Recent content by dehughes

Portland Police use the Glock 17 as the standard sidearm. MCSO uses the Glock 22 or 23 for duty. Clackamas County lets their officers choose...some carry 1911s, some the Glock 19, etc. etc... That's just my area...can't speak for Washington State or the rest of Oregon...

I know....I still catch myself thinking "Made in Mexico" from time to time. To much time spent reading about the Fender Squire line over the years. It's funny, though, that "MIM" is less desirable in both the gun and guitar world.

Holy smokes, Nick....I'm tempted to send my Springfield range officer to you. That's some fine work...

Heresy, I say!

Great post, chieftain.

Agreed....nothing against Glock (I have three, at present...), but the Sig just speaks to me in a way the Glocks do not. Also, the frame says "Sigarms Inc., Exeter NH - Frame made in Germany" and the serial number starts with "AL". Does this, coupled with the short extractor, mean it's one of...

Thanks guys. Sounds like a plan.

Okay, yeah yeah, Sigs.... But then I shot one yesterday. I've shot it before, back when I was issued a Gen 4 Glock 22...my brother-in-law purchased a Sig P229 at the same time because he was going into the Coast Guard at the same time I started the Academy. We compared guns, and I thought his...

Hello all, I had a "new" set of Trijicon sights installed on my Glock 19 yesterday, but when I got home and checked the dates I noticed the front sight is an '09 and the rear is a '10. I called Trijicon and they said that matched sets will have the same date codes. I'm inclined to say the...

Cool deal! I just did the same thing! The first pistol I shot was my cousin's Glock 22, and I just purchased that from him yesterday! Full circle is a neat thing....unless it involves bad things.... :)

"G19/AK, either 47 or 74 depending on the theater and availability of 7.62 versus 5.45. " What he said... A person can learn to use any tool, and even become highly skilled with a poor one. Get a good, reliable tool, even a common one.

No, it's not for carry. I'm intending to get a CHL soon, though, so I'm hoping for a good "one gun that does all", though I realize that might be a pipe dream. Sometimes it's better to have your item do one thing well than several things so-so....

Valkman, what model of XDs do you own?

Damnit.....vintage Marshall....ugh. I just fell in love with the JTM-45, so yes....crap. Okay, that gets to me....I'm thinking that's where I'm going to land, then...1911'sville. Alright. Here's the plan: Hit my local range and see if they have some 1911's to rent, and really do an A/B with...

Nice. Good thoughts. Thanks for the replies. I'd in part contemplated getting a replacement barrel for my XD-45 service, and possibly a compensator....but then wondered if that extra $300-ish would be better spent on a different firearm. That is, what would I be doing with the XD, having...