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  1. wanderinwalker

    If you could only have 5 handguns?

    Let's see, I think I could do 5 handguns. The first 4 are easy. 1) Colt Government Model in .45 ACP. Definitely something modernized like my Competition model. 2) S&W Model 18 4" .22LR. You can't go wrong with a K-frame revolver if you want serious accuracy. 3) Walther PDP Compact 9x19mm. This...
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    S&W 617 failure to fire.

    Welcome to current manufacturing at S&W, Ruger and any number of firearms makers. I worked part-time at a busy gun shop from 2016-2021, and I couldn't tell you the number of new guns we had to send back to be corrected before they even got on the shelf. Then add in the ones that passed the...
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    S&W model 20 (not sure what I bought)

    I just logged on to like @Mark_Mark 's newest acquisition there. Nice M&P .38 Special, the 4" barrel is my favorite on the S&W K-frames. And @NIGHTLORD40K saved from having to dig out my Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, but I thought a Model 20 with a numbered .38/44 Heavy Duty. Now there's...
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    How Many of You Shorten Your Stock to Customize LOP?

    The former gun shop employee in me says "Yes, you absolutely will take a hit on resale" with a shortened stock, especially at 12.5". Luckily for me, most anything between 13-13.5" works. On my adjustable stocks, the difference between the shortest open setting and the next click out is roughly...
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    Glock triggers - help me please.

    I meant to pop on here before this got to Page 2 and suggest "Get a Walther". I've had 4 different Glocks in 9mm and tried several other Glocks, and my go-to pistol for the last 8 years has been a Walther PPQ. If anything, the PPQ trigger might be too light for most shooters, and isn't something...
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    Is there really that much difference 115 or 124gr for the 9mm

    But why switch to a "solid" bullet in the winter, when the fancy JHP will either work as designed or just clog and act like ball ammo anyway? As for which ammo to use, since most SD type 9mm loads are with 124-147 grain bullets, that's what I end up loading in my magazines. I'm a fan of +P and...
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    Optic or no optic on your defense handgun?

    No doubt a 9-MOA dot sounds massive to somebody who considers himself more of a rifleman than a pistolero. My research has been pointing me the way you're describing though; a big 5-6 MOA dot for the handgun, prioritizing closer-in speed over longer distance slow-fire precision. I did look...
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    Optic or no optic on your defense handgun?

    Put me in the "possibly" camp. Mostly because I haven't tried a pistol red dot yet but I did just buy a Walther PDP Compact specifically because it comes optics-ready, and milling my Walther PPQ would end up costing about 2/3s of what the PDP retails for. Since the optometrist wanted to start me...
  9. wanderinwalker

    Red dot sights and is something wrong with my eyes!?

    @Charlie Martinez and @3Crows , I wonder if part of your issues with the red dot stem from trying to focus on the dot like it's the front sight. It's a difficult habit to break after a lifetime of being drilled "front sight, front sight, front sight", but red dots work best when you focus on the...
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    Colt 1903 Pocket price check ($500)

    Thread drift warning: My favorite part of the thing is the Savage has a striker, with a cocking knob to act as an external hammer, and the Colt is actually a hammer-fired action, despite the "Hammerless" name.
  11. wanderinwalker

    Neat little .22 LR bolt gun; Winchester Model 52.

    @Trey Veston , that is a beautiful rifle your father had. It looks like it even has a "proper" fixed-power Leupold scope on top. You'll enjoy shooting it. I can second @MrBorland 's list of recommended ammunition. I'll also add SK Standard and Standard Plus are good, as is Wolf Match Target...
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    Powder recommendations

    H-335 or Winchester 748 will do what you want to do here with the least amount of fuss. I had to like all of the posts about Varget and lighter bullets, because my experience says they're all correct. I have some 55 grain Nosler Varmeggedons loaded over Varget that shoot fantastically in my...
  13. wanderinwalker

    Why are Hornady bullets available when Sierra are not?

    I've put lots of Nosler, Sierra and Hornady bullets of various flavors downrange in many different firearms, and have no real deep seated preference. I used more Noslers when I was competing because I bought a lot of .224" 69 and 77 grain Nosler Custom Competitions when I found them in bulk as...
  14. wanderinwalker

    Colt 1903 Pocket price check ($500)

    Unsure on the finish on the Savage, that's how it came to me a few years ago. I'm not even 100% sure it's a refinish, the markings and edges are all still crisp and sharp, as are the internals of the gun. It's one of those pieces I can look at and wonder, "Where did you spend the Roaring 20s...
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    Colt 1903 Pocket price check ($500)

    That's how I ended up with mine! It was the first one I'd ever seen, and I was working at a gun shop on the weekends at the time. Oddly enough, a second one came through a little while after that was older and in much rougher shape. Mine is a Type IV; the older one might have been a Type I. It...
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    Colt 1903 Pocket price check ($500)

    I'd leave it as-is and just keep it oiled so nothing rusts. @Tallball , if you think the Colt has small sights, try a Savage 1907 sometime! The 1903 has target sights in comparison. I've found the best way to enjoy these pistols is to plink steel plates and learn to use the silhouette of the...
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    Colt 1903 Pocket price check ($500)

    Yep, that looks like $500 worth of 1903 Pocket Hammerless. It's intact, not refinished, the grips look good, no extensive pitting and a replacement magazine. If the bore looks good, it would make a nice shooter.
  18. wanderinwalker

    Colt 1903 Pocket price check ($500)

    It's going to be dependent on condition. For $500 I'm anticipating it being a little rough around the edges. The one in my avatar ran me around $600 and that was in 2019 pricing. Mine is a shooter with some definite wear, but overall in good to very good shape. Keep us posted!
  19. wanderinwalker

    Red dot sights and is something wrong with my eyes!?

    First off, to the OP, you sir have an astigmatism. I've only recently learned some people see the red "dot" as a squiggly line. It's more commonly seen as a starburst, a comet or similar shape. Me, personally, I see my Aimpoint and Trijicon dots as having a rounded top, and then a kind of...
  20. wanderinwalker

    Colt Official Police

    If there's one thing that's likely to sway me from my planned course of purchases, it's a nice old(er) Smith & Wesson or Colt revolver. All of the nice looking Colts in this thread have me thinking my S&W Combat Masterpiece and Model 18 could use a 4" Official Police (or Police Positive Special)...
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