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I keep my 870 full, safety on. I don't want to give away the fact that I've got a shotgun in a situation that I need to use it. Sure, it might get rid of the majority of guys breaking in, but for the one who doesn't leave, I've given away my position and given him cause to be more cautious...

Federal HST 230gr +P (P45HST1)

I'd say so. If you check out M4carbine.net or the AR15.com forums, you'll see that the quality of parts are generally better on the S&W than, say, DPMS or Bushmaster.

I have an M&P15A that has been flawless since day one. It has around 900 rounds through it, which isn't much, but it hasn't had problems. It is in the 6xxxx serial number range. I don't have problems with pmags, they're my primary mag. I believe the newer ones have extended "M4" style feed...

The only reason to pick a modern autoloader over a 1911 is cost and consistency. The vast majority of changes to the 1911 are cost reducers. Removal of the swinging link, removal of the 1911-style locking lugs by moving to a single lug on the ejection port, removal of the 1911-style bushing...

Kimber can't be in business if all it does is sell lemons. However, having said that, of the set of Kimbers I've handled, which is about 5, only one of them was reliable and it required a lot of work from the owner to get it working. I have no doubt that if a bullet is loaded the Kimber will...

If accuracy ever suffers, you can simply replace the barrel bushing compared to replacing the entire slide or the entire barrel, depending on what other design you're talking about.

I love mine. It was my first pistol, has a good 3600 rounds through it, and hasn't had any failures past round 1000 -- though I blame most of the failures on my own newbie-ness. Too much oil, too little oil, didn't clean properly, etc.

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Exactly ;) The barrel steel itself is of lower quality as far as I understand, at least according to what I've read, it isn't mil-spec and it uses a 1:9 twist, though the latter is debatable as to whether its "worse". I only fire 55-60gr ammo out of my M&P, so it works out just fine for that...

I've got a Noveske rifle on the way (should get it Friday) and my other AR is a S&W M&P. The only thing I'm going to do with the Noveske is switch the BCG to an LMT standard F/A BCG. The Noveske BCG is the only thing that is lacking compared to others. Their barrels seem to be by far the...

I've come to expect that Shoot Straight charges at least $100 over what anyone else will for any given firearm. When they put stuff on sale, it comes within $10 of budsgunshop if you include shipping/transfer fees.

I know you said no Rugers, but have you considered the 22/45? I have one specifically because the Ruger MkII and MkIII feel uncomfortable. The 22/45 is setup to have as similar to a 1911 grip angle and controls as possible and it does a good job at it.

It's quite possible they had Glocks that did that. I've seen a number of Glocks that would jam somewhat frequently -- and when I say jam I mean it required tools or a lot of elbow grease to fix. Is it the norm? Hell no. Is it even common? Only in the sense that everyone has probably seen...

Haha, you won't regret it!

I have a set of Heinie Slant-Pro Straight Eights on one of my 1911's. I love 'em. I'll probably get a set for my XD and M&P. The pictures on the Heinie web site and on the XS web site do a good job of showing what they look like.

Ugh, really? Springfield XDsc Glock 26 M&Pc HK45c HKP2000sk that's off the top of my head, but I'm sure Beretta has something that fits the description too. As for adjustable sights, you'll likely have to add those. I wouldn't advise it, but you'll be hard pressed to find a compact...

The only real problem I have ever had with my Springfield GI was with Magtech Aluminum cased ammo. Something must have been out of spec with the casing itself because the gun managed to load two rounds into the chamber at once. The first bullet and casing actually went past the chamber and...

It will cause the feed lips to spread out. The spring will be fine, but you're going to be putting more force on the feed lips than if the mags were unloaded.

See here. In short, the Series 70 are, well, series 70 (original JMB design no firing pin safety) and are generally finished better. The 1991 is a "budget" gun, in general, similar to the Springfield GI that is series 80, unlike the Springfield, but has a cheaper finish (Parkerized instead...