I went out back after work today to clear some brush and take down two small locust trees for fence posts. As is my habit I tucked my 9mm Shield in a cheap (Barsony) IWB holster in my usual 4 o'clock carry position. Worked with axe, sickle and saw for about two hours (this is my answer to a...
I agree - take what you plan to carry. Otherwise you don't get the maximum benefit from the course. You will shoot more rounds in different ways under closer supervision from a competent instructor than you will likely ever shoot again in a single outing.
Just curious what you Star PD enthusiasts use for concealed carry. I'm looking around, and of course there don't seem to be a lot of options for a gun that's been out of production for 30 years.
The recoil with the Commander (steel frame) is not unpleasant IMHO. If you find yourself shooting a couple of hundred rounds in a single outing you will obviously notice the strong push the .45 cartridge has, but you don't get a lot of muzzle flip, again IMHO.
I will be trying out a new (to...
Disclaimer up front: I am a city law director and I prosecute cases in a municipal court. I work closely with three different law enforcement agencies. I am involved on a daily basis with criminal defendants who have mental health and substance abuse issues. I am also a gun enthusiast and...
Thanks, good to know. Recoil is subjective; when I got my Colt Commander a couple of buddies with 1911 experience warned me the recoil would be anywhere from bad to terrible. I have smallish hands and was a little concerned about control. I was surprised when it wasn't unpleasant at all, even...
I hope more people with experience with the XDS .45 post, because I am very interested in this gun and want to know if anyone finds recoil is a problem.
Oh, and the friend I was referring to can take my gun put all his shots in the red at 7 and 10 yards, and cut a full second off my best shooting time doing it. He also is a bit more accurate at distance. That's why I say the gun can do better than I can.
I have and shoot a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt, and I can shoot my Colt 1911 in 45 ACP quite a bit faster without sacrificing accuracy. Unless you are fanning your SA, the physical act of thumbing the hammer adds a step and a portion of a second to each successive shot.
I also tend to think if...
I've never shot it from a rest, and I have to draw on my memory of the drills I did the last time I qualified (last fall):
At 7 yards doing draw from holster/double tap/return to holster drills, I can put at least 6 of 8 rounds in the 9-ring on a standard silhouette target consistently. The...
I guess my only criticism - and I wouldn't really even call it that - is you are limiting your defensive response capabilities to 5 or 6 fairly slow shots, with no realistic possibility of reloading in time to affect the outcome of whatever situation you find yourself in. Probably 99% of the...
No adjustable sights, but firing single action and taking my time I can knock six fired 12-gauge hulls off a fence with 6 shots at a distance of a little over 40 feet with my 3rd model Colt Detective Special. Double action and shooting more quickly I can do a 6-shot grouping just a hair over...
I guess any company can build a lemon at any time, but let me say that I have a 5-year-old Colt Commander Series 80 that can shoot better than I can (as a friend of mine who is a better shot has proven to me), and has had two FTFs (with the same brand of ammo) in right around 1,500 rounds that...
The coating on the stainless slide is melanite. It is supposed to be pretty much impervious to sweat, oil, etc., from handling. I, too would contact S&W. However, as I said, the metal underneath is stainless steel - you are not going to hurt the gun with your sweat. It's a cosmetic issue only.
I took a weekend 1911 operator class a couple of years back. I learned that the 1911 design can be a little intolerant of manufacturing shortcuts. The removal of a dimple here or a change of .001" there can make the gun hard to run reliably. With the cheaper 1911s you do take some risks.
A tip I got that made my Mini-30 99.9% reliable with steel-cased Russian ammo was to lightly polish the bolt face. When Ruger drills the firing pin hole, it leaves a small raised area of displaced metal around the hole. If you lightly polish that down just until its flat with the rest of the...
Mini 30-Bolt Face
A tip I got that made my Mini-30 99.9% reliable with steel-cased Russian ammo was to lightly polish the bolt face. When Ruger drills the firing pin hole, it leaves a small raised area of displaced metal around the hole. If you lightly polish that down just until its flat with...
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