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    Need info Springfield 1911-A1

    What I'm telling you is that as you've stated here is not correct: Clearly, whether the gun has an NM prefix or not is indeed a real world indicator of where the gun received final fitting, assembly and finishing. This has been stated by Debbie at Springfield for over a decade now. The NM...
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    Need info Springfield 1911-A1

    Sorry, but your information is not accurate as it relates to the OP's post. All current Springfields have NM prefixes, as all are US made. Ten to fifteen years ago, it was either an N prefix for IMBEL completed guns, or NM for guns completed in the US. The OP's gun is from 2006 and assembled in...
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    Need info Springfield 1911-A1

    The NM prefix guns had their final fitting and assembly performed here in the USA. The forgings and parts still came from IMBEL at that time. It is my understanding that all current Springfields are US made (since ~2011, IIRC), and that the forgings are now domestically sourced as well. I can't...
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    The Future of Modular Pistols

    Vaporware, end of story.
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    The Future of Modular Pistols

    For the sake of that part of the discussion, recoil and muzzle rise are two separate factors that significantly impact the shooters ability to put rounds on target very quickly. By and large, it is also one of the critical factors in the mass exodus away from .40 S&W. I'm a SIG, HK and Glock...
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    The Future of Modular Pistols

    I'm with ya. Honestly, for my purposes I'd do just fine with a full size or a compact for hearth and home, and a pocketable semi-auto while I'm around town. That's not to say I don't own any guns in between, its just that they're superfluous. A "subcompact" grip may hide easier, but it is also...
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    Best .308 AR

    KAC LMT Larue I prefer rifles of this style to be combat proven, but there's no money trees in my yard, so KAC was off the table. Despite the Larues being used in Military competitions, the LMT MWS has proven its worth in the hands of the SAS during combat operations overseas. I wound up with...
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    Opinions on USP .45.

    Beginning back in 2005, I used the USP45f as a bedside gun for a period of ~7 years. Unfortunately, in my case, the gun was not 100% reliable for me. Specifically, the magazine springs were the weak point for this particular model. IIRC, this was a commonly discussed topic on the HK boards many...
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    Standard Glock barrels with lead

    I've shot several thousand plated lead reloads through my Glock 19 suppressor host in the past 2 years without any lead related issues. This pistol has a factory Glock threaded barrel, with polygonal rifling and all. No custom expander, no ultra-picky powder selections, nada. More specifically...
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    S&W is overrated...

    Beer budget, champagne tastes.
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    Shoot, shoot, and Shoot! 9mm

    I think you'd die of smoke inhalation from the powder before you wear out a 226 stainless.
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    Zastava M92 Upgrades

    Making a decision on a forend will be driven by what you really intend to mount, combined with your own notions of design integrity. Me personally, I hate the concept of AK forends and gas tubes that use any sort of barrel band. I sprung some extra cash and bought the SLR Rifleworks...
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    Smith & Wesson M&P no longer in US Army pistol trials

    I don't think I misspoke, but again, most service pistols can not and do not shoot 3" groups from a rest at 50 yards, period. Not even the most carefully loaded ammo will turn in that kind of accuracy out of a service pistol, unless said gun is a P210. It takes a carefully fitted firearm to...
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    Smith & Wesson M&P no longer in US Army pistol trials

    If you say so, but in the real world, it is an accuracy benchmark that most others in this particular bracket have not and can not reach. It remains noteworthy precisely because of this. I'm sorry, but now you are being misleading, whether purposefully or not. The X-5 isn't a service pistol...
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    Smith & Wesson M&P no longer in US Army pistol trials

    Les Baer pistols have a base standard of 3" at 50 yards. Anyone who has had a good amount of time behind one of these pistols will attest to their accuracy, and they will also understand why and how they are capable of shooting as well as they do. I have a real hard time believing that a SIG...
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    3Gen S&W auto values

    I don't have much interest in .45s that aren't semi-custom 1911s, so I don't know how those guns are doing, value-wise, at least around these parts. I have always been a 9mm lover, and I can tell you that the landscape for stainless/alloy 3rd gens in 9mm is certainly on the up-and-up. Frankly...
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    S&W 6906 or Stoeger Cougar 8000

    Who owns them is of no consequence. Looking back over the past 15 years, Turkey has had an abysmal reputation in the US firearms market, where QA and QC is continuously suspect. This holds true for Turkish shotguns, pistols, and now subgun clones. Even those produced on so-called "licensed...
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    Kel Tec RDB --What's up?

    I'm just now seeing RFBs showing up at local stores, after fondling the first ones back in 2007. With that kind of precedent, I think you can expect to be able to walk into a store and buy and RDB sometime in 2024.
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    New respect for 147-grain 9mm?

    Jeez..the new article seems to have just as many issues as the old one, specifically when you get into the the break-downs by caliber. Statements like "I don't know what .357 Sig does better than .40" and ".357 Magnum is King" get dis-honorable mentions here. All of this stuff has been flushed...
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    S&W 6906 or Stoeger Cougar 8000

    One of these pistols proved itself by serving served Law Enforcement and Security personnel in the US for many years, proving once and for all that a compact semi-automatic pistol could be reliable, accurate, and durable enough for duty purposes. It was the Glock 19 before there was ever a Glock...
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