First congrats on deciding to get a handgun. They become addicting. I would offer you this advice on a first handgun. Some will say to start with a .22lr. I disagree unless your 12. I would start with a 357 revolver such as ruger GP100 or S&W 686, 65, or 66. The reason is this IMHO is the most v...
The guy was asking advice about a carry weapon, so reliability with reloads should not be a huge consideration as long as it is reliable with the brand of JHP the person will carry. Sorry but I do not agree at all with this. A carry weapon should be as close to 100% reliable as possible with ANY am...
This is the procedure I used on 3 of my rifles. I am no expert but I have read from very accomplished shooters that all a break in does is wear the barrel. It is basically useless. I also read other accomplished shooters say they would always break in a rifle. I do not think it can hurt so I do it. ...
My new 3.8 XDM had 5 FTF on reloaded SWC bullets that I put back into a mag and they fed fine s it was not the ammo. I attribute this to being brand new and only had a few rounds through it I will continue to test different handloads through it the next few weeks. And by the end of summer I should h...
As a guy who loves 1911s and competed with an SR1911 I will say this. IMHO a requirement of any carry firearm is that it will run with ANY type of ammo you feed it. I had too many FTF issues with the SR1911 to continue carrying it. I am now carrying an XDM 3.8 in 45acp. My wife just switched to the...