Recent content by budrichard

Just purchased this M27-9 4" NIB. As a long time S&W collector I won't comment on the blueing but the grips are attractive. I wanted a 3&1/2" carry piece but the prices on GB are high to very high for 3&1/2. This M27 cost me $805 ++++/ Have Galco holster for carry. Single action pull is 4# .08...

I had a pair of the original Lew Horton 3” Model 24’s, blue and stainless, along with a-pair of the original S&W holster’s made specifically and labeled for these 3” Model 24 revolvers. I sold the pair unfired a few years ago. These reissue 3” Model 24’s have square butt and the best S&W Magna...

As I do with ALL new pistols I purchase,I just wiped down my M&P22 and used Win Wildcat from the start, 100% functioning for me, no cleaning required, no special lube, just shoot. I do use a pressure spray cleaner when the pistol becomes dirty. Only problem was a user issue when the slide is not...

Not in California. My wife knows S&W Gen 1&2 pistols, ergo she is familiar with and likes mag safeties. Her M&P9 has mag safety but no external safety, she would like both, hence the Cal Shield.-Dick

I picked mine up yesterday, waited a few months for them to arrive. No Frog Lube, no nothing, just took it to my range, Speer 124 TMJ and Gold Dot, 100% so far. Date on shell casing envelope is 5/14/13. From Internet reports, it appears they are arriving and continue to be in the supply chain...

"I would be interested in comparison of the trigger, recoil and overall impression if anyone has range time with both weapons in 9mm." I can answer one side of the equation now. The XDS 9mm is relatively easy to shoot, my wife can rack the slide, she says it feels 'heavy', so far it's been...

How do you know the round hasn't fired? Same thing happened to my M&P22, when I tapped out the round, it was fired. No problem to tapping out the round either way. Not a problem, it happens.-Dick

"I would be interested in comparison of the trigger, recoil and overall impression if anyone has range time with both weapons in 9mm." By me reading of this Thread, only one person asnwered the questions posed. Today I pick up a XDS 9mm, a California compliant Shield is still on order. They are...

I made the mistake of reading this Thread because I have a Shield on order for my wife. She currently has a M&P 9 and a Glock 19. She wants a smaller pistol for a purse. I wanted to know if maybe I should reconsider the Shield. The problem of strength being required for charging a semi auto...

This is what I have installed in my wife's center console. Texas Custom Holsters | Powered By ShopPad Works great, made in Texas! BS to the rest, do what you want.-Dick

25ACP or 22lr? I have found that in these small pistols the 25ACP FMJ is much more reliable than the same firearm in 22lr.-Dick

I think you want to visit this site. WaltherForums Pictures of the PPK including the parts disassembled, serial #, markings on the frame and barrel at the port will all help. The PP series is very easy to disassemble. If the PPK is Post War and looks visually to be in good condition, that just...

If that is the case, then no problem but again, handcycling is no guarantee of performance. When I load a magazine with a helper such as the M&P22, (I do have a S&W M&P22), when the mag is fully loaded, I depress the helper and then let the helper go quickly so the follower springs the rounds...

If you are cycling ammunition through your M&P22 and not at a range with the pistol pointed in a safe direction, that is unsafe. Clean your pistol at home, disassemble/reassemble, dry fire to your hearts content but don't cycle ammunition at home. I don't exactly know what you mean abut...

I have M&P9 and G19 GEN4. These polymer, striker fired pistols are commodities. NEither is better, it all depends on what YOU like. Any will do the job.-Dick