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I have a Glock20sf and was struck by how tame it is for a 10mm. I think that polymer frame must flex, which soaks up a lot of recoil. Great gun.

People reflect the vibe you give off. Introducing a negative concept as the first thing out of your mouth produced the likely result, seems to me.

I have a buddy who's a LEO and when he's off duty he carries a chrome-plated extremely shiny S&W autoloader and if he ever has to use it when he's off duty he plans to phone in as soon as possible and tell the dispatch that the guy with "shiny gun" is a friendly and for responding officers to...

I'm in my mid-sixties now, I don't go looking for trouble, but if I find myself in trouble my goal is to break contact with minimum force and minimum consequences for all involved. I've built a good life with abundant financial resources and don't want to jeopardize my freedom or my wealth...

Your argument would be more persuasive if the competition guns were unmodified but the fact that they are suggests that the modifications might be somehow curing the problem that seems to be affecting the stock p320.

I understand the dilemma -- i.e. whether it's a good idea to mix auto-loaders with revolvers for one's defensive firearms -- but from a different perspective. Personally, I think the J-frame (or Ruger LCR) is ideal for daily pocket carry. As a private citizen, the only time I would think...

Here's some actual analysis with a persuasive tentative conclusion that the officer didn't have the Sig p320 properly holstered when he pressed his holster up against another officer while picking up the legs of the guy being arrested. I've been highly suspicious of the p320 over this issue...

I had a CW9 that I traded. The magazine didn't fit flush but left a little gap and it would constantly pinch the edge of my palm. I have a cw45 that I like a lot -- it doesn't have the same problem and will even take some 1911 magazines without modifications.

I did a fair amount of training on a demolition range in the military. When we were setting off nearby charges, i.e. lying on one side of a berm and tossing grenades to the other, it was standard practice to open our mouths wide to help with the concussion. This seemed to help, although 30...

RE: discovering an unknown person inside one's residence Several years ago my brother got up around 5:00 a.m., which is his routine, and discovered a sleeping stranger on the couch in his living room. He armed himself with the nearest weapon -- a golf club -- and approached the man. The...

I would argue that it's even MORE important to have absolute target identification if you're going to shoot inside your house, where you know loved ones are present.

I carry but I do so with the complete understanding that if I ever have to discharge the firearm I also will likely have to explain why to a jury at some point. Not understanding that and not planning for the legal aftermath is just stupid. Hence, if you can't show that you had to use your...

Given that the U.S. has lost or fought to a draw all of its wars since WW2 (okay, I'll admit that we beat the 300 Cuban construction workers in Grenada) but somehow continues support a gigantic defense industry, it would seem that the ONLY entity to benefit from this new contract is Sig Sauer...

Oh, I see. What SWAT team do you lead?

If you accept the premise that the purpose of a defensive handgun is to simply allow you to break contact with your attacker, that most gunfights are settled with three or fewer rounds, that the .38 was perfectly viable as an effective handgun cartridge for many decades, and that consistently...

I have a Sig p229 and an HK p2000sk but they are the double-action-only models (DAK and LEM). I like having a consistent trigger pull and the added safety of being able to block the hammer when re-holstering. And then there's the psychological benefit of not carrying a firearm with a charged...

At one point the Army was sending their trauma surgeons to New Orleans Charity Hospital precisely because of the exponentially greater damage caused by AK and AR rounds compared to handgun calibers and New Orleans criminals apparently favor rifles which meant there was a big opportunity for the...

It's not just yahoos who do dumb stuff. Many years ago, when I was going through Phase 2 of the Special Forces Qualification Course to become a Weapons Sergeant, we were on the range firing recoilless rifles. We were firing rocket after rocket from 57mm, 90mm, and 106mm launchers. Our...

As a civilian who is about to be attacked, my objective is to break contact -- not close with or completely disable the assailant. That essentially means trying to put distance between myself and the threat. That might also mean drawing my firearm and delivering hopefully effective fire but...

I have the Kahr CW45 and CW9. They are striker fired but feel -- to me -- just like a medium weight revolver double action. They also have a moderately long reset (like a revolver) so you're not going to have an accidental double-tap. Their only downside is that they are single stack. I...