Recent content by Butter

I guess I am curious, why a 1911 in the first place? I'll preface and say that I use a 1911 since this is what I mostly shoot, at least for the last several years. I just seem to shoot these better than the plastic I own and the trigger is the nicest I know of for any pistol. For someone...

I agree with most here. No difference. I generally replace a longer guide rod if it came with the gun. As for taking down a 1911, anyone ever try taking down a Les Baer for the first time without a bushing wrench? Damn near tore the bushing wrench apart the first time I tried. After about...

Yep, have to agree with most of the folks. But I have a .45 bore snake for handguns and one for my shotgun. Per handguns, if you are shooting a long pistol class or going on a comp and need to clean the buildup out of your muzzle without field stripping it, it's a nice thing to have. But at...

Never wanted to be a 1911 proponent, but after having shot a lot of plastic I realized a few things: 1) The modern guns that I have owned have all been pretty good, regardless of base model or mfr. 2) I don't like thick grips and don't own Sigs or CZs despite having shot and handled...

I have both and like both. Pros for the XD are grip angle and I have yet to have one flub up on me right from the box (I own four). The ones I own all shoot well and are fairly accurate. Trigger has a lot of take up though, especially compared to a Glock. The M&P I own is in the 9mm flavor...

Different countries adopt different rules, I guess. But from what Springwalk had stated that other nationals told him that "America needs to get with the times and let the police do their job of protecting" strikes me as odd. Even though I have heard this before. This is especially so noting...

Never wanted to be a 1911 kinda guy, but smallish hands and the weight distribution of an all steel 1911 tame recoil for me. Add to this that the single stack grip and 'hang-on' angle are superlative for me, then there you go. As per reliability, had one issue with a Springer fully loaded...

Hey, but the alumina grips might be something I can get into if I pick up a CZ. Still.....double action.....hmmm. Nothing like the trigger on a 1911. :) But cool go'n Brian. I think you got a winner!

I have the standard .45 ACP model. Shoots very well and is a keeper.

Great shoot'n! Knew you'd enjoy that gun. CZ grips, like Sigs are just a little too big for me. But glad you can handle this one well! How was the trigger pull?

Yep, own a Springfield Fully Loaded as one of my 1911s. It's nice, but right out of the box there was a problem with the hammer not seating properly. Instead of sending it back, I had a smith put in a new and better hammer and install a new sear. Shoots well enough, but is loser than the...

What?! LOL I guess it depends on how much you shoot and what you are trying to accomplish with that shooting. I generally check functionality of the defenseive ammo I use in the guns I have, but after that it's reloads or cheap (but what's cheap these days, right?) generic boxes of ammo...

No, didn't run into that. But your comment about rent-a-cops was interesting. I was suprised a few years back when visiting the folks in Kansas. My dad's retired military and a Vietnam vet who lives close to Ft. Riley in Kansas. In any case, went shopping with my mom and dad at the Commisary...

There's some good information on here and there's one other consideration that has to be made, regardless of system or style studied: And that is that good instruction does not always equal good student performance, though it helps. The failure is attempting to apply what someone else can...

Firefly, my wife is also Japanese and were up north in Torrance. However, with that said, her ubringing is a little different as she moved to Guam at one point with her family. With that move came a friend whose father was a former military man and who owned and ran a range which she got to...