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kraigwy · November 25, 2008, 08:43 AM

Well I was gonna chim in but it appears BillCa pretty much covered it.

I was in LE at during the time period he mentioned,and Yeap, We started being issued 125 Grn Wincnhester stuff. I did shoot loose a Model 19 and later a Model 13. (I was issued a Model 28 but was allowed to carry our own 19s or 13). I went back to my Model 28 for heavy mag shooting.

Though a heavy dose of heavy 357s was hard on K frames it did beat the loads we were issued before the department wised up.

When I first hired on, we were issued 158 RN 38s, these were cast and hand loaded by prison trustees. Needless to say, I went to town and bought my own ammo.

PS if you want to make a quick 10% return on your investment, give me a call.

November 25, 2008, 08:43 AM	#5
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	Well I was gonna chim in but it appears BillCa pretty much covered it. I was in LE at during the time period he mentioned,and Yeap, We started being issued 125 Grn Wincnhester stuff. I did shoot loose a Model 19 and later a Model 13. (I was issued a Model 28 but was allowed to carry our own 19s or 13). I went back to my Model 28 for heavy mag shooting. Though a heavy dose of heavy 357s was hard on K frames it did beat the loads we were issued before the department wised up. When I first hired on, we were issued 158 RN 38s, these were cast and hand loaded by prison trustees. Needless to say, I went to town and bought my own ammo. PS if you want to make a quick 10% return on your investment, give me a call. __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071