Recent content by Vex

I've heard decent things about TruGlo's line of red dots. Check out this one. Personally, though, if I were looking for a budget optic, I'd save a little more and buy a Vortex SPARC ($199, found here) or Vortex Strikefire ($169, found here). StrikeFire might be a little too tall for a...

Anyone see this video yet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8llXZtL3uiw&list=UUtHPaq_1hCdwmM8rkcBTpvg&index=2&feature=plcp Other examples of bad training in the guy's channel. He's going to fool around and kill someone.

Oh side note, I actually got the P226 Elite Dark. The Dark model is really interesting, because it has aluminum grips thats are very easy to hold on to. However, I think SIG switched back to plastic/rubber grips recently on the Dark models? If you can find one with aluminum grips, check it out...

I carried a standard non-rail P229 .40 for years as my duty weapon, and eventually got the bug to stick a light on the front, so I took the opportunity to upgrade to a full-size P226. When I went to the gun store to look around, I picked up a P226 Elite .40 for $100 more than the regular P226R...

You can get a lot of nice guns for under $600. Check out a Sig Pro 2022. Some other ideas include Beretta PX4, Walther P99, or Springfield XD. Also, are you completely ruling out rifles? If you shoot outdoors with at least a 100 yard range, that's some good fun, and there are plenty for under...

Check out: http://mouseguns.com/CompactCompare.pdf The .40 guns are half-way down the page. The Glock 27, which I carry every day, get's my vote. It's a fantastic weapon, very reliable, great capacity, won't break the bank, and it's one of the lighter choices.

I can get all my autos to do it if I move the gun toward the magazine with enough force or slide the magazine into the well and then smack it home. The force of pushing the gun toward the magazine transfers to the slide release and causes this to happen. It will probably happen easier if the...

I'm in the same camp that believes the Judge is probably a little gimmicky. The .410 Winchester Super-X has 5 000-buckshot pellets, which is really the only worthwhile round in the .410 loading IMO. I'm not convinced the .410 winchester PDX is anything other than an interesting idea. The .410...

I have the stock heat shield on my 500a Cruiser, and it's pretty useful. Two or three shots makes the barrel warm, 5 or 6 makes it too hot to touch. It makes loading easier because I can grab the heat shield and control the weapon during reloading instead of having a subconscious concern that...

I did some slug testing of 1oz slugs a while back, and I found that the Federal TruBall slugs were the most accurate, delivering a 1.75" grouping at 50 yards and just a hair over 4" at 100 yards. Remington slugger, Federal classic, Winchester classic, and Brenneke KO all had groups of 8 inches...

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the new "Miami Vice."

That Spas has a few things going for it. The folding stock is usually more desirable to collector's than the polymer fixed stock, and the attached carry hook only adds to the value. The magazine extension adds more value, just make sure the spring still has good tension. The barrel is the...

Well, I'm sitting here watching the news coverage of the shooting in Montreal, and I keep thinking how sad it is that these shooters are nearly unchecked because of the strict gun control laws Canada has had for many years. This is just further proof that gun control does NOT stop criminals...

Best? Hardly. Most well-known and well-funded? Absolutely. And yes, I am a member.

Update 8/19/06 I got a call yesterday from Gandermountain, my magazine came back in.... Here are the pics. http://picasaweb.google.com/vex.donuts The left magazine is finished in Black-T. It is a German Sig made 12-round P229 40S&W/357Sig magazine. It was made in 1996. You can see the...