Recent content by racoonbeast

I am in the "if you want it, buy it" camp. But, I hope that you do so with full knowledge that it is a dead caliber. It was pretty much ballyhooed as the stupidest gun idea of this century when it came out, and has spent the rest of its short life proving that to be true. It brought nothing to...

One word - 1911.

Full-size 1911 in caliber .450 SMC. I carry it in a Milt Sparks Versa Max 2 IWB holster. I have been carrying this combo for years. Well, the .450 SMC conversion is new. Was .45 ACP before that.

I think that they introduced it so that we could have discussions like this in our forums. They certainly did not produce it because they thought that it would bring anything to the table as a cartridge. I am trying to think of the last .30 caliber handgun round that enjoyed any kind of success...

The 10mm is one of my very few most favorite handgun rounds. I like my 10mms in 1911 "long slide" persuasion. My two favorites are my 10mm Dan Wesson Briun and my 10mm Nighthawk "Henie Longslide". I understand that these might represent a price range where a lot of shooter don't want to, or...

I have learned to never say "never", but I can't think of any way that it could happen and I have never heard of it happening.

I the books didn't bond use a 25 ACP? It has probably been over fifty years since I read the books, but I seem to remember that.

In your price range the Ruger is hands down the best choice, in my opinion. The Remingtons scare me. There is a lot a chatter about lots of QC problems with Remington since their last change in ownership. A Remington 1911 is just a Para 1911 rebranded Remington. Remington bought them. As you may...

If ammo consistency between NATO forces was the reason we switched, I most likely was not so that we could borrow ammo from them. It was probably so that we could supply them with their ammo, like we supply them with everything else.

No fan of Glocks. Yes, they are reliable, but so isn't a hockey puck. If you have never handled one, you certainly should do that first. You need to judge for yourself how you like the feel of the "length of 2 x 4" grips that can not be changed, or the "Rube Goldsburg" device that they call a...