Recent content by rcjohnson

I'm betting extractor. If new magazines don't help and it happens with different bullet profiles, and you've replaced the recoil spring... then there's very little else that can be going on that affects the cartridge chambering. Let's face it. It's sudden. Ubiquitous. And you detail strip...

CZ 97 BD You missed that.

SR9c (NOT the regular SR9 - different trigger systems) is a nice choice if you like the following. Glock-like trigger. Glock-like capacity (10 and 17 round mag). Light weight and slim. Fully adjustable three dot sights. Backstrap flips over for a flat or arched contour. Thumb safety, if...

^^^ This - not a bad idea to pick up a spare firing pin and new recoil spring. The FP's are said to not withstand dry firing unless you have a snap cap. I bought a couple way back when from SOG at $129 each. Eventually sold them off in various trades but they are very accurate, perfect...

A bunch showed up on Guns America a while back, sold by Robertson Trading Post, but they're gone now. Price was right - $400 +/- depending on condition. Lower priced ones were pretty rough, but still serviceable.

The 40 S&W was brought out because all the arguments between the 9mm Luger and 45 ACP had been settled and we needed something new to argue about at our LGS :neener: If I were a police officer and from a pure "power" perspective, I'd probably PROBABLY pick the 40 over the 9 just because I...

Um, I don't know what you paid for that thing, but I would have needed a hanky to wipe the drool off my chin. That one looks like Ingrid Bergman to me. I'm a bit of a tinker, too, and normally would remove the mag safety, put on Navidrex thin grips and replace the safety with a single sided...

This ^^^ and ATLDave's comment. Hickock45 is refreshingly honest in his reviews. Some people just can't handle that. I also agree with the early comment that a consistent trigger is (far) more important than the trigger weight. It's like trying to juggle jello. blech! That may have been a...

I have the 9mm and it is the softest shooting little thing that I would trade it for the 40 if I didn't mind having to manage another caliber bullet. (I'm settled on 9mm and 45 acp in autoloaders, 38 spl in my revolvers). You can definitely pocket it, but in regular fitting jeans, the...

Just some random thoughts on your pistol and a couple of the comments. The SR9 trigger is different than the SR9c, and you can't retrofit the SR9 (according to GunTests magazine). There are two very easy things that improve the trigger somewhat. 1) remove the mag safety 2) clean out the...

there have been a couple episodes on American Rifleman the last two weeks about the 1911 and its history. You might enjoy watching them if you can find them. Congrats on the pistol - everyone should have at least one.

Just thinking outside the box a bit, but if you already own a 1911 pattern pistol, you might consider a conversion kit. I *think* the Kimber conversion kit is right around $300 and it's very easy to install. Then you can shoot 22 with the same trigger as your 1911. Downside on the Kimber...

Wow... I just started spending time on THR. Up until now, I thought the childish flame wars / pissing matches of early internet forums were largely a thing of the past. It's incredibly painful to read through ridiculous statements like "Ruger is second tier" and "Glock owns 85% of the LEO...

Just a fyi on racking the slide with no round in the chamber (or mags), do not sling shot the slide on an empty 1911. It will pound the frame, linkage and slide. Easy the slide down on an empty chamber. The action of the slide stripping a round off the magazine and chambering the round slows...

Hand over slide is better for all the reasons discussed - requires less fine motor skills, fluid motion from inserting a mag, and same motion for clearing a jam as for reloading. Plus, for me, my hand snakes across the pistol never leaving contact which allows me to continue looking straight at...