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I've shot thousands of rounds of Fiocchi .32ACP, .380ACP, and 9mm over the years, and haven't had a single ammunition issue (I haven't heard the "stories" you mentioned either). :rolleyes:

Dad (WWII Navy Hellcat carrier pilot) taught me to fly, soloed at 16 in a Super Cub, built hours in a V35 Bonanza, then 3 years in helicopters for Uncle Sam. Back in civilian life, continued to build hours in Dad's insurance and charter business (Mitsubishi MU-2K). Stopped flying about 10 years...

I flew commercial a LOT during the first 25 years of my senior executive life at GM and Chrysler, but all of my travel for the last 15 working years (1986-2001) was in the Chrysler Gulfstream jets (we had 5 G4's and G5's), with only 8 or 10 people on the plane, great food and drink, and no...

Fascinating thread - brings back memories! I started in the photography hobby at 14 when I was in prep school in 1955, with access to the school's darkroom (and free sheet and roll film, chemicals and paper), and wound up as the Yearbook photographer, with full-time access to the school's 2-1/4...

My roommate in college at Michigan State in 1960 dated Ann-Margret when they were both students at New Trier High School in north suburban Chicago in the late 50's. He's still alive and kicking, living in The Villages in Florida. :rolleyes:

My father-in-law (Phil Cartwright) was the Works Manager at the Hydra-matic plant in 1961, and was directly responsible for rounding up all the machining tooling and equipment to produce those 480,000 M16A1's, and his team originated the unique bore chroming process that extended barrel life on...

My wife doesn't drink coffee, but I have a 16-oz. insulated mug of it every morning that lasts me until noon. She bought me a Keurig brewer a couple of years ago for Christmas, and after trying many different coffee pod brands during the first year, I've settled on "Costa Rica Paraiso", "Dunkin'...

I was an Army helicopter pilot and instructor pilot- when I got orders in 1963 for VN, I was told I'd be issued an Air Force .38 Special revolver when I got there, as there were no 1911's available. That idea didn't appeal to me, so I bought one of the very first Ruger .44 Magnum Super...

Remember the northern grid failure in August of 2003? This area was without power for three days - except our house :). Strictly dumb luck, but three weeks earlier I had a Generac 18-KW natural gas fully-automatic whole-house generator and transfer switch installed, and I have a contracted...

The key word at El Charro is "PUFFY" - that's on the back of the waitress' T-shirts, and is the secret of their immensely popular soft-shell taco; the main portion of the taco shell is about 1/4" thick, and the edges are about 3/8" thick, and "PUFFY" is the only way to describe them. They're...

I bought my first Marlin 39-A in 1963, sold it in '66, and bought my current 1967 model 39-A "Mountie" in 2016, which showed no evidence of ever having been fired when I bought it - looks and runs like it was made yesterday. That said, I added a Henry "Golden Boy" .22 to the rack later in 2017...

I don't claim to have any special knowledge of Mexican restaurants or food, although I lived in Ramos Arizpe (outside of Saltillo) in 1980, during the first year of building the Ramos Arizpe car assembly plant. I lived in the El Camino Real hotel, and religiously followed the "no water except...

To meet your low-cost .22LR training requirement with a matching .380, you might consider the Browning 1911-22 and the Browning 1911-.380 Black Label; these are not "conversions" - both are 85%-scale versions of the full-size .45ACP 1911, one in .22LR and the other in .380. I have the 1911-.380...

I've had several surgeries during the last year, and the general anaesthesia has affected my balance to some extent; I'm 78 and never worried about it before, but I have become VERY conscious of fall hazards both at home and outside. I've had some bars installed in the shower and a shower seat...

My daughter communicates with her kids (my grandkids and great-grandkids) via smartphones and texting [they all live 4-5 states away from us]; she and my wife get along great, and text regularly. The wife and I have smartphones, but only a very close circle of friends and family have our...

I spent the last 20 of my 40 working years at a senior executive level in Manufacturing Engineering at one of the Big 3 automakers (Director, Plant Manager, regular passenger on the Company Gulfstreams, etc.). I quit getting overtime decades ago - at my level, you did whatever needed to be done...

Although I have plenty of .380 and 9mm semi-autos to choose from, my favorite carry for the last year or so is a Sig P238 in a Mernickle IWB leather holster. Also have Beretta 84 and 85 Cheetahs, Bersa UC 9 Pro, S&W 5906 and 380EZ, etc. :)

Not a "mutt" (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel), but Max is a 15# "velcro dog", which is what my wife always wanted as a relaxing, loyal companion. :)

Be glad you don't live in Italy in the 60's-70's; I had a lot of mail traffic in those days with the Ferrari factory in Maranello, and learned quickly NOT to mail anything there or to expect any items from there around the end of December/beginning of January. Apparently that's when they cleaned...

Call me a traditionalist, but at 78 I've become comfortable with Hoppe's #9 Bore Cleaner and any good gun oil, with a good assortment of picks, probes, jags and pads. Guns don't need anywhere near the amount of oil some folks would have you believe - it just attracts powder, dirt, lint, and...