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Doing my usual Friday afternoon gunshop snooping, I saw a P220 that had some unusual (to me) proof marks on the right side of the frame just above the front of the trigger guard, and three other proofmarks just forward of the frame on the bottom of the slide. I checked some of the other SIGs in...

Recently received a very good condition early-2nd Gen G17 that has the non-upgraded internals and the 90-degree ejection port. I've determined from my internet snooping that it is a candidate for the 6-part upgrade (the "firing pin upgrade"). The question I have is, why does it need this...

I'm sure everyone gets tired of the "Hey, I gotta new gun" threads but I couldn't pass up on sharing the joy about this purchase . . . Went to the gunshop this morning to ship some handguns out of the area when I noticed a very mint-looking, blued P220 laying on the shelf. I asked to see it...

First Defensive Use of Hangdun I grew up on a farm in middle America and so have been carrying a handgun since I was 12-years old. Only within the past five years have I had a CCW permit. But in all those years I've never had to pull my gun from its holster because I felt an immediate threat...

A trip to a local dealer today provided me with what is to me a unique Ruger SP101. The dealer told me it was a special finish on a normal stainless SP101 and that it was especially durable in saltwater environments. Since I was looking for an SP101 anyway, and the price was right, I purchased...

I recently shared my excitement with my first single action revolver, a Super Blackhawk in .44 Rem. Mag. Being very pleased with the feel and accuracy of the SBH (not to mention that I get FAR more good natured conversation at the range with it) I went on a gunstore trade-in search for other...

After a range outing early this morning, I was in the mood to get rid of one of my semi-autos (just didn't like the feel of it, or the grouping, had feeding problems, and multiple FTF/FTE :banghead: ). Anyway, long story short, I came home from the gun store with my first single action...

Besides the choices of caliber and size, what kind of check out do you do on a handgun before it becomes a CCW? Is there a certain amount of rounds that must be fired without a failure? Is there a minimum amount of accuracy at a certain range? Would you even consider carrying a CCW that you...

Howdy, all, been a while since I was able to post. Everyone's looking forward to the 2004 purchases/trades but I wanted to look back on the best purchases/trades of 2003. What were your best acquisitions for the year? I was blessed with a lot of overtime and work-travel so I was...

CZ-75B 9mm Range Report Date: September 1, 2003 Location: Gravel pit in Western Washington State Rounds Fired: 150 Manufacturer: Winchester (various loadings), mostly Wally World Winchester White Box (WWWB) Malfunctions: Zero Ergonomics: Wow, what a comfortable pistol to shoot...

Sorry everyone. Must have double-clutched the ENTER button.

Ok, here's the deal. I've been in Japan for two months and am coming home soon. I'm going to kiss the wife, hug the daughter, sniff some CLP and head for the gunstore . . . haven't seen a gun this whole time except for the abused M9's and Mossbergs on the military base. :banghead: I'm...

Recent work overseas has left me with some money burning a hole in my pocket. For the first time ever I can actually buy what I want with the accessories and features I want and not have to worry about paying the mortgage, too. Here are my guidelines: Caliber: 9x19 Action: No DAO...

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the IMI SP-21 in any of the three calibers (9mm, .40, or .45)? I've read several write-ups on this pistol but they've all been glowing reports about the invincibility of the gun so I've taken them with a grain of salt. I wanted to know if there...

Spent a great day in the Olympic National Forest with family and a friend. Burned through ALOT of ammo. The SA 1911 is up to around 3000 rounds with absolutely no problems, the new Ruger P95 is at 500 rounds, same story: 0 failures. Did a lot of double and triple-tap training without hearing...

Ok, I'm not to proud to admit that there's a lot I don't know about certain things. So I'm going to ask some questions: 1. The '94 AW Ban is written in such horrible lawyer-eze that I can't make heads or tails of some (most) of it. So, I know it's legal to own pre-ban manufactured standard...

Had an exciting range day planned. First off, my wife wanted to come along and shoot (which is a once in every 100th blue moon type of day). Second, this was the first time shooting a NIB SW99 in .45ACP. I've read several gun rags' reports on the SW99 .45 and I must say that those boys...

The FBI HRT adopted the Springfield Armory TRP-PRO 1911A1. LAPD SWAT adopted the Kimber LAPD SWAT II (Kimber Custom II) 1911A1. I don't follow what LEO's carry, too much, but I do notice that the vast majority of our local police (city, county, and state) carry mostly Glocks (mostly G22's)...

My wife is handicapped and has very limited use of her right hand. I've had her shoot several different types of pistols from .38 revolvers up to a Government .45. She has done best with my Ruger 22/45 "Great Eight" but I have to prepare the pistol for her to shoot it (load mag, rack slide...

Given the following four handguns, if you could only keep two and absolutely had to get rid of the others, which would you keep and why? 1. Springfield Armory MilSpec 1911A1 2. Beretta 92FS 3. Ruger SS 4" GP100 4. Ruger Mk II (MK512) Added Info: Not going to be used for hunting or...