Recent content by rvanpelt

My disappointment occurred in the early 80s when I decided to give my oldest son, 12 at the time, my Remington 700 BDL .243 bolt action. I had saved up enough money to go to my "local gun store" 40 miles away and purchase a beautiful brand new Remington .243 Model 4. I got it home and thought...

I owned a used Parker 10 mm for a few years about 10 years ago. if I remember right, it used a Colt Delta mag. I found it wasn't as reliable as I had hoped and I traded it away. All I have left is the owner's manual. Rod

My wife and I really like our Kahr CW9 with no complaints or regrets. We have the standard 7 round and a couple of 8 round mags for it. We also added a Crimson Trace laser making the great little gun better and tightened up our groups a bunch. Everyone notices the long trigger pull but after...

After hunting most of the opening day and seeing no bucks, my two grandsons were ready to hang it up around 3 in the afternoon. My son, wife and I convinced them to stick it out for another couple of ours. Within an hour both grandsons had filled there tags. If anything they learned it isn't...

Another vote for the Kahr CW9 with a 7 or 8 round mag. I you want more capacity, the Glock 26 works great for me with the standard 10 round or the optional 12, 17, 19 or 30 mag. I take turns carrying these two great handguns. There's many great handguns out there. Would be great if you could...

You'll love the SR22, if it fits your hand. Many of the pocket guns are just too small for my hands. We have run around 2000 rounds through ours and have had very few issues and those were ammo related. I got one for the wife and both of us love its accuracy, weight, workmanship, dependability...

Interesting thread. I traded for a S&W SW.40VE (revised Sigma) at a gun show for a truck gun. It's a real reliable, easily stripped/cleaned, (very similar to the Glock) accurate, but not an expensive gun. Trigger is heavy but you'll get used to it or do the spring modification. Wouldn't...

Very interesting thread. It's great to hear we have so many great 9 mms out there! I have only owned 3 9mms. Nothing wrong with the Beretta 92F but my son talked me out of it and traded me a Glock 36 .45. I'm happy with it. First pick is my Glock 26 2nd pick is my Kahr CW9 They are both...

Congrats to you both!:) I know how proud you both are. Looks like you have a life long hunting partner for sure. Rod

Awesome Score! :) Looks like the best of 2 worlds to me! Let us know how you like them. GO BIG RED!

Love my 26's versatility I think the 26 is one of the most versatile handguns. I have a short 10 round mag for greater concealment, a 12 round for open carry and a 17 round when I want to go do some range shooting. It is more economical than my .40 or .45. I shoot my 26 as well as any other...

My .40 SW VE is very reliable, easy to strip and am getting used to the trigger. Rod

Check Cabela's if you have one close. They got the revised Sigma (SD) Smith and Wesson on sale for around $349 this weekend. Rod

This is a prairie rattler. Rod

As I was mowing yesterday, I came upon a bigger than average rattler, for this area anyway. He was about to get away by going under an old mobile home. I had my Gock 26 9mm with me, fired 3 shots, hitting him with all 3. He measured 42 inches long and 14 rattles and a button. We live in the...