by tinker1066 | Jun 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Webley company has roots extending into the 18th Century, and changed names a few times over the years. Initially a maker of bespoke firearms of a variety of sorts, they dipped their toes into the emerging revolver market in 1853 with the percussion...
by tinker1066 | Jun 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Another old-school Roscoe- this is an Iver Johnson .38 Automatic Safety Hammerless (2nd Model) made in 1897 or so. It is a five-shot double-action only top-break revolver. It is chambered for the .38 S&W cartridge, similar in power to a .380 ACP. Around 1900 the...
by tinker1066 | May 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Recently I became re-acquainted with black powder ( https://tinkertalksguns.wordpress.com/2019/04/26/the-lure-of-the-holy-)black/ .) I had a very limited supply and quickly ran out, so I asked after some more at Pinto’s. Nope; they only had black powder...
by tinker1066 | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Load-out for my first ASI match: Detonics Mk.1 Combat Master .45, Holster, pouch with two extra magazines, hearing protection and 100 rounds of ammunition. My shooting glasses are shown because they are my regular glasses. Mike Harris recently made me aware of Action...
by tinker1066 | May 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sig P238 Legion with custom Desert Ironwood grips- Linda’s favorite. This is the question my wife asked me the other day. She was getting ready to go to a nearby park to walk Lilly, and I told her I’d like her to take one of her pistols. “Why?”...
