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1pointofview, your right on the money, try adjusting your grip, get the pistol well centered in your hand in a relaxed grip. When you shoot your ring and little finger are slightly relaxed and if your right handed adjust the pad of your finger slightly right. IMHO I think that all of use have some degree of grip, sight or trigger press issue's we struggle with from time to time. What make's me feel better is when other people talk about it to so I know it's not just me.

I've been shooting Glock pistol's for many year's now and if I haven't been to the range to practice I place my round's left of center. I don't do this with revolver's, 1911's or like pistol's so I know it is how I apply my trigger press. I don't know if you have the same issue but it's a good first step. FWIW once I'm warmed up or doing move and shoot everything center's, which mean's I cease to think about it and go with training. Some folk's love the Glock type trigger some hate it, I just continue to work with it.

Good range report. The SR40 is a fine looking pistol. I'd bet a cup of coffe the shooting high left is more your finger placement then the pistol sight's. We see the same thing with Glocks so try to either use your weak hand thumb to lightly push to the right or use place a little more of your finger pad across the trigger.

Your LCP is working fine now and the rest of the reliability equation will reside with you. Small pistol’s, like the LCP, take a little time for someone who hasn’t worked with small pistols a lot to shoot comfortably. The number one problem is unintentionally limp wristing the little pocket rockets, which is easier to have happen then you’d realize. Keep shooting your LCP, pretty soon it will be a constant and comfortable companion.

The average out of the new GP100 trigger pull is a tab bit rough and heavy when fired in the double action mode. The single action trigger pull is quite the opposite though, smooth and crisp. This is pretty much the norm with all new DA/SA wheel gun’s so don’t be discouraged. Once you’ve purchased you handgun clean and lubricate it and run a few hundred rounds through it. Then if you aren’t satisfied with the trigger pull purchase and install a Wolff Spring kit, which should be all it takes.

As already said clean and oil, then repeat the process before putting them back. I will say that they are well worth the minor investment of having a competent gunsmith or hobbyist fully disassemble them for an inspection and cleaning.

From time to time I check on local and area gun prices to better understand some online sale prices, but as a rule try to support the local shops. Having a C&R License to use every once in a while is enough for any online order's I'd be intrested in. I really understand how tight money is now and spend far less on firearms, but if its new or used and in a local or preferred gunshop that's my first stop.

I’ve learned most of my lesson’s the hard way over the years because while I’m willing to listen I don’t always listen enough. One of the simplest and least expensive ways to avoid problems with a new or used pistol is to field strip it and thoroughly clean it. A good inspection while you’re reassembling lubricating it is highly recommended. Then go to the range and put at least fifty rounds through it, if it runs smooth keep on shooting, if it doesn’t take it home. Once you get home run it through the clean and lube process again and look for anything different, then take it back to the range again and try different ammunition through it. By this point you will have either determined it’s going to work well, has a magazine problem or needs work done on it. The majority of the time you’ve saved a trip to the gunsmith, familiarized yourself with your pistol and increased your confidence in your pistol handling.

That sound's right for the first 50 round's, the next 50 should run just fine. I've found the LCP like's to be kept clean and lubricated. When you take it to the range again make sure it's lubed slightly heavy until you have about 150-200 round's through it. At about 125 round's mine started running just fine, I really like it. Try putting a small section of bicycle tube on your's while at the range.

While the utility and accuracy of the DW revolver has always impressed me it’s just never looked as good as an S&W. As a result my bias kept me from ever purchasing one, I still don’t know if I’d purchase one if it were available. One thing though is certain, no matter how tongue in cheek your current endeavor is, it does little to make the DW look anymore classy. Still, after knowing you for a while I’ve little doubt it will be a highly successful project as well as a lot of fun. I’ll sit down at my Dillon 550 soon and load up some .357 Magnum’s and get with you this spring.

While I'm convinced the Taurus Judge would be fun to shoot I'd rather spend the money for a "fun" gun on a Ruger Single-Six convertable. My Ruger Bearcat has provided me with pure shooting fun lately that has been fantastic for stress relief. Having the Single -Six and running some 22 magnum's through it sound's like more fun to me than the Judge. Bottom line, shooting is supposed to be fun so get what you want and have fun with it.

graycrait did some testing on pocket sized .22 pistol's a few week's ago that was good, your post goes into some really good detail. I have a PT22 as well and will purchase the Poly frame model soon because it's such an improved pistol. The pocket 22's are great for plinking and exercise walk's to keep feral dog's off of you.

It does look good, I like the way the fron of the slide is beveled. The grip angle look's right and it almost look's as though there's a beavertail on it. I look forward to reading a range report on it by you later.

FWIW any 1911 smaller than a Colt Commander just doesn't feel right to me. I owned a Colt Officer's Model for several year's (wish I'd kept it now) and could shoot it fine but the Combat Commander felt better. The Commander (LW) is very comfortable to carry and shoot which is why it has alway's been a savy pistol shooter's choice.

That is a great looking 1911, I love the finish and sight's, time to put some round's through it.

G&L is making a lot of smart business moves with their indoor range, training facilities and customer service. They will also refer a customer to another gun store that maay be more acessable to the customer. A business that does right by the customer and take's the right step's in expanding move's forward.

I haven't had any dealing's with The Outpost but my wife has been in G&L and was treated rather well. Customer service make's or break's a gun store, you do the best you can for your customer. If you drop the ball or screw up on an order or quote you tell the customer. If its wrong then make it right, a sastisfied customer bring's or send's their friend's and families to you.

Cool. Haven't seen one yet, only read about their introduction. The LCR in .22LR is going to make a big difference in how a prudent HCP holder goes about their training.

My experence is with the S&W J-Frame and I'm very fond of the 442, which I have recommended to a lot of folk's. Of your two choice's I'd go with the LCR in .38 Special and call it done because it's a good revolver. Even better you'll be able to purchase one later on in .22LR when they start showing up in gun stores. That way you can really spend enough time shooting the gun platform to really get good with it.

Is it less expensive to purchase the custom pistol you want? Yes. To do thing's right take's experence which you can gain. A lot of "junker's" and older imported pistol's have been rebuilt by "home gunsmith's" for the learning experence. I don't mind doing minor upgrades or part swap's but tend to avoid any more than that.

Good range report, thank's for posting it. The Solo is a well made, great looking pistol that feel's fantastic in my hand and look's impressive. It's overal size and ergonomics are better than my Lc9's and I really liked the one I looked at.

Recrowning pistol's is a long know mean's of improving group size, it sometimes seem's as though it's magic. I like the Ruger .22 pistol in all of it's different model's and have owned and shot a couple of S&W 41's. The 41 can also be tuned and modified to be ultra accurate as well so I'm more intrested in out of the box function. Slight trigger or feed ramp work is fine, beyond that I'm not so keen.

Great Christmas gift. Your wife made a fine choice for a CCW pistol for you, you'll love it. The LCP is the essence of the "go anywhere pistol".

I’m skeptical of the 3’ at 10 yard’s claim with the LCP, mine is a really fine OD/BUG that has proven its reliability. It also has next to nothing with regard to sights on it as well as a minimalist grip that makes it less than comfortable to shoot. That said I can qualify with it and keep rounds in the silhouette target, it’s a wide group but still there. I consider the LCP more of a 7 yard and in pistol but 10 yard’s is fine for defensive work. As to the PF-9, it’s a hair and some air better in the sights and handling category with a slightly better trigger pull then the Lc9. Where the Lc9 comes into its own though is with a more comfortable grip, better sights and ease of shooting. As to what that comes down to: a 9x19 pistol that produces about the same groups as my LCP. Yep. I stuck with the LCP for pocket carry.

I can't help you on an exact value but will tell you the revolver is worth far more in it's present condition. It can also be purchased and sold as a C&R should one wish to go that route. The .32 S&W Long was a well regarded cartridge in the past and is very accurate. Many of the Colt revolvers were in 32-20 which is a great round that Magnum .32 round's of today are measured against.