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I just received a package from Esmeralda Grips and could not possibly be more pleased. Photos will be posted as soon as my fiance returns with my camera she "borrowed." The grips are Ivory wood with a celtic cross and knotwork pattern carved into them. I put them on a Colt Combat Elite and it...

You all may remember a couple of months back I had to shoot a charging pit bull and was less than satisfied with the penetration provided by our issue low recoil buckshot. Well, last week I had inservice training and was issued new ammo for the shotgun. We have changed over to the new Federal...

I just found a small supply of an older generation of Federal Hydrashock from when it was in the Hi-Power red box. Its 45acp 230 gr and has a truncated cone shape rather than the much more rounded shape that I am familiar with. I'm just curious about the whens and whys of the redesign.

I just got back from my first range trip with my new M&P 45. Disappointingly, I had failure to feeds and failure to go into battery out of nearly every magazine fired. The rounds would seem to hang about 2/3 into the chamber. Sometimes a tap on the rear of the slide would cause it to go into...

I debated posting about this, but I think perhaps a lesson can be learned from it. If inappropriate, Mods please delete. Weapon used was an 870 loaded with Federal 00 "tactical" buck. I was put in the unfortunate position recently of having to shoot a charging stray pit bull that had been...

I went out to the academy today and shot the new Secondary Weapon Course. Loads of fun. 350 rounds of +P 38 out of an Airlite J frame. It was actually a pretty good course, if rough on the hands, and it is nice that the BUGs are now officially approved. The bad news is that until we have...

On impulse, I just traded a M9 for a HK USPc 45. I really liked the M9, but never really shot it much anymore and hardly ever carried it out of the house. I really wanted to get a new 45 since I had to sell my 1911 and went to the store looking at the new compact version of the 220. On a...

I picked up one of the new Smith and Wesson M29 Mountain Guns the other day. I'm a sucker for blued steel and wood grips, and am thrilled that Smith is at least trying to bring them back to some extent. Since I just picked up a vintage 29-2 I decided that the new Mountain Gun would be a great...

I just picked up a new/old Smith and Wesson Mod 29-2, pinned and recessed. I got a very sweet deal and could not pass it up. I've been lusting after a 4 inch 29 for ages, but this one demanded that I take it home despite the longer tube. The gun is fitted with a 5 inch full underlug barrel...

Does anyone know of where I might be able to find either a light that fits on a Sig 2340 or an adaptor that will convert the propriety rail to a picatiny rail? One of my Lts asked me about it and I honestly don't have a clue.

I made a trip to the range today and finally got around to breaking in a few recent purchases, with mostly positive results. We'll get the bad news out of the way first. I fired 50 rounds of Geco 124 gr 9mm ball through my new Taurus 905. First, a disclaimer, I am not a Taurus hater. I...

Just picked up one of the new Smith and Wesson model 21s in 44 special. It is part of the new run without the garish "Thunder Ranch" doo dad on the side plate and if it weren't for the lock in the sideplate it would be easy to mistake it for one of the older guns. The bluing is a nice deep...

I got a friend I work with who needs to get rid of some pistols for personal reasons. I've done him some favors in the past so he said he'd give me a good deal on a SW 3953, one of my all time favorite carry guns. I say, great. Bring it up here, give me a price, and I'll take it off your...

As you may be aware, I recently purchased a P3AT for use as a BUG. I was generally well pleased by the little gun, despite some teething problems, primarily the magazine dropping under recoil. The gun has been quite nearly 100 percent reliable with ball and Golden Sabre, the only jams...

I have a confession to make. I am not fond of the .380 as a caliber. I have derided it as insufficient. I've called it a mouse gun. I've said why would I want one when I can get a 9mm in almost the same size package. Then I saw the Keltec P3AT. It was like a little mechanical gizmo that I...

I have a DPMS 16 inch carbine that I am quite fond of. I've had it for a couple of years, and it has been accurate and reliable and until now I have had no problems. The only regular capacity magazines available locally were orlite and British SA80 steel mags. I've used these extrensively and...

I was awakened this morning by a knock on my door. Standing outside was the Fedex dude holding a small box from Springfield, Mass. I am pleased to announce that Smith and Wesson has finally returned my 637 and that the pistol looks as good as the day it originally left the factory. Thank you...

No, not my by now infamous 637. Today the less than jolly driver of a UPS truck brought a FEDEX box to my door. I was distracted from the oddness inherent in this delivery method when I noticed that the box was from Virgil Tripp. I snarled a nearly incoherent thank you at the delivery guy and...

I have a new 342 that I am quite fond of, but it has a rather heavy trigger. My 637 was the same way, but after about a gazillion pulls it has lightened and smoothed considerably. I'm not real keen on putting hundreds of rounds at a time through this little blaster though. I was told by a...

Well, since my 637 is MIA, I felt the need for a new BUG. While browsing at my local shop I came across a SW 342 for 489. Seems that since smith discontinued the model Guns and Ammo bought up a busload of them and are selling them off substatially lower than the 357 chambered guns. Cool for...