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My girlfriend carries a shield EZ .380 and it is currently loaded with Fiochi Extrema which has an XTP bullet in nickel plated fiochi brass cases. There was a time when I could find it in 50 round boxes for much cheaper than actual hornady ammo and it was accurate and fed well in the few .380's...

Never seen a glock with a dovetail front sight. They seem to be all be a post and screw set up, while the rear is dovetailed. Was the stoeger a screw on front sight too?

I put a timney alpha trigger in my PSA Dagger. It is an awesome trigger but I consider it a range only trigger. It is about 3lbs and I don't let beginners shoot it now because if you try and stage it like many people do with a typical glock trigger you end up shooting it when you aren't ready...

I rented one once when we were shopping .380's for my girlfriend. I really wanted to like it but the slide bit my hand pretty consistently if I didn't purposely keep my grip low. I have really big hands by most folks standards though. Accuracy wasn't bad and it didn't have any hiccups. In the...

The smith and wesson equalizer has very similar features to the shield EZ but comes with 10, 12 and 15 round mags. I don't know why it doesn't get more discussion. I didn't pay any attention to it until a friend took his daughter to buy her first pistol and they planned to get the shield ez and...

I tried them in an old remington fieldmaster .22 pump rifle to kill sparrows roosting in the horse barn. They weren't powerful enough to damage the roof. They also weren't much good for killing birds. From a rifled barrel the pattern was very erratic past about 5ft and the birds were not at all...

How did you come up with your original list? Are those guns he is interested in? Guns you have that he can try out? I'd recommend he try shooting some of them before committing to anything. I was interested in a glock 42 at one point as my LCP is just about a 2 finger grip for me and I'd have...

Buddy of mine has a Rock Island GI model in 9mm and it is a sweet shooter. I like a beavertail safety and more modern sights, but did not get hammer bite from his with the GI safety and was able to shoot nice groups with it.

I love mine. For awhile I tried to find a springfield EMP 4", but I wasn't willing to shell out the cash without seeing one in person. I liked the idea that it was trimmed down a bit for carry. Eventually I gave up on that and picked up a Tisa B9 Carry. I want to checker the front strap and put...

I'd guess that being 6'3" tall without my boots on and wearing a cowboy hat half the time draws more attention to me than whether or not my jacket has sleeves or extra pockets. I live and work about 10 minutes out of town, which used to be 20 minutes, but the city is growing whether I like it...

The gap between serious and casual shooters is pretty big at times. Some folks don't know what is possible until they see someone else actually do it. Others are just clueless. Mix in some non-shooters/first timers and it can be pretty entertaining. I was at our state fair several years ago...

I'm pretty much ambidextrous besides writing and shooting right handed (eye dominance makes shooting right handed more comfortable). 99% of the time I have a pistol on my right side in a pancake type holster. I have settled on carrying my leatherman surge on my left side on my belt and my cell...

I have a battery powered vest. It works best as a bottom layer. Put it over a coat and you don't feel the heat. It also requires that I remember to charge the battery, which means its just a normal vest 75% of the time :)

I like this one but the pockets seem very low, wish they had better pics. The others I think all leave the gun prone to flashing if I don't keep it zipped. I was ready to order the NRA canvas vest until I saw the white fuzzy lining. That seems like a horrible idea when you live in a barn :uhoh...

This is getting to be a good topic. Thanks guys. The vests that originally caught my eye are these ones made by Cinch. I looked at some of them at a horse show last fall and the gun pocket opens at the edge of the zipper so that the gun slides between the lining and and the outer shell and it...