Maksim

I love my revolvers even though I don't really shoot them. I now have 3 Colts, 2 Smiths, and a Taurus. Maybe it is because not many people go for revolvers now... so they are like the classic muscle car, in a world of horsepower per liter and turbos. I am still looking for a nice Python, Anaconda, 586, 610, 625, and 8 shot 357.

Well.... that too. It was a great all around gun, uber reliable, great ergonomics, recoil was non existent. Its ok Bryan, I already have mags from that midway deal for a P30 and I don't even own one now.

The P30 is a great gun, and the only one I regret selling.

As long as you can safely draw a gun, holster a gun, and move with it while walking, you are welc9me at the matches. I5 is not a race. Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

Glad you enjoyed it. It is a terrific first match. I wish I was able to make it today. Sent from my SGH-T889 using Tapatalk 2

What you can do... go to the range, get a video camera and tripod and record it. =) When I bought my HK P30L, it was basically new. First 250 rounds or so, it would have stovepipe issues with regular ammo. After that, thousands of trouble free rounds. After you got the gun, did you clean all the shipping grease and crap out of it? Then oil and lube it as necessary?

...or don't buy a kimber? =P sorry. =) Unfortunately Kimber's are hit or miss. As far as the ammo... if it has weak ejection, especially on a new gun. Get some 124 or 147 grain ammo and shoot a few hundred rounds through it. I know specifically HK tells you to shoot +p or heavy grain ammo the first 250 rounds. Keep us in the loop.

Every state has it's urban areas. Phoenix is one of them.

Everyone needs a 22. =) Cheaper training tool, and 22lr will come down in price.

Which Capitol? Us or nj?

Pics? Even though it is an open slide, never heard that before? Are you gripping it overhand, completely covering ejection port? For the military guys, why wouldn't the military change out the springs out 20 year old duty guns?

Is this a brand new gun?

No primer pocket = Easily found during resizing/depriming. Reversed primer = not an issue on Hornady, but you can find this during ammo inspection once you loaded it. I have seen plenty of ammo off of dillons with reversed primer pockets. The only issue I ever had reloading was with the stuck powder measure, thus causing squibs. Very tough to double charge a load on a auto index progressive, but most of all... if you use an RCBS Lock out Die.... you will not be having double charges or squib loads. cheap insurance, and far more reliable than factory ammo once precautions are taken. Too much factory ammo with issues, especially with the ramped up production with the obama fears. So while yes, reloading opens you up to potential issues.... reloading also is the only guarantee you will get over your loads versus factory ammo. You have absolutely no control over factory.

I have had this happen 3 times out of all the times I have, twice during matches. It was a new press and the powder measure was sticking, so not enough powder, and voila. Since I have installed a lock out die, this is never an issue. While I have not seen factory ammo squibs, I have seen factory ammo with no primer pockets that lodge the entire round into the gun. Happened to Mike Hughes (from top shop) while I was RO'ing him in Virginia during an Area championship match.

A few weeks ago saw the same thing. Driving west on Rt 33 from Freehold. Right over the head.

For people who do think it is serious.... I do use a heavy duty cleaning rod, and it does work... depending on how far the bullet is in the barrel. =)

Where did you find a Dan Wesson?

M44 depend on condition too. Some more rare than others. Also, keep in mind, m44s that are here, most are counter bored and were in worse shape. If you can find one that has not been and in good shape.... It is a keeper. I would also look at Chinese type 53s, as there is a bunch in the country now, you can pick up mind $100s.... In average condition. Polish, Romanian and other variants are more rare and command more money. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

That is CRAZY. wow.

Ok, now that I am at a laptop.... I have had the Smith Wesson 1911 Pro Series, 9mm. They are all stainless, external extractor. Throughout the years, they did have a few changes. The 9mm pro has a magwell, the 45 acp pro does not. You actually get a very good value for the gun in 9mm. Sights are standard 3 white dot sights, which I have actually blacked mine out, and will soon replace with fiber front, black rear. The gun itself has been flawless through somewhere to the neighborhood of 10k rounds? give or take. more importantly, I have shot it from local ranges, to local matches, all the way to USPSA area championships, in the dead of winter, through heat of summer. The gun itself is uber reliable. It came with 2 wilson 9mm mags which are good, but the only sticking points. 1. The mags have a plastic follower, which over time will wear, break/ etc. 2. The mags are 10 rounds, and on a closed slide, to start 10+1, are fairly hard to seat. I cut off 1 coil off of the spring, and they have been significantly better. 3. Some people I know have had issues with the wilson mags, having the follower stick near the mag release notch. 4. The gun is as reliable as the mag. The only failures I have had with the gun, mostly failure to feeds, have been as a result of dirty mags, and well, I did not clean mags every time they hit the ground until I started shooting an SVI 2011. Back to gun, positive extraction every time. Smith support is very good, and it is worth every penny of the $1300 or so I paid for the gun brand new. One of the only guns I bought new. It truly is one of those guns that you can buy, and don't have to do anything to. (ok ok... it does have about a 5 lb trigger, so I would lighten it up if all you shoot are guns with 2.5 lb triggers.) Other choices would be Dan Wesson PM9. Springfields are nice, but along with STI's, I have seen those guns have issues, and they are not stainless. Kimbers I have seen run well, and others that have massive issues. I think the Smith 1911 is the only 9mm 1911 that everyone I know that bought one, the gun just runs. Hope that helps. I can bring it out if you want to shoot it.

Dan Wesson, Springfield, STI Spartan, STI Trojan, Kimber. Tony357 has a Kimber 1911 if you want to pm him.

The one with the big post holder in the middle? They sure are awesome stands. Loving mine.

Oh, I am waiting to see how he paints all the organizations that wanted to help him.... lol. and how he gave us all the middle finger. He IS a felon. He did mess up, he got busted for it. His sentence was just reduced, but he is not innocent by any means. Did he kill someone? No.... but is he an angel? Nope he is not.

Plus NJ does not recognize NFA anyway.

Nope. It is just a barrel. You can't have it on a working gun without a break.... but.... you can have it with no stamp, just put the comp on it before you shoot the gun.