Free Republic Gun Club - Tues. - In praise of the N Frame

Jack Black ^ | Tuesday, May 24, 2005 | Jack Black

[Tijeras_Slim]

Only shot it with specials... it was basically trade bait because I got a good deal on it. Eventually traded it for a 3.5” model 27.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

I agree with you about the .44 magnum. It has by far the most kick of a pistol I have ever fired. You have to either have the barrel ported or fire .44 specials. Very little kick to them, a very accurate round and still has very good knockdown power.

[yarddog]

I too recall those trips to Railway Express. For some reason that is the only way pistols and revolvers would be delivered. I once ordered an Astra model 600 along with a M95 Chilean Mauser. The dealer mailed me saying he was out of the Astras but would let me have a Radom for $5 more. I told him to go ahead and ship them and I would pay the $5 C.O.D.

When they arrived, the Railway Express guy in Defuniak Springs asked about the $5. After I told him the story he said he was wondering what kind of gun you could get for $5.

[ExSoldier]

Isn't the 1917 the gun used by Harrison Ford in the first Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark? The scene where he's packing his bag and chiding the doddering older guy (has since passed away IRL) who is worried about the awesome powers of the "Ark of the Covenant" as he (Jones) tosses a large older revolver into the suitcase. Then there is the screwed up scene in the bar with the girl, Marion, where he starts a shooting sequence with a revolver in his hand but finishes it (after a cutaway and back shot) with a 1911!

[Tijeras_Slim]

The auto in the bar was a Hi-Power I believe. As far as the Indy revolver, I think it was a .44 HE Second model, as it had commercial (medallioned) stocks. (Of course the 1917 is a 2nd Model but in .45 ACP) Who knows what stuff they drag out of the prop department?

[TC Rider]

Very festive.

Yeah, Happy Holidays.

(Note to self, get new camera, take new pictures, find new place to hang snapshots for FR)

(Note to self, buy another N frame instead!)

[mcshot]

My favorite N-frame, besides the 27-2s, is a Lew Horton .44 Spec. that has a factory installed 4” barrel (the original barrel is in the box). Had the early .44 mag Mountain Revolver (later called the Mt. gun) and have a newer model in 45 LC. They are rather brutal but do the job well including the peace of mind part. For fun I prefer big slow bullets that are easy on the wrist. Great looking gun BTW.

[300winmag]

The revolver was sent out to Michigan to get Magna-ported.

At least I can brag that I live 20 minutes away from Magna-Port. When I brought in my S&W 629, things were slow, so they did it while I was given the quick tour of the shop.

There was no way I was going to shoot the .44 before Magna-porting and some squishy Pachmayer grips. When that was done, I went to the indoor range with a box of full-house loads. Recoil was rough, but the revolver was very controllable with no muzzle "whip". No problemo, I thought.

As I was packing up, I noticed blood on two fingers of my shooting hand. I hadn't seen or felt it, but the recoil caused the fingers to rub against each other as I held the weapon. After 50 rounds, the skin was rubbed off, and they started bleeding.

My wrist started to pay the price the next morning, and was sore for a week. I'm still debating whether to rent the S&W .500 Mag at the range long enough to see how many rounds I can tolerate with my carpal tunnel syndrome.

I love N-frames, and have a nickel 57, and blue 25. I always thought .45ACP was a very logical round for a revolver.

This is my Model 25, along with my pet Model 63. The 63 is a J-frame square butt model, but my dad made grips for it that gave it the same grip size as a standard K-frame.

[Shooter 2.5]

Maybe, maybe not.

The closest I can come to the truth on that was the gun started life as a .41 but was rebarreled and a new cylinder was installed for life as a .44.

When I thought the revolver was a .41, I wrote a short piece for the Internet Movie Firearms Data Base and the article was pulled. Now the site is simply saying they don’t know.

[Shooter 2.5]

Nice guns.

I didn’t really know about Magna-Porting. I knew someone who was going to pick up a car in Michigan and he mentioned he was going to have a couple of guns ported and did I have anything that needed it. I mentioned the 29 and he said he would take it in for me. At the time, it was really pocket change to get it done. I have no idea who does it today or if they’re still in business.

The two Springfield Autos I have are both factory ported as V-10’s.

[Shooter 2.5]

City drops gun ban to resolve suit

Submitted by Bill Smith on Mon, 08/11/2008 - 8:10pm.

Evanston aldermen approved revisions to the city’s gun control ordinance tonight designed to bring it in line with a recent Supreme Court ruling.

The National Rifle Association sued Evanston and other Illinois communities with gun bans after the court ruled in June that a gun ban in Washington, D.C., is unconstitutional.

In response the city’s legal staff drafted a new ordinance that would let most residents keep guns in their homes, but ban possession of most guns by minors and of all guns by narcotics addicts, mental patients, the mentally retarded and persons under 21 years of age with criminal records.

Despite pleas from gun control advocates at the council’s last meeting to stiffen the ordinance, the version the council adopted tonight is identical to the one proposed by the city’s legal staff.

Alderman Ann Rainey, 8th Ward, said in support of the decision to modify the ordinance that the city of Chicago, which so far has refused to modify its gun ban “is starting to see that they could spend the entire city budget defending the ordinance if they leave it alone.”

The revision of the Evanston ordinance is expected to lead to the dismissal of the NRA suit against the city.

City attorney Elke Tober-Purze said that the ordinance does not include several issues that are covered under state criminal statutes.

“Criminal charges should be prosecuted under state law,” Tober-Purze said, “They do fingerprinting and create a criminal record. I don’t think you want to prosecute felons under a local ordinance.”

Rainey suggested that the city might want to consider printing the names of all those who have state firearms cards in the local paper.

“Do you want your grandchild going to visit someone who has a gun?” Rainey asked. But no action was taken on that suggestion.

Police Chief Richard Eddington said he would recommend against establishing a local registration program for firearms owners. He said the cost of the program couldn’t be justified under the city’s tight budget. In addition, Eddington said, the registration program would depend on everybody telling the truth, “which in my professional opinion isn’t always true.”

[Lurker]

I hereby give a hat tip to the NRA. And I'll also give them a hearty "welcome aboard".

Thanks for the information.

I do appreciate it.

Best,

L

[Lurker]

Rainey suggested that the city might want to consider printing the names of all those who have state firearms cards in the local paper.

Try it you a**hat. How about we print your address in the paper Mr. Rainey.

L

[300winmag]

Mag-na-port International (their official name) is still doing business at the same location. Their EDM porting seems to be running $88 and up. Still not bad for something that works so well, and doesn't do any cosmetic harm.

They've added other gunsmithing services, and do a nice job with vibra-honing stainless steel weapons. It leaves them with a soft, low-shine velvet finish.

One thing I appreciate about stainless steel is that you can touch up minor oopsies with a plastic scouring pad.

[budwiesest]

“Do you want your grandchild going to visit someone who has a gun?”

Answer: Yes, it increases the chance they'll have grandchildren of their own someday.

A recent issue of G&A had some pretty cool cowboy guns (it was about home defense selections and why). Something about the grips that makes them look comfortable (I've shot a Single Six a few times and it felt nice in one hand. A Ruger in 44mag was definately a two-hander).

Something about a slide coming back and taking off some skin that I haven't overcome. Being left-handed I don't know if that makes a difference but the grip on a revolver just seems natural.

[Shooter 2.5]

Thanks for the information on Magna-port. I still have a cloth jacket patch from them somewhere.

I didn’t know the plastic scouring pad would work. I’ll try it sometime.

[Shooter 2.5]

I don’t think being lefthanded has anything to do with it. I’m lefthanded.

It does seem like I do lose a little skin everytime I shoot but then I shoot a lot so my hands have a tendency to wear down.

[SIDENET]

Very nice.

I like the grips on the top gun.

[archy]

I too recall those trips to Railway Express. For some reason that is the only way pistols and revolvers would be delivered.

U.S. Postal regulations.