Recent content by Lt Shaffer

I really can't believe Kahr waited so long to make a higher capacity version. The P365 was released six years ago and the PM9/CM9 have long been surpassed by those and the other modern competitors. It just seemed like Kahr took a decade long vacation and now they're introducing something when...

I did some hiking/camping in Alaska and Glacier and carried an XDM 10mm elite compact loaded with Underwood hardcast. It's a Goldilocks-sized gun (roughly Glock 19 but heavier) so it's pretty handy to carry and it's also well-suited to carrying on the rest of the trip when I wasn't in the...

I've been using a Lee classic turret press for the last 3.5 years. I have been lusting after moving up to a 6000 because of the affordability but haven't been able to convince myself to buy one. I'm not really a volume reloader so the LCT isn't killing me. For the last year or two, given the...

I prefer a shrouded hammer.

I, too, like the 638 but it seems more people go for the 642. I don't like the exposed hammer on the 637.

I like DA/SA options because I don't like putting pre-tensioned striker guns with short trigger strokes in my waistband. I have a 3rd Gen S&W 908 that is my regular rotation and I picked up an HK P2000sk LEM last year to mitigate the heavy DA pull. The HK is nice but obviously chunkier than...

If I'm taking a trip where I'll basically be in a couple different threat environments, I'll usually take two handguns accordingly. By threat environments, I'm basically talking about outdoor hiking environment where I'm more worried about bears and other animal threats and your standard...

I'll agree that there are few table deals and that the best deals come from other dudes walking around with private sales. The guys who know what they are doing walk around with a piece of paper or cardboard strapped to their chest or back (like on a string around their neck or something)...

I permanently damaged my hearing a year ago from a single .40 S&W shot outdoors. I'm really bewildered about what happened but I went to an ENT and he examined me and said I damaged something internal and it's permanent. I always wear hearing protection but I was out at the range and took off...

Caveat: I'm a handgun guy so my comments are really more about what I see relative to handguns. I don't really pay attention to long guns at the shows so I can't give a direct opinion on a 308. I have not been to the Westland event but I don't see any deals at the SW shows in Cincy or Dayton...

20 years or so ago, I wasn't really familiar with Kahr but my CCW instructor (who was a local LEO) carried a PM40 as his CCW. That put Kahr on my radar and I eventually picked up a CM9. My CM9 has never bobbled (knock on wood) so it's a pretty efficient and compact package. I've carried mine...

I decided to get into reloading 3 years ago and opted for the Lee Classic Turret. I have turrets for about 5 or 6 handgun calibers and have generally been happy with the LCT but it is slow. This Lee 6000 has me thinking about making the jump to a progressive for the first time so I've enjoyed...

I have a 4-inch M&P M2.0 compact in 40 and it's very nice. Good capacity and easy shooting but it's more gun than I want to carry most times. Before the new higher capacity 9mms came out, I considered getting a Shield in 40 (or maybe an M&P 40c) but then I got a P365 and I lost interest in the...

I want the XL for the optic ready slide not for the grip module. Adding a $40 XL grip module to my 365 doesn't let me add the optic.

I'll echo some previous suggestions but there are some very good choices that meet your requirements. P365 M2.0 Compact S&W Shield P365XL If you consider the heavy DA pull of a DA/SA gun as satisfying your desire for a manual safety, you could opt for a PCR, Sig P239, or HK P2000 that have...