Need a pocket pistol for NCOWS and SASS use.

[Irish Dave]

Sorry, Little Al, can't help much on these. I'm sure though, that others will chime in. St. George is very knowledgeable about pocket pistols and perhaps he'll share his knowledge as well.

[Flinch Morningwood]

Thanks.

I found the brass, a bullet mold and the loading dies at MidwayUSA...should have some fun when they get here.

I have never even seen a pocket pistol side match...what do they usually entail?

I bought the gun based on price and the fact I thought it would make kind of a neat "hideout," even if I never shot it...now it looks like I might get to use it!

[WaddWatsonEllis]

I am presently looking for a pre-1900 S&W Top Break Lemon Squeezer, preferably blued and in VG or better condition. Please send me a message if you find yourself with one of these too many *S*

[Frenchie]

This is a double action...does that make a difference?  I see the "hammerless" models and I assume they are double actions...but I've been wrong before.

The "hammerless" models do actually have a hammer, what they don't have is a hammer spur. Those and the ones with the hammer covered by a shroud are by default double-action only. They tend to have long, gritty trigger pulls, but then, you're not going to be using it for long-range target practice. Card-table distance is about the max.

I'm torn between a nice, 95%+ nickel-plated double action in .38 S&W, and converting my new steel-frame Remington Pocket Pistol to .32 S&W. Probably end up doing both. For the Remington, how do I get hold of an R&D cylinder? Taylor's shows them, but the price is $0.00, which I think is their cute way of saying "no got".

[St. George]

Without actually handling your 'National Arms' piece - I can't speak as to its suitability for shooting.

Many of the clones of Smith & Wesson were made of softer iron than S&W used - especailly the foreign-made copies.

So long as the piece locks up tight when the hammer drops and when it's locked at the topstrap - a mild blackpowder load 'should' be safe.

The vast majority of these clones came about after 1900 - at least the S&W clones seemed to have done so.

Good Luck.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!