Recent content by Ryder

I found Blue Dot to be very dirty except when using compressed loads. Then it's very clean. You can only compress so much, that makes them max loads.

Same thing for cross draw, only difference being you don't need a mouse gun to do it. You can in fact have the gun out of the holster pointing at your intended target while it is still covered. Not much is quicker than simply pullling the trigger... Of course I haven't practiced shooting...

Bingo.

How'd you manage that Evan?

Still hunting would be good training for this. Not just because you're constantly searching for and using cover with a gun in your hands but because I can't remember when the last time I took an offhand shot was (excepting shotguns). With rifles and pistols I always brace myself against...

Using 22 caliber bullets to hunt large game even with rifles is prohibited in my state. I've seen and heard enough to know there is a good reason for that. I've also seen people so large they give me doubts about the 45acp being a big enough gun. Seriously :eek:

Waiting on lab tests probably.

I have a Pachmayr grip on my Model 29. Doesn't snag on cover garments like a sticky rubber will do.

I did kept my first pistol under my pillow when I was a teenager. This was to keep others from gaining possession of it since I didn't yet own a safe. It was holstered and not a safety concern. I've kept one next to my pillow ever since. It is also holstered and not a safety concern. I've...

Good job by the wife. Federal has supposedly reintroduced the NyClad in 38 special. These are the best standard velocity self-defense loads you can get IMO. They are nylon coated soft lead hollow points. They quit making them in 9mm several years ago but they mushroomed like nobody's...

I was hit in the head with shotgun pellets once. They bounced off. I probably wouldn't be here if that was a rifle. 2700fps >> 1300fsp I take home defense very serious. That's no time for half measures and if I'm holding a shotgun for self-defense it will be loaded with slugs.

Oh yeah, I remember that now :D

I have no clue but since I joined the same time as you it was probably for the same reason. Why did you join Jason?

The answer depends on the application. I've seen guys so large that I doubted the usefulness of my 45acp. Odds of needing to defend myself against that are very rare however so I don't often carry the 44mag. In fact I carry a 9mm mostly because of the convenience. I have a long history...

I have developed a preference for semi-autos but own most forms of firearms.