Recent content by Chan Bates

I agree it is probably the shape of the bullet. I did drop one of these rounds by hand into the barrel. It met with just a little resistance before I seated it with a fairly gentle push. It does not seem logical (Spock?) that this amount of resistance would leave the gun out of battery and...

Suggestion worked Thanks for the advice. Tapping with only a medium stroke moved the slide enough to get the round out. I disassembled, cleaned and inspected the gun. Everything looked fine. I reassembled w/lube and put some orange plastic dummy rounds through it. Worked fine. I put the...

I have a Colt Pocket Nine that was worked over by Scott/MacDougal a few years ago. It has always worked perfectly. I lent it out and just got it back last night. The person who gave it back said she could not rack the slide to empty the chamber. I pulled the slide back and ejected the round with...

+P+ Here's a link to a Charles Petty article of 12 years ago about 9MM ammo iterations. While some of it may now be outdated, it is useful info nonetheless. Get to the middle of it for the discussion of +P+. CB3 http://www.logicsouth.com/~lcoble/lfnv/9mm_ammo.txt

Rohrbaugh Capital These guys must have some large capital behind them to be in development for almost two years and have no sales! Good luck on an innovative approach to CCW. This gun falls in between the 7-shot 10 oz (loaded) Kel-Tec P-3AT and the 11-shot 20 oz. (loaded) Kel-Tec 9MM, both...

Rorhbagh 9MM I have heard about this gun in its currently described configuration for about two years. They are not claiming to make any other model. They have shown it at two shot shows, I believe, and this if they show up will be their third. Why isn't this gun in production? May I...

Mexican Carry Mexican carry = sticking a gun in the waistband of your pants without any holster, retention device (other than how tight you wear your pants), covering for the trigger, positioning capability, etc. It is the oldest, simplest, least secure and most dangerous type of concealed...

Thunderwear. Solves your problems. http://www.thunderwearholsters.com/index.htm CB3

KT for CCW The P-11 fills a specific nitch: concealed carry. If that is what you want it for, and the Kahr is the other option, the KT is a viable option. The KT is well-priced, but not cheaply made. The vast majority are reliable and suit their intended purpose well. How a self defense gun...

KT Accuracy KT's are pure self defense guns meant for close range work with acceptable accuracy. They are not bullseye guns for ranges beyond 8-10 yards. Any gun with a 3" barrel and only slightly longer sight radius will have accuracy limitations, and when you add the safe DAO trigger to the...

I can't answer the poll the way it is written. I carry a full mag with one in the pipe, but I do not load the top round of a full mag. I load one round from a spare mag, then insert the full mag. Ridiculous, perhaps, but it would stop a slam-fire malfunction after one round, and it makes...

Purpose? >Has anyone done much research on Small caliber (.17 to .22 caliber) pistols that develop velocities in excess of 2700 feet a second from the muzzle? I'm wondering if something like this would deliver decent terminal ballistics, range, and low recoil.< What would be the purpose...

Kel-Tec P-11 Kel-Tec P-11's, their first effort at a pistol specifically designed for concealed carry, earned a rep for a heavy, long DAO trigger (11 lbs initially). It was the major complaint with the gun. KT adjusted their design (8.5 lbs, smoothed the pull), and the stock triggers are...

Thunderwear. Well concealed, comfortable, accessible, convenient, w/spare mag, always has a covering garment without wearing a coat in July. Or January. CB3

P-40 Chaim, The P-40 had some initial challenges, it is true, because it absolutely pushed the design envelope for a lightweight, small, full-power pistol. It was supposedly just a slightly enlarged P-11, which had faced similar challenges, but that wasn't enough. The magazines had to be...