Search results for query: *

Every Wednesday I trek across the road from my office and visit the Wal-mart. It's mainly to re-stock my office freezer with frozen dinners, grab a coke, and pick up anything that the wife might need mid-week. I usually swing past the outdoors section and peruse anything that might be of...

I am interested in purchasing a handgun online and I am looking for an inexpensive, trustworthy FFL holder in the Plano/McKinney (North Dallas), Texas. Does anyone on here have someone that they can recommend. I'm willing to pay a fair price, but feel that the $30+ that LGS charge is a bit...

So I was checking out the Box of Truth website the other day and I got to thinking about his water jug setup to test expansion. Typically the setup is to shoot at 1-gallon water jugs and replace the plastic as necessary. It's great, but honestly I really don't want to buy 10 gallons of water...

Hey guys, found what I think is a decent price on a new Springfield XDm 3.8 Compact 9mm (model no. XDM9389CBHC). Just wondering if anyone out there knew the MSRP or could look it up in the gun value blue book. Kinda want to know how much room there is to bargain. Thanks!

I picked up a Camper URX the other day! I like it alot, but I'm not thrilled with the plastic sight base. I would like to change it out to a metal sight base or a rail similar to what's on more expensive Buckmarks. I have read that the sights fitted to the plastic sight base are not...

I live on seven acres NE of Dallas in a fairly rural area. We have some nice "country neighbors" close by who don't mind the occasional controlled shooting spree. We have a small pond in pasture with a good sized berm. When the wife is agreeable I can generally get away with shooting .22lr...

I'm probably going to purchase an Advantage Arms .22 conversion kit for my Springfield GI.45 Champion. However, I am a little wary of their recommendation to exchange the original mainspring for one with reduced power (23# vs. 18#). (Their website actually refers to the mainspring as a hammer...

I've been wanting to get a .22 conversion for my 1911 for a couple of months. I've done the research and asked around and I've narrowed it down between the Advantage Arms and Marvel .22 Coversions. I mainly want to use this for plinking and "function practice" and not for any real "target"...

Was considering getting a Marvel conversion kit for my Springfield GI.45 Champion. It has a ramped barrel, but in correspondence I've had with Marvel the conversion kit should work. I was comparing Unit 1 to Unit 2 and the accuracy of the Unit 1 conversions is impressive. The cost difference...

I picked up a Springfield GI.45 "Champion" model earlier this year and the first time that I was able to shoot it was last weekend. I really like the gun, it's reliable and fits well in my hand. What I don't like, however, is the sights (or lack thereof). True to the GI styling of the gun the...

Can someone post a picture that shows the differences between the frame of a 1911 for use with a ramped barrel and that for use with a standard barrel? What section is milled out for use in a ramped barrel? On Mil-spec 1911s is there any difference at all concerning running a ramped barrel?

Reading through I number of posts there seems to be a strong aversion to lowering the hammer on SAO semi-auto firearms when there is a round in the chamber. (Essentially going from condition 0 to condition 2) Why do so many people think that this is a liability? Yes the potential for...

Hi all, new forum member, not new to shooting, but relatively new to handguns. Just a few questions about .22lr conversions on a 1911. I picked up a Springfield Armory GI.45 w/ 4" barrel - they label it as their "Champion" line. The 1911 sports a ramped bull barrel and a "reverse" recoil...