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    Sad news for the New Beretta APX

    Some of these brands act like people will forget how they were treated when when they have problems. Others go out of their way to take care of you when one of their products has a problem. The shooting community is a pretty small subset of the general population and it's a small world. BSW
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    40 S&W through a 10mm

    I wouldn't expect .40 in a 10mm to work well or not do damage eventually to the chamber or extractor, neither of which is going to harm the shooter. I did have an occasion a couple months ago to find out what happens when shooting 9mmP out of a .40 HK USP*. The round fired and failed to load...
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    Sig P232 Strange problem

    One of the nice things about the P232 is you can take the grips off and see how everything is working. Try removing the recoil spring with the grips off and slowly cycling the pistol to see when the hammer follows. For hammer following the slide I agree with checking that the disconnector part...
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    What semi-auto pistol do you shoot best?

    HK USP with the LEM* trigger. It's big and bulky and completely non-adjustable but for some odd reason it just fits me and I shoot it pretty good. BSW *LEM is a light DAO type trigger setup. Same trigger weight from 1st shot to last and short reset. I did a Gray Guns control lever in mine to...
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    Gun exploded

    Going from the picture I think a OOB can be ruled out as the barrel and slide still look locked together. I'd expect an obstructed barrel to bulge the barrel and maybe crack it at the point of the obstruction and not cause damage to the extractor and frame in the grip area. My primary...
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    redish brown color inside barrel muzzle?

    Rub a white patch down the bore until just short of the discolored area, the white will help you see the problem area. My 1st suspect would be copper fouling, particularly if you can't see or feel any roughness when you run a brush or patch over the discoloration. BSW
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    When is a barrel "shot out"?

    A barrel is shot out when throat erosion causes accuracy to degrade to the point where it's no longer acceptable for you. Small bores, high velocity, and powder type all influence barrel life. I have several 556 NATO barrels (cold hammer forged and hard chromed) with visible roughness in the...
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    Opinion of Sig Sauer Pistols

    The kind of BS that not just loses me as a customer for life but the kind that makes me bring up my experience every time somebody mentions Sig USA. BSW
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    Opinion of Sig Sauer Pistols

    Sig USA is on my don’t buy list. They got one bad mark with a P250 that had intermittent FTEx that they never could fix and that eventually replaced with a P229. The 2nd strike was a Sig 556R (7.62x39) that had the charging handle striking the receiver. Sent it back and they said it...
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    Two rifle tests in one week!

    Not sure if serious or… BSW
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    Two rifle tests in one week!

    Polenar & Garand Thumb both posted rifle mud test videos: Polenar: GT: TLDW version: The results from both pretty much match the InRange content. AKs go down faster & ARs state running longer than people expect. BSW
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    what is the target market of the new FN hi-power?

    Me? I've kinda wanted a HP for decades but the way my hand is shaped the original eats the web of my hand. I was pretty interested in the SA35, but after having seen some of the online reviews the pistol needs work to smooth out burrs and sharp edges (necessitating a refinish) to be...
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    Considering a Steyr Aug A1 M3 NATO

    I do have a couple and have a NATO stock kit I picked up for cheap when CDNN had them years ago. I've shot it at our local shoot and move rifle match a bunch of times. 1) I prefer the original AUG mag pattern although the Magpul version are very nice. 2) You do give up the rear bolt release...
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    HK woes

    I've got a VP9 that just feels better with asymmetric (LH small, back med, RH med) side plates. BSW
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    Ever notice this about striker fired pistol trigger reviews?

    That pretty much sums up the reason most of my pistols have a light DAO system. I chose to go w/o a manual safety, even though I could combine that with the DAO. The light DAO gives me a reasonable trigger pull (1911 tuned trigger people would frown but I'm ok with it) that's fine for my...
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