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Thr trial might disclose just what happened... A strange event...that might be due to simple stupidity by a "training" officer. Investigators reveal new details about deadly shooting of Ohio corrections officer In the absence of details being disclosed in the media, this raises questions...

Bodyguard .380 safety 1. My BG .380 has a safety, somewhat stiff as others have mentioned, but functional…if you could get enough purchase on the little gadget to move it on and off Safe. It’s as if S&W put it on the gun as a gesture more than a functional feature. And when I called and asked...

This situation points to the value of mechanical safeties. It is a lot easier for a person so trained to disengage a manual safety if the pistol likely needs to be fired than to rack the slide "in the dark" and maybe "in difficult circumstance." What if an intruder is already in the bedroom...

If you study the incidents involving accidental discharges and shootings involving striker fired pistols, you will see how common it is for them to discharge under conditions where a pistol with an engaged mechanical safety could not be. People who love the striker fired designs will argue, as...

Striker fired pistol safety If you study the incidents involving accidental discharges and shootings involving striker fired pistols, you will see how common it is for them to discharge under conditions where a pistol with an engaged mechanical safety could not be. People who love the striker...

Bodyguard .380 safety Reading the posts by all you guys about this gun, I have decided to stick with it over other makes even after shooting it for the first time. The trigger pull is atrocious, and I am considering the Galloway to fix that. I just sent the laser back to S&W because it would...

Two items from Mitch Rosen’s exceptional line of made-to-order leather: (1) Mitch Rosen Holster, Workman Slim (WKM-SLIM™) for the S&W Shield (9mm or .40), Mahogany, best quality cowhide. $240.00 original cost. (2) Mitch Rosen Belt, BHL-T™ (with tapered ends). Mahogany, best quality...

Having read most of the above posts, so far I have not seen any mention of a problem I had with two 642's. So please excuse me if this was already covered. I took two boxes of ammo to the range with the two guns just to shoot them--standard and not +P ammo. One was an older box of military...

Are you considering buying... A pistol without a manual safety? If so, why? As I read about the many accidental shootings involving these pistols, it makes me think they should not be considered for purchase. If you look at the incidents where individuals have "inadvertent" discharges where...

Biermeister-- I know you were not the one with the problem, and basically just replied to you as the last person to address his need, and in agreement with you. I won't pretend to know why S&W says not to try and adjust the rear sight, except to say that the gunsmith who installed my Tru-Glo...

Benny S.-- I put the Apex kit in myself, although I did buy the armorer's block and some punches which ran the cost up--but I still have those tools for any future need, or to re-sell if I choose. The YouTube demos walk you right through it, and you can pause the action at each step to make...

Good illustration! emory's post is a service to all who might pay attention. The cautionary comments about trying to achieve excessive chamber pressure via +P or overloading via hand loading should help increase shooter safety insofar as people realize they don't have to achieve more "manly"...

Biermaister-- I went through some similar angst when I first got the Shield. First, being a 1911 shooter, the trigger is just inherently different on the Shield, and I was "all over the place" for much of the first session on the range. It did get better near the end of that session, but...

Following the advice of several folks here who early this summer suggested I could improve the trigger pull and let-off on my Shield by (1) polishing the offending parts and (2) installing the Apex kit, I ended up doing both. The little .40 shoots better than I can hold it. First, got the...

From what I recall from hand loading days, a taper crimp on semi-auto ammo is intended to retain sufficient case mouth diameter to allow the forward rim of the case mouth to seat at the front of the chamber. The chamber is designed with a shoulder for this purpose--the round is intended to seat...