Recent content by kmrcstintn

my local walmarts can't keep perfecta in stock which tells me folks like the stuff...I have shot 38, 357, 380, and 9mm without many issues (380 didn't feed into a kahr cw380 with a tight chamber/steep feeding ramp ); a few miles from my house is a new leo-ems supply store with gun sales/gun...

wanted to followup since the dynamics of my original post changed; I was given a good trade-in appraisal so the LCRX went towards a Beretta Nano; since I also have my dad's S&W 642 (inherited after he passed) the feedback on .38 spl hiking loads is still relevant... in the 9mm realm I have...

this looks promising... https://www.underwoodammo.com/38-special-p-158-grain-hard-cast-keith/ or this... https://www.underwoodammo.com/38-special-150-grain-lead-wadcutter/

sounds good so far... I have some Remington FBI load from a few years ago leftover from a different revolver; I have access to 158gr lrn's but figure they wouldn't cause enough damage; I've seen several brands of 158gr fmj's but our game commission in PA frowns on anything other than full...

wonder if they are doing a version of the Mateba automatic revolver :confused:

recently acquired a Ruger LCRX with 3" barrel for various defense roles which includes hiking & woods walking; I am seeking recommendations for a .38 spl or .38 spl +p load to use for defense in the woods or while hiking against threats such as coyotes, malcontent hominids, stray dogs, etc...

I stand quietly, let them spew their crap, and look at them in silence; sometimes they get more vocal looking to elicit a heated response and bypassers see them getting irate while I remain relatively calm; sometimes they walk off satisfied and full of themselves; I had an ongoing banter at...

I usually wear what I would wear to work, not at work...for me there is a difference! At work my employer provides the scrubs which are laundered at the end of each shift...enroute to work I have jeans & usually some type of pull over shirt & if the weather dictates I wear insulated jackets...

ccw piece pocket carry to event, convert to owb holster for event, back to ccw on the way out is what I've decided; my presence & flag/banner will be my voice! thanks for feedback

my standard pocket carry is S & W 642 in an Uncle Mike's/Blackhawk pocket holster; in the past I've dabbled with a KelTec PF9, Beretta Nano, Ruger LCP, Beretta Tomcat .32 acp, and a Cobra .38 SPL derringer; all but the S & W 642 have went bye-bye due to finances, but I am eyeballing another...

I might have a chance to attend a 2nd Amendment Rally in April at the capitol building in Harrisburg, PA; I'm trying to decide on a sidearm to wear open for the event; out of these types listed below, what's your favorite and why? 1) compact revolver or semi auto...something like a S & W...

very infrequently I pull out my dad's S&W 686 PowerPort and load with .38 SPL +P's; Remington 158gr lead semiwadcutter hollow points or Remington 125gr semijacketed hollowpoints

I have the 2 original Para mags and a new Kimber mag (has the improved follower that doesn't dive forward) for my Para Expert; so far all 3 work great over several hundred rounds fired; the Kimber mags are carried everywhere in my local area...haven't seen many Chip McCormicks or Wilson Combats...

I don't carry my Beretta 92, but it is rotated among my home defense firearms; I have several SD loads that I use... speer gold dot 115gr jhp & speer gold dot 147gr jhp in smaller stashes; older style federal 147gr jhp, most likely hi-shok that I got from sportsman's guide in white 50 rd...

what I have on hand for my S&W 642 & Ruger SP101 in .38 spl/.38 spl +p hollowpoints... Hornady Critical Defense 'Lite' 90gr FTX non +p Federal Nyclad 125gr nylon coated lead hollowpoint non +p Remington 158gr lead semiwadcutter hollowpoint +p Remington 125gr semijacketed hollowpoint...