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    BODYGUARD -light strikes.

    S&W bodyguard on night stand. i shoot the 2 loaded magazines of 90gr hornaday critical defense at the range as soon as i get there - it's to demonstrate reliability. the filled magazines have sat for about a month during the last 2 outings with bodyguard - i had light strikes in two different...
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    1 in 8 vs 1 in 9

    have a sport with 1 in 8 5R melonite barrel, with hand loads shot .7145moa - best ever. does the newer sport with 1 in 9 twist barrels shoot as good?
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    saturday pm - empty shelves

    got sport 1-20-2012, at lgs, been reloading since 1963, 5.56mm stocking up since march. have ~ok amount of factory cartridges. ample components. 1. went to the premier lgs, 3 used ar's, no sr primers, CCI sr bench rest for $59.95, few .224 bullets, ok with powder varieties and quanities...
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    how many sports made ?

    mine is: purchased - january 31, 2012 Serial # SP 087xx show your 3 digits and date purchased.
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    reloading steel cases?

    1. has anybody done this? what are the foreseeable consequences of reloading tule steel cases? as an EXPERIMENT. i've gone to the extent of full length resizing, depriming, uniforming case primer pocket, flash hole, trimming to overall length, chamfer in&out, cleaning, priming. (i used old...
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    ar field repair kit

    midway sells dpms and bushmaster ar field repair kits. bushmaster includes a cam pin while the dpms kit includes takedown and trigger pins. both include many springs, some detents, and both sell for $34.99. does the cam pin break and should be included in a field kit?
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    sport serial #'s

    what are some recent sport serial numbers? my S&W sport is SP087xx, purchased 1/31/12. how many sports made so far?
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    buffers, 0&1

    using handloads in the 55-69gr range with 25.0gr, CFE or Varget or RE15. S&W buffer is 3oz and ejecting at 1pm(maybe its over gased). installed H buffer which is 4oz - still ejecting at 1pm. What now? a H3? should i worry till i get 3pm ejections or just leave it alone.
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    sport grip - thicker

    when i shoot the sport, my trigger finger and thumb meet with each other and conflict. is there a simple soultion (temporary/permanent) to increasing the diameter of the grip so trigger finger and thumb are not pushing each other off?
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    sport trigger mod

    my sport trigger was gritty and heavy when new. took my trigger group apart 5 times, learning, in preparation to sending trigger group to have it lessened to 3 pounds($59). while in there diddling - i experimentally applied moly grease with a toothpick to the let off places on the trigger...
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    gritty trigger on sport

    just got back from range, shot 40 reloads, best i could do was 2.5moa, using 65gr sierra gameking with varget and h4895, 4-12x40 simmons scope. my trigger is very gritty on take up until release, which did not help my 8 groups. any suggestions as to improving existing trigger or getting a...
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    heavier buffer

    some owners of the sport have installed a heavier buffer and spring, saying it will reduce wear on the carbine length rifle. are there any symptoms one should look at or feel to determine if a heavier buffer is needed?
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    sport questions

    a few days ago i got a sport. around 80 rounds down range- flawless. been lurking for 8 years, now i pounced. question: is it ok to dry fire the sport with nothing in the chamber? does the sport's barrel seem thicker than regular ARr's?
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    M&P sport

    got a sport several days ago, shot this am, around 80 down range, no fail to function, but twice the last round out of a older colt 15 round metal magazine got hung up and deep dented the side of the cartridge. a good value starter platform. while i was looking, 3 other persons bought this...
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