ken_mays

Great find! Didn't some of these get imported with the heel mag release, or were those just the Browning marked ones?

I hate to say it but I don't think there's really much of a market anymore. I own a lot of handguns but all I ever seem to buy (or make) anymore is Kydex for holsters, and I'm pretty picky about the kind of designs I like. I wouldn't waste my time at gun shows either, those tend to be Uncle Mike's kind of crowds. It's been my observation that 98% of gun show attendees don't know the difference between quality workmanship and cheap junk. One group still investing in leather are SASS shooters. I don't know if there are any active clubs around you, but I would think that there would be a pretty good demand for custom leather. Competition shooters tend to be pretty specific about what they want, and if you're willing to build what they want, I think you could probably get a lot of business once your name got out there.

This list might be useful. American Bladesmith Society smiths listed by location. This won't have every knife maker on it (not everyone's a certified ABS smith) but it's a good resource. https://www.americanbladesmith.org/2022/11/21/rated-abs-smiths-by-location/ Tennessee list: Jason Knight – Master Bladesmith Dwight Phillips – Master Bladesmith Fuad Accawi – Journeyman Bladesmith Heath Bartholomew – Journeyman Bladesmith Casey Brown – Journeyman Bladesmith James Gibson – Journeyman Bladesmith Curtis Haaland – Journeyman Bladesmith Mak Kelsay – Journeyman Bladesmith Larry Kemp – Journeyman Bladesmith Fred Loving III – Journeyman Bladesmith Jay Replogle – Journeyman Bladesmith Warren Thacker – Journeyman Bladesmith Gary G Wheeler – Journeyman Bladesmith

In recent years past. Chuck Warner of Elite Warrior Armament did a run of about 30 stainless billet steel BHPs. He made some changes to improve on the original in some minor areas, the most obvious of which was a thicker frontstrap to allow aggressive checkering. I have a friend who ended up with one of these and he approached me to do a minor tweak or two on it. I took the opportunity to take a good set of photos while I had it. It was a fascinating labor of love and I kind of wish I had gotten in on the original sale when he was making them, but funds and fortune were at odds once again.

I have a Steyr GB and I agree on all counts. Despite its history and interesting design, it's not really a fun gun to shoot. The HK P7M13 I owned briefly was similarly disappointing. Well made and the machining was beautiful but it got hot and too dirty to run way too fast and I didn't own it long. When it comes to repeat ownership, CZ P-07 is probably the worst, more so because you often run across them DIRT CHEAP. I've bought three and sold the first two. I decided to end that particular madness and keep the third one. The Browning High Power is another one that I have a love/hate relationship with. I love the way they look and feel in the hand, but they're relatively miserable to shoot compared to more modern designs. I'll probably always have a couple around, though.

The newer models take increasingly thin oil in order to meet the government mandated mileage standards. Changing the oil ahead of the stated interval is cheap insurance and one of the best things you can do to help insure against premature wear. My Toyota uses 0w16 and I always change it between 5 to 7000 miles.

Yes, it's a debilitating condition. Symptoms include shrinking safe space, indecision when packing for the range, and an inability to drive past gun stores without stopping.

Those are my photos. I think you're right and I'm wrong, what I thought was a 92X Centurion doesn't seem to have any Centurion markings on it, so it's just a 92X I guess. Placed next to a 96D Centurion, the 96D's definitely shorter. I recently had another actual 92X Centurion that I sold, and I suppose I assumed both these 92Xs were Centurions because of the trimmed down muzzle. Sorry for any confusion.

Nice! I think the perfect scope for these are compact prisms, something like the Vortex Spitfire II 3X Prism, because you can remove the riser and mount it close to flush on the rail. I think I just have an old Aimpoint Pro on my T36 and it works well enough for basic messing around at the range.

TOPS makes good knives. They do have some designs that I wouldn't own but they also do plenty of more traditional shapes. The quality is good and the prices are reasonable.

I'd toss those cases too, just to be safe. 9mm brass is practically free.

Let me show you where I was coming from. 92X Centurion on the left in both photos. The slide is the same length as the 92FS, or near enough as makes no difference. The Compact slide is noticeably shorter than the Centurion as well. If they are selling current Centurions with the traditional rounded backstraps, I guess I haven't come across any of those.

DM incoming

There have been multiple videos of uncommanded discharges of P320s where the owner was doing nothing at all except wearing a holstered P320. It seems to be increasingly clear that there is some design or manufacturing flaw in play here; leading theories are that there is tolerance stack of the striker and sear in some guns, and also an ineffective firing pin block as well. SIG's position of doubling down that nothing is wrong with the P320 is going to make or break them on this, but with mounting evidence and no replicable-upon-demand cause, I wouldn't put my money on them at this point. Personally, I have an older P320 I use for carry and I have worked it over from multiple angles with a rubber mallet to satisfy myself that the sear will hold the striker. Out of an abundance of caution, I would advise my friends to carry something else for a while until this issue is tracked all the way down.

Every time I've been to that show in the old Shriner's building, it seems like the exact same show with the exact same crap as last time, and very little that's interesting. The last Jackson TN show I attended blew this one out of the water, not that that amounts to much.

I have been loading these for a while and my observation is that striker guns have a tough time with them but most hammer fired guns will light them reliably.

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Can confirm the show is going on. Stopped by today.

I took mine out again and was seeing an issue with the trigger. The pull became harder and inconsistent. Took the slide off and it seemed the trigger bar wasn’t moving the sear far enough to left the hammer fall. I cleaned the internals well and the issue was gone. Shot about 250 rounds in one session after that with no problem.

It's open. The covered lines and AP range are open, some shotgun and long rifle ranges are closed. The two 100 yard covered lines are shut down because they are replacing the baffles.

I'd jump on this if I were closer, these are underrated .308s. GLWS!

I found it announced here: https://gunshowtrader.com/gun-shows/memphis-tn-gun-show/ I don't know whose site has got bad data, finding consistent information about gun shows in TN seems like a fool's errand sometimes.

From their website https://mssashooting.com ** NOTICE MSSA IS CLOSED ** MSSA is CLOSED due to extreme conditions. Do not call the office. Do not attempt to come out to the range. MSSA flood waters are slowly receding. MSSA is CLOSED MONDAY, APRIL 7th........AND depending on the river stage...... MSSA MIGHT Open at NOON on TUESDAY, APRIL 8th. * Check back for status.

Yes, I've done a fair of optic mount work in the last 2 years. Extracting broken screws from slides, replacing screws, drilling and tapping holes for bigger screws, fixing bad optic plate mount jobs, sourcing replacement screws. Some guns seem to be more prone to problems. I had a rash of Prodigy mount issues there for a while. The 6-48 screws Springfield provided to attach their plate to the slide are too short and if not 100% properly torqued and glued, they'll loosen. Longer screws, extra torque and sufficient thread locker fixes it. I've pulled several broken screws out of Caniks. They tend to use M3-.5 screws for mounting to the slide, which is about the teeniest screw you'll find. Were it me, I would retap to a 8-40. Other issues are due to improper pocket cuts. One CZ owner had his Shadow milled for an optic but whoever did it neglected to leave a rear "shelf" which would backstop any rearward movement. The second time his plate and optic combo loosened up, I retapped the holes to 8-40 and added a second set, so he now has 4 screws holding his plate to the slide. No more problems. I have several optics mounted to pistols of my own and haven't seen issues on them except (of course) the Prodigy.

Went by today. The business is called The Gun Store and are the same owners who had the store in Memphis on Winchester. Thankfully a full remodel was done. The range lanes are open. They have rental firearms including full auto. They have a fair assortment of new and used guns, and prices were reasonable. https://www.thegunstorememphis.com