Recent content by palmetto99

A j-frame is better than a pointy stick.

Better than being sold for scrap. I guess.

I was in a local Explorer (part of the Boy Scouts) post that was associated with a local police department for about a year. We learned about law enforcement as a possible career. I was 14 or 15 years old. They took us out to a vacant lot on the edge of town that the department used for...

I'm using a G34 gen 3 with no modifications other than replacing sights and adding grip tape for IDPA (SSP), 2-gun and 3-gun. I run extended magazines in the multi-gun.

A few years ago I came across a LEO trade-in S&W 6906 at an OK price. I have actually grown to like it and consider it a viable alternative to my trusted gen 2 G19.

Glock G19 gen 2. Yes, it is plastic and without a soul, but I am ok with that.

Yes, unless you just want to punish yourself with nothing but .357 mag.

The P series Rugers are kind of big and clunky, but solid. Enjoy.

I started using coated cast lead bullets in a G34 last year. I'm about 500 rounds in and haven't seen any issues.

Back in the day, smoothing out the grooves was a pretty common custom work. I think it was in the 1980's that smooth triggers became the standard. When MIM parts came in, they were all smooth. For what it's worth, I wouldn't mess with them.

Hmmm, never seen a 586 with a lock before. The L-frames are solid. I have a 581 (no adjustable sight) from the 1980's that as far as I know, has never had a trigger job, but still has a good smooth DA pull. Enjoy.

I have a 14-2 with bad bluing, but is rock solid and a great shooter. I paid $350 about six years ago. $450 sounds good, not a steal, but good.

I would trust my life to any of my center fire handguns.

A Taurus PT92. Didn't know much about handguns 25 years ago. It was actually a pretty good DA/SA pistol. Traded it for something. Kind of wish I still had it.

I started using a G34 3rd gen a little over a year ago for IDPA, 2-gun and 3-gun. It has a better (for Glock) trigger right out of the box than my G17 3rd gen. It's bone stock except for sights. Been a great addition.