Recent content by crazdgunman

They said "no". I understand that they're catching up on production and may offer the new style blackstrap for sale later though.

Or a large Core Backstrap???

Nobody out there needs a medium Core backstrap???

I've got a medium and a large, but I would like a small. Any takers?

I was an armorer in the army just when they started getting into the Breakfree thing. It was a very poor lube for machineguns, and we went to the motor pool and got moly grease to lube the locking lugs and bolt raceways on our belt-fed machineguns. Now a whole generation of shooters think that...

I gotta' say, $390 still sounds like a pretty fair price.

I've been pretty successful shooting in SSR division, and I've gone through a few revolvers. First I chamfer the chamber mouths. Then I polish and contour the trigger face to prevent hot spots/blisters during practice. Then I open up the rear sight notch on adjustable sight models because I like...

Wow, I've got 3K on my M&P45 without a stutter, with all 185, 200, and 230 grain hand loads.

It's amazing how so many think that there's something magic about an oil just because it costs nine bucks for two ounces. I've been using synthetic motor oil for forty years without an issue.

I live just a few miles from the KKM operation, and bought one of their barrels for a Glock 34. Sadly, plated bullets that perform great in several other pistols (and won me a California championship last year) offered nine inch groups at 25 yards with the KKM. I went back to their shop, with a...

I've been shooting Stock Service Revolver division IDPA matches for a while, and was fortunate enough to win the California championship last year. Maybe I'm full of ****, but here's my opinion: Proper bullet selection is critical, as not just anything will do. You want to stay away from plain...

You "don't want to name names"? We're talking about a public agency here, not a prom queen. I have a few pinned and a few crush fits and I haven't had a problem with either system. And until recently I was the gun manager of the Sportsmans Warehouse in Reno (I don't mind naming names) and...

Yep, Smith Crazy...8 posts in four years. I haven't been back in a while. And yeah, that is a chronographed performance. I figured a fairly fast powder like Unique might suit the shorter barrel magnum without so much muzzle flash. I use the Alliant (and other powder manufacturers websites)...

Twenty year retired LEO, current DHS security contractor here. Your attitude that a badge may have some utility in identifying you as a "good guy" in the first few seconds when the cops arrive is not completely unreasonable, but after that it makes you appear to have poor judgement and a...

I normally pack a well trusted, full-sized fire breathing .357 Glock due to lingering paranoia (and a past career in law enforcement), but I also sometimes pack a handy little Smith .357 Model 66-6 with a 2.5 inch barrel and the nifty Hogue Bantam grips. I've been using a handload of a 125...