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    Ruger GP100 sight changes - so easy, even Skribs can do it

    I don't know how many of you know this Skribs guy, or his history with gunsmithing, but the dude is one of the most incompetent gunsmiths to ever gunsmith. There was one time, when the folks on this forum assured him that he could do a drop-in trigger kit at home, and this total ape managed to...
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    Left hand reload - left pointer or right thumb to push the button?

    This may be the stupidest "______ war" thread ever, or at the very least one of the most oddly specific. I shoot lefty. I've found overall that the cigar grip on the cylinder works best for me to reload. What I'm still working out is whether I feel better using my left trigger finger to push...
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    Help me pick my IDPA gun

    I've done one IDPA competition in the past. It was about 10 years ago. I couldn't afford ammo to do so regularly, picked up some cheaper hobbies, and it's been a while. I'd like to get back into it now. Out of the guns I currently have, there are a handful that I would consider using. S&W...
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    Can you reasonably get to your HD gun in an HD situation?

    When I first got into guns, I had what I considered (and still do) to be a typical arrangement for home defense. I had a handgun in a handgun safe near the bed, and a long gun in the bedroom closet. If something goes bump in the night, I grab the handgun. I then decide if it's something...
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    50 GI range trip tomorrow

    My tax refund became one of my dream guns: a .50 Glock. I had already bought the G21 in preparation for this, but now I have a .50. I'm going to take it to the range for the first time tomorrow. One thing that really excites me is not only the unique caliber and that I'll be shooting a .50...
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    If you started your gun journey over...

    Something I was thinking recently, is that I might have picked a different gun for my first gun, if I had to start over again. I might, and I might not. My first gun was a full-size .40 S&W handgun. Since then, I've preferred 9 over .40, but I also have smaller (.380) and bigger (.45). If I...
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    Wounding mechanisms

    Back when I first got into guns, I had a very limited understanding of wound channels. My basic premise was: if a bullet is going under 2000 FPS, the wound tract is roughly the size and shape of the bullet. If a bullet is going over 2000 FPS, the wound tract gets proportionally bigger. Over...
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    How much of your carry ammo do you have?

    I'm getting ready to go to the range today. So I pick out the two handguns that are going with me. I unload my premium self-defense ammo. I grab a bunch of range ammo. And that got me thinking. As it is right now, I have less than 1 box of any of my carry ammo, other than that which is...
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    What is it about the 5.7 that makes the ugliest civilian-legal rifles?

    The P90 is one of the best-looking guns of all time. At the very least, it's iconic for its use in Stargate and Counterstrike. But the PS90? One small change from the P90, and you have the world's ugliest gun. Or so I thought. The Keltec P50 is another gun that wouldn't look out of place on...
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    Shot the LCR this afternoon...hand still hurts...

    I've been to the range every week for the last month or so. Which is probably more times than I've been to the range total in the last 5 years. By a lot. Up until today, it's been full-size guns, including a couple of new ones. Today, it was the LCR. Totally different shooting experience...
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    LCP owners, what's your favorite defensive ammo?

    When I first bought my LCP, it ate hollowpoints with the enthusiasm of a toddler eating vegetables. It would eat them (at least mostly), but I could feel the bullet catch on the feed ramp. There was a discernable 2-step process to the felt recoil that I did not experience with...
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    How much total ammo do you daily carry?

    I'm just curious to see what the "average" gun owner carries on a daily basis. Or what the options are. Do you carry extra magazines on days you carry guns with less capacity? Does power factor into the equation (i.e. you're fine with ten rounds of 9mm or six of .357)? Or does it scale up as...
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    Very unhappy with Safari Land

    I recently ordered a Safari Land model 557 for my HK VP9. I ordered a holster that was supposed to be compatible with optics and a flashlight. I finally get the holster, and the gun doesn't fit. I assume they've sent the wrong model, because it seems to be getting hung up around the optic...
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    Sometimes, it is the gun

    I haven't been to the range in years, let alone regularly in even longer. I got a brand new optics-ready pistol and took it to the range. Thing is shooting low-left. Great. So I looked up how to fix shooting low-left (for left-handers) and tried everything. Worked on my grip, worked on...
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    When did Rugers get so dang expensive?

    I've been out of the loop for a while. I own two Ruger revolvers, and I've bought one or two more that I no longer have. I remember back then, S&W revolvers were on average 2-3x as expensive as a ruger. Now, it seems to have flipped. S&W has a few models that are cheaper than the Rugers, but...
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    The HK VP9 is my new favorite handgun

    When I first started shooting, getting the highest capacity in "bigger than 9mm" was my primary concern, and I got a Springfield XDm 40 with the 3.8" barrel. I really wished they had made a compact version, one with those fancy magazine extensions that make the grip act like a full-size one...
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    Back to the range first time in years, what should I shoot?

    Been a while since I've been to the range. Mainly a time issue. I've decided to start making time to get to the range. I'm gonna try a new range out either tomorrow or next weekend. I'm trying to decide which gun to bring. I only want to bring one or two. I have three different groups I...
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    Playing Chicken

    There was a video I came across recently, which unsurprisingly had some controversial opinions in the comments. It's graphic, so I'd rather not post it, but I will summarize the order of events, as best I understand. A man had broken into a house, and police were alerted. When police...
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    The Yellow Window

    Hello y'all. It's been a while since I've been a regular here. Even longer since I've been able to get to the range regularly. Since then, I've done a decade of martial arts, grown from a helpdesk tech to a cybersecurity professional, and moved from the ever-worsening Washington state to the...
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    Stupid questions about the Shield EZ

    I'll admit, I've been out of the loop for a while, and I missed when these were released. A gun designed for new shooters, women, kids, the disabled, the elderly, etc., its an excellent idea. I'm a smaller guy, and I think something designed for ease of use is an excellent idea. My next...
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