Recent content by TrauMedic

I understand what you are saying but disagree. I'm not fixing something that isn't broken I just want to smooth out a surface that should be smooth. If someone with more experience can advise me against it because it will change important specs then I won't worry about it. Otherwise it's just...

Yeah I figured it was just a fast pass but it still bugs me. I can feel a small amount of grit when racking the slide and was thinking about smoothing it out a bit. If I smooth that area down (taking off as little as possible) would that change any major tolerance? I wouldn't want to end up with...

I was cleaning my new Shield 9 after some range time and noticed some machining marks loaded up with brass residue. After checking it out a bit more I could feel it was gritty and catching a little bit. I compared that slide to a few other pistols I have and the others show brass but no rough...

Yeah I agree, people complain that it has a safety but its such an easy mod to remove the lever. I always train with the thumb sweep method so its not an issue for me.

Oh man is it hot in this part of Northern CA. My AC capacitor just went out so its 93 in the living room!

$449+ fees here in CA for my Shield 9. Been waiting a year, searching and searching, but its finally mine. At that price the card just jumped out of my pocket. After this long waiting I would have shelled out $500+. Luckily some people still have values when it comes to prices no matter the market.

California here saying hello! Looking forward to learning from the great knowledge pool here. Gun owner for years and years but S&W owner for about a day. My new shield is still in gun jail but I'm already learning tons from this site. Googled about 10 questions and all the best answers came...