Recent content by Door Gunner

I carry a .45-cal 3.3-in XDs concealed. I also have quite a few holsters of various styles I've collected over the years. Go to WalMart and look for the VersaCarry IWB. It is usually hanging on a peg. It is quite inexpensive but I believe you'll be impressed after you get past the shock...

Use a .22-cal pistol to inexpensively learn all the intricate details of the many factors that can negatively affect your shot placement. Pistol shooting is, first of all, a head game. You must learn to overcome your natural instinct of hold the grip too tight, to stop squeezing the grip in...

Minor dilemma, but he is correct. I suspect you know what a magazine is. A clip is used to prepare ammo in a straight line to facilitate quick reloading of the magazine and it is never inserted into the firearm. Clips are more frequently used in rifles. Revolvers use "C" Clips to expedite...

The 1911 pistol is an old friend. I'm retired Army and carried one in Vietnam every day. Lots of discussion on tolerances, which one is better than the other, and so forth. Even the old ones in the military were manufactured by many different companies. Most 1911's are far more accurate than...

My first thought is that the round (in the magazine) is improperly aligned to feed as the bolt cycles forward. Perhaps it is too low in relation to the feed ramp. Might be a magazine dilemma, like not seated properly. Try to borrow a magazine of a different type than those you have from...

When you say, "it jams," what precisely is happening after your drop the hammer? The round fires... then what? Does it only partially cycle the bolt carrier group (BCG) to the rear, but not far enough to extract and eject the spent cartridge?

Like you, I'm an old Army man. Retired 1SG. Needless to say, after a tour in RVN I have put a lot of ball ammo down range; too much in anger. The M16/AR-15 platform is a remarkable firearm. As with all the others, it has it's limitations. Not a sniper weapon, not a big game rifle. But it...

AR-15 - The best selling type of rifle in America. This opens up lots of areas for discussion... Why do you think is it a hot seller? Do you have one? Why did you choose the AR-15 platform? Did you purchase it from a licensed dealer or a private individual? How much ammo...

Interesting thread. Three pistols. By definition a pistol differs from a revolver; two different critters. Since I’m a retired GI from the Vietnam Era my 1st choice is the 1911 .45-cal. I was lucky enough to serve with a National Match Pistol Champion some many decades ago. He mentored me...

Allow me a short introduction. I am a retired US Army First Sergeant. My military experience covered Airborne Infantry, numerous Aviation related jobs, including a tour in Vietnam as an Air Cavalry door gunner and crew chief. Currently I work in the Oil and Gas Exploration business...