Pizza Bob

Numrich arms has reproductions manufactured by Colt.

Let's not go there.

Both the gun in the movie and the gun I just purchased are "real" things. The gun in the movie is a long barreled Colt New Service revolver in .45 Colt and mine, of course, is a S&W 29-3 Silhouette made from 1983 - 1991 - this specific one dates from 1988. Adios, Pizza Bob

I shot in the first match in the east, up in MA. The winner of that match was shooting an AMU accurized 1911 with King sights. He was using military match hardball. I remember standing behind him on the line, when he was firing at the 200m rams. There was an easily discernable pause between the bang and the clang. You could literally see the bullet in a rainbow trajectory and it was interesting to see him make several full turns of the elevation screw on the rear sight when adjusting for the next bank of targets. I would hazard to say that he was more undergunned than you were. LOL Adios, Pizza Bob

CMJeepster - you may not remember this, but when you were examining the 686 that you bought, there was a fellow down the counter , purchasing one of these Model 29 Silhouette revolvers. It had a lasting impression on me. I shot silhouette from 1977 thru 1985. Adios, Pizza Bob

NJRulz - I'm well aware of the Pontiac GXP. The car that I traded on the SS was a 2009 Pontiac G8 GT. Before retirement I was a General Motors Pontiac Product Trainer. When I bought my G8 the GXP was not yet in the line-up. Besides the automatic trans was good when having to get to my dealers in urban areas. The G8 is definitely cooler looking. But the SS is a real sleeper. I have a set of four 18"x8" / 5 on 120mm G8 wheels that I'd love to get rid of - if you know anybody that is interested, have them get in touch. Rarer than your G8 GXP were the Solstice GXP Coupes - <800, would love to have one of them squirreled away in my garage. Adios, Pizza Bob

It's against federal law to use the NICS database for any other purpose, I.e. Ammo sales. I believe that CA had to populate their own database. Of course that would be at taxpayer expense. Adios, Pizza Bob

It's a Model of 1917 and is chambered for .45 ACP. These were produced by both Colt and S&W (this one being a S&W). 1911 production couldn't keep up with demand during WWI so the government approached Smith and Colt to build .45 ACP revolvers on their large revolver frames. The problem clambering a revolver for a rimless cartridge was solved by the invention of half-moon clips that held three cartridges and a pair would fit ina belt mounted ammo pouch. well after the war the .45 Auto Rim cartridge was developed. These had a rim equal in thickness to an ACP cartridge head plus the half moon clip.These precluded the use of the half moon clips, which were a PITA (in wartime the clips and the empty brass were just discarded). Much later, full moon clips were developed. These hold six rounds. Half Moon Clips vs. Full Moon Clips In 1937 Smith produced essentially identical revolvers for the Brazilian military. There were also civilian versions of the 1917. When S&W went to model numbers in 1957, these became the Model 22. Sorry you asked, aren't you? Adios, Pizza Bob S&W has a "Classic Line" of revolvers that pay homage to discontinued guns of the past. The civilian version of the Model of 1917, the Model 22, is part of that line. It was made in blue, nickel or color case hardened finish. These are mine in nickel and CCH

Got me one of these tonight... Well, not really, but close... Model 29-3 Silhouette Model - 10 5/8" barrel .44 Mag Adios, Pizza Bob

It is not laser etched, it is a roll-mark and relatively deep. Would devalue the gun more trying to polish it out than it would to just leave it be. Adios, Pizza Bob

I was in and out in about 15 minutes at Bakers Basin about two weeks ago. There were only about four cars there the whole time I was there. Adios, Pizza Bob

Yes, I know that there is an unprecedented demand right now for both FPID's and P2P's - a huge percentage increase over the same time last year. However, with the FARS system I don't think things have slowed down all that much. And if we are looking to point the finger at one element in the process, that is responsible for some of the delays that people are experiencing, I would have to say it is the NJSP/FIU. Here is what I base my supposition on: I have praised my local PD, on this forum, for the quickness with which they issue new permits. And it's not just me, others on here serviced by the same PD have experienced similar performance. But the case in point was illustrated for me by an e-mail I received this morning. It was an e-mail from the NJSP that told me my 5 e-permits for which I had applied were "now available for execution." Those permits were applied for, via FARS, on 11/10/2020. My PD notified me that I could come in and pay for them (thus activating them) on 11/18/2020. Yet I didn't receive the above-referenced e-mail until this morning (12/02/2020) - two full weeks after I was notified by the local PD. That e-mail also related that the expiration date on the permits was 02/16/2021 - which tells me they were actually approved on 11/16/2020 and my local PD notified me two days later. Why was my local PD, not blessed with the automated systems of the NJSP, able to notify me two days after approval, but it took the NJSP - whose system should have spit-out an automated notification with no human intervention, two weeks for, essentially, the same notification? They were able to notify the local PD in a timely fashion, why isn't an applicant notification letter generated at the same time? In this instance, it's no big deal as I still have a number of paper permits to be executed and now the 5 e-permits. But, if I had been a purchaser, who had a gun sitting at my FFL awaiting the issuance of an executable permit. I'd be pretty PO'd that two weeks passed from the actual executable date to the notification date. Or, if I was shopping and had not yet found what I wanted, or it wasn't currently available, that failure to notify just lopped two weeks of validity off my permits. The move to automated systems is the correct one, but there is some human element that is still mucking up the works. Adios, Pizza Bob

I hate to disappoint you guys, but the "last forgotten muscle car" is a lot newer than you think. Manufactured from 2014 to 2017 approximately 10K made, or about 2500 per year, I give you the Chevrolet SS... Most people have no idea what it even is, and those that notice the SS emblems invariably ask, "An SS what?" - Just an SS. Back in the muscle car hay day the SS was a Chevy trim line that could be added to various models. For the 2014 - 2017 car, it becomes a model name. Equipped with an LS3 engine, producing 415 HP and 415 Lb-Ft it came with a 6 spd automatic and later a 6 spd manual trans. Aside from the trans, the only options available were a sunroof and a full-size spare. This is truly the last muscle car. Adios, Pizza Bob PS: Yes I know that it is a re-badged Australian Holden Commodore, but Holden is no more also - so truly the last.

Not sure the e-mail is consistent from PD to PD. Once you have paid for the permit(s) the PD should automatically activate them. On my set of E-permits I didn't receive any e-mails after the one notifying me that the criminal background check had been completed - just a notification from my PD to come in and pay for the permits. Adios, Pizza Bob

Rather painless process - took no more or no less time than it did to get my last set of paper permits. Applied through FARS on 11/07 and got the call to come in and pay for them this morning. I anticipate that eventually it will take longer to get a NICS approval than it will the purchase permits - submitted for NICS last Friday. And worst of all is a Multiple Purchase Exemption. I have been waiting two months + for an MPE to be approved. I also noted during my last FARS application process that you can now use FARS for an MPE also - my application was still in hard copy. Adios, Pizza Bob

Welcome! Qwn a revolver? This Saturday is ICORE at Lower Providence Rod and Gun Club (Close to where the Oaks Gun Show is held). Actually they let bottom feeders participate, but you are limited to 8 rounds. Two weeks from this Saturday is IDPA, also at LPRGC - you can shoot a bottom feeder there. December 5th is USPSA at Shongum Sportsmens Club near Hackettstown. All venues are always welcoming to newbies (new to competition - not new to guns). If interested, reach out and I'll give you the details. Adios, Pizza Bob

I DO vote as one block

I'd like to think that I was personally responsible.

Blasphemer - a pox on you.

This one is easy, just buy a revolver. Problem solved. You can thank me later. Adios, Pizza Bob

Rosey: I have one of those stickers that measures about 12" in diameter 0 would go nicely with the silver stripes......nah j/k

Not yet, but I'm working on it. It was traded for my EDD - a 2017 Chevy SS 6-spd M/T.

60 years in and still trying. Good luck with that. Welcome. Adios, Pizza Bob

That's at the dealer in Tampa

I scored this... and this... Adios, Pizza Bob