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Currently Federal Gold Medal 148 gr wadcutters. I don’t like ammo that recoils terribly hard anymore. I’ve been keeping my eyes open for the Gold Dot 135 short barrel, but it doesn’t seem to show up in my neck of the woods. I have Hornady 110 +p Critical Defense, but don’t care for its accuracy...

Go search "Craig Douglas" and/or "Shiveworks" on YouTube. See how effortlessly he demonstrates how to use a pocket sized handgun. I'd like to take one of his classes but am afraid I'm a little older and a little more beat up than I like for that type of training. Anyway, three problems at a gas...

Dry fire, holster wear, finish by spray can?

Send it back to S&W. I’m still surprised the star broke. I’ve never seen that before.

Still surprised to see the extractor star break a pedal. Watching Tim's Buffalo Bore videos on YT a while back, he did a segment on .357 and I seem to recall one of his specimens was a S&W Airlite or scandium. I thought that he had aluded to not shooting magnums thru that type of gun because of...

I don’t consider a Glock 26 to be obsolete. They tend to run under extreme conditions that might turn other popular pistol options into badly balanced boomerangs. I carried a 27 for several years and currently have a 26 Gen 4 left over from the days when my employer would not authorize anything...

Retirees in Kansas shoot the KS CPOST course. It's 50 rounds with distances from an yars and a half all the way back to the 25. It's also the course mandated for actively employed LEOs. Score to pass is 70 percent. There are no reload or jam clearing stages. There is some lateral movement and...

I’d say most of them are. Any more, unless you got unlucky and got the one the firearms instructor carried and shot the snot out of, most are going to be relatively low round count. Maybe someone when they the academy with the gun. But on the other hand, maybe not $239 plus tax and shipping is a...

I’m not sure about the NRA’s current products but seems they they’d partnered on some degree or another with Lockton. I do t think iy really covers self defense situations. Anyone interested in a policy should do their own research and consider their own needs. Not having to shell out $10k...

The Border Patrol version was a four inch barrel with a round butt and Pachmeyer Grippers. It was the standard satin stainless finish. Border Patrol versions were marked BP-1 in the yoke area of the frame. I was issued one in 1990. To me, it was just a service revolver in a world switching to...

If I had a grail gun, it would be that.

A four inch Model 19 I bought used in 1982. Don’t remember what dash. Just that it was pinned and recessed. A previous owner had it Nytexed. Then the guy who bought it and later sold it to me took semi chrome polish buffed out the “stainless” finish to bright nickel (the deal was consummated as...

I layer out three options: fix, replace, or reimburse, in my last communication with customer service when it went back the last time. Waiting to hear what they decide. I made it clear I have a long history with A&W revolvers, including the the Js and .22 revolvers. I liked the centennial design...

It spits lead, shoots way left with just about any ammo, has suffered harsh ejection, though that seems to have been fixed, and most recently wanted to lock up after 25-30 rounds. I like the idea and the design. I hate the execution. I think mine is a dud as I hear of others who have had no...

I bought my first 21A back when they first came out. Bought my second a couple years later when pins on the first one kept working their way out. I shot the first one a lot with Vipers, Yellow Jackets, snd Golden Bullets. The Goldens were my go-to for carry load. neither of mine ever liked Mini...

And I still use nail polish. There’s probably nothing wrong with a gunsmith milling out a dovetail to take a color insert. But since the gun is under the milling bit, ask how much more it would cost to have the whole sight milled off, dovetailed, and install an XS or something similar like S&W...

I bought a couple of Shield 1.0s a few weeks a part back in like 2014-15. As I recall, the first one might have pushed an inch or so left, but it was so my first experience shooting a slim profile 9mm. The second was spot on as I recall. Had to be capable of hitting an FBI Q target out to 25...

I've only used the Crossbreed version. While holsters of that design keep the pistol pretty tight to the body, they have a few disadvantages. I've carried concealed pistols up government sized 45s for days much longer the average CCW permit holder or constitutional carry practitioner carries -...

I actually want a Compact version and am still kicking myself when PSA offered them in the $270-280 range back in 2019 before the panic-demic. I have a Taurus TX22 that I use for range work. After a 250 round break in, it will digest anything, including the cheap stuff. But I still want an M&P...

I’ve never fired a Canik. I see students showing up to class with them - CCW class, that is. Most of the time they’re new, never fired. The seem to work for at least the 25-50 rounds required. I’ve only seen one having issues. That was from the owner bringing .380 instead of 9mm and it just...