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This is just a personal question on why HK/Sig owners felt it was worth spending extra money your Sigs or HKs or other "Premium" brands over lower cost brands like Glock and S&W M&Ps. Me personally I do not think Sigs/HKs are better than their counterparts in regard to reliability/functionality/accuracy. But I was still willing to pay more simply because I like them so much in regard to their design and because I have found I really do enjoy shooting them. The "feel" of them is more refined to me and the shooting experience was different (I won't say better) enough for me to be willing to spend a little more. What was your reason for justifying the bigger price tag?

I remember shooting the 21 and it was really a soft shooting gun. Kinda weird, but it felt/seemed like you could almost see the slide cycle. It was like slow motion and smooth. It actually feels like the recoil is softer on it than my 1911. I think it's cause with all steel the recoil its a little more felt. I have heard Glock polymer absorbs a lot of shock. Feels that way.

Ah! Take me off the list for the double barrel, I want this!

My general rule for buying used or new is if I have to save at least $150-200 bucks or around 20% whichever is greater to make it worthwhile. If the difference is not that much then it kinda makes sense to buy new. That being said I have seen stuff that is maybe only 50-100 bucks cheaper used, however, it's pretty much in pristine condition so in that case I think it's worth it. Honestly most used guns are not really that used. Depends on your standards. To me 1000 rounds is broken in. Even a 5000 round count doesn't bother me. All the parts you have to replace around there are cheap like recoil springs and it's not a must that you have to. I'd stick with 9mm only cause it's easy to shoot and it's cheap to shoot. If you get a 45 it's considerably more, pretty much double to shoot which usually means you will only shoot half as much as you would in 9mm.

If you're referring to the Keltec it's legal here for the reason that when folded it cannot fire. Least that's the way it was explained to me. I have seen them in the shop and people use them in matches in NJ.

Eh, I find you kinda have to pick your battles in life (marriage will really teach you that, haha). Yeah, it's safe. I agree it should be sufficient. But to me if I get called out on something I just comply and just brush it off. Whatever, their range, their rules, they won't change no matter how much I disagree. I can see why you may be annoyed, but don't let it get to you too much. I'm actually fortunate that my local range allows me to do WAY more than I've seen other ranges allow.

People are really ripping on it in the comments section. Personally if it's marketed as a novelty I say why not. If they're saying it's for carry or some type of defensive/competitive use then that would be way off. As much as people hate it you know everyone wants to give it a try. I sure do.

Man great looking 1911. Only heard excellent things bout the TRP. I felt the front checkering was aggressive on my Kimber at first but after a while you get used to it.

Tenafly has a lot of steel matches. Knockdown, static, ProAm.

I dry fire on an empty chamber all the time with all my guns. 1911, Glock, Sig, Beretta, HK. I don't believe it damages anything. Maybe after 1000s and 1000s of times but then you can just replace a firing pin. I heard of a couple cases of this but I also know of cases where the firing pin broke on a faily new gun. In other words no one has brought any conclusive evidence of dry firing without snapcaps to be harmful to the gun.

Keep in mind dry firing entails actions outside of pulling the trigger. Reloads, draws, movement, sight aquistion, transitions, all are actions that do not require you to pull the trigger and are critical to proficient shooting defensively or competively. Those of you who don't dry fire are you saying you only practice the above with live ammo only? If that's the case then it's one of two things. Either you have tons of money and lots of range time. Or you are not practicing that much except when you have ammo and time to go to the range. Given the cost of ammo and the fact that most ranges limit your ability to do many drills my guess is it's the latter. I have a feeling those who don't subscribe to dry firing simply don't practice much at all. Every accomplished shooter I've spoken to has advised me to dry fire a lot to get better. I find it hard to believe they are all on the wrong track.

On another forum I participate in the topic of dry fire practice came up. I was surprised that a few members there did not believe in it and thought it was "silly". Some guy though it actually would make you worse. I cannot contemplate how anyone can argue against the effectiveness of dry fire practice. It's preached by every single professional competition shooter that I know of. Law enforcement uses things such as laser trigger/ weapon systems which just another form of dry fire. Does this mentality just baffle you guys as well? Or is there actually an anti dry-fire league out there somewhere?

Guys this is actually a trick question. Any question that starts with "Do I need?" and involves purchasing a firearm the answer is always YES. Amateurs!

I currently have a Serpa for my Glock. All the Uncle Mikes I have are non-retention/no-button so the grip is good when you draw. I just got a Bladetech for my Glock. Not the expensive model, the Revolution model which to be honest I really don't see much difference from the more expensive ones they make. Haven't tried it yet though.

Ah! So my aim is great! All the time I though I was missing but the bullets were really bouncing off. I gotta also protest my USPSA scores as I believe those misses should have been 'A's haha! Oh, and I do notice some burn marks around the case. I won't go any lower then where I have it. It's pretty easy shooting where it's at. Just a bit dirty. I also think you guys are right, I gotta try some different powders. A buddy of mine gave me some Clays to try out. His rounds seemed pretty soft so I'm very curious as to how it compares to Accurate.

OK, who bought the Trojan 9mm that was sitting at Shore Shot, fess up. I went there to see my beauty again and it was gone. It's good though cause I'm $900 richer instead of poorer.

Never even thought of this. Good points.

Man, you answered my question I've been wondering about for a while. I overlooked this post. I've noticed small granules that looked like powder on my gun and on the shooting table in front of me. I thought maybe it was powder but I thought that was impossible since the primer/ignition of the powder would cause all of it to burn. Now with the lighter loads I'm getting more of it. I'm at 4.3gr now. Gun still cycles fine and locks back. Is the only problem with this dirty operation? I don't mind cleaning.

They could make it purple and yellow and it'd become the Minnesota Vikings 226. These Special edition Sigs don't bother me that much cause they still keep the basic models in abundance. I actually like the engraving, but not thrilled bout the sights, grips.

I disapprove of this review because it makes me want to buy another gun.

I've been asked by two FFLs to show up no later than 7:30 and 7pm to be on the safe side. Only cause the line can be busy or there might be someone ahead of you.

I just say stuff like "That'll never happen" because what I say is usually wrong. Haha!

I'm a member so I guess it doesn't affect me now. But it's kinda a bummer. With the discount it was a very reasonable rate. Not to say the normal rate is a too high or anything. Just felt it was good to get people to go there and get people to join this forum.

Hmm, very interesting points. I find that 38spl brass seems to be more abundant than 357 mag. I never thought about just loading 357mag light. I have a Lee Pro 1000 so I don't know if the washer would work. Not sure of the threading. The Dies are very easy to swap out if you have the locking ring, that might be an option. Thanks for all the pointers.

I thought about getting this cause they claim it takes 10 minutes to clean the brass. But I wondered how much of a PIA it was to put it in liquid, dry it out, etc etc. Also wondered how much solution you have to buy. The stuff is not cheap. Tumblers take a while, however, if you plan it right it really becomes a non-issue. I was interested in it though for gun cleaning.