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Dave Markowitz's Blog O'Stuff about computing, shooting, RKBA, and whatever else I feel like ranting about.

Friday, August 29, 2025

On a Percussion Revolver Kick Again

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Lately I've been on a percussion revolver kick again, and chronographing several different loads. With the Garmin Xero C1 chronograph I ...
Sunday, July 27, 2025

Musket Capper and Powder Can Spout

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Yesterday I went up to the Gunmakers Fair at Kempton and drooled over a bunch of guns I cannot currently afford. However, I did pick up a c...
Sunday, July 06, 2025

Stainless Wheelgun Sunday

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Today I took a couple wheelguns to the range and spent most of my time smacking the 25 yard plate rack. The guns are a 2.75" Ruger Spee...
Thursday, July 03, 2025

High Desert Cartridge Company .38 Special 148 Grain Wadcutters

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Today I ran some High Desert Cartridge Company .38 Special 148 grain HBWCs over my Garmin chronograph from 2 .357 Magnum revolvers. First, f...
Sunday, June 29, 2025

A Factory Nickel Smith & Wesson Model 10-8

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Last year after my father died, my brother and I split up his gun collection. Among the large number of Smith & Wesson double actions wa...
Sunday, June 08, 2025

Summer of Love 2?

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Based on what's going on in Los Angeles now, it looks like Summer of Love 2: Electric Boogaloo may be kicking off. Ten things you should...
Friday, May 30, 2025

.32 Snap Caps

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Last week I went looking for snap caps in .32 S&W. I wanted a set I could use in anything from my antique S&W No.1-1/2 Single Action...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Snubbie Skill Assessment

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Courtesy of American Fighting Revolver on Facebook, I came across this  Snub Skill Assessment  from The Shooting Wire. In connection with a ...

Some Chronograph Results with .32 S&W Long, .32 H&R Magnum, and .38 Special

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This week I've been off and thus had time to hit the range a few times. I've taken a few revolvers and run several loads over my Gar...
Sunday, May 11, 2025

Black Powder .32 S&W Loads

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Today I loaded up a box of .32 S&W ammo to shoot in an antique S&W No.1-1/2 Single Action revolver that was built in 1878. I cast th...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Guns for Jews v5.0 Now Available

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The latest version of my free PDF book Guns for Jews v5.0 is now available! Version 5.0 brings an increased emphasis on revolvers because of...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Yom Hashoah 2025

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Without arms, "Never Again" is a mere plea. It should be a warning. See my PDF: Guns for Jews .
Friday, April 18, 2025

High Standard Sentinel R-108

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This week I picked up another snub, this time a High Standard Sentinel R-108 in .22LR with a 2.4" barrel. It was made sometime between ...
Saturday, March 29, 2025

Lee TL314-90-SWC Mold

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After having good luck with the Lee TL358-158 mold in casting bullets for .38 Special, I recently picked up a TL314-90-SWC mold to use for m...
Sunday, March 23, 2025

8-Round Tuff Strips

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Bianchi Speed Strips and their near-clones, the Tuff Products Quickstrips are a popular option for people who CCW a revolver to carry reload...

Roscoes at the Range

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Yesterday I got out to do some shooting with a friend. Top to bottom: 1974 Colt Detective Special in .38 Special I picked up about a week an...
Friday, March 21, 2025

Prickly Jews

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As an early Gen Xer closing in on 60 and a Jew, I've heard, "Never Again" my entire life. Jews in the West have invoked Never ...
Sunday, December 15, 2024

Quick Strips for .410 Shells

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Most revolver shooters are familiar with Bianchi Speed Strips and the similar Tuff Products Quick Strip for carrying spare ammunition. Well,...
Saturday, December 14, 2024

Rossi .410 Single Shot

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A few weeks ago I got to shoot an old H&R folding .410 shotgun that belongs to a friend, and instantly got a bad case of the wants. I of...
Thursday, November 28, 2024

Mossberg 500 Home Defense Set Up

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I've had this Mossberg 500 Mariner 12 gauge shotgun for close to 20 years. It's pretty much a dedicated home defense gun, although I...
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