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Ace Custom was the gunsmith source I was familiar with for the conversion kits. I think Garey Hindman retired a while back and his web site is parked now. But through the magic of the Wayback Machine, you can still look through archived pages from his old site. I'll link it below. You can...

Were it me... I would make it my CCW in a heartbeat. Life is too short not to enjoy the sweetness of shooting a great pistol. If you bought for a reasonable sum, then any potential future value is sort of irrelevant (at least it is to me). Consider yourself lucky to have one and the universe has...

I've owned and shot the 500 since they first hit the market. The best advice here is to use some common sense. You can watch YouTube videos that feature a woman shooting it one-handed, lots of kid's touching off a few rounds and even a pro like Jerry Miculek emptying a cylinder in the blink off...

Lots of hand wringing here. Wondering if some of that isn't a bit overblown. One of the reasons I like 3rd gens so much, is how damn robust they are compared to most everything else. Parts failures? Sure, but hardly a common occurrence in my personal experience. I have (or had - some traded or...

These are hard to find in clean condition. With a box is a plus. I saw a run of these being offered on an auction site last year. They were 3ish, but looked pretty beat. Condition on a PD trade in would need to be good for me to be interested. The frame decocker in a bit of an Achiles heel and...

I missed the auction but went back to look at the pix regarding the different "frame lines" you mentioned. Interesting to see the Springfield factory mill work next to the Houlton produced WVSP guns. And then look at the integral rail on the 5946. I know which one I covet most...

I only use the flush mags, because I shoot better with my pinky tucked under the basepad. The added concealability is just a bonus. I bought a Shield when they first came out and have done a fair amount of testing and concluded the small circumference of the semi-single stack mag well is...

Hmmm... Wonder if the larger 4013 barrel (if you could manage to turn one up) could be reamed to 10mm and made to work with a 4536 slide, so that you could actually run it with the 1076 lower? Would we call that frankengun a 1076 SSV? If I could tweak a 45 mag to work with 10mm, I could use the...

Some time ago, during a post range trip cleaning session with my 1076 and 4536, I found myself rearranging the pieces for schnitz & grins... The photo is not the best, but the cell phone was all I handy.

Glock distributors "working aggresively" also includes bribing Glock executives. At least that is what the recent Federal indictment claims... Two Glock execs indicted in federal bribery, kickback scheme

More interesting to me, was watching the testing he did with the Federal HST 147gr standard pressure loads out of a 3" barreled 9mm. In this video he shows the recovered bullets in both bare gelatin and denim testing compared to the Federal HST 124gr standard pressure. The 124gr did (as most...

+1 on what The Sarge said. I've got a copy of an email somewhere from the head Federal ballistic engineer and designer (who's name I can't recall without looking for that email) that says exactly the same thing. 147gr bullets are the way to go on short barreled 9s. Ditto on choosing the top tier...

I would double check, but given the 209301 is the SKU for the non-LE variant with all the latest changes, I would *guess* the 309301 is the latest LE gun with all the updates. But it still doesn't have the PVD finish; which would really be a worthwhile addition for duty carry. Were it me, I...

Go back to G&R and look for the first responder link on the left side of the first page. The best M&P 9 to buy is the LE product code 151215. Grant described it as "The Taj Mahal as they call it. All the current fixes, upgrades, etc in one gun. The finish on it is PVD (rust proof)." It is $100...

Curious to look at this ad. Checked GB and GA and didn't see it. Do you mind sharing where you saw this listed?

Congrats! I love to read these kind of stories as it reinforces my interest in cruising LGS for out of favor guns being given away for a song. Makes you wonder what the owner was paid for the gun.

Thanks for the links, Bill. The handwriting has been on the wall for some time now. It really is the Achilles heel for our long term enjoyment of these guns, though there is some small comfort in knowing, for the most part, I've not had much to be concerned about in terms of parts failures...

The scarce stuff has been showing up more of late, likely because the prices they are fetching makes it tempting to consider selling. I ran across a second 4536 recently as part of a possible trade deal and may end up with another one if the deal works out. I would probably consider selling one...

The 940 is a really great option as a BUG. Ammo compatibility is the obvious draw. I had my cylinder reamed to accomodate 9x23 to work as second gun to my 1911 chambered in 9x23. Chrono testing years back gave a slight edge to 9x23 out of the snubby tube vs. the .357 640 twin. I can also shoot...

BIG is a relative thing. A 1076 ain't exactly a Desert Eagle. The single stack 1076 (or the same frame 45 ACP 4566) has very nearly the same dimensions as a Colt Commander, and its (unloaded) weight at 40 ounces, is pretty much a push with a full size 1911. It carries much the same. It's heavy...