Recent content by SynapticSilence

I love my P-01. One thing to consider is that there are a world of potential upgrades for the P-01 that aren't available for the other two. Between CZ-Custom and Cajun Gun Works, you can easily turn your P-01 into an even better carry or competition gun for not that much. It's fine out of the...

Ditto on the Magnum Research 1911. They're exceptional guns for the price. They're produced in Israel by Bul Firearms and are well finished pistols beyond what you get with RIA. They now have the full line from a 3" model to full sized 5".

Duh. Yep, you're right. Sometimes I engage my brain and sometime I don't. There's a reason my wife is an engineer and I'm a psychologist, I suppose. What I should have said (and didn't) was what you said, F-111. Thanks for resetting my brain to the right configuration. With luck, I can...

My tiny but awesome Magnum Research Micro Desert Eagle .380 uses a gas delayed blowback system. Incredible little tank of a pistol that's actually based on a Czech design called the Kevin. Best pocket carry gun ever IMHO.

The other explanation is that you have a very slight aberration in your trigger mechanics that is within limits on the 4" and 5" pistols but amplified more with the shorter 3.5" barreled 1911. The shorter a barrel is, the more degrees of deflection that will be seen by any slight deviation in...

It was the frames. The Tomcat is a blowback weapon, meaning it depends on the weight of the slide to delay it from going out of battery long enough for the bullet to exit the barrel. The extra slide material adds just enough weight to slow the slide down a hair and prevent it from slamming into...

I went through a variety of Springfield XD/XDM, Sig Sauer, Walther, Ruger, and even a Caracal over the years and never tried a Glock. I can't tell you why, really, other than they just had no appeal to me. But my last two purchases have been a Glock 19 Gen 4 (9mm) and a Glock 21 Gen 4 (45 ACP)...

I have a Tristar C-100 and, having owned several CZ-75/85 variants, I'd say it's every bit the CZ's equal. I like being able to drop the safety at any hammer position (fully down/half cock/fully cocked) and the alloy frame on the C-100 and the "L" versions of the pistol make them extremely...

I have a CPX-2 Gen 2 with 450 problem free rounds through it. I've got more refined firearms, but I trust the Kahr to carry it. My main carry is a post recall XDs .45 with my Glock 19 as #2. The SCCY is probably "3, depending on dress, weather, etc.

My wife has one and I see them quite often offered by higher volume FFLs at gun shows. I think most people just aren't fans of the .32 round, so a lot of smaller dealers don't stock them. It's a fine little firearm, though. They had a problem with cracked frames a long time ago but fixed it. My...