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The focus of today's episode will apparently be the quintessential M1911 pistol. Should be interesting.

Interesting that they don't stay "in-country" and use an FN of some sort, trials aside.

I know what u mean, i used exactly 150 rounds yesterday, no more, no less. I too seem to recall using more like 200 or so in previous matches earlier in the year but i guess each match is different with the cumulative round count.

You really did, congrats! Almost like you've been practicing or something.

1. .38/.357 Snubnose Revolver - none yet 2. Pump Shotgun - Ithaca M37 3. An Old West Style Gun - nope 4. Polymer Service Pistol - M&P9 5. Large Bore Revolver (.41+) - Ruger SRH .44 6. Defensive Carbine (aka Assualt/Black Rifle) - pistol carbine AR 7. .22lr Pistol - Buckmark 8. European Mil Surp - Mosin and K31 9. .38/.357 Target or Service Revolver - Smith 686 10. .45acp 1911 - STI Spartan 11. American Mil Surp - none 12. "Something for your Wife/Girlfriend" - Buckmark 13. .22lr Rifle - 10/22 14. Wonder Nine Pistol - M&P9 15. Pocket Pistol/Mouse Gun - nuttin' 16. SxS or O/U Shotgun - nada 17. <20oz CCW Pistol - same as 15, zilch. 18. NFA/Class III - HA! not in this state. 19. Firearm You Forgot You Owned - Old winchester 22 single shot buried deep in my dad's storage locker out west 20. Something "Evil Looking" - pistol carbine AR 21. "Pair of" or Duplicate Gun - couple 'o Tok's 22. Curio and Relic - Tok, mosin and K31 23. Inherited/Gifted Firearm - Ithaca 37, winchester 22 24. Bolt Action Hunting Rifle - dont hunt but i'm sure a scoped K31 would do the trick! 25. Something that made your wife/girlfriend angry - she likes to shoot too!

Saw this elsewhere and thought it was a fun game.. 25 "Must Have" Guns in a "Proper" Collection Here are 25 types/categories that every "proper" gun collection should have at least one example of in it. Some categories "can" (technically) be filled by the same gun BUT it's not as much fun as buying one for each category. Feel free to list the representatives from your own collections AND ADD ANY CATEGORIES THAT I MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN. (The examples given afterward are from my collection.) 1. .38/.357 Snubnose Revolver 2. Pump Shotgun 3. An Old West Style Gun 4. Polymer Service Pistol 5. Large Bore Revolver (.41+) 6. Defensive Carbine (aka Assualt/Black Rifle) 7. .22lr Pistol 8. European Mil Surp 9. .38/.357 Target or Service Revolver 10. .45acp 1911 11. American Mil Surp 12. "Something for your Wife/Girlfriend" 13. .22lr Rifle 14. Wonder Nine Pistol 15. Pocket Pistol/Mouse Gun 16. SxS or O/U Shotgun 17. <20oz CCW Pistol 18. NFA/Class III 19. Firearm You Forgot You Owned 20. Something "Evil Looking" 21. "Pair of" or Duplicate Gun 22. Curio and Relic 23. Inherited/Gifted Firearm 24. Bolt Action Hunting Rifle 25. Something that made your wife/girlfriend angry

Maks, like mentioned ealier, i'm in. PM'ing you with the details.

FYI, since you guys are putting a big order together, Grafs still has the free hazmat on 32 lb orders and they have N320 in stock as well (but slightly more at $103/4lb jug).

I had a Warren front and rear on my 9L but i didn't care for the super wide rear notch (.150") and the skinny .115 front. I went to a set of Dawsons with a much smaller F/R width differential. Frankly i don't know why people use that combo, the front is absolutely swimming in a sea of light with how much gap there is side to side in the sight picture. If that combo interests you, i'm looking to unload mine, they're just collecting dust. I love my 9L though. I had Dan Burwell do a trigger job on mine and its pretty damn slick. Its too bad Smith stopped selling these, they're an awesome platform to start with. Stock they need a trigger job in the worst way though! lol

One time i chrono'd some various loads i had lying around just for kicks since i generally load my 44's hot. This is all out of my 7.5" SRH, BTW. The 180gr XTP's came free with the LnL press i bought and they are some screamers, even with Unique. I've since settled on some 240gr JSP's from montana gold and they're no slouches either when loaded hot with 2400. I really like 2400 for mags, it looses a touch of velocity to H110, but meters easier and is much more versatile with the load ranges you can use it with. Powder Type: 2400 Blue Dot H110 Magtech factory Unique Powder wt (gr): 20 16.5 23.5 12 Bullet: MG JSP Hornady XTP MG JSP SJSP Hornady XTP Bullet Wt (gr): 240 180 240 240 180 Low Velocity (Lo): 1339 1414 1318 1207 1410 High Velocity (Hi): 1399 1555 1410 1279 1462 Average (Av): 1,365 1,492 1,361 1,238 1,430 Extreme Spread (Es): 60 141 92 72 52 Standard Dev (Sd): 22.21 46.25 35.66 27.89 18.11 Muzzle Energy (ft-lbs): 993.8 890.2 988.0 816.9 818.0 Power Factor: 327.76 268.65 326.80 297.16 257.52

SRH owner here. I also reload 44 and like to make them hot! I load 240gr montana gold JHP's and take every opportunity to obliterate water bottles and potatoes with it!

Happier about what though? The only *meaningful* difference between the Spartan and Trojan is aesthetics. The Spartan is a parkerized and the Trojan is blued. There are other attributes that are different between the two, however, they all lend no difference to the shooting experience. The spartan has a cast frame and is made overseas but both have the same quality STI internals and control and are both known to be reliable. For $300 more you do get a prettier gun though if that's a preference, but certainly not any more functional. I have a spartan and weighed the differences and am glad i went with it. The action was already pretty crisp and with a quick sear spring tune, got the pull down to clean and safe ~2.5 lbs. I'm really enjoying this one and even moreso than my Dan Wesson since i dont care if it gets banged up! lol

Dude, get one of these ASAP! http://www.amazon.com/Woods-59377-Digital-Appliance-Settings/dp/B000IKQRTU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1321461664&sr=8-2

One key difference is that Mark II's have a magazine heel release, MArk III's have a button at the top of the grips if thats of any importance to you. I thought the Mk III replaced the Mk II and so the only way to get one is in the used market?

Does anyone know if you can shoot this match with a 22 pistol perhaps for no score? My GF loves to shoot static steel with me and shoots 22 pistol class quite well but isn't familiar or proficient with centerfire pistol or any of the other official categories as of yet. I think she'd really enjoy this match as a change over static steel but don't know how lenient they are with the classes or if 22 pistol is even sufficient for plate knockdown. Anyone have any idea?

The CZ ones are overpriced. Get a set of these and call it a day; the fit is perfect for CZ mags. I put them on mine to stop the sheetmetal basepads from getting mangled when i drop them on concrete/gravel at matches. Haven't had a problem since! http://www.midwayusa.com/product/162508/pachmayr-rubber-magazine-base-pad-browning-hi-power-beretta-92-taurus-92-and-99-ruger-p85-p89-p90-p91-black-package-of-5

http://networkedblogs.com/pAjs5 With his reputation, it seemed like only a matter of time. Also, I always found it humorous and odd that he identified himself by all 3 of his names. Know who else are referred to by thier full 3-names? Criminals. Seems like an ironic forecast. lol

Affirmative on the Tok caliber. If you're curious to check out a Coonan, i can help you out with that.

What tony said is correct, the Mark I is slightly different than the mark VII and XIX. For the mark XIX, there is a level of parts interchangability that dictates what you would need to buy to do a conversion. The 357 recoil assembly is different (weaker) than the rest so to convert from this caliber up, you would need to swap part of that system out. For the 44, since the 50AE is based on some of the same attributes of the 44rem mag (namely the case head diameter), you can keep the same bolt/breech and simply swap out the barrel and magazine since the bolt works for both. The recoil assembly works for both so that can stay also. this reason alone makes having the 44mag a good choice since its much cheaper to shoot and can be upgraded to 50AE for a minimal cost versus say the 41 corbon or 357.

The fat kid cracks me up every time. Its hard to be menacing when you have the face of a Campbell's soup kid.

Al, i have a 30 cal 1911 "drop-in" conversion barrel that i bought for my PT1911 but the fit isn't good on mine out of the box to work without gunsmithing. Would you mind if we tried it in yours to see if i just have a dud? I can sorta see the slide to frame fit on the back of your gun is pretty good. Mine is kinda sloppy which is why i kinds suspect the gun, not the barrel. LMK!

Interested!

Yeah, like it owes you money!

+1 for the SIG with the E^2 grip. My lady recently tried one and she also has small hands and it fit very well. She also likes my S&W M&P9 with the small grip insert so take a look at those as well. You can have any shot that sells the M&P change the grip to the small one included in the box to try it out.

Not sure what you were expecting but i don't know of any stock, striker fired, tupperware that would take me aback with excitement like that either. Maybe a HK P30 or CZ phantom but now you're talking hammer fired, SA triggers on top of nice ergonomic frames. The plastic/striker guns are just... well... cheap. lol! Simple to make, simple inside, crude mechanisms... not exactly the pinnacle to firearm refinement, but still good tools and fortunately can be improved on. I didn't particularly like the trigger of my M&P9 stock (6lbs, mushy, gritty, Glocky, whats to love?) but i never intended to keep it that way. I did however love the ergo's and so the trigger was nothing that a gunsmith couldn't rectify to polish off the package. You can fix the trigger on a Glock too but you;re plum stuck with the stock 2x4 grip. Great if that works for you, tough luck if it doesn't. But this gun was a tool for me for a specific purpose and if i had to choose between it and a CZ for casual use, i'd probably choose the CZ too since its just markedly better all around.