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That is the the thing I have said for years. I found it to be true... I think I am an ounce heavier with a 64 and about three with a 65.

It would have to be cheaper than a Shield for me to even consider it and come with an extra magazine.

While I think they are pretty close in comparision I expected others to think the magnum would have been more.

I believe you. So you think your 640 w/magnum is easier to shoot than an airweight?

I actually doubt that. I desperately want to own a S&W 242. It is the titanium L frame 357 mag. If I ever get one I probably will never even shoot a magnum from it.

Little Shields are amazing for how well they handle powerful rounds. I am a huge fan of snubbies but the ever so popular Airweights are terrible to shoot. A 20oz 60/649/640 in 38spl weighs only a deglible amount more but is a dream to shoot. I have completely cleaned my collection of Airweight j frames. I do have a LCR and a 16 oz CA Undercover that is actually smaller than a j frame though.

If I had the knowledge of reloading years ago that I have now I would have never bought a traditional tumbler and especially not a dry tumbler. Ninety percent of the time I just shake my brass in a citric acid, water, and dish soap mix. I then rinse it about an hour later and then shake it dry while waded up in a towel. The result is brass clean enough for reloading. Really dirty brass gets sorted to go to a friends house for the stainless media bath in solvent. This is normally range pick up brass or brass on it's fifth or sixth reloading.

The 442 is not a range gun. Why don't you reload and make you some powderpuff loads?

I have not shot a LC9 but I have heard they have a lot more recoil than my Shield. The only two smaller autos that I have shot that have more recoil than a airweight may be a Kahr cw45 or a XDS 45. Maybe a glock 27 but maybe not.

The Sig is a suprise but I am not surprised to hear that the Kahr is ammo finicky and not liking reloads. I sold mine because of it not liking reloads. The factory crimp die did not work for me.

It is either $25 or $35 total but I don't remember.

This^ Is this in a Kahr by any chance?

One of my buddies has one. It is not too bad at all. Since I have shot it he had had a lot of parts replaced because supposedly there are some reports of broken parts.

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The G23 RTF is a gun I should have never gotten rid of. My LW conversion barrel does not like my reloads or extremely long loads like some 147 gr loads. They purposely make them to tight tolerances.

Things actually are better now, or at least they were for me as a MP. However it wasn't until about 2005 that I started seeing the moving targets, malfunction drills with training rounds mixed in, and stress courses with less than desireable conditions. I have heard and even experienced some of the old Army training though.

The 45acp is for sure the most diserable of that lot if it has large pistol primer pockets.

I had one post recall with 5 mags that took forever to sale for $500. I would say it is the going rate or a little on the high side but not too bad. See if he will let you shoot it first. They have A LOT of recoil and I normally am not too sensitive to recoil.

The Sig 220 is probably one of my favorite platforms of firearms and especially in 45acp. The weight will bother you before the size though. I myself just do not care for the any of the 45acp Glocks, Springfields, or Kahrs. The 45 M&P's I could learn to like though.

Growing up as a teen in the 90's I was quite fan of The Wall. Recently I have discovered that The Dark Sude of The Moon may be one of the best masterpieces of all time. I look forward to seeing what the new album will be.

There is actually a new threat to rentals that didn't exist twenty years ago when my parents had rental property and that is meth labs. Guess who gets hit with the multi thousand dollar clean up bill when a lab is found in a rental property?

After seeing what my parents went through with their rentals I would never rent a house unless I lived next door.

They probably were Nuclear Material Couriers, 0084, no one special. There was probably nothing more than garbage bags in the trucks or they were finishing a training session. With DOE the pay is good but you are away from home a lot. The turnover is very high but most of them go to a similar job allowing them to go home at night.

You do need to be aware that blued S&W revolvers do not resist rust to well when engraved. All of this assuming nothing has been filled into the engraving.

I am impressed; Great job. A no-lock at that.