Recent content by cbailey

Recently I bought a PM9 - I was intending to get a G26 (as I really like my G19 and G34), but was sidetracked by the much thinner Kahr. Thus far my PM9 has been a stellar little performer and is by far the easiest to conceal pistol I have owned.

For all practical purposes, the PM40 and PM9 are equivalent in size. I haven't shot the .40, but I would imagine it would be a handful in terms of recoil, as others have stated. The various standard pressure loads I've just "broken in" my PM9 with (note: no issues whatsoever) were suprisingly...

The SA trigger on my recent-production CZ75B was a little disappointing. The hammer cammed back about a yard during the gritty and creepy SA pull. It was (relatively) easily rectified, and I like it now, but it certainly wasn't good out of the box.

Nice score! I hate having small hands - those Beretta’s just feel to big for me. At $350, I would have bought it anyways, if not just to ogle it. They are so nice-looking. They shoot well too. A couple of years back I was just getting reasonably proficient at shooting my new XD45 (in my...

Early 1990’s Auto-Ordnance 1911: Worst pistol I’ve ever owned. Pretty much everything about it sucked, from reliability, durability, and accuracy standpoint. Local 1911 gunsmith wouldn’t touch it. AO couldn't get it working. Scared me off the platform for many years. My next 1911 (a...

Initial impressions and brief range visit... Form: The PM9 is very small for a 9mm. The slide is thin and looks to be very well-crafted. No flaws on the slide externally, and very little in the way of tool marks internally. The frame is for the most part very-well molded and finished...

I like mine quite a bit. I did have some issue with premature slide lock, occurring several times per magazine. I ended up having to remove a lot of material from my slide stop as every bullet profile I tried would make significant contact with the stop and instigate the problem. I didn’t...

I absolutely love to shoot well-built all-steel 1911’s. I just shoot them better than anything else, at least in terms of slow-fire, bullseye type accuracy. I also shoot my steel-framed CZ75B more accurately (slow fire) than I do my Glock 34, but for whatever reason, inside 12 yards or so, the...

The only poly .45's that I have significant trigger time with are the XD45, Glock 21 and Glock 21SF. I was really wanting a Glock, but the XD was a way better match for my hands, so I bought the XD. I have somewhwere between 6 to 8 thousand rounds or maybe more through mine and if it isn't a...

I've been wondering what shooting the little nine's going to be like - I've pretty much been sticking to 9mm and .45 acp in standard-size pistols in recent years. I had an alloy compact .40, and I didn't enjoy putting a lot of rounds through it. I guess that which does not kill me might...

I shoot quality single stack 1911's better than I do any other pistol, but for carry I think you would be fine with any of your available choices. In truth, though, any 1911 that I'd select for duty carry would probably be 2+ times the cost of Glocks/Rugers. I like Glocks, but the G21 is not...

My XD45 has been great, reliable with factory ammo and more accurate in my hands than my other poly-framed pistols. In truth, it's beastly looks don't bother me one bit. Also, I don't think the subcompact ones are nearly as ungainly looking as my 5" one. I can't justify the expenditure at...

My XD45 feeds any commercial hollow-point or round-nose ammo that I've fed it. It does not like the SWC hand loads (lead, plated, or moly-coated) that I like to use in my 1911's. I've tried just about every OAL possible, with a variety of bullets, but never had any success. No problems...

I haven’t bought a gun in over a year, and yesterday had an uncontrollable hankering to visit the local gun shop. I was last there about 5 months ago, and the selection was abysmal. I was curious to see what was there with the apparent current buying frenzy. As I was driving to the shop, I...

My first handguns were revolvers (a Ruger Single-Six convertible and a 3” .357 SP101). As a foolish early 20-something year old looking for something more modern, I traded them towards a Mini-14 and a .40 S&W alloy auto well over a decade ago. I liked both of those revolvers a lot, and in...