Zippovarga: I'm a Zippo collector myself. Where's your ZipLight?  Every Zippo collector has to have one.  I think mine still works.

I'm glad your daughter or her friend was not hurt.

   

   "Problem is, if she did carry a gun, or her husband had been there and shot him, he would probably be in trouble."

   

   - Most certainly.  A person is not morally or legally justified shooting another in defense of property.

Happy Birthday, America!

   

   We may not be a perfect country, but we are the greatest.

I forgot to mention:

   

   Frank Bullitt "Bullitt."  

   

   How could I have possible forgotten Steve McQueen?

I'm pretty sure Mike Hammer always carried a 1911.  That's what he did in the books, and I believe that's what he did in the television shows.

I took this topic from a similar thread in GlockTalk - but that got few responses.  I think this will be a more appropriate, and enjoyable, topic for the NAA crowd.

   

   Who is your favorite movie or television hero weilding a snubby (snub-nosed revolver)?

   

   I'll start.

   

   Honorable mention goes to:

   Jim Rockford "The Rockford Files" (love the cookie-jar),

   Ford Farelane "The Adventures of Ford Farelane,"

   John Shaft "Shaft."

   

   But my favorite snubby-wielding movie hero is Bud White: Russel Crowe from "LA Confidential."

CRS: unfortunately, having a gunsmith examine your rifle will likely cost money.  If the gunsmith is nice, it may not.  

   

   You may also take to a gunsmith and price the cost of drilling/tapping the rifle and ask him if the rifle is safe to fire while you're there.  The gunsmith may perform that service for free if he sees the potential for more money coming in.

   

   The Arisaka has a strong action and is likely safe; but I wouldn't take my chances with a re-bored rifle firing a high-pressure cartridge that's at least 65 years old.

   

   Either way, it's worth the cost and effort.

   

   I know nothing about scopes.  I've always preferred the challenge of open sights.  I'm an idiot that way.

Congratulations on your 30-06.  

   

   It sounds like you have an Arisaka (the Japanese service rifle from WW2).  I strongly recomend you take it to a gunsmith and make sure it is still safe to fire.  Sometimes older re-bored rifles are unsafe to fire with modern ammunition.

The Mika pocket holster is worth the wait (which usually isn't that long) and well worth the money.

Nwg19: I am envious of your 940.  I've always wanted one.

   

   Riadat: I carry my 442 (and all of my other j-frames)in a Galco COP ankle holster, a Mika pocket holster, a Galco shoulder system or an IWB/tuckable IWB holster I made some time ago.  It is hardly a primary: I carry it in whatever back-up location is most convenient for my mode of dress.  

   

   That's the great thing about the j-frames; they can be carried anywhere.

Well Red, If I remember correctly you have some physical limitations and carry smaller caliber weapons.  If I am correct, I suggest you carry at least one gun in your pocket.  The addage about having your hand in your pocket holding your gun and ready to react at a moment's notice is correct (and pretty cool).

   

   Bud - sounds reasonable.  Unfortunately I don't live in the United States; I live in California.  Our gun laws are hardly reasonable.

Thanks, Red!

   

   Now if only I could carry an 870 on my CCW permit . . .  That would be an interesting story.

As I unpack from a recent out of town trip, I'm forced to consider one of my long-time companions: the S&W .38spl j-frame.

   

   Quite simply, they are my favorite handgun.  No other handgun epitomizes the role of a handgun; that of a conveniently carried, close-range defender.  I currently own four and while I may not always have one listed on my permit, I will always own one.

   

   My affair with the j-frame began when I was 21 and getting to apply for my CCW permit as a home business owner.  My stepfather gave me his old model 60 knowing I liked it and shot it a lot more than he did.  

   

   Later that was replaced with an aluminum model 38 (bodyguard).  I carried that gun the longest of any other of my j-frames.  It was an older model that was not rated for the common +p ammo.  After mechanical issues had revealed themselves at the range (posted elsewhere) and a return trip to the factory, I decided to start looking for a replacement.

   

   After I began my short career in law enforcement (probation), I was looking for a new j-frame to serve as back-up the the .40 I would be issued as well as a "pocket protector" I could easily carry between the court and my car.  Shortly before that, S&W dropped the prices on their aluminum models 642 (centennial) and 637 (standard).  I bought the stainless 642 and was quite satisfied.

   

   About a year later, my buddy in the local police department was looking to upgrade his model 442 (blued aluminum centennial) to a polymer Kahr.  He wanted his long-time back-up to go to a good home.  My buddy's 442 is now my 442.

   

   Bad things can happen to anyone at any time.  I've carried my j-frames as primary in place where I do not expect trouble or concealibility is the premium trait; and as a convenient back-up the other 90+ percent of the time to a larger auto.  From home to the downtown courts; quiet coastal towns to San Francisco to Las Vegas; to my nightstand (with a Remington 870 less than two feet away) the j-frame has been constant companion.

Several months ago, I wrote my rules for CCW.  One of those rules was: "always carry a back-up."  I thought I'd relate the stories of how I became a follower of that custom.

   

        Several years ago, I went on a trip to the northern part of my state (California).  Having a California CCW permit, I was good to take either of the three handguns listed on my permit.  However, I was travelling to the most anti-gun part of this glorious and ruined state: the Bay Area.  Keep in mind, this was before San Francisco banned all guns, but in no way did I want to have my sidearm print no matter if I was legal to carry.  However, the Bay Area is not as nice as most people think.  I was taking a gun.

         

   I chose to carry my S&W model 38: an aluminium framed .38spl j-frame with the shrouded hammer.  At the time, I primarily carried it (in the waistband) with a set of Barami Hip-Grips and a Tyler T-grip adapter (look them up; they're fantastic).  With an un-tucked shirt, that combination was undetectable.  That trip passed uneventfully.  This was a good thing.

         

   The next week I decided to practice with that revolver.  I soon realized the cylinder was not rotating even though I had no trouble pulling the trigger.  The j-frame was returned to the factory and I was informed the revolver had developed a bad case of end-shake.  Several weeks later, my gun was returned repaired.

   

        - Keep in mind, this was a used gun that I received as a college-graduation gift.  It was a model 38; not the more common (and modern) designation of 438.  Is was an older gun and I couldn't readily buy a new one.  Who knew how many rounds the previous owner(s) put through it. This story is also why I say that while revolvers may be more "reliable," when they go down, they really go down. -

   

        But I cannot only pick on revolvers.  About three years after that, I was at my bi-annual CCW renewal class.  I always shoot a different gun to show competency with a variety of handguns.  That day, I decided to shoot my 1911.  That was also the day my extractor decided to go out-of-tune.  I shot just fine, but I had to clear several stoppages in the process.  A new extractor, as well as instruction on how to maintain them, quickly fixed the problem.

   

        Both of these malfunctions developed without prior warning.  Since then I've bought and carried current production j-frames and (what I consider to be) better designed autos.  However, I always carry a back-up whenever possible.  

   

   You never know when your perfectly reliable handgun will decide to go down.

Carrying a dollar bill that has been in the butt-crack of a stripper is very unlikely.

   

   First of all: placing a dollar in the crack of a stripper is just plain rude.  On a good day, you'll be escorted out by a bouncer.  On a bad day, you'll be escorted to the back alley by two bouncers.

   

   Second: you aren't likely to go to a strip club with a stack of 40 singles.  More likely, you'll go to the counter and change a couple of 20's into singles.  The strippers, in turn, will not take home a stack of 50 or 60 singles they've earned for the night.  They will go to the same counter and turn those singles into larger bills.  Thus the circle of life - of strip club singles - continues.

   

   Third: people aren't really allowed to touch the strippers.  Instead you leave the tips at the edge of the stage and the stripper collects then after the dance number is completed (I'm talking about center-stage dancing, not individual lap dances.  Tip more than a dollar for a lap dance).  You aren't even likely to place your single in the waist-band of a stripper's lingerie anymore.  

   

   Fourth: stripper's, physically, aren't dirty.  A person doesn't go to a strip club (to spend money) and worry about the stripper's emotional condition.  Money that comes in contact with a stripper is about as clean as anything else.  The money is just more likely to smell like cheap, sweet perfume with undertones of sweat and fear.

   

   If you are at a dirty strip club where what I've just said doesn't apply, then you're just a sad country song away from a white-label alcohol related death in a small dark room.

   

   And no, I don't go to many strip clubs.  I just know a wide variety of people.

I always keep several singles in my wallet for that very reason.

   

   Nice try, though.

   

   If you really want a disgusting thought, imagine all of the paper money in your wallets that have been rolled up and used to snort cocaine.

I'm very surprised we haven't seen this one yet:

   

   "Good . . . bad . . . I'm the guy with the gun."

   -Ash (Bruce Campbell) "Army of Darkness"

How about meeting in Vegas?

Good job on the research.

All great finds.  It looks as if you got yourself a Webly #3.  But I'm not positive.