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I think what the key to the article is that anyone can keep a 1911 running for themselves, but when a large agency has them it is labor intensive to keep them running 100%.  I have a friend who likes his large agency 1911, but he said he needs two because one is often in the shop due to the volume of fire he trains with. And he is the best Glock shooter I have seen.  It would be interesting to see accurate large agency repair logs for any number of firearm models. 

The only plastic Glock guide rods that I have seen "come apart" were the ones I knocked the end off of so I could try out different recoil springs.  I would suspect that they would break at some time.  It would be educational to see the truth about how some guns and their parts hold up while being used by professional shooters who shoot a lot, whether commercial or government.    

http://modernserviceweapons.com/?p=6631&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-personal-path-away-from-the-1911

For as heavy as the barrel is I am probably going to use this stock for ammo/accuracy testing 'cause it has a Rimfire Technologies tuneable bedding system. The stock in the previous pic is a Ruger OEM DSP walnut stock. It is going back to TGOr Plinker4life when we hook up for our Whittakers Guns trip next month. I'm going to trade him for a nice Walnut OEM carbine stock for a build that I want to do with one of the 3 barrels I have sitting in the parts drawer.

Rimfire Technologies tuneable bedding system installed in stock http://www.rimfiretechnologies.com/Ruger_10_22_Stage_1_Bedding_Kit_p/abk-001.htm 2lb trigger with help from TGOr, Plinker4Life Tuned bolt by our own TGOr, Dolomite Supafly Fedderesen 18" .920 Nitrided barrel with Gunsmither "V-Block" http://fjfeddersen.com/ http://www.gunsmithertools.com/gunsmither-1022-elevation/ Fred Feddersen had a couple of dozen 16 and 18" 1022 .920 bull barrels nitrided last summer, a few in each size are still available. Nitriding is a process and not a coating. It changes the outer layers of the steel by increasing hardness to near diamond hardness, extends barrel life, makes it corrosion resistant and may increase lubricity. I have wanted a Feddersen barrel for some time, but when he nitrided some it really make them too hard for me to resist. Of course the bore is hardened as well as the exterior during the process. The barrel to the door was 197.00. DNZ Gamereaper one-piece scope mount http://www.dnzproducts.com/game-reaper-mounts/ruger-10-22 My favorite cheap AO Mildot 3-9x40mm scope http://www.nikkostirling.com/Content/Mountmaster.htm I hope I can shoot this thing tomorrow.

Fascinating how often this subject comes up on nearly every gun related forum, almost as often as discussions about lubricants.     I'm going with the notion that springs have cyclic rates and mags rarely, if ever, pass that cyclic rate limit.  However, if the spring is poorly made, or subject to corrosion or damage by grit, mag body or follower damage, or compressed beyond design parameters then it may fail.  That is why I keep several for each firearm requiring mags. The only handun springs I ever remember having to replace that weren't buggered up during some non-firing process come to mind is trigger, slide lock and recoil springs.  I have yet to personally wear out a magazine spring and don't operate where I routinely drop them in crap and can't clean them. I am a lucky man.   http://www.sbeprecision.com/Documents/Gun%20Spring%20FAQ.pdf   http://www.yarchive.net/gun/spring_fatigue.html

OK, it is "fat." But I want to know from G30 users how they carry it, what holsters they use and what SD ammo they prefer.  What aftermarket mods to triggers etc.     Why? I can get .45 ACP all day long but can't get decent 9mm training ammo in quantity.  I have had 2 G21s and 2 G36's, and won't go back to those.   Thanks,   Craig in Clarksville

Who is doing aimed fire at night with a handgun and no weapon light? I suspect there are folk who have LEO or military jobs where a night sight offers an advantage.  But in your normal civilian pogue role with the expected 3 shots, at 3 yards in 3 seconds at night I don't think night sights are worthwhile.  They look cool in the closet when you are checking them out though, but night sights, like laser sights, are not something I am interested in focusing on when dangerous things go bump in the night for me that require a handgun.  I want to see the target, I know where my sights are without looking at them.   However, on my shotgun I have a weapon/laser sight with pressure pad switch. On my night Glock I have a weapon light.  That weapon light beam is my my aiming circle. Now, as a civilian pogue, who has just called 911, worrying about if the bad guy has seen my red dot, weapon light, etc., is the least of my worries, while trying to line up 3 green dots seems counterproductive. 

After I put my hands on the R51 I got this feeling I should have one and make it run. I liked the ergonomics.

I got to put my hands on one today.  I like the feel of it, but I am not digging its current reputation.  I wouldn't mind having one to take apart and see what and how it works.  The one I felt today had a lot of metal on metal "grindy" feel.  Certainly not like a BHP, CZ or a 1911.

A friend of mine bought one and took possession at a LGS with an indoor range a day or two ago.  She took it to the range lubed it and checked it over. Fired one round and it broke, I don't know exactly what but it was catastrophic.  Store gave her credit - she got a Glock 19. She and her husband shoot all the time and have many guns.  I can't wait to get the whole story.

Free market?  I don't think so when shills of sellers line up at walmart when the truck comes in or others perpetuate some cyber myth that the gov'ment is buying all the .22 ammo and then sends it out in 20 bold font? Granted there is a shortage of sorts but it is being exacerbated by ammo profiteers who are utilizing something akin to a psyop campaign.  Just simply "alleged gun guys" sticking it to fellow gun guys.  The down side is that if and when the market corrects the "real" price will remain higher longer due to "unnatural" market manipulation.    Good thing that .22LR hasn't reached the status of a food staple.  Imagine what would happen if our primary daily staple was bread and a gang came in to buy all the bread each day all at once, then resell it at 4 times their cost.  Would this be touted as "free market?"

It is time everyone just quits shooting .22LR until the madness ends.  No one is doing anyone a favor by perpetuating these kinds of prices.  That ammo is barely worth .04/rd.  I paid stupid prices for some Eley and other subsonic "match" ammo, but only once cause I had never seen the particular brand before. But I am done, stick a fork in me.  "Gun" guys stabbing other gun guys in the back.  Sickening... 

Buy one of these Sigs and sell the .22 1911 for 400 bucks, and get a decent 1911 for a bargain price.   http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/02/chris-dumm/sigsauer-1911-promotion-buy-one-get-one-22-free/

I'll never shoot 10K rds/yr in any gun except if .22LR ever "comes back" at a price I can afford.  I have handled a lot of Glocks personally and for a job I once had.  Even went to the Glock Armorers course a few years ago.  The only parts I have seen break are the trigger spring hooks, as noted in the link and the slide lock lever.  If both of a shooters hands work I would recommend "sling shotting" the slide on the Glock rather than using the slide stop lever as a slide release lever.  That bit of stamped metal called the slide stop can wear out rather quickly if someone shoots his Glock a lot and uses that lever to release the slide a lot.  I've tried to use the NY spring in place of the standard trigger return spring, but I can't do it if I have a choice, even if I take the coil spring out of the NY device.    I've had people tell me about a locking block or two or cracking but I have never seen it.  The only reason  2 of my 3 remaining carry pistols are Glocks is due to their reasonable size, weight, are reliable, parts are cheap and plentiful if you need them, it is an easy design to work with and you don't have to coddle them.  I have had the good fortune to have been able to own quite a few good handguns and shoot a heck of lot more.  When I felt I needed to economize and downsize the "accumulation" by separating the "wheat from the chaff" two Glock 9mms remain along with my Keltec 32.  

Here is a "Ruger" 10/22 you won't see everyday. Rare green and pepper laminate Boyd's Tacticool stock, 2lb homemade trigger job, Whitetail Classic 6.5x20-50 scope, DNZ one-piece mount, Urban Rifle Supply 29" barrel chopped with a hacksaw to 18.5" & recrowned with valve grinding compound and a carriage bolt in a drill - .640 taper. I've got to get a sleeker scope on this one.

I quit buying sight unseen some time ago.  I almost bit on a Savage Hog Hunter .308 a couple of weeks ago but once I got one in my hands for a look see I said No Go for now.  I'll wait until I get to handle a R51 before I buy, but would still like a first hand account from a non professional gun writer on how the R51 carries, fires, functions, etc. 

I have read all the online reviews of the R51 and have not seen one in person yet.  I am intrigued, especially if the price point is sub 400.00.  Can anyone I trust (TGO'r) tell me how they run, feel, muzzle flip, carry, etc?    http://www.guns.com/2014/02/19/jeff-quinn-reviews-remington-r51-video/   http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/02/foghorn/gun-review-remington-r51/  

http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/are-glocks-truly-perfection

Not a big deal but went to both armorer courses and have owned multiple copies of each, too many some might say.   M&P: Pros  1) ergonomics  Cons: 1) too many internal parts vs Glock 2) Have to use a roll pin punch and hammer to detail strip   Glock:   Pros 1) ease of dissassembly 2) availability of parts and accessories 3) Very few internal parts  Cons: brick-like ergonomics compared to the M&P (unless you reduce or reshape the grip)   

I want a decent air rifle.  Probably this: http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Benjamin_Marauder_PCP_Air_Rifle_Synthetic_Stock/3139

Need to get an air rifle and just get shed of this issue for several years/

I've sort of commited to buying one of these:  http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/11HOGHUNTER   I was wondering what aftermarket stocks other TGO'rs might have used in place of the flexible OEM stock.  I'm looking for the least expensive non-tactical  standard rifle profile stock that could take a bipod if it had to in a pinch.  I've read about the steel rod epoxy fix for the OEM stock and I am not much interested in that option, yet.  I want to shoot .308 but will hopefully be gravitating to cast .32 caliber small game bullets.     Thanks for suggestions

Next month I am ordering a RWS 34 air rifle for the grandkids to shoot when they come to visit.   Now there is a sensible move.  I have been looking at air rifles myself.  Just can't figure out which one.  Maybe selling a .22LR firearm or two and using that money on an airgun is money better spent than on .22LR ammo or the wait and see game.  Got to decide: PCP, spring break, nitro piston, etc...

I would quit shooting .22LR altogether if Thunderbolt was all that was available, wouldn't care what lot or year it was made.