Recent content by Mark IV

No, but as I mentioned, it pretty much stays in the holster, so there's no daily insertion/removal taking place.

I have long agreed with this philosophy, ( for most situations), but I find it curious how many people vehemently argue against it. These often seem to be the same folks endlessly lecturing about "situational awareness" , while believing there's a reasonable chance they'll be walking out of the...

I feel that paddle-style holsters are a noticeable improvement over IWB, (which I've never liked), and just as good, if not more comfortable and practical than standard belt holsters. IMHO, YMMV, yadda yadda,yadda..

I'm a long time fan of Fobus paddle-style holsters. I have one that was included with a used G48, and I've found that if I put it over on my left side ( crossdraw), I barely notice it when sitting in the driver seat ( on my normal right hip, pressure on the butt-end from the seat makes it very...

According to the info I have, looks like late '75.

I recently got my interest piqued on my favorite statewide classified site, by a S&W P99 ( Smith/ Walther hybrid, a design I'm a fan of) that was only $250, IIRC. I started to message the guy,,then double checked the listing, and saw that it was a .40, and I bailed. One of my personal rules...

I used to regularly buy the Federal aluminum from Walmart. I never had an issue, and even now I'd buy all I could get, if i saw it at what it cost 10+ years ago. Never an issue with the Blazer aluminum either, but I never used it as much as I have that WM/ Federal.

My first Smith, was also my very first pistol. It was a nice deal on a NIB Model 469 9mm, that I scored at a local gunshow, back around '85. A couple years later, I asked an excellent area gunstore about trading it towards a new Sig P226, and they apologetically offered me.......more than I had...

Another big fan of the Spyderco Sharpmaker !! I won an ebay action for mine, maybe 10 years ago, cost me just under $50, IIRC. The things are idiot-proof, and really simplify the sharpening process.

LOL, I'd completely forgotten I have a Native, buried away somewhere !! Now I wanna go dig it up and play with it!! I keep a ( Japanese-made VG10) Dragonfly close by, with a small stash of tools I keep handy I'm my bedroom. That thing is practically a surgical scalpel. I had 2 Delicas,( I...

I have a set of those Hogue Bantams, as well ( I had to Google them to be sure). They're OK, but honestly, they don't feel much different than the factory Airweight grips, to me. I had a set of the rosewood laminate Pachmayr grips, and they definitely provided a better, fuller grip, but they...

Those grips looked familiar, so I rummaged through my parts drawer, and found what I was I was thinking might be some Uncle Mike's. I'm not exactly sure where I got them. Are these Uncle Mike's? Edit: Yep, I just pulled them apart, and both say "Uncle Mike's Smith & Wesson K&L rnd. butt" on...

My longtime rifle wish list includes a Steyr SSG sniper rifle, and a IMI Galil in both .308 and 5.56. My pistol wish list includes all the LNIB old,stainless S&W revolvers I see posted here by that guy up around Athens ( I believe) See? I ain't asking for much! ;) Edit: LOL, I thought I was...

Years ago, I got into nicer air rifles, and I started using a protecting oil made by Beeman, that was highly recommended on the forums. While the airgun phase eventually passed, I still have and use that oil, particularly on the bores and exteriors of blued guns, put away in their cases. I've...

I've always had good results with PPU , and I looked closely at this same ammo recently, but it seemed to have a lot of negative reviews, largely due to the very soft lead used, and how badly the lead residue stuck to their bores.