This. :D
I was an armorer on a large PD for two decades. When contacting a gunmaker's CS, I make sure to speak fluent armorer (without haughtily throwing my credentials around), and things always...
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This. :D
I was an armorer on a large PD for two decades. When contacting a gunmaker's CS, I make sure to speak fluent armorer (without haughtily throwing my credentials around), and things always...
As mentioned above: for 124 gr, .165 front/.256 rear will hit to the top of the post, or .180 front if you like using the dot. I put Ameriglos on all my Glocks.
This, absolutely. A skilled shooter can make anything work. It's nerdy fun to discuss the esoteric details of various pistols, but none of that spells success or failure.
I've tried a whole lot of pocket holsters. These are my favorite:
https://alabamaholster.com/product/front-pocket-holster/
As for the draw, it really shouldn't be slower than a J-frame, if your...
Testing looks good.. Federal has done a fine job in general with this line.
Recoil is mild in an Airweight J. (130 @ 830 fps, compared with 135 @ 870 with Gold Dot, for example.)
What a fat, sloppy buffoon.
This is purely an unverified anecdote, but...when I came on the job in 1993, we were told of an OIS in the 80s: foot beat cop with the 200 gr RNL shot a suspect square in the forehead. It was a "one...
The G30 used to come with a flush 9-rd mag and the extended 10-rd...but the 9-rounder was really 8, because it was a feat of strength to get the 9th in there (and when you did, the mag wouldn't...
For what it's worth, our PD range had a recent lot (or lots) of Lawman 124 with occasional underpowered cartridges -- not full blown squibs, but clearly softer, with some attendant malfunctions....
https://youtu.be/T9-h0D3C5Cw?si=gnw-Fdc7yVU4f5ql
The 4" guns will indeed have 3 vents on the rib, for "aesthetic" reasons. I'm kind of ambivalent on it, really; doesn't look bad, just different...
My .357 LCR runs consistently 30+ fps faster than my .38 J frames with .38 +P fodder. Gold Dot 135 clocks just under 900 fps with the LCR, and is quite mild to shoot (by my standards). This is why I...
That's a good one!
I'd like to see Colt do an aluminum frame Cobra with a spurless hammer and tritium front.
We had one as a T&E from Beretta around 2009-10, when we were looking at new duty guns. It had some good qualities, but folks were looking for a shuttle bus to get from the backstrap to the...
.32 H&R ballistics from a 2" barrel are far from impressive...more of a compromise than I'm willing to make for one more in the cylinder.
Interesting. If this proves able to reach 12" of gel consistently, with a little bit of expansion, it will be a winner.
Been holding off on buying one, for various reasons, but this is the 1301 I need.
You're one of my people, I see... While I've fixed many ailing mags for the PD, when it comes to my use I own so many that I tend to just mark them with a sharpie and toss them into a practice bin --...
Yep, I think the 180 gr .40 loads are significantly milder to shoot than the hotter 155-165 loads. 180 Gold Dot also worked immensely well for us.
The G30 is ridiculously easy to shoot well.
Over a decade ago I ran a little experiment to compare G19 vs. G23 vs. G30, all with department duty loads (Gold Dot 124+P, 180, 230). Pretty much a...
As for vetting, Lawman is great practice ammo but at this juncture I'd just fire 200 rounds of carry ammo without incident, and call it good...
I have seen (albeit rarely) new Glock mags with a bit of rough plastic flashing on the inside where the metal seam meets at the rear. I imagine this is perhaps more common than we realize, but...
Never had a problem with Lawman 124 in my PSA AR9.
As a sergeant I used to challenge youngsters to a pull-up contest while wearing all our cop gear, offering a free halfer if they beat me. None of them ever did, but I'd send them home anyway just for...
It was the testing that 5pins did (and another I can't find at the moment) that validated Federal's claims for me, and led me to start buying this stuff whenever it pops up on the market. :)
Edit...
A new production run has landed -- check Ammoseek for several sellers, with more likely to follow. I've already added to my stash of what is quite arguably the best .380 load ever made.