{"id":16443,"date":"2022-03-20T06:54:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T13:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=16443"},"modified":"2022-10-20T10:44:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T17:44:35","slug":"gats-and-hats-ii-a-jovino-model-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/20\/gats-and-hats-ii-a-jovino-model-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Gats and Hats II:  A Jovino Model 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The revolver you see in the blog today is a rare animal, one of 650 customized by New York City\u2019s John Jovino Gun Shop.\u00a0 I guess the best way to start this post is with the John Jovino story.\u00a0 The Jovino Gun Shop is no longer in business, having fallen victim to the Covid 19 pandemic, but until then it was the oldest gun shop continuously in business in the entire country.\u00a0 John Jovino opened the store in 1911; he sold it to the Imperato family in the 1920s (the Imperatos are the folks who started and now operate Henry Firearms). Jovino\u2019s was famous and it\u2019s been in more than a few movies (and even in my favorite TV show, <em>Law and Order<\/em>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16461\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16461 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jovino-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jovino-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jovino-600-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jovino-600-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The John Jovino Gun Shop in Manhattan, said to be the oldest gun shop in both New York City and the United States. Unfortunately, it is no longer in business.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in the 1980\u2019s, Jovino\u2019s built custom guns.\u00a0 Their primary clients were the NYPD and other police departments, as well as individual police officers, so many of the Jovino customs tended to be duty-oriented carry weapons.\u00a0 The one you see here is no exception.\u00a0 Jovino&#8217;s started with 6.5-inch-barreled Model 25 Smiths chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge and they turned them into 2.5-inch snubnosed revolvers.\u00a0\u00a0The conversion from a stock Smith and Wesson Model 25 to a Jovino snubbie, though, was not just a simple chop job.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s what the wizards at Jovino did to these guns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Shortened the factory barrel to 2.5 inches.<\/li>\n<li>Installed a crane lock to replace the ejector rod lock.<\/li>\n<li>Relocated the red ramp front sight.<\/li>\n<li>Rounded the butt to the S&amp;W K frame round butt configuration.<\/li>\n<li>Tuned the double and single action trigger.<\/li>\n<li>Radiused the hammer spur (you can see it in the photos).<\/li>\n<li>Polished the trigger face (you can see that in the big photo at the top of this blog).<\/li>\n<li>Fitted Pachmayr rubber grips.<\/li>\n<li>Reblued the cut barrel (the new bluing is actually a bit darker and more polished than the stock bluing).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you probably already know (and you certainly know if you follow the ExhaustNotes blog), the 1917 platform Smith and Wesson and Colt revolvers can fire .45 ACP ammo if the cartridges are mounted in clips, or they can fire .45 AutoRim ammo.\u00a0 .45 AutoRim ammo is essentially the .45 ACP cartridge with a rim.\u00a0 For this test series, I used reloaded .45 AutoRim ammo.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the ammo you see in the photo below.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16445\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16445 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0018-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0018-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0018-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A gat and a hat, with six rounds of reloaded .45 AutoRim ammunition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The original grips that came with the Jovino Model 25 snubbie were Pachmayrs, and they probably make more sense (more on that at the end of this blog).\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t care for the appearance and for reasons it would take a therapist to explain,\u00a0I wanted ivory grips (I think it has something to do with watching <em>Patton<\/em> too many times).\u00a0 I settled for fake ivory, which provided the look I wanted without the cost.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t tell the General.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16457\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16457 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Stock-Jovino-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Stock-Jovino-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Stock-Jovino-1-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pachmayr grips that originally came on the Jovino Model 25 snubbie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16474\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16474 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220316_0002-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220316_0002-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220316_0002-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When Jovino cut the Model 25 barrels down to 2.5 inches, there wasn&#8217;t enough room left in the ejector shroud for the front cylinder lock, so Jovino incorporated the ball-detent cylinder lock you see in this photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the new grips arrived, I liked the S&amp;W escutcheons and I liked the look, but I didn&#8217;t like the fit.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t realize what I had in the Jovino and the extent of the customization that went into these guns.\u00a0 I ordered grips for an N-frame round butt Smith and Wesson, but they stood a bit proud on the revolver&#8217;s grip frame (the back strap).\u00a0 That&#8217;s because the Jovino customs reworked the frame from a square N-frame grip profile to a Smith and Wesson round butt K-frame profile, but I&#8217;m told the K-frame grips won&#8217;t match exactly, either.\u00a0 I bought the larger N-frame grips figuring I could take grip material off, but I couldn&#8217;t put it back on.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t dare attempt to sand the grips on the gun, so I very gently went to work on them with sandpaper off the gun, repeatedly installing and removing the grips to take off just enough material to get a good grip-to-frame match.\u00a0 When I was just about there, I found that by stepping down to 400, then 600, and then 800 grit sandpaper, I could match the polished look on the rest of the grip.\u00a0 I was pleased with the result.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16447\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16447 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0022600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0022600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0022600-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The grips look good. So does the revolver.\u00a0 One of the Jovino custom touches was to round the hammer spur profile.\u00a0 I like what they did.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I tested three .45 AutoRim loads:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>A 200-grain Speer swaged semi-wadcutter bullet loaded with 4.2 grains of Bullseye.<\/li>\n<li>A 200-grain Precision Cast semi-wadcutter bullet loaded with 6.0 grains of Unique.<\/li>\n<li>A 233-grain Missouri K-Ball cast roundnose bullet loaded with 5.6 grains of Unique.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16448\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16448 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0045-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0045-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0045-600-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">.45 AutoRim ammunitiion. Note the rim on the brass cartridge case. The case is identical to .45 ACP ammo in all other dimensions. From left to right, you see the 200-grain swaged Speer semi-wadcutter bullet, the 200-grain Precision Cast cast semi-wadcutter bullet, and the 233-grain Missouri Bullet cast roundnose K-Ball bullet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I had already tested my Jovino revolver for accuracy at longer distances a few years ago; this test was to be different.\u00a0 Like the .38 Special Model 60 accuracy tests we wrote about a couple of days ago, I set up a few &#8220;Betty and the Zombie&#8221; targets at 7 yards and I fired double action as quickly as I could.\u00a0 I&#8217;m told the typical hostage rescue zombie gunfight occurs at 7 yards, so I wanted to get a feel how I would do in these encounters.\u00a0 You know, so I&#8217;d be ready.<\/p>\n<p>What was surprising to me was just how incredibly smooth the double action trigger was on the Jovino.\u00a0 \u00a0In a word, it&#8217;s amazing.\u00a0 Shooting double action was fun.\u00a0 The slick trigger and the Model 25 Jovino&#8217;s red ramp and white outline sights seem to glue the front sight to the zombie&#8217;s left eye, until that part of the zombie disappeared and I was shooting at a hole. These guns are impressive.<\/p>\n<p>The 200-grain semiwadcutter with 4.2 grains of Bulleye was a very pleasant load (for me, not the zombie) with modest recoil.\u00a0 The 233-grain K-Ball Missouri load was a much more emphatic load.\u00a0 That one pounded me around a bit more, but it still hung in there on the zombie.\u00a0 All of the loads shot essentially to point of aim.\u00a0 Each of the targets below were hit by five full cylinders of .45 ammunition, or 30 rounds apiece.\u00a0 There was not a single miss among all 90 rounds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16450\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16450 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0035-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0035-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0035-600-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zombie versus .45 AutoRim ammo loaded with 200-grain Precision Cast bullets and 4.2 grains of Bullseye.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16451\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16451 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0038-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0038-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0038-600-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">200-grain Speer bullets and 6.0 grains of Unique. Sometimes zombies don&#8217;t go down with the first shot, so I lobbed in another 29.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16453\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16453 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0043-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0043-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0043-600-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty was plenty nervous, but she held still. The zombie did, too. He took 30 rounds of 233-grain K-Ball Missouri bullets propelled by 5.6 grains of Unique.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So what&#8217;s the bottom line to all of this?\u00a0 \u00a0The Jovino .45 ACP revolver is accurate, it has a superb trigger, and it is just plain fun to shoot.\u00a0 That last load was a bit much.\u00a0 The 233-grain K-Ball Missouri looks pretty much like their 230-grain roundnose, but the difference in recoil is both perceptible and significant.\u00a0 You can go quite a bit hotter with this load, but I won&#8217;t.\u00a0 When I finished shooting, I was surprised to see I had done a bit of damage to my thumb.\u00a0 I think it happened on the last round or two because there&#8217;s no powder residue where the skin tore away, and it happened because the faux ivory grips have a bit of a corner to them.\u00a0 The rubber Pachmayr grips wouldn&#8217;t have done this, but they don&#8217;t look as cool as the grips the Jovino wears in these photos.\u00a0 \u00a0The gun doesn&#8217;t do this firing single action, but I guess my hand rode up a bit firing double action.\u00a0 Sometimes these things happen when you take on the odd zombie or two.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16454\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16454 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0040-600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0040-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220315_0040-600-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zombie combat. It&#8217;s a tough job. Somebody&#8217;s got to do it, though.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Jovino Model 25 is probably the finest and smoothest revolver I&#8217;ve ever shot.\u00a0 \u00a0It&#8217;s a keeper.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Why you should <a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/06\/16\/exnotes-review-site-advertising\/\">click on those popup ads<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/06\/16\/exnotes-review-site-advertising\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19215 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cash.jpg 400w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cash-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Cash-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Never miss an ExhaustNotes blog!<\/p>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p>More <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ExhaustNotes.us\/Guns.html\">Tales of the Gun<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>More .45 ACP revolver stories&#8230;.check these out!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16575\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/06\/29\/101-years-old-and-counting\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16575 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1917-Colt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1917-Colt.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1917-Colt-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/06\/29\/101-years-old-and-counting\/\">101 years old and counting<\/a>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16574\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/04\/27\/a-model-625-load\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16574 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/625Load.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/625Load.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/625Load-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/04\/27\/a-model-625-load\/\">A Model 625 load<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16573\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/08\/22\/a-tale-of-two-45s\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16573 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/625-160518_1432-800-650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/625-160518_1432-800-650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/625-160518_1432-800-650-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/08\/22\/a-tale-of-two-45s\/\">A tale of two .45s<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16572\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/09\/27\/a-tale-of-two-more-45s\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16572 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2More45s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2More45s.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2More45s-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/09\/27\/a-tale-of-two-more-45s\/\">A tale of two more .45s<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16577\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16577\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/05\/25\/the-rodolfo-fierro-revolver\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16577 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Fierro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Fierro.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Fierro-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/05\/25\/the-rodolfo-fierro-revolver\/\">The Rodolfo Fierro revolver<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16578\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/03\/10\/applying-taguchi-to-load-development\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16578 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0692-650-Taguchi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0692-650-Taguchi.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0692-650-Taguchi-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/03\/10\/applying-taguchi-to-load-development\/\">Applying Taguchi to load development<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16580\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/05\/11\/another-1917-revolver-record\/\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16580 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Record1917.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Record1917.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Record1917-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/05\/11\/another-1917-revolver-record\/\/\">Another 1917 record<\/a>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16579\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/07\/16\/another-1917-sw-record\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16579 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Indy650-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Indy650-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Indy650-1-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/07\/16\/another-1917-sw-record\/\">And another 1917 record<\/a>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16576\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/05\/15\/reloading-45-acp-for-1917-style-revolvers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16576 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC_9497_1958-650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC_9497_1958-650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC_9497_1958-650-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/05\/15\/reloading-45-acp-for-1917-style-revolvers\/\">Reloading .45 ACP for 1917-style revolvers<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The revolver you see in the blog today is a rare animal, one of 650 customized by New York City\u2019s John Jovino Gun Shop.\u00a0 I guess the best way to start this post is with the John Jovino story.\u00a0 The Jovino Gun Shop is no longer in business, having fallen victim to the Covid 19 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/20\/gats-and-hats-ii-a-jovino-model-25\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Gats and Hats II:  A Jovino Model 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