Recent content by mjsmith1223

Before hanging out my own shingle (I am a CPA) I worked for a firm that did audits of local governmental units (cities, villages, townships, school districts, etc.). The police departments we examined were much smaller than someplace like Atlanta, Milwaukee or LA. In every instance when they...

I like Ballistol and use it on my black powder guns. It works well and is not petroleum based. The Ballistol does a good job getting the black powder residue out with a minimum amount of scrubbing. For my modern guns I use Breakfree CLP, bore snake and a rag. Heed the advice above about...

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I keep two loaded. One in the gun, one for a spare.

I'm holding out on Windows 7 to see what Windows 9 looks like. If it's the dung heap that Windows 8 is, I'll be switching to something different. Maybe Ubuntu Linux (which I already use on one laptop at home) or going the Mac route. My wife and I already use iPhones so going with Macs would...

Post office - I still regularly use the post office for my business. I can't remember the last time I used the post office for something personal. Checks - I write one check per month and I probably don't even have to do that. I do almost everything with my debit card now. Newspaper -...

It wouldn't be a movie without defying the laws of physics :D That was unrealistic, but entertaining.

For me, there is nothing like my mug of plain black coffee every morning. It's brewed from fresh ground beans that I roast myself. Yum. I'm sure it's better for me than lots of other things I could be doing.

Yes, I think booze and ammo will trump gold and silver for at least a little while if our currency ever collapses. Now where to store all that Wild Turkey....

Also in Michigan. This past winter was brutal. Our last snow came just a couple of weeks ago. It's very nice to finally see some warmer temps and green. The lilacs bloomed last week and it's so nice to see some color. I will enjoy this while it lasts. The grey and cold stuff will return...

I have small hands. I tried the medium backstrap on my M&P 9c, switched to the small and tried that, switched back to the medium. The medium just seems to give me more contact on the meaty part of my hand if that makes sense. I may even give the large a try just to see if I like the increased...

The Far Side Dilbert - especially the older stuff.

Thank you everyone. This is all really good stuff. From the target pic I can see that I am using too little trigger finger. I need to use a little more. To get a tactile feel for getting my right thumb higher, I touch the slide release with it. If I can feel the slide release, I know I'm...

Found this YouTube channel for I-4 Tactical Solutions while searching around: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChi9KMRouqVj0Yg7e0dBXiQ Found some good examples to practice there.

That picture is exactly what the instructor showed me last night on his 1911. Now, to just practice it enough on my gun to make it automatic. I totally agree about instructors. Even having just one or two sessions with someone can be valuable and dramatically speed up the learning process.