Recent content by dlidster

I've had my 15-22 just over nine years. I shoot steel matches four or five times a month in the summer; less frequently in the winter. I have more than 40k rounds through it and it still functions perfectly. (I have replaced a hammer spring and a firing pin in that time, but that's no big deal...

I'm with the other old guys. It's a 45 Colt. Period.

I have a S&W M&P FPC. I shoot it in the PCC category in IDPA matches four times a month. I have fired many thousands of rounds of my handloads and have never had the carbine malfunction. However, I had a very strange incident last Saturday that I think is worth sharing. At the end of one stage...

Search "AR Grip Plug" and you'll come up with dozens of sources.

If "manipulating at speed" is the issue, try swapping the release left to right so you can operate it with your trigger finger. I've done that with mine that I use in IDPA matches every weekend. Quick enough for me.

I just got off the phone from a conversation on the bolt peening with a CS rep at S&W. He seemed quite aware of and more than a little annoyed by the YouTube video. He assured me that the peening we're discussing is normal wear and tear and it's nothing to be concerned about. Contrary to what's...

I have a little over 2,000 rounds through my FPC. I, too, have noticed peening developing in a depression on the bolt around the firing pin. It hasn't presented a problem but it has made me wonder just how hard the bolt is. The bolt in a 15/22 is struck by the hammer in the same place. My...

Here's a photo lifted from a post on one of the Ruger forums. This is fresh out-of-the box from his local dealer. He paid $60 under MSRP -- right around $1200. Wow!

It will run clean when it's run "dry." The only lube necessary is a spritz of Hornady One-Shot on the rails and the bolt grooves that ride the rails. There are no other bearing surfaces.

Can you verify this with an example?

I have a supply of the "old" Aguila and I have the newer product. The priming formula is no longer Eley's, it's Aguila's own. So, it smells different when shooting. Other than that I find performance the same -- good. I still like it very much.

The FPC has a short throat (leade). If a cartridge is loaded with a bullet whose ogive is jammed into the rifling when the bolt is fully closed, extracting the loaded cartridge is quite difficult. There are three solutions . . . First, test the ammo. With the FPS unfolded, drop a cartridge into...

It’s true that ETS polycarbonate magazines intended for M&P handguns will not work in the FPS. Not as they come in the ETS package, that is. But they can be modified to function perfectly. Disassemble the magazine; you’ll just be working on the tube. If you’re confident and competent doing...

The sleeves are available, but not cheap. I felt I had to have a few extras so I bit the bullet and paid my money. https://www.ebay.com/itm/332912413158 Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0 Compact Magazine Spacer: MGW

For my Ruger 10/22s and my S&W M&P 15/22 I've found Hornady One Shot Gun Cleaner and Lube (not the case sizing lube by the same name) to be fabulous. Because it's a dry lube all the residue from firing turns to dry soot that's easily wiped off instead of turning to muck. Most important, it...