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No discussion of underrated handguns is complete until it has completely derailed over the AMT 45 Backup. Without going into excruciating detail describing when and why they are/not reliable, I have 3 of them, and a spare 9mm upper for one, and I've got them each to fire 300 rounds as fast as I...

Springfield Omega I picked up my Omega about 3 weeks ago, and I've put 400 rounds through it so far. 200gr ZERO bullet over 8.0gr Power Pistol for about 1200fps. Definitely the most accurate pistol I own. Cycles that round like a Swiss watch. I run a cut-down 20lb Govt spring. Guess I need to...

When we post for an engineering position, we usually wind up taking the best of a bad lot. I've been a working engineer for 26 years, I get a pay raise and bonus every year, and have to carry 3 or 4 other engineers who seem to be perpetually clueless. I've designed MANY novel mechanisms, worked...

Hmm... Starline data is interesting. Fortunately I worked up to 6.5 Unique under 230 swaged using large primers. It's not really a hot load - but if you don't keep your gun clean it could be.

Yep. Because I reload (and now cast) I have bought more big-bore handguns than anybody needs. 45 Colt is a great target round!

The inevitable move away from lead will bring new problems to firearms and ammunition design. Also consider that we are living in a time of transition between open sights and optics, with optics still an accessory in almost every case. And the optics that are currently available are incredibly...

Hmm... Two guys I know had serious bear trouble. In both cases being attacked was not the issue... The trouble started when they packed their "bearproof" food containers with food on their hands - And ended with them hiking out A LONG WAY with no food!

Just paid for a Springfield Omega 10mm. It's in jail for a while. Can't find a picture online that does it justice... Polished Blue, walnut grips, ported, dual MONSTER extractors (the gun headspaces on the extractors! - Bound to be hard on brass). Extremely well fitted gun. Should be ALMOST...

I went to my local LGS the other day, and they were going through a large batch of new consignments. From the conversation, I figured out that the guns belonged to a former salesman at the store who died a few months ago. The consigner was his brother. I decided to tell him what I thought was...

I agree. Walter Roper was a brilliant engineer who came up with plenty of action and sighting improvements, not to mention some sweet grips. If you are a clever designer and builder of mechanisms, there is plenty of opportunity for improvement in any gun design. Most of Browning's best work was...

I use a pair of glasses specially made to focus at the front sight of a 1911 for all my shooting. I usually also use a Merit orthoptic attachment, because it makes me more confident to be able to see the target clearly, but I found that shooting without the orthoptic (using the specially made...

Hi PotatoJudge, I joined THR just because I saw your post about a Super Target! Not that I have anything particularly useful to say about it... I shoot my Super Target a lot. Usually SA. Fantastic trigger, and always gets puzzled looks at the range. I am not a good enough 'smith yet to...