JonF

thx pete.

I took the AA kit back out and tried some MiniMags and the reliability is better, but still jams (FTE) about 1/mag. I took some vids that day shooting various guns to watch my shooting form and decided to put a vid together of the AA kit to document the issues. 1 jam every few mags would be ok, but 1 or more every mag is lame. I picked up some golden bullets to try next time. The pickyness has to be related to thier extractor design as the only issue with these is a FTE. I wonder if it can be massaged to improve the extraction ability on all ammo. j90UmHI9DOU

Wideners has a selection of various .22lr for well under $20 per 500rd brick. If you order a case of 5000 it gets slightly cheaper. http://wideners.com/itemview.cfm?dir=18|831

I was there a month or so ago with Lunker to grab some 12 ga slugs to mess around with at the range. While we were there waiting for the guy to tally up the order by hand, i was gandering at the ammo they have around the corner in the back room. I asked him if they had any 9mm HP and he produced a couple boxed of Fed Hydrashocks for $20 ea so i took them. After i got home, i noticed the hand written price tag was affixed over several previous price tags so i began peeling them back to see the price history. It turns out that this ammo had been there a while and peeling them back revealed $14.99, then $12.99 then $8.99! I was not amused. They shoot fine and are in new condition though so i have no issued using them. I'm surprised that hey were there that long and not snatched up during the rush.

I've been getting a little bored with the couple pistols i have and looking to rejuvenate my interests with something new perhaps (but haven't figured that out yet) and came across this gun just poking around HK's model lineup. I don't or have never owned an HK, but they have some interesting things but nothing too different that really sticks out aside from the P7 that i wish i could have. Anyways, i came across people talking about how the HK45 is such an great gun for ergo's and such which leads to its comparison to other .45's. Then I saw a review that compared it to the Mk23 and the size is huge! After that, they even compared to the Desert Eagle and aside from the barrel girth, its nearly as big. Anyone own one of these behemoths? HK Mark23 (top) vs USP 45 Tactical (bottom) HK mk 23 vs Deagle

Primarily, it allows the rifle to be held high up on the shoulder for ease and comfort of using the optics when standing. With the "notch" you can have the rifle ride half off your shoulder rather than tucked way down. this allows you to keep your head at its normal attitude without having to scrunch down on the rifle to us your sights. .223 is so tame that you dont need to shoulder it like a bigger gun to stabilize it.

I like the look of the Duostock but seems like its a collapsible only affair. Since i'd have to pin it, i'm wondering if there's anything else out there that fixed with a similar notched bottom that you can hold high on the shoulder?

*sshhhhhhhh* I found these somewhere but don't let them leave the room.

I plan on buying a 10/22 soon (my first 22lr), im guessing Remington 22 isn't so good based on your comment? SO FAR, i havent had any issues with it. it's run pretty well in my GSG and SiG Mosquito, it's just not my preferred .22 Ammo. First choice is federal, 2nd is CCI, 3rd is Winchester, LOL but this is the PRNJ and beggars can't be choosers, especially when the price isnt too bad. I'm looking for some Rem Golden bullets to try in my new Advantage Arms kit. I have a few bricks of federal 510 but this stuff doesn't work at all. If you have some Rem, I'd trade a brick with ya if your interested.

I got mine off ebay. They're up there from time to time. Here's one now: http://cgi.ebay.com/TT-33-Tokarev-muzzl ... 35a68cec49

Of the stuff i tried, the individually boxed federal 510 was the worst. This is not copper plated but not sure if its all that waxy either. Not once did a single round of this cooperate. Next was Federal 745 which is a 525 rd loose bulk pack. i'd get 2-3 shots out before a FTE/double feed. This is plated but quite waxy. Last was the Rem game loads which were plated HP's but not waxy. This was just some oddball box i had lying around for a long time that i thought i'd dispense with that day and it ran flawless. I remembered that i have some of that centurion stuff. i'll give that a try. It has a weird smell if i recall... like the russian steel case stuff. very sulpherous and peppery. lol These things sure are quirky though and hopefully there is some rhyme and reason for selecting ammo like you guys suggest. I can't imagine why there would be such a demand for these if they're this crappy. I've used Buckmark's, Rugers, Neos's, 10/22's and even a P22 but none were this picky. If this doesn't improve, i'll put it on gunbroker (and probably make money on it), and put my name on the list for the Tactical Solutions kit.

that guy's videos crack me up. "I'm Larry Potterfield, and that's the way it is!"

Do all S&W 1911's have external extractors? I read once that they have a different FPS setup than traditional 1911's.All of this is moot though if the gun runs and you dont ever want to modify it.

SOG has had polish tok's for some time. I picked one up back in the summer. https://www.southernohiogun.com/index.p ... 5-cal.html

I have seen Charger's for sale a gunshops here in NJ over the past few years. is that published weight loaded or unloaded?

I think i ordered one of these a few months or years ago and totally forgot about it. I guess my number was finally pulled... lucky me! Anyways, due to the damn near impossible nature to find these, i'm doubting anyone else has one to comment on but damn are they picky with ammo. I don't understand why either. The manufacturer includes a crib sheet on which ammo works and which doesn't (the bad list is longer than the good list unfortunately) and it just so happens that that 5000 rds of federal i have for my ruger is on the avoid list. Great. :roll: The accepetable ammo list is bizarre as it includes the bottom of the barrel Reminton ammo and top of the line CCI mini mags, green tag and the like. Where's the midrange? Its either Remington "Surprise! 1 out of 10 is a special squib load" golden bullets or CCI "Rimfire for the price of centerfire" target loads. Can you even find golden bullets at Dick's these days? Is AA in bed with Remington? I tried it out with a variety of federal i had lying around (745 loose bulk and 510 boxed bulk) and sure enough it didn't like any of it. Every single round failed to extract and then jammed the next round into the back of the spent one. I then put a box of some odd remington game loads i had sitting around and it worked 100%. I just don't understand how one brand can experience 100% failures but another is as fine as silk? Now perhaps it just needs to run in a bit as that was the first ammo it ever shot so maybe it will get better over time. i dunno. Generally if im that frustrated with something off the bat, it goes for sale immediately but since this took so long to get, i'll entertain it a bit longer (so don't pm me with solicitations!) Anyone else have better luck with these things?

For some reason, every polymer HK i've shot pinches my trigger finger. I just can't figure it out? I think it has something to do with that lump in the trigger guard. I did rent a P7 at shore shot one time, that was a fun gun!

I still kick myself in the ass not once but two times for missing out on the P6's that places like AIM and JG had 1 or 2 years ago. Sweet guns in VG condition with two mags, box and holster for $280. They got a batch in a few months after those ran out but the price went up $100 minimum after that! *kicks self*

Early on i referenced this site when looking for a 9mm to buy. http://www.best9mm.com/ He seems to give a rating primarily based on budget and affordability and the data seems to be presented in a fairly objective manner.

I'd like to toss in a pic of my PM7 if i could. I added a Ed Brown chainlink MSH with a magwell and a FO front sight. I also polished the barrel bushing, slide stop, safety and mag well to a high luster one day to customize the looks a bit. To do that, i used a series of 600, 800, 1000, 2000 grit emery paper to smooth out any tool marks and imperfections and bring the shine to a high level. I then used polishing rouge with the dremel and a felt wheel to give it that final mirror like luster.

I have one and enjoy mine. I put a harrington firing pin in mine and the trigger pull was reduced immensely and feels like a target trigger now. If the PO didn't do this, take a look into it, it makes shooting this gun so nice. http://www.harringtonproducts.com/firing-pins/ The example i got was from a guy that specializes in CZ52's and tokarev's and hand picks them from the importers to gurantee the best specimens. With such re-arsenaled guns, you can never be too sure when ordering from a place that will pull one out of a pile of 10,000 to fulfill your order. I had a bad experience with a mosin once that i swear must have been converted to 12GA the bore was so worn out. Anyways, the one i got was in such new condition, the chamber was quite tight and intolerant to sloppy spec ammo. I have several varieties of surplus 7.62x25 and i would characterize them as follows: Romanian surplus - very cheap ($120/1200rds) and the most out of spec of them all. I could not reliably run this in the CZ52 as some rounds would jam the action before it fully enters battery. 1 round per mag on average would need to be ejected as it just wouldn't fully chamber. One locked the gun up so tight, i had to rack the slide Hitler-style against the shooting bench to get enough push on it to break it loose. This ammo runs flawlessly in my Tokarev's though--they run very loose. 80's production. Corrosive primers. Polish surplus - also very cheap($110/1200 rds) and runs reliably in all my guns chambered for this round, CZ included. 50's era production and some will have split necks after firing but is safe to shoot. Comes in filthy zinc or galvanized spam cans with years of corrosion on the outside. Corrosive primers. Yugoslavian surplus - most expensive of the bunch and only available byt the box of 70 but is about $4/box. Cleanest and newest of the bunch (80/90's production). Primers are very hard and perhaps a couple rounds per box require a second strike to fire (but will all fire) in my CZ52. Shimming (increases spring tension) the hammer spring will apparently cure this. Fires with no issue in tokarev pistols. Primers are sealed with red sealant that tends to collect in the breech area and needs to be swept out when you clean the gun. Corrosive primers. I've never fired any new ammo as i bought these guns to take advantage of cheap surplus as that is one of the best features of shooting these old blasters. I'd go to the range and blast through 2-3 boxes of ammo without a care in the world the ammo is just so cheap. A quick hint for cleaning corrosive residue: get some M-Pro7/Hoppe's elite. It's formulated to clean corrosive primer residue and performs as advertised. Many people will advocate using water/windex/spit/unicorn tears and other such sillyness but MPro works great and its all i use in all my surplus rifles and pistols. I used to use the hot water method but always ended up with a little rust bloom here or there as the water itself is the actual corrosive agent that the primer compounds attract so why introduce even more of it in the name of cleaning? MPro is a detergent type cleaner (not primarly a solvent) so it cleans away the primer compounds and has no water to leave behind and rust your nice gun. Just my two pence on the matter. If you want and additional mags, only get original CZ, Triple K and the others are junk. Enjoy your gun, i saw the ad for it and it looks like a beauty!

i've bought an upper through Pete at AR15 sales and his prices were better than anyone else by a longshot.

I have the same one. Frankly i'm not too happy with it as the 60x doesn't seem to be quite 60x. Perhaps i am not guaging it correctly, but it doesn't seem much more magnified than my 25x rifle scope when i look at my targets at the 200 yard mark. I can pick out holes in paper with my 25x Mueller Tac better than with the Barska spotting scope and the mueller is much clearer to boot! I don't know what to expect of a $100 scope so perhaps i'm being too harsh and its the only spotting scope i've ever used so i have no basis for comparison other than my rifle scopes.

I like how he says, "at $10 per round its AS reasonable as 50BMG to shoot". usually when something costs a multiple of another, its typically a little LESS reasonable. lol

Does anyone know the purpose or origin of item 4 below in the specific pistol feature list? I'm only asking out of curiosity not out of concern for any purchase. I'm just not sure what this particular feature is meant to address. The other points are clear in thier intention but if a gun is heavy, so what? A semi-automatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least two of the following: (1) An ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip; (2) A threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer; (3) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned; (4) Manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded; and/or (5) A semi-automatic version of an automatic firearm; and