Since getting my concealed hangun permit and my H&K P2000SK I have bought 5 different (IWB and OWB) holsters and the funny thing is that the cheapest and first one I bought is by far and away my favorite:

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It is super-comfortable, very secure and prints less than any of the other holsters. Even with a t-shirt you can hardly notice that I am carrying. It's cheap too!

S&W + Polymer framed striker fire pistol...how can you lose?

I just bought my first S&W and have a feeling it will not be my last :tup:

I have a bunch of holsters for my M&P9c... my favorite out of all of them is a PJholster. Simple, inexpensive, comfortable and thin. Too bad I had to try so many to find this one. C'est la vie.

No kidding, I'm already thinking about a M&P45. Love the apex tactical trigger kits for the M&P series pistols. I have one on the M&P9c and one more on the way for the shield.

OH make me one plz for my g19 gen 4 and for my xdm 5.25:happydance:

Well this range is almost in wisconsin. its in winthrop harbor. Family owned. Good people. Its located on north sheridan rd. Outdoor sportsman is the name. Check it out. Being a wisco resident, no People Republic of Illinois POW ID card required for firearms for the rooster :tup:

BTW, I didn't know you were in lake county, I go on cruises there all the time!

Went to the range today with friends. Got home and set everything out to clean and found this:

One for the Milk Carton: My Glock 19 Gen 4 Slide Lock | The Truth About GunsThe Truth About Guns

The slide lock lever on my 19 is missing. Can't find it in my range bag or anywhere in the house so it must have happened at the range. Ordering a few replacements now since they are cheap. Looks like it's an easy fix.

The slide lock spring also needs to be replaced. Looks like it was bent somehow and the lever was able to slip out.

Dude that's messed up. :shakes head:

I am pretty sure I know how it happened. Either me, my fiancée, or anyone else that attempted to field strip the gun could have damaged the spring. It's a little difficult to work at first so it's easy to get it to jam up and bend if you try to force the slide. If you bend it enough it won't retain the slide lock and when the gun is turned on its side it can fall out.

It's an easy fix, though, so I'm not worried. I ordered a couple replacement springs for all my Glocks and some extended slide locks as well.

So which did you like shooting more, the 19 or 17?

I like them both. If I was going to spend a full day on the range and could only bring one I'd take the 17, but the 19 would do too.

I applied my Talon Grips for my Kahr today. I ordered the rubberized texture. Never used this stuff before, but I have to say it's very nice and easy to install. You just use the supplied alcohol swab to clean the grip (after field stripping, of course) and allow it to dry. Then you start to carefully wrap the material around the grip. It's got a tacky adhesive that sticks pretty well but doesn't fully stick until you apply heat. Once everything is in place you go over it with a hair dryer and it conforms tightly to the grip.

I like it a lot. I don't need/want it for my Glocks but for the Kahr it's really helpful.

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They also sell a granulate texture if you are interested in that.

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LOL, that was the first thing I did to my CM9!

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Palmetto State Armory is still doing free shipping so I ordered a bunch of PMC X-Tac for the AR. I think we went through 300 or so rounds in a short period at the range on Sunday so I needed to replenish. Also got a bunch of 9mm since I'm trying to be at the range at least once a week to improve and maintain my handgun skills.

Been spending a lot of money on this stuff lately...

RCS Phantom holster ordered for the 17. I chose the quick-ship option so it should be finished within 30 days (ridiculous production time, but maybe it's just one guy). I added some IWB mounting options just to try but I think the 17 will be too big.

MTAC ordered for the 19. Best IWB holsters... so comfortable.

PJHolster for my Kahr should be arriving soon so I'll be able to carry IWB if I want. Hopefully I like it. If not it should be an easy sell on the Kahr boards.

Ammo... went over that one in the previous post. But CTD is having a big PMC sale so I might order some more and hedge against future price increases.

Got a Magpul AFG for the AR... we'll see how I like it. Next up for that one is an Aimpoint PRO... hopefully soon. Tired of the irons.

you buying reloads or factory loads for the 9mm?

factory loads. i don't trust reloads.

ive been running factory reloads lately since ive been shooting a lot $170 for 1K rounds

no issues after about 3K rounds i think

funny thing is during a match some guy bought Walmart WWBs and he had 2 squibs

Who do you buy from? I just worry about blowing **** up.

its a local guy $170 hand delivered to my work haha
if i ever get start up money im going to start reloading myself so i can fine tune my load

Freedom Munitions has good prices though. I've tried 1K of their reloads with no issues

EDIT: well i just noticed their prices went up haha

I remember looking into USA Ammo once. I was thinking about getting their .223/5.56 but then started reading about ARs blowing up left and right.

ouch

Yep so I just keep using PMC.

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My boss and I blocked a few hours off on the calendar next Tuesday to go get him a 1911. Hopefully this will include a quick trip to the range on the way back to the office.

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I just buy M193 from whoever. It's about $350/1K right now, and that extra bit of money is worth it to keep my rifles together. No gunshow reloads for me.

I might be taking a defensive handgun class in August.

I want to do a basic carbine class but that's going to wait 'til next year.

I generally use PMC Bronze in .223 as range and course ammo. I do note that the price disparity between that and M193 seems to be narrowing. PSA looks to have PMC X-TAC 55gr in 5.56 for that $350 price point. Something to consider.

I just bought a bunch of their X-TAC. They are doing free shipping again (for a while they weren't) so I jumped on it while it lasts.

Also noticed that Cheaper Than Dirt has the Bronze .223 you mentioned for under $6/box, granted they do charge a bit in shipping.

Do you guys use the M855 for anything? My local indoor range doesn't allow it but I ordered some anyways just to have on hand.

This is the handgun course I am thinking about taking: Proactive Shooters

Not too far from me and it looks like it'd be fun for a first-time live-fire class.

Bwahaha I talked my fiancée into taking the defensive handgun class with me so now I have an excuse to buy a OWB holster specifically for the G19. :happydance:

Took about $6.00 worth of kydex, some Raven belt loops, and about 45 minutes.

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You want to make another one? ;)

Nah, it's cool. Wouldn't want to ask a favor that could open up potential liability. That's good stuff, though. :tup:

Found M193 XTAC for $320-ish 1K, but don't like the place selling. It seems to be around $350 elsewhere. Carbine 1.5 Viking Tactics this November, I need to buy some. Already bougth 15 Lancer L5 AWM mags, need a few more things.

I've never taken a course from Kyle Lamb, but he has a great reputation. Last course I took was last October - Trident Concepts. That was a 2500-round course. I was glad to have 18 Pmags on hand with a StripLula and all rounds loaded into stripper clips.

Your next challenge will be selecting load bearing equipment.

I got a real nice deal on a Springfield 1911 Range Officer today at the Nation's Gun Show. I took it to the range and put about 200 rounds through it. This thing is a tack driver! I love it.

Also worth noting... my G19 really has a tendency to throw brass right back at my forehead when shooting. It does it more than my G17 and G26 (which rarely does it at all). All are Gen 4s, so this is a known issue.

At the range it's not a huge deal because I always have eye protection and sometimes have a cap on, but in the real world I could see it being a problem. A shell to the eye in the middle of a fight would not be a good thing. I need to look into fixes more closely.

I shot my Glock 19 (Gen 3) last week. Note the ejection pattern in the video. The only two of the 6 shots where the ejection was the same was the two that hit me in the head.

Apex Tactical has a machined extractor that should be out in the next 4-6 weeks. The prototypes are very promising. Should be about $60 according to Randy Lee.

I'll have to keep an eye on those when they come out.

ok guys for a first gun iv shot both and love both the tarus judge colt or Springfield xdm?