Recent content by cpallenjr

Maybe trying one thing at a time would be good. You can get Ruger mags at pretty much any gun shop. Owner's Manual : http://www.glossover.co.uk/amt/pdf/LightningPistol.pdf You already found the parts supplier (Lightning Parts from Numrich)...

AMT Lightning Misfires I've had my Lightning since the early eighties or maybe even longer. It was an upgrade from my Ruger Standard .22 (which I still have too). I used to have problems with FTF and FTE until someone told me to use the Ruger magazines. The problems went away if not...

Southpaw Sig shooter Have you checked out the DAK trigger? No decocker. I was looking around recently for an ambidextrous 9mm and picked up a HK P2000 LEM. It's very nice and reasonably priced if you can lind a used one.

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"This article is very old and has been discussed ad nauseum on various gun forums. I imagine there are several old threads about it right here on THR. " Sorry I had not seen it before and I guess I'm not used to it being 2012 already.

I found this to be very interesting and to some extent 'revealing'. Maybe you will see a bit of yourself in it. Both sides (LEO/Civilian) must read! http://www.policeone.com/police-products/firearms/articles/2144601-Dealing-with-citizens-legally-carrying-a-concealed-weapon/ Civilians...

Quoting Serenity: " I needed a reason to continue to have hope for the human condition after reading about the WA park ranger." Our unwillingness or inability as a nation to take care of our veterans cost this woman her life.

News story: Passers-by rescue children from icy Utah river http://mycenturylink.com/news/read.php?id=2232740&ps=1011&cat=&cps=0&lang=en Synopsis: Man uses his handgun under water to shoot out side window of overturned car in Utah river, and his knife to cut seat belts. Three children...

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Homeowner-shoots-intruder-who-fled-from-cops-134965313.html "Homeowner shoots intruder who was fleeing from cops" Synopsis: Police have a confrontation with an individual on the the street. Two police officers Tase subject to no effect and the subject...

I think these look promising: http://www.raclocked.com/products

45-70? also shoots .410 shot gun shells IIRC. I think you are on to something.

I have decided to try and replace one of my revolvers with a semiauto. Obviously the easiest thing to do would be to trade it at the gun shop. Assuming that they would pretty much screw me, does anyone have some tips how I can legally and safely as a private party sell the revolver myself...

what to do: I agree "retreat to a safe position and be a good witness" Call 911 if you can, and make sure to convey to the 911 operator that you are inside the store and armed. Stay on the line with them and be ready to defend yourself if necessary. If you lock yourself into the bathroom be...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011957044_shotsfire27m.html Witness fires at fleeing phone robbers in Gresham GRESHAM, Ore. - A man who witnessed robbers taking cell phones from an AT&T store in Gresham Tuesday night followed them outside and fired two shots at the getaway car...

Here's mine...... (sorry it's long) This incident occured in 1985. I used to be a field service engineer in Arizona and always carried a revolver in my car. Back in those days there was no such thing as a concelaed weapons permit so it generally lived in my trunk with my tools. I was at my (now...