TonyS.

Snake time! For future reference every now you should use a drain cleaner, like Instant Power, to clean out the hair and soap junk that builds up.

I'm looking for an IWB holster, preferably all leather, and was wondering if anyone knows of any holster makers in NJ or close by in Pa? Thanks.

Sportsman's Guide has the Kahr CT9 on sale for $294.49/members. Nice small 9mm for CC.

I've had no problems with my Frankford Arsenal DS-750. I must admit that I also have an RCBS beam scale to check compare with the Frankford. Can't be too careful.

Just got this in the mail... I must admit I've never shopped for a gun at GSA, only reloading goods, so I don't know how their gun prices are but here it be.... "For the month of November, Garden State Armory will cover NICS fees on all new and used firearms purchased in our store. Stop in to take advantage of our offer!"

Pro'lly not as cheap as Fazzio's but there's always McMaster Carr.

I went with the Burris FF3 after much research. It's sturdy and given me no problems yet. I have it on my S&W 625PC. I like it and I'm thinking of getting one for my 1911. It may be cheaper in the long run to just get prescription eyeglasses but with the dot I shoot much better than when I had my contacts.

I'll answer anyway. I almost went with that type of glasses but I think I'm better off with the optic. Time will tell. Good luck with them Smitty! I want a report after you get them.

I've been thru this. I'm naturally near sighted, and my prescrip's pretty light/weak so my eyes aren't that bad. I still have a tough time focusing on the sights and the target. I saw my eye guy and he measured the distance to the front sight. He then gave me a prescrip for contacts, but only the right eye is really the one with the different prescription. I was doing that for a while and while it did work a lot better I was getting tired of swapping in/out contacts jut for practice. I was going to go with a set of shooting glasses until my friend let me try his gun that has a red dot optic. That was it for me. So much easier using my regular glasses (safety glasses over them of course) and I can hit the damn bullseye now....well, usually So I say try an inexpensive dot optic and see how that works for you. I don't care if someone says "you're cheating" because it's all about -my- enjoyment, not theirs, and if I ever need to shoot using irons it'll be for closer-in defense anyway than what I shoot at the range.

The Spartan is disco'ed as of end of 2014. I got that straight from an STI rep I spoke to last year. They will still stand behind any Spartan that comes in for work though.

Ever since I got my STI it seems I run into guys who have them and love them. Plenty of Spartans and Trojans out there. I have an STI Lawman and love it. Trigger was nice in the beginning but is really smooth now. Everything else is also solid about it. I highly recommend STI. Oh, and they're a great company who stand behind their work.

It's a Burris Fastfire 3, which ain't top-end but ain't cheap either. I found this G.P.S. Handgunner Backpack with basically the old Bullseye-box way of holding the pistols, but at the bottom of the bag. Lots of good reviews so I figure I'd give it a shot.

So did he ever this out?

10mins out my door to the range.

So now that I've finally got a red dot on my S&W 625 I'm wondering how to safely transport it to the range. I do have an old Pelican case that it will fit but that's big and bulky. Not to mention it'll take up a lot of room in the range bag. So how do you guys transport your guns with optics? Thanks.

'sWhy they're called Dicks.

Too small for me for 25yds but may be good for others. Thanks.

Has he checked his OAL to see if it's the same as before the loudness was noticed? I would be checking his seating die. If it has been moved somehow and is seating bullets deeper that could cause a pressure increase and problem.

How about a Ruger? My Ruger SR9 has handled everything I've thrown at it, except steel-cased ammo. Definitely doesn't like that and gives me feed fails. Anything else, I've never had a failure to fire or go into battery.

I agree with Vlad G. Get the best you can afford right from the start. That goes for press, dies and most of the accessories. I never loaded before but I'm good with my hands and went with the Hornady LnL. It took maybe 1.5 days setting it up and dialing in the dies but she's working good for me now and I'm glad I went with the LnL. If you're somewhat mechanically inclined and aren't afraid of taking on a small challenge than go with a progressive. Watch the Youtube videos, ask questions here, and read up the different reloading manuals and you'll be glad you got into it.

Sounds good but what distance are you shooting though? I'm doing 25yards indoors so I need something easily seen from that distance.

Oh, I believe you. It seems that once I got my STI I ran into more guys with them. Most recommended Wilson combat mags to me for my Lawman but I went with another brand. Well, I'm sorry you have such troubles with your STI.

Thanks Old Glock Guy. T Bill, printer ink costs waay too darn much. Batteries and printer ink....if I could own the market on these two items I'd be a gazzilionaire! I've used Pop-n-glow's before. Good stuff but I can make up these targets faster when I need them. I do recommend Pop-n-glow's over the ShootnC's.

Thanks, but are you gonna let us in on the secret of where you get reactive types for under a buck each, Old Glock Guy?

Don't know if this is old news around here but figured I'd post it. So after finding this video about homemade Shoot-n-C type targets I decided to give it a whirl. I bought a 24"x50' roll of carpet shield and cheap flat black spray paint from HD. From a local dollar store I bought sheets of 24"x48" neon green paper for $.60/each. I use an old can of safety orange spray paint for the bullseye using a cutout round to spray the bullseye on top of the black. I cut the paper into smaller sections instead of wasting a whole 2'x4' for one shooting session. I figure I got a lot of targets I can make for under what you pay for SnC targets. I gotta get some pics up but I gotta admit the targets are easy and fast to make and work just fine for my 25yards shooting. Anyone else doing this?