Recent content by Gordon Fink

Look at muzzle-energy figures for an idea of the recoil a given loading will produce. However, the answer to your question usually appears to be yes for 9×19mm cartridges. ~G. Fink

This kind of accuracy often seems impossible to me, but a lot of guys on the Internet say otherwise, so it must be true. Of course, I’ve only been to the range twice this year. At seven yards (21 feet), I can generally hold a three-inch group or a little better. I can also easily hit...

Isn’t open carry “illegal” in Texas? :evil: ~G. Fink

His lack of firearms experience is irrelevant. He will learn everything his department wants him to know during training. That said, I would encourage him not to become a police officer. ~G. Fink

Bogie, I’m glad you enjoy the fruits of liberalized concealed carry, but it is important to remember that almost fully a third of all Americans (over 96 million persons) do not have this privilege and probably scarcely realize its otherwise vast geographic extent. It is even more important to...

So-called high-capacity magazines are not illegal in California. However, it is “illegal” to manufacture, import, sell, or give such large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices. ~G. Fink

While still a great deal, that’s a P6 and may have the plain black sights and a barrel that’s not ramped for hollow points. ~G. Fink

I recently replaced the mainspring on my P6. Now, I can’t tell the trigger pull apart from that of my P225, but the difference was only slight to begin with. I imagine that it will also wear in a bit. ~G. Fink

Wow! A genuine P225 in good condition for $330 would be a steal. As new, this should be a $600 to $700 pistol. ~G. Fink

For a less expensive alternative from the same company, check out the Cocobolo Supply Company. Possibly a better choice for working sidearms? ~G. Fink

How this thread has wandered! :D Self-defense and combat aren’t necessarily the same thing, which is why Telesway wondered about thumb safeties (a military specification) on defensive handguns. I wonder about them, too, but I also understand the allure of 1911-style pistols. ~G. Fink

The grips may be stuck in place by whatever goop has seeped under them over the years. Try a little whack with a hammer and dowel through the magazine well. ~G. Fink

When demand goes down. ~G. Fink

Bingo! The practical benefit of the thumb safety is that it is attached to a single-action pistol. :p ~G. Fink

Didn’t the chain of inspiration go from U.S. m1911 to French m1935 to SIG P210? ~G. Fink