My wife has both small hands an arthritis make racking a slide next to impossible for her. She has fired a number of pistols including my Glock 36 carry with 230 grain in it. at 20-25 feet she can put them all in the kill zone. I am thinking of buying her a Shield 9 mm that she has shot and...
Semper Fi Marine Mama San. I am not sure if you could say I'm old Corps '49-'55 but I am old. Ah dear old Parris Is. I still remember the old 'grinder'. The DI called us 'ladies' in the 4th battalion do they call the women 'Guys'?. I met my old D.I. in VA. in 2006. He had cancer so I couldn't...
I am not sure what Mass. law reads now but in the '80s mace fell under the requirement of a fire arm permit..Violation was a mandatory 1 year. not sure if pepper falls in that category. In my view unless your illegal find another state to visit. J.
Having been in the Chemical Mfg. Biz b-4 retiring. I shudder at the thought of using Simple Green or any alkaline product on a gun. The problem for me is that most general cleaners whether they admit to it or not has some percentage of Potassium Hydroxide (Caustic) in them to give cleaning...
Here in Tucson I first started CC OSW in the summer. I carry a Glock36 in a Blackhawk poly hol. What I like about it is the adjustment screw can be adjusted so that even if the rig is upside down the gun stay's in place but does not hinder a smooth draw. At first I felt everyone was staring at...
one in the tube
In Korea 1951 a shell concussion parted me from my M-1. A gook machine gun was doing a good job of pinning my unit down. The explosion knocked me over a rocky pile and allowed me to flank the gooks. Had two grenades which I dumped into the nest. I had a S&W .38 Combat...
After trying a number of auto feeds, my wife feels that the Shield fits her (small) hand the best. She will fire a 9mm next week to see how that feels. She has all ready nixed the G42 and G26, to big for her grip (can't reach trigger). Anyone have shooting experience with the Shield?
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