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105.00 for OEM receiver: Move quick:  http://www.shootersdiscount.com/cart/receivers/guns/ruger-10/22-rifle-receiver-smooth-black-polished-finish.html   or just by a whole rifle and sell what you don't need.  stock 35.00, barrel 35.00, poly trigger group 40.00/50.00

I can't understand why the S&W 380 has such a horrid trigger.  First time I fired one was when one of my vet techs offered hers to me to shoot, she was so proud of her new carry gun.  I actually had to hide my disgust with the thing.  Such a nice sized pistol with an almost unusable trigger. Fortunately Galloway Precision has a solution.   http://gallowayprecision.com/smith-and-wesson/bodyguard-380-performance/

'bout time you got shed of that anachronism and moved up to modern firearms.  

I occasionally hit antique/flea market stores but I have been making & collecting canes and staffs for years.  I bet I have given away 4 or 5 dozen.  I just wanted to see if someone nearby was making any commercially that I could take a look at.     I have another friend who must operate daily with a cane and was looking at options for him.     Just in case, these websites have some interesting canes:   http://www.canemasters.com/   http://www.houseofcanes.com/   http://www.whistlecreek.com/classerrusst.html   http://www.walkingcaneco.com/

Has anyone seen any folks who makes and sells walking canes (not staffs) in Middle Tennessee.  I'm not talking about fellas making saw handle or gun handle cane handles out of plywood for the flea markets, but nice useful walking canes that are unique or look really nice.

I've tried to like the Takedown but just can't.  If you have a fixed compact 1022 with a 16.25" barrel and synthetic stock that is a really compact firearm ready to go even when slung.   The Takedown is cool and works but is sort of a pain in the butt. Oh it is cool enough in its tidy little bag, but I think the compact carbine is more useful.   I think for tidiness the current stainless papoose is more practical in terms of carrying in a pack, but it is too forward light. 

I've used Frog Lube and still have some. The jury is out for me on it also.  On a Ruger MKIII if applied liberally it seems to make cleanup much easier after shooting , just wipe the gunk off and generally there is a lot of gunk.  I've never used it on AR doing mag dumps.  It seems to be a good cleaning agent for a Glock pistol barrel or .22s.  How much better or worse than Kroil or CLP or Hoppes  or red tranny fluid x motor oil.  Lately I've just been using CLP just because I have a lot of it and it works good enough for the kind of shooting I do.   I should just degrease one of the 1022s and run Frog Lube on it exclusively and see what happens. 

The 19 is a good reliable carry pistol but the 17L is King:

I have had two LC9s and other than the terrible trigger they were 100%.  I have tweaked a few mag catches vs magazine slots over the years in various pistols but had not seen that issue with an LC9. I suspect you can fix the LC9 mag catch magazine interface if you want to.  The best thing I ever did with either LC9 was install the modified Galloway Precision trigger bar and hammer, along with an RTK trigger and GP dual recoil spring.  That makes the LC9 a great carry weapon with a crisper shorter trigger, with reduced muzzle flip.   http://gallowayprecision.com/ruger-performance/lc9-performance-parts/   I sold both when I needed money, but didn't sell my Glock 9mms.  Hmmmmm.....?

Did you shoot those 25 yrd groups with just elbows on the bench with no rest?  If so, nice consistent holds and sight picture.  Your trigger control is great.  I suspect your off-hand shooting is better than minute of felon.

TankerHC, looks like you are a lucky man to have access to so many guns and a reason to go to PA I am guessing on someone else's dime.  

do any of the major players make a "bad" pistol in a "glock 19" size?   

This outfit in PA is having a Labor Day sale and has various models of 1022s for sale which should indicate what prices could be.     http://issuu.com/digitalwires/docs/grice_low_res?e=2287058/4430083

I don't know why a person can't find a .22LR round for sale on a shelf here. Must be that Clarksville is only 136K population with about 30K active duty GIs and some say 40K retirees in the immediate region. I sure wish it would get back to where I could buy a brick or two a month of CCI SV at some reasonable price without incurring long drives, shipping costs or riding the internet sales sites.

I'm not going to say right now because most anyone in Clarksville will figure it out and then I expect the Capitalists, 'er I mean looters, will likely arrange to strip the place like they do big box stores using shill purchasers, bribes and what have you. Nightrunner, all I can tell you that it isn't the Viola Valley Market on the way to the Viola Valley Shooting Range.

I vowed not to buy ammo at an LGS until I could walk into a big box store and buy bricks of ammo. The local gun stores around here are still metering out 3 50/rd boxes of crap bulk at a time if you have your name on a list. It appears we aren't to the level yet where I will buy from an LGS, but maybe it won't be till the end of 2015. This took 2 days at 6 box/customer/day at a sort of big box store that specializes in agricultural supplies. When I stopped in the second day and saw that this particular brand had been resupplied I was shocked. It was the only brand of .22 on the shelf. .12/rd - ouch!! It better shoot better than CCI SV or Centurian.

That Todd Jarret video is great.  Remember that the 1911 was designed for the man of the day back in early 1900's when I believe the average size man was about 5'7" in those days.  1911 grips fit just about everyone, then you can have fun finding the best trigger shoe for your finger. I love 1911s for the trigger alone, but not the weight or overall size in a reliable 4.25 - 5".  I know the previous poster has more experience with the 1911 than I do, but it is a hard to beat pistol to learn to shoot a pistol, due in part to its simplicity of design, reliability, and that versatile trigger design.  Grip slabs can be various shapes to meet shooters' needs also.  If you want some fun with a 1911 get a 9mm with a .22 conversion upper.     Another comment, if you played sports, any sport, ball, martial or racquet sport, recall your ready reaction position for that sport, how you balance and shift position to move in any direction, same stuff applies to shooting, nothing new to learn there.    The P95 is a reliable gun that is relatively easy to control if you just shoot a lot of ammo through it to get its feel.  One of my friends, who had a P95 when he was starting out was confounded as to why he wasn't better.  (I think he thought he was missing the American male "shooting" gene).  I took 250-300 rds of 9mm and plopped them down in front of him in a mesh bag and told him to start shooting.  He had never shot that much ammo in one setting before.  As he got more familiar with shooting the gun, its overall feel, how it flipped/recoiled and how the trigger felt we started to see his overall groups size diminish and center themselves as he had the stance and arm extension, in a balanced ready position just like Jarrett showed in the video.  I hardly said anything to him at all as he had the very basics.  I reminded him to breath.   Can't beat repetition, even or especially safe dry firing, coupled with some very basic techniques.  Why do they have batting cages, golf driving ranges, etc? 

Always breathe as normally as you can when shooting, until you get to the level where breath control matters.  For most of us that is never.   #1) Grip the gun with the forearm in exact alignment with the barrel.  Can you easily engage the full face of the trigger to the first knuckle bend of your shooting finger?  P95s are sort of "big" and some/many shooters would find themselves having to cock their hand forward to fully engage the trigger face with the shooting finger.   This is seen in  a lot of women who get handguns purchased for "their own good" by their husbands. Why would I know that?  The problem then becomes an issue if you are shooting a lot in that the recoil will be into the basal thumb joint, which often ends up with some grip issues that impair consistent shooting. Sure, we can adapt to anything if we have to, but if we don't have to we can probably be a better shooter.         #2) 300 rds is nothing.  Trouble is ammo is in expensive and in short supply.  You have to shoot a lot. Contrary to popular belief American men are not born with a shooting gene. It takes practice and lots of repetition. When you can get as many mags as you can afford and have a friend reload.  And shoot 2-400 rds at one setting, developing a rhythm and pace where you start to get a feel for what the gun will do.  Don't worry about groups, but shoot at 5 yard targets.  Remember to breathe and have fun.   When I had my right hand index finger damaged and poorly repaired, I started to look at handgun shooting a little differently.  That is why my Glocks got carved up.  Before the accident I could shoot just about anything "well enough," afterwards I learned more about ergonomics, muzzle flip, recoil and how to shoot a bit better.  I also started shooting a good bit left handed, although right eyed dominant.  I CCW LH almost exclusively now.  I trust my left index finger under stress more than my right.  But when I am at the range I like to shoot right handed but the RH index finger tires out before I want to quit shooting (back about 8 months ago when you could get ammo at reasonable prices).   #3) Get a decent .22LR.  Someday there well be .22 ammo again at prices less than 10 cents a round.  You can learn a lot about hand gunning by shooting a lot of .22LR.  Get a .22 pistol that fits.  I would recommend the cheapest Ruger MKIII 22/45 you can find.   Listen to shooting advice wherever it is given regardless of what you think of the speaker/writer.  If the person talking is a good shot there is likely something to be learned, even if it is only one small thing.     Again, when shooting breathe... unless you are a great competitive shooter you will not Zen like lower your blood pressure, slow your heartbeat and shoot between beats.  When I am trying to shoot 200 yard 2" targets with .22LR rifles I see my heartbeat in the cross hairs all the time.  So in hand gunning, unless you are a bullseye competitor, tell yourself to breath all the time.  taking a breath is less debilitating than what occurs to your body when respiration is impaired, just like any other physical and likely any mental activity.

Good one!

It appears he is making a new barrel.  I did a google search for Feddersen and Raptor barrel.  There are tons of legal references for licensing the name Raptor for the new Feddersen barrel, all in the spring of 2013.  Is the Raptor manufacture process a departure from his current 1022 barrels?  I have no clue.  He is also going to have a limited run of heavy taper barrels that can be used in RFC Super Sport.  Will these be Raptor-like barrels or simply like his other barrels but with a taper, which he already makes according to his website.  I have never heard of anyone talking negatively of anything about him as a person or his products, quite the contrary. I sort of wish I had one of his 1022 barrels but have 4 aftermarket 1022 barrels now as it is, along with one Que'd Ruger barrel.   With the perpetual shortage of .22LR ammo along with "looters" controlling most other existing .22LR ammo, buying another barrel without having access to a wide variety of good sensibly price .22 ammo to match something to that barrel is currently rather pointless. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU-CZHj188g

I like the sound of that Contender .22LR.  I shot a friend's Contender a couple of weeks ago but it was in .223, very loud.

I've owned two Taurus 905s and one Ruger Speed Six in 9mm.  I have shot a SP101 in 9mm and a S&W 547.    Why two 905s?  I thought my distaste for the 1st one might have been hasty, but after owning the second one I confirmed my dislike for the Taurus, especially the flimsy moonclips.  The Speed Six was a cool gun, big and heavy and no advantage whatsoever over a Glock.  I can see where a collector would want a S&W 547 or maybe a 940.  After owning one of the newer Charter Arms I will not buy another regardless of caliber. The whole action is gritty in the Charters IMHO and there is little to be done about it.  My experience is if you want a little 9mm get a Kimber Solo, SIg 239, S&W Shield, Ruger LC9 or even a Keltec PF9.  If it is for a collection look at mint with matching box and paper S&Ws or Rugers.

Having owned multiple copies of both the 92 and G19 and depending on how big you are I would go with the 19.  Nothing wrong with a 92 except for a 5'10" 190lb guy like me it is just too big too carry.  G19 is as big a carry gun as I would even try to carry and used to quite a bit.  Now I just carry a Keltec P32 90% of the time.  If I am traveling or going somewhere I don't know I carry Glock 9mm, during a routine day though I feel comfortable with the 6.7oz Keltec. 

It is primarily a joke for my shooting partner.  However, I am interested to see if there is any improvement in accuracy with the ammo I have been shooting out it.  There is the Limbsaver tuner and I heard about a guy who used a wad of rubber bands in several places on a barrel to tune the harmonics. So I figured the bands are cheap, dense, tightfitting and can easily be placed in various places in clusters or spaced out singly. Just something to mess around with to see if something happens or not.      Read the description on this $80.00 tuner:  http://www.killoughshootingsports.com/index.php/pappas-mid-barrel-tuner.html   Plus read this, maybe I am not too far off:  http://dwightpilkilton.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=198