Recent content by Haliwa04

I was only asking about smith knives. I'm aware of quite a few other knives manufactured here. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

I bought one this morning for $2, won $10. Maybe I need to keep the cycle going and buy some ammo. Then repeat. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Are there any knives from Smith that are still made 100% in USA? Or anywhere to get american made smith knives? Is there any difference in quality or value?

Hey folks. I'm a new convert. Just ditched a Norinco 1911 and Xd40sc for a Shield and Full Size m&p, both in .40. I'm in NC just north of Raleigh. I'm self teaching my way to gunsmithdom and I'm getting into shooting sports, mainly Zsa and uspsa. I'm a country fella and love the seclusion that...

Here's my M&P's, left is a .40fs, right is the Shield40. Both color filled and I've done the Burwell trigger job on both, just lightly on the Shield. Nice smooth pull, NP noticeable over travel, and the Shields reset is beautiful. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Yep, myself. I've taught myself to either not break it, or if I do break it, know how to fix it. Several books and long nights of detail stripping, cleaning, polishing, etc and I can take apart most handguns and some long guns apart to the itty bitties no problem. I now know to never ever ever...

Completely missed this reply. My full size didn't come with the manual as I got it used. So, every bit of logic I've learner about properly seating a magazine is wrong according to smith and Wesson? Wow. I'll be in trouble at matches and in a shtf situation with adrenaline pumping. Sent from...

Oh, OK. They still made a huge fuss about it and it went back to the gunsmith and the gun shop. They tried to act like they didn't have it when I went to get it. Had it scooted back behind a counter. It was a 642 airweight prelock. I only paid $300 ($200 of that my friend owed me). I didn't...

No, same gun. It was shipped from the gunsmith to s&w, and it was there for 3 months. The guy said the gun was ready, and they would overnight it to my house. Two weeks later, nothing. So I called again, and the woman got a manager on the phone and I explained what happened. The gun hadn't even...

E-Mail sent last night. Will call in a couple days if I don't get a response. I had a bad experience with s&w customer service. But that was back in January and was handled by a crappy local gunsmith that broke the gun and sent it off without permission. But, I'm going to give them another shot...

I sold an xd9sc that I loved to buy a Shield .40, and traded my xd40sc for an M&P40 fs for competition. I have officially become an m&p addict. Looking to add the 40c and an m&p revolver to the rotation. Maybe someday I'll have the wallet to get an M&P15 and 15-22. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus...

I think it was coated when I got it, but it was fairly thin. I've also used barricade from Birchwood Casey and rem oil. Still same thing. I used hoppe's on every other firearm I own and none have rusted. I emailed s&w about it, hopefully they have an answer. Edit: If the Hoppe's is water...

You know what I meant :cool: And I'll be competing mainly in ZSA and Uspsa. Zombie matches are pretty much run what you brung type deals. I'm pretty familiar with uspsa rules and classes. I was just asking if anyone makes aftermarket external controls because I haven't seen any in all of my...

You can tell where I've cleaned the slide lock a few times, and it is now shiny instead of black like the rest of the controls. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Hi there, new M&P owner and fanboy here. I just traded into a fullsize M&P40 Range Kit. I love this gun, and hate that i put off getting one for so long. The test fire date is 10-24-2011. What "gen" would it be? Is this the gen that had the issue with the slide lock? Is the slide supposed to...