Recent content by jake_yer_booty

breacher; thanks for the kind words. The things are surprisingly accurate with ammo they like. I have managed a 3.3" group at 50 yds from sandbags using the Corbon. (How do you like your Steyr? I've never shot one, but the height of bore looks really low and thus it's intriguing. Plus I just...

Great work, W.E.G.! BTW, planetmobius: once you do this, you have also completed the first major segment of a HP trigger job. The movement of the trigger gets much smoother when you delete this silly feature.

double tapped post -- apologies to all

The guy local to me who has done several S&W revolver action jobs managed to get both of mine to the 9-10 lb range. He did the usual deburr and smoothing job as well as install the Apex J Frame Duty/Carry spring kit. It really makes a difference. Before anyone rains the Reply of Death on my...

Onmilo: Very clean work, and a functional, all-business look as a result!!

Well, crap. The 34 was my first Glock. When I got the 19 a few years later, I didn't think much of the difference -- by then, the 34 was all blacked out anyway. I was not close to the guy who sold me the 34, and though I purchased it sans box, paperwork, etc. "as-is", it was not abused at all...

Welcome to the world that Nikolai built! Commie guns are some of the most interesting stuff to collect. They are marvelously simple and reliable, with industrial methods that allowed production across many of the "allied" nations of the People's bloc. The Mak is no exception. Most people say...

I bought my G34 eight years ago from a guy who gave up on it after a couple of boxes. He had not owned a Glock before, bought this one on impulse and decided shortly thereafter he hated pretty much everything about them. There are several things I'm not crazy about, but after maybe 7000 rounds...

Well, I was playing hooky at the range today, and after some serious competitive shooting practice, I broke out some of the fun stuff. I had a mixed box of old ammo and decided to try the 442 at 50 feet. This was the best target, using the last of some old Remington 158gr LRN, and the last...

P vs. U 1858: my $0.02 The build quality of the Piettas I have seen is amazingly good for the price. I know 2 guys who love theirs. I have an Uberti w/ 2 cylinders and it is wonderful. Grip is always a matter of personal fit. Larger hands will have a bit of trouble with the triggerguard...

NCyst: If you are carrying OWB at all, why not keep the M65 for that application? The additional weight of a 3-4” all SS M65 is a huge aid to controllability with heavy .357 loads. Moreover, to wear out an issue that’s probably been posted here quite a bit, in a 1.9” barrel, the performance...

Sorry if I qualified the answer more than necessary. Some of the forum attitude out there [ETA: not here] is a bit on the righteous side, so I wanted to cover potential issues out of the box. I think Ayoob is a neat guy, and I have enjoyed his writing and his videos. I think “In the Gravest...

Re: Drawing grip Lee -- First of all, the trusty old disclaimer: I’m no expert, although I pretend to be on one the internet. Masaad Ayoob knows way more about this stuff than I do, so I don’t claim a superior perspective to his. OK, that’s out of the way. I only feel comfortable getting a...

Re: Bill Drill Thanks for the kind welcome. To be truthful, we are not doing an actual Bill Drill at my range because that would require a start from surrender (hands above shoulders) and draw on the start signal. We start from low ready (my normal range doesn't permit drawing the weapon)...

J frame training: how do you do it? My first post here on THR, as you can see. I was drawn to the site primarily because of this HUGE J frame interest; I am posting today to discuss training methods. Over the last year or so I’ve made a mission of honing my skills with the 442. The first...