Randy Lee

Randy, You have my permission to put in any A's that didn't make it into Luke's gun into my 625. While you're at it, maybe when you send it back to me you can route it through Louisiana so it can be blessed by Jerry? I do believe Jerry is now selling his own LA speed finger- Holy Swamp Water for blessing your blaster. According to Cliff, there are still a lot of "A"s left in Luke's gun. I'll put them in yours.

Sorry Tom, but if I put one on yours, then everyone will want one! If Dave's doesn't break, then I'll send you one to put in your gun.

I don't think it'll be ready until the IRC. Plus, you'll need one of the N-frames with the hammer lock on the side. I knew I'd find a use for that hole in my frame. Randy Forgot to add, Hearthco gets the second one...

Last email said he'd keep me posted...

When did Dan get a ride and why is it wild????? Hmmm... Cliff Walsh Dan Carden John Bagakis John Burkholder(maybe) Ricardo Lopez Jason Pettitt Rob Leatham Man, I'm glad I shoot a seeing eye-gun!

It's the end of the fiscal year for the PC. I won't hear from Jim for about a month...

Congrats Cliff! Sounds like I didn't put enough A's in Lukes gun? Looking forwards to the IRC- it's gonna be Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in Limited class...

Good luck Cliff! And tell Luke his gun is guaranteed to go bang...at least once. If he doesn't hit "A"s, take the gun from him.

Told you ...you should have gotten an 8 shooter.

I typically remove it for competition only guns USING my hammer. If I use the factory hammer with a spur, I include it. The HBS is a redundant safety as the rebound slide seat should prevent the hammer from contacting the frame based firing pin if the gun were to drop on the spur- assuming the gun isn't dropped from an absurd height. My hammer closely follows the contour of the frame, so it is less likely to get hit in a free fall. It does add drag resistance for the trigger return.

A 6.5" 9x19-21-23- super-356TSW with a Ti cylinder at a retail price of under $600 would really put the hurt on Smith... Heck, .380 8 shot anyone?

Jimmy Rae is searching for the reamer at the factory...

That will be the next project... I needed to get my foot in the door first.

I´m your man! Once Taurus gets the guns to operate under match conditions, they will definitely need a European team. Heck, they supplied the Brazilian team with revos- so why not a Euro-team? Does Ralf make a cylinder release for Taurus revos?

Hey Spook, Bob Morrison of Taurus is sending me a 6.5" unported 8 shot with a 9mm bore(I spec'd 1-in-10 twist rate for the 147 gr bullets) and unchambered 8 shot cylinder. I'll be doing the chambering and throating myself. Hearthco- are you ready to make some 9mm Taurus moons?

The Taurus 9mm project revolver should prove or disprove that there is a market for a 9mm revo. An entry level 8 shot that uses plentiful and cheap ammo. For those of us who are Smith fans, and already have an eight shot .357, a 9mm Ti cylinder is more digestible to the factory. With luck, I'll have a number of them to sell.

I did stir the pot a little. I sorta mentioned to Taurus's CEO that there has been a lot of interest in the 9mm revolver lately and that Smith was somewhat hesitant. He seemed interested, especially after Michael Bane and Lisa Farrell spoke with him. I'm pretty sure Taurus will beat Smith to the punch on this one. They seem more open to outside sources of input in regards to their product development. Perhaps they're just hungry for the competition revolver marketshare. With any luck, the "X" version will end up in a shop somewhere's in CA. At the show, their 1911, SA Gaucho and the 24/7 made quite the impressions perhaps their revolvers are next for improvement?

Hello all, Back from the SHOT Show and was wondering if anyone else went and saw anything new for us BE revo shooters. The only thing I saw of an unusual nature was Smith's 327 TRR(Tactical Response Revolver). Now you too can have a Surfire light attached to your favorite 8 shot. Don't be surprised if you see Taurus coming out with an unported 6.5" 8 shot 9mm revolver... I accomplished my goals for the show plus a bit more. I got to spend some time talking with Rob, Jerry and Jim Rae and Herb Belin. I even had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Sweeney in between his photo shoots. Patrick, thanks for the very kind introduction to Mr. Belin. Now that Jerry and Robbie have pressed the issue of 9mm cylinders, would anyone be interested in 9mm Ti cylinders to retrofit their 627 .357 guns? From a manufacturing standpoint as well as profitability for Smith, this would make the most sense for them to do. Also, there will hopefully be some engineering design changes to the 625 and 325 cylinders based upon discussions with Mr. Belin and Mr. Rae which seemed to go well. At least the door is open to discussion regarding competition revolver setup.

Hi Walt, I haven't "clipped a K-frame, but you are right- the clips can be flimsy due to there not being enough metal between the cases. I'm assuming you are using round nose bullets and that there is some chamfer work done to the charge holes -after the moonclip conversion was performed. How stable the cases are in the moonclip can also be related to the brand of brass you are using. For some moonclips, like Hearthco clips, they seem to work best with R-P or Federal brass. They should be relatively wobble free(within reason) but the cases should spin freely inside the cutout of the clip. If the clearance cut in the case head is too large, they can pop out of the clip enough to cause problems. Contact Dave Hearth if you haven't done so already. He knows more about clip design than I ever will. ~Randy

Hey Rob, It may take you a bit of time to get used to your new gun when you get it back. I've learned a few new things since I worked on Vic's. Now I wish I had a 627 Super...

Greetings, The only surface I stone and polish is the riding surface for the rebound slide. It is usually pretty rough, so I level any hi ridges with a small stone and oil, followed by 800 grit backed by a small tongue depressor. You don't need to remove all the imperfections as oil or grease will help to float the rebound slide. Because the trigger lever pushes the rebound slide at a downward angle, removing the jagged hi spots smooth out the lightweight trigger pull, and reduces the friction that the rebound slide spring needs to overcome on the trigger return. Not a whole lot of friction here, but every little bit helps...within reason...

Last year, Smith went to an even shorter firing pin(presumably for us CA drop test dummies). The rib in the center reduces the range of force for the strain screw and the shorter f/p may run out of gas before it hits the primer. You can tell if it is a shortened version because the tip is more conical than round. Just a thought...

Cliff, If you'd like, I will use gunkote "Gunmetal Blue" on Luke's 686 Ti cylinder- that way at least it'll look blue. Just put some A's in there, Luke don't have many... Ouch! Well, at least he'll have seven chances now.

Cliff, If you'd like, I will use gunkote "Gunmetal Blue" on Luke's 686 Ti cylinder- that way at least it'll look blue.

I hear you on that one Renny! Seems like the only practice I get now is test firing other people's guns...