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Ed Brown Special Forces. "Clean" slide, 10-8 rear sight, gold bead front sight, countersunk muzzle, VZ grips.

At what distance was the shooting performed?

Many plated bullets will demonstrate degraded accuracy much past 15 yards when pushed to velocities beyond 1100 FPS. I have seen it happen in 9mm, 10mm, and .44 Magnum. If you're going to push MV to the 1100 FPS number, you will be better off with a hard cast or jacketed bullet.

It depends on the bullet weight and construction, but either of these calibers will kill a grown mule deer or elk at the 300-400 yard range with proper shot placement. And they won't care if it was the .270 or .30-06 that killed them. Really . . . . don't fret over this. Get the gun you can...

You dropped a Ruger Blackhawk and broke the trigger guard? Where did you drop it from . . . . the top of the Sears Tower??!!

I really like my EMP in 9mm and it has been incredibly accurate with both reloads and factory HP ammo. I had KS Customs in AZ do a trigger job on it and it has the best 1911 trigger I have ever personally owned. Light and compact, easy to carry, zero malfunctions so far. Highly recommended.

Bullseye in .45 ACP w/Plated Bullet I have loaded literally thousands of 230 grain RN plated bullets in .45 ACP. Here are the velocities I have in my records. All of the below loads are loaded over 5.4 grains of Bullseye powder with a Winchester Large Pistol primer and the OAL cartridge...

Win 748 & 55 Gr. FMJ I have used Winchester 748 powder with a Remington 55 grain FMJ bullet in my Colt AR15 HBAR with a 20" barrel with very good accuracy and 100% reliability. The chronographed MV is 3242 FPS with a very low sd of 13 FPS. Factory PMC and Factory Wichester USA 55 grain FMJ...

Which New Handgun to Buy? My personal preference would be the Springfield XD(M) in either 9MM or .40 S&W. A little trigger work, and you have a really wonderful gun that is accurate, dependable, and reasonably lightweight. Second choice for me would be the Glock 19, generally for all the...

I like the S&W 396 Night Guard. It only weighs 24.2 ounces and has great sights.

I have one. It is the model with the standard stocks - no "laser grips". I purchased it new just a few months ago. All I have done to it so far is shoot it, clean it, carry it, and shoot it some more. I estimate that I have about 300 rounds through it at this time. I really like it...