Recent content by fmcdave

I won't get into what I do, but I'd be interested in understanding how many times folks reload pistol brass.

I own handguns in 9mm, .40 S&W, .45ACP and practice with them all. I feel comfortable carrying any of them.

I bought a Kimber Custom Classic at a gun show a couple of years back and really like it. It has been super reliable and very accurate. One of my friends wants to buy a Kimber but I see that the Custom II is what is available new. I would like to better understand the differences between the...

Browning was brilliant. A LW Combat Commander was my first pistol in 1975, bought a Kimber Custom Classic a year ago. My dad wanted a new pistol and asked me what I would like to inherit...Kimber Tactical Pro. I own a LOT of pistols and it's hard to beat how a 1911 fits in your hand.

Handguns: .22 - Ruger Single six .32 - Keltec P32 9mm - Glock 26 .357 - Ruger Blackhawk .40 - Glock 23C, S&W 610 10mm - S&W 610 .45ACP - Series 70 LW Combat Commander, Kimber Custom Classic, S&W 325pd, Glock 36 .45 LC - S&W 625-6, Ruger Blackhawk Rifles .22 - Anschutz Match 64, Marlin 39A...

My wife picked a G26 for her carry weapon after shooting several other models. She shoots it better than most of my other pistols. She actually shoots my S&W 325pd .45acp revolver better...but likes the Glock better for carry.

I don't reload with lead bullets for two reasons. 1. My range won't allow their use. 2. Big reason, health issues. Lead is a persistent poison. You have to be VERY careful when handling it. I might be a little sensitive because my mother used to do stained glass (which uses soft lead). She...

Friends don't let Friends reload aluminum cases.

My first was a Colt Model 70 Lightweight Combat Commander. I carried it while working in the ghetto. I was a young buck back then and the Gun store owner was pushing .38 Super...but my father always was a .45ACP guy and that's what I got. Served me well for years. My daughters learned to...

I bought a Kimber Custom Classic at a gun show and have been very pleased with it. I have put several 1000 rounds through it and have not had a failure. Just for drill, I put 1000 rounds through it without cleaning. Never had a failure. I finally cleaned it (mostly because I like to keep my...

I think the 10mm has a place as a bush gun. I have two, S&W 610 with a 6 inch barrel and a S&W 610-3 with a 4 inch barrel. I'm a reloader, so not worried much about getting loads...but getting brass was an issue. I ended up getting 500 rounds of BVAC 10mm for $190 at a gun show. Might get...

I love my N-Frames. I carry the S&W 325pd quite often (28 ozs loaded), but the S&W 610s are for carrying in the bush. All of them are deadly accurate...much more accurate than me. S&W325pd S&W 625-6 (.45 Long Colt) S&W 610 (6 inch) and S&W 610-3 (4 inch)

I have a lot of pistols in a lot of calibers. So I can say, "Buy something you can practice with a lot and shoot well."

I've shot .40SW from my Glock for years. I have had failures to fire, but only with reloads with Wolf Primers (bought during the drought) or ones before I religiously checked primer seating. I have NEVER had a problem with factory or commercial self-defense ammo.

My wife wanted a pistol, has a CCL and has shot and so I let her pick one out. Big mistake. She picked a KelTec P32 because it was small. I had her take a woman's pistol/self defense course (taught by a woman) where she learned a lot and shot many different handguns. We just got her a G26...