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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...

Here's a link to a You Tube video that discusses it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM9AOf0gzsc

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...

I love my Colt Commander, but now I have a touch of Ruger envy. I think you'll enjoy the gun a lot.

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.

Detective Special? Me, too!

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...