Recent content by BlackHand1917

I will be keeping my Stoeger Cougar in .40. Since its a very heavy all-metal piece the recoil ferls like that of a 9mm polymer pistol.

Of course, I understand why handloaders may not want to use steel-cased ammo. I use it when I can because of the nutty prices for cartridges these days. My SR-9, BHP and Stoeger Cougar seem not to mind the stuff at all. My .38 Special and .357 guns don't like it because you have to hit the...

I have fired World War Two era 6.5 Carcano. As far as current ammo I own, I have a few boxes of 1950's era 8mm Mauser of Yugoslavian origin.

I have owned two copies of the Walther P22. The first one I bought 7 or 8 years ago was ammo sensitive until I ran 500 rounds of CCI Mini-Mags through it. It worked great with the Mini-mags and after the 500 plus rounds it was able to shoot the cheap bulk pack 22. I ended up giving my wife that...

I have put many thousands of rounds of ammo down range with metal-framed pistols and metal revolvers over the last 40 years. I have experience shooting Glock 23's for the Arkansas Department of Corrections and I like them. The only other full-size polymer gun I have shot a lot has been my Ruger...

After shooting on Saturday I went to a local gun shop and bought 20 rounds of Tula 9mm 115gr FMJ to partially replace what I shot. I went to my favorite clothing store a couple of towns over and finding nothing of interest there so I ambled across the highway to the Academy Sports and got a box...

That .22 Rio Bravo also comes in .22 Magnum and have been contemplating buying one. I already have a Henry in .22LR and I think the magnum might be fun to have.

Went to the range in the National Forest early this morning. I brought along my Stoeger Cougar .40 and my newish Ruger 9mm EC9S. It has been a long time since I shot the Cougar and I had almost forgotten what a pleasure it is. The heavy all-metal construction soaks up lots of the recoil; not...

Glocks are fine. Qualified annually with the Glock 23 during half my 13 years in Corrections. I never owned one, but might consider one in .357 Sig.

6 days 9mm, 1 day .380.

If .22 is all you have then by all means use it. However, its not the best choice. If someone is recoil sensitive then perhaps 380 or 32acp might be better options. Another option for the recoil averse might be a METAL FRAMED 9mm over the more common polymer framed guns. I have a now...

I have been a shooter since 1977, but only after moving to a gun-friendly state 20 years ago could I carry a concealed handgun. My recent lineup was a Taurus 605 .357 and a Ruger LCP. Just days ago I retired the Taurus to the gun safe for rare instances of woods carry and replaced it with a...

I shot my brand new Ruger EC9S 9mm pistol. I liked it. I took along another 9mm Ruger product, the SR-9. All went well. There was one dud, a Winchester marked 9mm 115 FMJ round, out of the SR-9.

I bought a Ruger EC9S 9mm pistol this past Monday. I took it to the range today. I'm really impressed by this handgun. The thing cost me less than $270 as they were on sale at Academy. I put about forty rounds through it with no jams. Since I am a wearer of suspenders rather than belts I have to...

On my way back from the range today I picked up a box of Sellier and Bellot 9mm 115gr. FMJ to replace most of the ammo I expended. I have had no complaints about this Czech ammo in the past. It should work well.