Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. or bending them, especially the smaller, more fragile ones on the J-frame. By the way, the clips we used are crafted by Tom Kilhoffer at TK Customs, and he seems to understand the beasts. And yet another reason for the clip conversion is the lovely belt holder Matt DelFatti crafted to match his holster. Reminding me of a single “speedloader” pouch from the old days, his has a central rubberized post that nestles the loaded clip, holding it neatly, but allowing it to go free with a tug of your fingers. Very clever, Mr. DelFatti. The holster is classic for the genre, and goes with the theme of the package: simple is always best. Most handgunners own one, or something like them, but don’t like to actually admit it’s more than likely their daily carry gun. Marc did his soft bead blast and a Cobrachrome hard chrome from Virgil Tripp at Tripp Research, Inc. on the 640, which only adds to the subtly appealing package if you ask me. Oh, and it won’t rust — or anything — pretty much forever now. And that’s a good thing for something bound to be sweated-upon, shot lots, carried about, tossed in the box on the ATV and generally knocked about. Does It Work? In a word: Yes. Having carried a Scanium J-frame for years, the weight of the Gemini Customs gun took getting used to. It mostly rides in a Renegade ankle holster or a pocket holster, but Matt’s sterling leather gets a workout when I “go to town” as it were. I found after a short time, the extra weight isn’t noticed, and when I pick-up my Scandium gun, it feels toy-like now. I think if you’re just going to buy one and stick it in your pocket and won’t practice or shoot it much, it doesn’t matter which you buy, so the light gun means you’ll at least carry it. If it’s your second gun, chances are you’re a shooter since you’re smart enough to have a second gun, so lightweight is important. You’re probably spending time shooting your all-steel J-frame anyway. A double standard, yes, but true nonetheless. You know who you are in this. The sights were a struggle, but simple won over. A black, serrated dove-tailed front means I can change 81 WWW.AMERICANHANDGUNNER.COM