local FFL.

A tad bit more than the $80 I paid for the first one 54 years ago, but actually this is less if inflation is taken into account.

[BirdsThaWord]

I've always been interested in Walther. Let us know how it shoots. I could be liking those grips.

Will do man! The grips do feel nice and grippy for sure.

[BirdsThaWord]

I like compact semiautos, but wheelguns - especially Rugers - are my favorites. Just ordered another .Blackhawk .357. Gifted my 1968 6.5” BH to my oldest son for his 50th birthday five years ago.
Missed it a lot, so this time the shorter barrel was calling me. It will eventually go to my other son along with the New Vaquero .357 because he has two sons. Hope they appreciate the short barrels.

Those are sweet looking guns! I like them in the shorter barrels too, looks wise. I’ve yet to own one, but hope to one day. Wish they made that little Bearcat Shopkeeper in a bigger caliber. Sweet looking lil wheel gun. Probably break my hand off if they shot 357 outta those lil frames.

[Bawanna]

Ordered this one from Grabagun (in the Dallas area).
$620, plus tax & shipping to my local FFL.

A tad bit more than the $80 I paid for the first one 54 years ago, but actually this is less if inflation is taken into account.

Thats not far off what I paid for my first one, it was 109 bucks out the door at Ernst Hardware. Just this last summer I gave it to a good friend who's not really a gun guy but wanted a blued cowboy 22. Was ok since I got my mom's stainless Ruger 22 with the longer barrel.

[dao]

I like the extended beavertail on the Equinox guns. And I believe the larger models come with the SRT?

Looks like you got a good buy on that Walther Bird, given that you paid $200 less than he did. Wise move!

The other day when I picked up my Kimber Desert Night my doggone LGS guy took this out of the box in front of me. I've been regretting selling my Marlin 30-30 336, though one of the reasons I sold it was because the darn thing got heavier with age (either its or mine, not sure). I've also always wanted a true Carbine in a pistol caliber. So I went back today and took it away from him. Serves him right for tempting me like that.
This is a Rossi in .45LC. I would have liked a 357/.38 but he couldn't find any made by anyone from among his distributors. Rossi is a Brazilian company that's been making guns since the late 1800's. They now have some sort of partnership with Taurus but as far as I can tell they're still making their own rifles. This little jewel weighs in at just under 5.5lbs and is only 33-3/8" long.