Recent content by OldSchooler

You're right. "The Makarov pistol is about the only thing making 9x18 worthwhile to own." People love to say that sort of thing. It makes them feel important, like they have revealed some universal Truth heretofore hidden from the little people. May people will poo on the 9 Makarov, saying...

"I mean revolvers just don't do it for me." Then you will like the pistols that shoot the 9x18 Makarov. Remember, though, that generally these smaller sub-calibers are notorious for a lack of expansion. If you are depending on that as your sole "ace on the hole"... well, they are often...

Snagged one today I got a 5906 today, in XF condition with 3 mags: a 10 rd, 15 rd and 30 rd. Also included was a soft case and one of those fancy thumb saver mag loader thingie tools. Just a few knock surface scratches show, with little point wear. BTW - I dont really get the point of the 10...

340 Savage - $300??!! Hard to believe where these have gone. I can get a Savage 30-06 for that - new!

Other Options? There seems to be a mixed message with the PT-111, not encouraging considering its intended use - and to be honest, it's a little confusing. Some say this, others say that. I like Taurus guns and back in my dealer days I saw them "come up to speed," so to speak. But, no matter...

If I follow you, the use of +P for duty use is acceptable. The rest of the time use standard pressure ammo. Or just use STANDARD PRESSURE AMMO AND HIT YOUR TARGET. I think it was John Taffin who commented some years back that the original intent for the K-frame Combat .357 was the same... .38...

I have read here that the +P warnings are more about liability with the polymer frames as opposed to the guns ability to work with the ammo. I want the option, but if they are just for carry loads, then I can deal with it. From what else I have seen there is some issue with the frame being a...

I meant o say The other CCW Taurus.

I've owned many Taurus guns and currently have 2 of their revolvers. I'm interested in a concealment carry 9mm and have spotted the Millenium PT111... It's a Taurus, I'm a fan, so that is a good thing. But who has experience carrying this pistol regularly? Can you comment on it's ride and...

I was always a big fan of the CCI Blazer ammo. I just love ammo that comes in brick lots - and thats how I always bought the Blazer. I have a Paco Kelly tool oon the way. Now its the Federal #745, the Aguila Super Max and SSS, and the Fiocchi stuff for my next buying spree. I'll get the...

THere seems to be no concensus here, although CCI and Federal are mentioned often enough. Oddly, the same article I excerpted above mentions that Eley changed their primer compound in recent years and it will now etch steel twice as fast as before. Is this also true of the Aguila stuff? I...

There was an article I had in my files somewhere, lessee.....here it is. It's from Chuck Hawks site and some of the highlights might be of interest here: "For a long time, Federal 36 grain copper-plated hollow point .22 long rifle ammo has been my standard fare. It has many attributes that...

As far as the .32 for defense goes - I can learn to live quite handily with a .38 snub. It is far more reassuring than any .32. I like the .32 and I feel it makes a lot of sense - as an intermediate round. In a nice litte 4" revolver, for instance, the .32 is a great camp/pot gun. More power...

Hmm, thats interesting. Why would you fear confiscation, yet not mention incarceration, as well?

I agree with the Magnum -> Special concept. Knowing you have the option of shooting Mags for when the occasion calls for it just seems prudent and a good value to me. We mentioned shooting the gun in the house. I did this a few years ago. I got a metal trash can and filled it with sand/dirt...