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Hi All: So I was shooting my “new” old Colt 9mm AR carbine the other day; what fun blasting 1/2 size steel silhouettes at 50 and 100 yards with open sights and a bunch of 32 round magazines. It’s just so restful and satisfying, ‘specially with a Lula loader for those long sticks. Anyway, after...

Hi all: I found myself today at the confluence of two powerful currents in my life: my fanboi-ish affection for CZ firearms, and my quest for high-quality, low-budget firearms. CZs of any calling typically possess a high performance-to-dollar ratio, but some of their polymer offerings are just...

It’s been a journey with my Glock 17 gen 5, I tell ya. 25 years ago, I had a G17, G19, G22, G21 and a G30. I was an enthusiast, but a terrible shot, so I didn’t really care that I couldn’t hit anything with them. Then I got really busy with career and family, sold virtually all of my guns, and...

Hi All: I’ve been really impressed with my high-falootin’ CZ Shadow 2 Orange and Tactical Sport 2 Orange pistols, so I wanted to see if the CZ magic extended down through the bloodline to the more mundane offerings. I also found myself lacking a simple, accurate, reliable and inexpensive DA/SA...

Hi All: One of the surprises I came by in a little-visited LGS today was a Colt Trooper MKIII, 6”, .357. It’s in 98% condition with just the faintest trace of edge wear at the muzzle. Has the old wood-grained cardboard box and inserts. It’s been fired, but sparingly. Blue looks great, not...

Hi All: I have LOTS of guns on my to-buy list, and one of the longest-dwelling on that list is the Walther PDP. I had heard great things about it’s trigger, accuracy and reliability. So I had occasion to wander in to a lesser-visited LGS today and the owner had just gotten in a boatload of new...

Good day to you all: I beg you to share your musings on the above confrontation. One of my honey-holes just got in the two like-new revolvers and, as much as I would like to acquire both, I may not be able to as I’m starting a new business. Anyway, here we go: 1) S&W 624, 3”, Lew Horton...

Hi All: As some of you may know (and some may want to forget!), I am on a quest to help myself shoot my Glocks to the same, or similar, standard as my other pistols. To this end, I have already polished the internals to a 2000 grit shine and replaced the connectors with Ghost 3.5’s in my G17...

Hi guys and gals: One of LGSs (well, not so local, 40 miles away) has a LNIB S&W 547 3” in, of course, 9mm. I’ve always been intrigued by these guns and love the idea of a 9mm wheelgun that doesn’t use moonclips. Years ago I thought moonclips were the coolest thing, and now that I’m old, I...

Hi everyone: Does anyone have one of these? I have an ongoing love-hate relationship with SIG but this one has attracted my interest. It feels great in the hand and the sights are terrific. The barrel isn’t comped but the end of the slide is, and it’s supposed to be effective. SAO trigger is...

I have a CZ problem. I have a problem because I literally cannot resist buying them. I have wanted to get into 2011s but I just shoot the CZs soooo well that I just can’t make the leap. I was going to order a Nighthawk Firehawk or Sandhawk but then I came across a new CZ Tactical Sport 2 Orange...

Hi Guys: So I literally just started reloading for 300BLK and am having a weird experience resizing cases with my Lee full length die. When I have the die set to factory standard, the case neck doesn’t look right. It’s more constricted than it should be for seating a bullet and shows a bulge...

Hi all! So a couple of weeks ago on a lark I bought a Smith and Wesson M&P 5.7. I had been intrigued by the caliber for a number of years and had recently seen good reviews of the S&W versus the FN, Ruger and PSA offerings. My LGS was hosting a S&W rep and they were offering some tasty...

So I go into my LGS to drop off my .44 Marlin for a little work (long story) and the guys there know me too well. Wordlessly, one of them approaches and silently slips a matte black 1911 into my right hand. Hmm, what’s this? Oh, a Nighthawk. Looks like a brand-new Nighthawk. Ok. Single stack...

Ok, first, the disclaimer, then the history, then the question: Disclaimer: I do not hate Glocks; I have three and want to understand them better and shoot them better. The history: 25 years ago, I bought a bunch of Glocks; I owned the following: 17, 19, 22, 23, 21 and 30. I liked their...

Hi All: I got it under my skin that I wanted a .300 Blackout rifle for general utility. I thought about a Mini-30 and 7.62x39 but for the money, I decided to build my own. Mine’s a 16” carbine (Rosco barrel) with a pistol-length gas system. I am going to reload for it to wring out a little...

Hi All:: I scored some gorgeous Keith Brown Ropers (my all-time favorite grips) for a Smith and Wesson K frame. I have perfectly good factory target stocks on my Model 67-1 .38 and my pre-18 .22 but I got them for one of these. The 67 was my Dad’s and he passed away last year, so as a tribute to...

Hi All: My recently acquired Charter Arms Bulldog Classic 3” has prompted me to look for a good wadcutter load for general carry and practice. I got a bunch of the Rim Rock 200 grain DEWCs that are apparently the same as what Buffalo Bore puts in their “anti-personnel” line. I don’t want...

Hi All! So, I’ve decided my next purchase will be a Staccato XL, XC or Atlas. For the Atlas lineup, I am trending toward the Titan RDS or the Athena; the Artemis or above grades would likely be lost on me. Clearly, the Atlas line is better, but is it worth a few grand more than a Staccato for...

Hi All: So my LGS was hosting a S&W rep for a day or two, and together they were really pushing the M&P line of pistols. The regular 9’s and 40’s and 45’s, though unquestionably good pistols, just don’t do anything for me. Attracting a bit of curiosity was the number shown below, the 5.7...