Recent content by pwrtool45

Funny. My very first 3-gun match was absolutely eye-opening in a similar way. All of the crappy tier-3 AR-15s? Worked. Not a single stoppage of any kind. Not weapon-related. Not ammunition-related. Not shooter-related. No excuses. Every single rifle, no matter how bargain-basement...

Thanks guys. I'll talk with the dealer and see if they'll handle the shipping. Of course, the tri-wing bits are only like $20 and it doesn't look that complicated...

I have a Microtech Makora that I bought new (locally) that seems to have a bit of an issue. The blade jumped off the carrier (?) when retracting. This happened once before when I got it (only on opening, a flick of the wrist and everything seemed to be okay afterwards). Poking the knife into...

They both have to go. The mechanism's omega springs are redundant. Two springs for the same job. Maybe it's changed. The only axis knife I have is a Benchmade Ares (maroon/black) I got during the pre-production run as an employee of a dealer. Guess maybe `99 or so. Carried it every day...

The barrel is marked 2 SA 8 44? Hard to tell. Not sure about the numeric value of the ME; it'll swallow an M2 bullet up to the brass. The stock doesn't have any markings on it. I was under the impression they all had some sort of cartouche somewhere. I guess the gas plug is single slot...

From what I've gathered, this is an earlyish Winchester M1 (129xxxx) with a lockbar rear sight, staked front sight (?), uncut oprod, odd gas plug(?) and a bunch of otherwise unremarkable Springfield parts. (The disassembly tool is apparently somewhat uncommon?) The stock also appears to be...

It depends on the match director. Club matches, run by the book for both USPSA and IDPA will vary. Wildly. There are stereotypical matches for both. There are IDPA matches that are "IPSC lite" (as another posted intimated). There are USPSA matches are are little more than "2 rounds each...

Since the name is synonymous with the flashlight manufacturer, googling for information on this topic has been practically useless. How are the surefire saiga magazines holding up? Specifically for 223/556. Do they have metal lining/reinforcement in the feed lips and/or where the magazine...

Uh, AK barrels (like receivers) have been verboten as components of the dismanteld AKs parts kits for a couple years now. If you hit AIM Surplus' website, you'll note all their Yugo and Lancaster builds utilize chrome-lined US manufactured barrels. The idea that there are no US-made AK...

Context is a lovely thing. Yes, prices are coming down. No, they won't stay there forever. They will go up again. And down again. Until supply is strangled by legislation, which has been predicted by the doomsayers since about 1787. Prices are higher than 2002. They're about even with...

Stated as succinctly as possible. Well done.

HK isn't Ruth's Chris or Porche. That would be Korth or Manurhin. This is the disconnect. People credit HK a level of quality that it doesn't deserve. There's no more refinement or hand fitting in an HK than in a Glock or a Sig. There's no one working on the line at HK who spent decades...

The OP's question is fair. It has less to do with "not liking it" and more to do with attempting to understand where HK sits on the value-to-cost scale. I don't think that's unreasonable. I'm considering an HK45 as my next purchase, but I understand that it's overpriced for what it is...

Which doesn't address the question that was asked, because you can get a high-quality pistol for substantially less. The OP asked if the price was "fair" or in line with what other comparable products cost. For instance, is an HK P30 worth the price premium over a Glock 17? No. They're both...

Given your criteria (which is to say, no more than 'something you can use left-handed') just about anything the service-grade manufacturers make will suffice. There are still some guns made with single-side safeties, but not many. The A-100 is a variation of the A-80, which is a knock-off of a...