A.J. Holst

CGW I think my 75B turned out better than my SDP from CZC.

Like others posted, summer is slow. I'd rather buy/sell through the trading post, if I don't know the person, there is a good chance I know a member who knows them. Prices are fair,; we're gun cranks, so we know how to figure appropriate value. Some of the other sites seem to have near retail pricing for used firearms (sorry, but as a rule you're not getting back tax, shipping, grips, holster, and sights)

I come back to the why for the behavior. Replace a family unit with .gov Take away the need to provide food, clothing, and shelter. Expand benefits as new dependents are added. Single mother black families are reaching 70%, increasing from 30% in the 60s due to the war on poverty. Percentages are rapidly increasing in the White demographic as well as the Hispanic. Gangs create a family for cast off, fatherless kids of all races. Gangs provide employment and income opportunity Gangs and thug life are glamorized. Add Chicago's catch and release, ala no real consequences for actions, and you get the Purge every weekend.

I guess the uncomfortable question is why are gangs so successful in recruiting young black men?

Any odd looks with SP? They seem largish (I've never carried a cell on my belt)

In lending, we use risk based pricing to set rates, amounts / advances, and terms. Insurance underwriters use actuarial tables to compare behavior to risk to price accordingly. In Chicago, Rahm says it's too many bad guys with guns, moral decay, and a lack of community reporting. A West Chicago pastor responded; while Chicagoans were being gunned down, the mayor was celebrating his new green spaces in the re gentrified area. Citizens do not trust the police and have no protection if they report gang members. CPD does have an actuarial tables to forecast risk. Politicians and the Media choose to ignore facts. It's not guns or race, it's a gang problem with a catch and release solution. http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2018/08/john-boch/a-detailed-look-at-last-weekends-chicago-gang-violence-shooting-victims/

Don't have your pistol, but for owb, I like the comptac minimalist paddle for my 75B and P01. Erik88 gave a positive review when I was doing my research. AIWB is pretty subjective, so I'll defer to others with specific gun experience.

Check out the trading post for a .303 special.

After a 500 round function test last week, I put into carry service, both work and personal. For work, it was back pocket carry, grip towards spine, under a sport coat. The depth of my pockets coupled with overall length the grip exposed to get a full, consistent grip. With no cover garment, too exposed and not secure in close quarters. It's possible to front pocket carry, I tried in a pair of 5.11 Tacticals. You'd have to be a pretty big guy to pull it off. It's only slightly shorter in height and length than a traditional compact (G19/P01/etc.) but is slimmer as a single stack and the backstrap shape appears almost minimalistic layed over a Glock or CZ grip. I now understand the appeal of a bobtail 1911. With a good belt, the weight is a non issue, especially if you consider my past EDC choices. Speaking of belts, 2018 represents 10 years of using a proper gun belt. Best thing I even learned on this forum for EDC, get a good belt. I used a 5.11 Tactical - leather casual. It is still serviceable, though horribly scuffed from holster clips. It is also beginning to bubble when when buckled around the waist. Stiffener is still stiff, belt shows no signs of sagging where gun and holster primary attached. For my 50th, my BGB (best gun buddy) got me a NexBelt. Pretty cool, really like the micro adjustment, seems gimmicky, but it's not. If curious, be sure to get a gun rated buckle for the gun belt, it has 2 set screws for additional security. Using it right now with the PK in a High Noon Upper Cut. This is a non moulded holster I brought for my SDP. Aside from about 1/2" of excess leather at the muzzle, the pistol is safe and secure. After my recent class with Randy Harris, I discovered the challenge of a consistent, full grip using my beloved N82 Tactical (10 year history as well) You see, it's the sweat shield, even modified by Gjohnsoniv, it trips me up. The Upper Cut allows me the draw grip I want to achieve. The pistol length also prevents it from rolling forward using my belt / belt line as the rotation point. Repurposing the holster also gives my thrifty heart joy. So why this gun over an equivalent sized none or .45? Love my deal and gives me a second, good quality .380 It's very shootable, filling the niche of fun range gun I believe with my reload practice, I can keep it running if we exceed 3-3-3 Being practically tactical, I probably don't need 15+ rounds on board plus 18 or 36 more...the Jared Weston video still gives credence to more bullets is better, but unless necessary, I'm probably not running towards gun fire. During non coat and jacket months, I'm confident carrying modern .380, Precision One specifically and will be purchasing some Sig Vcrown for function testing.

The only suggestion I can make is no gun related stickers. Perhaps add a prominent anti 2A Org sticker for camouflage?

Welcome to the CZexy side.

After 500 rounds of mixed PMC, Rem UMC, WWB, corbon, and precision one, pleased to announce zero failures on two brand new, opened the package at range, magazines. Very comfortable to shoot, recoil is less than my CZs, which absorb recoil very well. I can get sights back on target slightly faster than the CZ. SA trigger is really pretty nice, I do like it is a traditional style with no blade or hinge saety. I adapted to the paddle mag release pretty quickly, it does not close on a full mag every time. My opinion is if you are expecting it, bad...if it happens, bonus. Generous mag well for skinny mags, I think with some practice, I could keep it running if the situation escalates from the 3-3-3 probability. I think it's a keeper and good compliment to my other .380

Mac, do you think this is their excuse to exit the insurance biz? Not being able or willing to underwrite in one state (NY in this case) shouldn't impact the entire book of business. I guess it's possible current underwriters are unwilling to accept shifting liability from NY carriers. My wife worked for Zurich / Universal Underwriters - definitely understand too toxic at any price!

Based on the carved stock, I'm guessing whoever sporterized it did it right. The metal finish still looks new. I'm not a hunter, target shooter, or know much about 8mm, but I imagine this would be a good option to a modern large caliber rifle. (Kinda like my SMLE sporter) A buddy also has a Mauser action rebarrelled in .308...loves it. Enjoy your heirloom, whether you shoot it, pass it down or find it a new loving home!

I recently met HiPower and ended up driving away with the Walther he had in the trading post. Odd timing on the acquisition as I had recently posted in the gun burn out thread. Strange how we justify stuff... Hopefully this review won't suck and add value to the extensive reviews and posts i read on line before buying. Finish: stainless steel slide with nicely finished edges. Nothing sharp detected to snag or cut. Roll marks are clean. No wear to finish on safety. Glock like barrel to frame lock up. Sights are good, made of metal. 3 dot set up; red dot on front light silver post, 2 white on dark gray rear. The color pips appear to be some kind of tube inserts, but not luminescent. I like the light colored front post, curious to shoot. Here is real picky: casting marks are visible under close inspection on the rear sight and hammer. Frame finish is just as good with the centerline seam being only slightly detectable. Carl Walther, Made in Germany along with Walther logo on grips is cleanly imprinted. Hard to make out in picture. .380 Auto is clearly engraved / etched (?) on the exposed part of the chamber in the ejection port. It is comfortable in my hand, well contoured, is full ambi with paddle mag release. Interior finish is good, neat and tidy with no apparent unfinished edges. I can see a bit of machining on the feed ramp and it is rough to touch. Surprised they cheaped out here. The other cost saving on finish is the unexposed part of the chamber. Maching marks are visible and not polished to same level. Picture shows no effort to polish underside of breach. A non issue since I'll see it when I clean it. Metal guide rod with a twisted wire coil spring (pictured) It looks like the barrel is placed in the breach, then the breach is hammered to hold the barrel in place. Picture shows two blows to the breach. Fit: I may have read it and missed it, but discovered the barrel is flared for better lock up with the slide. Hard to see in picture. Slide to frame is looser than my Kimber Micro or G2 G19. Since I've been shooting CZs for so long, it seems a rattle trap. When the safety is on, the hammer is blocked from striking the firing pin, all other action continues to work. I guess you could carry SA, safety on. If I carry, it will be safety off, hammer down, speaking of which, it has a half cock position. 12# DA trigger is long with noticeable stack in slow motion. Comparing it to my CZs in the high 6s, it will require some getting use to. Advertised at 4# SA, it too is heavier than recent experience, but not so much as compared to DA. In both actions, it is suprisingly smooth, no noticeable metal to metal / pastic contact for increased friction. Almost as smooth as my two improved CZs. Best I can tell is very light round count, so I'm looking forward to seeing how it truly wears in. I would compare the break to a snap vs. the crack of a good SA, with virtually no slack on the reset. Not put off needing a take down tool, as anything can be repurposed. Planning on shooting tomorrow, will report back. Forgot: it has no manual slide stop. Only way to lock open it to insert an empty mag or shoot it dry. Manual of arms, sling shot to charge. One reviewer said it closes on a loaded mag every single time, design feature. Not so sure about that at this point.

But still a fruit bat, so recognised by the Lord. (sorry for the CarMax advert)

Well, a pair observed last night in the light of the silvery moon. Healthy little eco system going on in my country like subdivision. Deer, foxes (once), one hummingbird annually, honey bees, rabbits, niice population of lightning bugs, and dead voles. We have a 3 member glaring or clowder patrolling the perimeter.

There is one for sale in the trading post, I'm not sure I can justify an $800 place holder.

About 4 o'clock from the Moon, from my viewing perspective. Visible red hue in my lighting conditions. Show good through the weekend

So it's humor when Cohen and Samantha Bee create mock interviews, but not when a conservative does it? https://pjmedia.com/trending/satire-is-good-except-when-it-hurts-my-feelings/

The common sense comment got me thinking. As a rule, I don't leave firearms in vehicles nor sticker up my vehicle with gun guy adverts. I think the thief was breaking in because it saw an out of state plate and back seat full of stuff. Christmas in July. Guns in the stocking was simply the best Christmas ever. I travel by road quite a bit. When I overnight, there's not much appealing for a criminal to see in my car after hours.

Check our Precision One .380, shootingthebull410 did some .380 ammo tests and it captured top spot

I have never attended, may check it out. Garufa and Eric experience of, "not a gun show gun show," caught my attention

I still shoot but like you, no real excitement for anything new. I like my go to stuff so much, I've been focusing on improving them (sights, grips, internals) When I see something interesting, I try to determine if I'll use it or into the safe. If it's into the safe (on a common item) I will usually pass. Instead of downsizing, do some trading, you might stumble across the one you missed.

My SP is cut for moon clips, I have never used them (.38/.357) Got the fancy tool and everything... Garufa is correct, CA introduced a 9mm clipless revo a while back, have never seen one for sale.