MS VM-2 or SS2
I must confess to being a little heavy for my 5'9" frame. IWB has always been tough for me, but I'm determined to lose some weight and make it work. My EDC is a 4" Wilson Ultralight Compact Carry. For those of you with considerable IWB carry, would you choose a VM2 or SS2 for overall comfort? I have a VM2 on order but could change it based on your advise. Maybe I should get one each of them and just see for myself. Thanks for your help.
Anyone Ever Been Rear Ended While Carrying IWB or SOB?
Last month I had to go to Berkeley, CA for my son's graduation from Berkeley - smart kid he is makes his daddy proud!! I drove my 1996 F250 out there and got rear ended on I-80 north of Berkeley at midnight Saturday night. The brilliant CA DOT shut down the freeway for routine maintenance during graduation weekend. I was almost stopped for the traffic jam when I got slammed into by a drunk who was doing about 35-40. I had my 1911 unloaded and locked in a Tuffy per CA law. Cops paid no attention to my "Charlton Heston is my President" and NRA stickers. This got me wondering if anyone's ever been rear ended while carrying and had the gun pushed into their spine and if you got hurt. I drove away with a bent bumper, tailgate and left rear bedside. It'll be fixed. The Yaris who hit me was totally demolished. Driver almost died but I hear he's out of the hospital now. No insurance on his part of course!!
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Used Kimber desert Warrior...need advice.
What do you guys say? He wanted $800 cash, but after I told him that the gun was way from stock anymore, he agreed and priced accordingly.
I've seen maybe 3 people (in the last 5 years at various ranges) in person that shot REALLY well, but the vast majority of shooters couldn't keep a 5" group at 10-15 yards, "seasoned" shooter or not.
Hard to believe a lot of internet stories where everyone's an expert shooter lol
I'm sure there are lots of highly proficient shooters out there, just... apparently not anywhere around this area.
$350 at the most and I am being generous...
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For you Beretta fans out there. Of the two which would you choose, all things being equal as far as condition, number of mags and accessories, etc.?
Would you prefer the 90 Two or the 92FS Centurion? Why?
I've gone back to carrying a G19. It's bone stock, but I was thinking about upgrading the sights to something more 1911ish and was considering 10-8 or the Wilsons.
The trigger also could use some work and I was considering the SSVI.
I know many of you carry Glocks and I was looking for some input.
Leaving it stock is also fine, but I need some projects to keep me busy.
U.S. Border Patrol BHP
We had a small contract may have been Texas only I don't know but it was to install S&W K-Frame sights on 3 or 4 dozen Brownings. I know that's not many but Id sure be interested in seeing if any are still in circulation.
We milled and tapped for the rear sight, sweated on a ramp style front sight, we had to build a fixture for the front, experiment a lot to get the right set up then we reblued most of them later we did some more in electroless nickel (Nitex) and removed magazine disconnect. Then I got to test fire them!
I learned to use a mill and sweat with silver solder on these, never had one come back I was 14yrs old. Bet those officers (or their department) didn't know a teen age kid did the mods on their duty gun.
Does anyone know the story of the abundance of Remington made loose slides that are currently on the market? Several vendors are selling them. I'm particularly interested in the Stainless RI Enhanced slides that are selling for around $150.
I'm curious why Remington dumped them on the market unless there was a model specification change and they could not longer use them.
Thanks
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For those of you who have sent stuff in, how long did it take for them to contact you between the time they received your item and when they contacted you?
Thanks.
Non lead ammo and the future of ammunition development: A inside look/review Part 1
Part 1
Non lead ammo and the future of ammunition development:
The future of ammunition isnt that hard to predict. The EPA as well as other outside forces have imposed their concerns on the ammunition industry for awhile now. The outrageous expense of lead clean up at public and private ranges have close many. A lot of this depends on which state you live in. That said, my concerns about my ammo are that it is reliable and accurate. I don’t want to seem insensitive to the environment but my heart is all about performance. I am all for non-lead bullets providing they equal or better the current high performance lead based ammo. I think those days are here. I have been involved with testing some very interesting ammunition for Law Enforcement and Military application over the last few months. There is also a consumer line that mirrors most of the LE/ Military version and this makes sense because of all the R&D in this kind of ammunition is expensive. I was allowed to do this review through the Ammunition Laboratory as long as I did not give any proprietary secrets so I will give a general review and most of all the ammo pictured is from the consumer line. LE and Military have certain specs they require for the bullets of tomorrow. What this means is that their specs will become the standard of ammo for the general public.
The Test Firearms and Caliber: As with most LE and Military testing, there are certain platforms that are required. I am testing with the required firearms as well as others not on the list.
My test firearms are: Sig Sauer P226, P229, P220, P227 Glock 17,19, 23, M&P 45, 380, Walther PPQ 9mm, PPQ 45, PPK, HK USP, HK USP Compact, 1911, LWRC M6 iC, HK416. The Calibers being evaluated are 380, 9mm, 38spl, 357 Sig, 40S&W, 45acp, 5.56, 7.62, 300 BLK.
The AMMO:
There are two non lead bullets being tested. A Zinc general range and mil spec bullet to replace the lead based fmj. This would be used as a range and mil-spec duty round. It is currently called “Zclean” in its consumer name. Its main component is zinc as well as other proprietary compositions.
The next is a compressed copper Frangible. It is currently labeled as a “Alchemist C3 round” for non-LE sale. This is used as training rounds for CQB, door breaching, hostage rescue, etc. Some may know these training areas as the “kill house”. These enclosed areas have hard walls such as cinder blocks and other real world hard surfaces where ricochets and “bounce backs” are extremely dangerous with conventional ammo. Air quality is also a factor and there are guidelines that must be met. Cheaper alternative frangible ammo was known to create a high content of airborne silica. The Alchemist are engineered to stay well within the guidelines. The last performance factor that has been associated with frangible bullets are the content of iron. These older types of frangible bullets have been known to spark when hitting steel plates and cause range fires. The Alchemist and their LE counter parts have eliminated the spark issues with not having any iron in them. As you can see there are a lot of factors that go into a modern frangible. Both types of ammo use a sealed non lead primer that does not absorb moisture. This gives them a very long shelf life that most military ammo is known for.
Zclean (non lead bullet) testing:
I will first start with the Zclean ammo since this will be the most popular for myself and most shooters. I quickly found many benefits of this kind of bullet for the average shooter. First, as the name implies, it is actually very clean to shoot. Shockingly so that after 500 rounds of shooting through many different platforms of firearms, all remain cleaner than what they would have been with a quality lead fmj.
Obviously cleaner ammo means less cleaning for the LE or soldier in the field as well as the serious shooter that takes extended tactical classes. Next is the inherent accuracy. Groups are as good or better than what I typically get with premium ammunition like HST or Gold Dot. I actually used several calibers of HST as the control round to compare against.
Because it is not a lead round, bullet weights of the Zinc bullets are different than their lead counter parts but poa/poi are the same. For example 9mm ='s 100 grain, 40S&W='s 125 grain, 45acp='s 155 grain, etc.... I tested the rifle zinc rounds but at this time only the pistol calibers are ready for prime time release.
The ammo with its truncated design inherently feeds better and has functioned flawlessly with all firearms tested.
The Zink bullets has not created any issue with any build up in either conventional or polygonal rifling. They also have a lubed characteristic between the bullet and barrel from the zinc. This is kind of a added benefit not foreseen at the beginning of the testing. At this point with 1000s of rounds I have shot, I see no down sides to this bullet. There was only one issue brought up to me and its either a positive or negative quality depending if you are using this as a practice round or NATO military replacement. It penetrates better than the conventional FMJ. This means it may ricochet (or penetrate) with poorly designed steel bullet traps. Some may see a tactical advantage for these characteristics, especially the military. Both of the “Alchemist” frangible and “Zclean” zinc ammo ran flawlessly in full auto weapons that they were tested. I can confirm there were many more than the ones mentioned above.
Due to limited space : See Part 2 for the rest of the review
An amendment was proposed for this bill that would have all other states to be recognized by SC, but the Senate did not have the votes to pass the bill with such amendment added. Maybe next January when they reconvene.
A small victory.
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I dropped a new spring assembly into the gun last night after cleaning it, now I'm interested if I can feel any difference on the next range session
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I did see one comment that suggested that charcoal blue is a delicate finish that must be kept oiled. Is that true? It does seem to be getting a little darker after repeated oilings....
Thanks
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I've never found a smoother shooting 45 than a 5" all steel 1911.
Some factory springs get flaccid quite quickly.
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Magnificent solution for a nonexistent problem??
Questions for the group. Has anyone ever experienced problems with the firing pin retaining pin in an AR bolt? If so is it a common occurrence? I saw another thread that mentioned a KNS pin replacement, and was wondering if anyone had any experience(not just opinions, actual experience) with this replacement pin. It seems cheap for the peace of mind it might offer, but I myself had never had issues with breakage on any AR I've used. Are there any downsides to the KNS pin? My area has usually been the M-1A/14 platform so please pardon me if it seems like a new guy question. I usually tend to err on the side of caution( I have spare extractors and ejectors and firing pins in my M-1A kit among with a BAD armoror tool in my rifle kits)as I like to be ready, even though I've never had a problem with either of my M-1A's. Thanks for reading this far, looking forward to replies.
Wa gunsmith is giving away slide refinishes
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EB Service Option Question.. Removing
Anyways not sure its even possible... anyone heard of such a thing?
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I would shoot and reload using my RCBS. One night we were at an indoor range shooting when my pistol exploded. Only by the grace of God did I escape with only a small cut under my eye, one on my hand, and no hair left on my right hand thanks to the powder burns. Upon closer examination, the explosion cracked the frame, blew the magazine out of the pistol, and pushed the bullet half way down the barrel before swelling the barrel in the slide.
Turns out I had purchased a "parts gun" with a Colt 70 series slide but with a frame made from some type of pot metal. The explosion was either caused by the round detonating when the slide wasn't completely in battery (I know, it's not supposed to happen) or a powder overload.
I had the gun fixed and began shooting again. From time to time the slide wouldn't go all the way home, which scared the CRAP out of me!! I took the gun to a .45 gunsmith in Ringgold, Georgia (great guy 
I posted a message asking what I needed to do to get started reloading rifle and received lots of good feedback - thanks to all. The feedback made me want to do a much, much better job with my pistol reloads. So I'm going to start prepping the cases and checking the length before and after seating the bullets.
To that end, I thought about buying a case trimmer. Then I watched a few vids about deburring and champfering and decided I needed to do that (at least on rifle). Then I thought "rather than do it by hand, why not get a case prep tool". But if I buy a case trimmer and the tools to do it by hand I could by something like the fancy-shmancy one that trims and preps.
If anyone has any thoughts on the prepping hardware I'd love to hear. Sorry it's so long.
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Just received a beautiful set of water buffalo stocks for my SA Mil-Spec. The bushing holes are a tad small and I am afraid of forcing them and breaking something.
What would be the easiest way to trim the inside of the stock holes? Or is water buffalo tough enough?
Thanks
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The other option is .325 rear two dot tritium, with a .160 or .155 front? Would this combo work?
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The primary use would be for target shooting for now, but more could come into play later.
Also, does the Armalite use a proprietary barrel system of their own?
Thanks.
After checking all these and all seem to be ok, I have one question.
When a barrel throat is properly ramped as in grinding a ramp in no the actual ramp that exists on some barrels, does the throat have a straight ramp into the chamber? Or is it kinda rounded in towards the chamber?
Mine seems to be rounded in (and poorly polished, Its not smooth and mirror like some of the others i see on here). The bullet tips seem to catch on the shallow part of the rounded throat.
I see videos of people making it a flat ramp, and i have been considering...what do you guys think? Maybe before that i should just use a compound and polish it a bit before shaving meat off?
Also, I am mindful that there is a gap to maintain between the feed ramp and bottom of the barrel throat.
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I too would keep dessicant in there as well and replace every so many months. Be careful.
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For Sale TT Gunleather XC Slim (brown)for a Goverment 1911 $100 it's used but in good condition. It carried my Les Baer with FCS so the inside is scuffed up some. TT Gunleather matching single mag pouch (brown)$50 it is basically brand new. The JM Custom Kydex and the XC Slim for the Commander are sold. Prices include shipping.
I've also got a Colt M1991A1 and a full stainless Colt Defender coming up in line for polishing in the next week or so!
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Dent in case
Breaking in Colt commander, getting small dent in brass. Plan on having ejection port flared as part of the build for this 1911. Almost all of the dent comes out after resizing, does this dent weaken brass over time? First 1911 without flared ejection port
What Recoil Spring?
Just picked up my second 1911, a Rock Island Tac Ultra CS (w/FLGR). Love the gun, but I know that Officer-sized 1911's require the recoil spring be changed every 500-700 rounds. Looking for the right Wolff recoil spring to buy as a backup. Can anyone point me towards or post a link to the correct spring for this model?
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Grip Bushing Extractor
I'm interested in getting an extractor. My research shows that Challis makes one . They say you need a different one for slim line bushings . So do I need to get both at $24.99 a piece ? What do you guys use ?
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bought a '66 Browning High Power in '69 when I was stationed in Germany. In '75, had to sell it for tuition. Regretted ever since, and eventually spent a lot more replacing it with another mint "T" series BHP. Can't tell you what to do, but I suspect more folks regret selling pistols than are happy to have done so.
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Finish removal
Just acquired a mechanically nice 1911 with a terrible spray finish. Maybe ceracoat or some epoxy type. Don't want to sandblast or emory the finish off (so I can preserve the numbers). Checked the Brownells cat and don't see chem strippers for this type finish .Any help out there? Thanx.
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Slim Grips to Standard Grips
Hi, I have a Dan Wesson Guardian that I am lightly customizing to fit me better. It comes with slim line grips and I am considering changing to standard width vz grips.
Now, do I need all new screws and bushings for this to work? or can I just use the hardware that came with it.
Thanks in advance,
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