crashgordan

so, i just stumbled on this, after many days at work. hate i missed it!! let me know if anything opens up!

Incredibly, AGAIN, i am schedule to be out of town. SHEESH. so... how much begging would it take to get this class back again... don't care when, just again.

S&W is the better choice of the two... really.

if you've got a little to spend, try this: POF-USA Patriot Ordnance Factory, Inc. this is an incredibly accurate, 1/2 min gut. even the PDW SBR version will shoot sub MOA... spendy, but incredible.

Dan Richardson used to own VOW (volunteer ordnance works) in Cleveland TN. He does excellent work. 423.503.4180

nice. thanks

OhShoot is right on. Great guns, but due to very tight tolerances, need some break in. and after you've run 200 or so to break it in, DEFINITELY run a hundred of your selected carry round through it. DO NOT TRUST IT TO RUN any round unless you have actually tested it with that selected round. It'll run ball ammo no problem and will be challenged by certain hollow point ammo. just be sure it likes what you want to carry. (on a side note, i polished my feed ramp with FLITZ polish and a dremel polishing wheel. Now it's mirror slick and runs pretty much anything i want) now running the Hornady Critical Defense and am very happy and confident in it's ability. Long and heavy, but smooth trigger, but this is by design and I prefer it. it will only get sweeter with time. I also agree with trying to get some range time on one. It will help you know you've got the right one. (if you lived closer, you could run mine. have several different variations and calibers of the P/PM.) Don't have the CW, but agree with above that you don't really give up anything critical. Love mine, and they are great for IWB. they disappears in the Galco USA holster. Hope you love it, and keep us posted! Not to distract you, but if you don't fall in love with the Kahr, there are other options out there that are compact and have interchangeable backstraps for hand size: XDm, S&W M&P, Beretta PX4 Storm, etc, and I believe all come in compact/subcompact variations. I have not personal experience w/ the S&W or the PX4, but those who do, seem to love them. (S&W's are getting pretty close to your price point) My experience w/ the XD and XDm is pretty extensive and I have found that men and women who shoot them, tend to like them very much. The XDm allows a lot of flexibility for hand size along with some other upgrades... and of course, this is all simply my humble opinion. YMMV.

Agree with above with this thought: I also have the tru-glo and, to my knowlege there is nothing brighter (daytime) or more versatile out there. it's great for range and would be a good choice for HD. That being said, just by the nature of the design and in my experience, there is an increase risk of some types of failures. My experience may be one in a million, but when running this sight in a EDC gun and running that gun hard in training, the fiberoptic tube did break out of the front sight. The tritium insert remained intact and bright, i'm sure the manufacter would have taken care of it but it was not hard to repair with a new piece of FO. Understand the sight remained on the gun, and useable. so here's my take: It is NOT a ditch fighting sight or a EOTWAWKI sight. This IS a great sight for 90% of the time for EDC, and certainly 100% of the time for the range. (YMMV) just my 0.2 cents...

Taurus 1911. amazing pistol. should be three times the price.

LCR w/ crimson trace. light. reliable. effective w/ the right ammo. no safety/no fumbling, the ultimate point and click tool.

love mine... i'm trying to wear it out. off a bag with a HWS, I can hit tennis balls and coke cans all day long at 75 yds. w/ better ammo, no problem out to 100 yds. i have the early version, and it did indeed KB and fired out of battery. Sent it back to S&W, they turned it around repaired w/ a free extra mag in 1 week. I assume it has the better springs now. at any rate, no problems since, and that's several thousand rounds ago. It's truly a pleasure to shoot. the trigger is pretty crappy compared to my duty rifle, but it's pretty standard for rack grade single stage AR. Easy to upgrade FCG and stock, and a breeze to clean and service. very happy! recommend everyone get one!

ok... all good feedback. i'll play: IF you stumble across a Sig Trailside, give it a look. it is made by Hammerli Pros: sweet sweet gun to shoot. one of the sweetest .22 triggers i've ever run. deadly accurate. Perhaps the most accurate .22 pistol i've ever run. easy to strip and clean. about a 5 out of 10 on the "picky" about ammo scale, and get's better with time. feels amazing in my hands... excellent ergonomics. Cons: Spendy. between $350-400. but i'd snap one up for $350. not "bet you ass reliable" Pretty good, but it's no Glock. Mags are spendy and hard to find There's some out there that have found theirs not as reliable as others. This example is very good. and truly is the sweetest .22 handgun i've ever run...

I was going to comment along w/ JAB, and he beat me to it. Revolver is the ultimate 'point and click' interface. along with all the points he made, in the worse case scenario consider that your spouse may need to or have to use it. Sadly mine isn't interested in training with anything, but i have a fair amount of confidence that anyone (her included) could 'point and click' a revolver with no prior training at contact range with some effect. much less unlikely with a semi, and particularly one with a manual safety of any kind. 'just point it at/press against the BG and keep pressing the trigger until he stops or the gun stops' just mho...

thanks for the recipe! using Slik2000. amazing stuff. all of it.

pics?

+1 for spikes... ST-15 Mid-Length LE Carbine [sTR5LE2] - $809.95 : Spikes Tactical Helluva deal...

200 lbs, 5ft10in. carry a full size 45 IWB very easily. Often carry a full size HK USP 45 IWB, and have no trouble covering. have the XD45sc and the P45. love the Kahr line. the P45 is really ideal for me if i'm trying to go thin...

yep... or someone at ArmorSource pissed off someone important.

for a desk or truck gun, go w/ the GP100. for carry, go with the SP101 It's a beast to shoot with full on .357 and not something you will enjoy hours of range time with. That said, it can handle anything you can give it. it fits like a glove with the right grip. I've owned several. and i will never sell mine again. i'm always sorry.

Slip2000 SLiP2000 Gun Lubricants and Cleaners this stuff is excellent for storage. it's excellent for pretty much everything. Being skeptical of all things "Shiny and New", i repeated the same test that they reference... SLiP2000 - Testimonials I cleaned, then lubed two guns, one with CLP one w/ SLIP2000, then ran them hard. I put em away dirty. months later, the CLP gun had problems and I had to morter it to get the bolt open. the SLIP gun functioned perfectly. upon inspection of the internals, indeed the CLP gun internals were dry to only partially lubed. A likely side effect of the heat drying and burning off the CLP? it is petrolium based. The CLP bolt had similar corrosion to the one referenced in the article. The SLIP gun was well lubed. show no surface corrosion of any kind. I was convinced. Now, don't get me wrong... i still use CLP. it's a generally proven product that functions most guns and will keep them running. but run a gun hard and then store it without cleaning, and CLP will fail. It really depends on what your goals are. I'm moving over to SLIP entirely. but the fact that CLP works, is easy to find and will keep a gun running makes it a great product for running a gun. just not storing one.

go here: KA-1230TU this is a little known but amazing FH/Brake. They will rent you the tool for $10 to fit the brake and it simply pins on. completely removeable once installed, but won't move unless you want it to. very effective at suppressing comm bloc ammo flash. I'm very happy with mine. also, I should note, that when put in the jig for the pin setup, you will still preserve the option of threading at a later date, should you choose to do so. not sure what AK platform you are referring to. mine are MAK. when originally questioned about fitment, they replied very quickly the following: Should fit the MAK90 correctly, most of them have the .555" diameter muzzle. I would recommend measuring the muzzle to confirm however, Norincos imported around that time sometimes had the threads cut off in a rather quick/inaccurate manner to get through the new import regulations that were being passed at the time. There were some of them that were "stuck on the boat" and were shipped before the laws passed and arrived after the laws passed so they had to be modified on this end to meet the new restrictions. Those ones will be all over the place as far as dimensions. Another option is CNC Warrior they sell all the tools to thread, but part of the problem w/ a lot of AK's, particularly the chinese, is there may not be enough meat left at the muzzle to get good threads cut. ymmv

couple of good options for this pricepoint: have and carry every day the Kershaw Tactical Blur Tanto. amazing knive, super fast assisted opener, razor sharp, American made. $60ish at walmart. more elsewhere. The SOG Pentagon Elite is an amazing knife with the strongest locking mechanism available, will not fail at over 1000 lbs. Stainless steel liner, multiple sizes available there are several SOG on the same frame and platform. around $100. imho...

Whatever the local law enforcement is carrying. this will quickly stop any prosecutor from labeling you as a crazed man killer because of the "savage" round that you choose. your defense can state for the fact, that you, as a good citizen, carefully chose the same trusted round that those chosen to protect and defend the public carry daily in their sidearms.

just another opinion here... i suspect that it has a lot to do with the sigma trigger... they are not a bad gun, but they are priced there for a reason. as you noted, all other platforms seem to give you no problem. suggest that instead of pushing, pulling or 'squeezing' the trigger, you try 'pressing' the trigger as if it were a button. there should be no movement of the gun while 'pressing'. when squeezing, you are moving all the muscles and bones in your hand. the whole platform will move. when 'pressing' the trigger, only the trigger finger should move, and only at the the 2nd joint. good luck to you, I train a lot of people with a lot of different platforms. The philosophy is "the one the works for YOU is the right one". of the various platforms offered, only ones i would have and do bet my life on are present. 8 out of 10 leave with the XD or the XDM for a reason. they really are excellent.

RRA is good stuff. have one w/ thousands (6k+) and not a single malf. yes, i correctly staked the gas key. my barrel is chrome. it keeps on rocking.. i'd buy another. and yes, the government picked it for one of their contracts. not bad, and fit and finish is great.