Quote from: RAT900 on September 10, 2011, 12:15:00 PM
Folks are doing mods to the non Replaceable ones and a guy Tech-Custom. com I believe is making grips that go over the factory molded ones

here is his video

Ruger MKIII 22 45 Aftermarket Grips


I am pissed that Ruger made the adjustable sights and the fixed sights NON-interchangeable....dipshits....

was thinking I could use a Laserlyte on mine until I discovered that little problem with the rear sight dove tail

Thanks!  I'll keep that in mind if I decide to keep it.

I've got a couple of MKIIs, both bull barrels, and I love them. They too are tricky to take apart/reassemble. Like ducatiz said, just keep the barrel scrubbed and clean. I haven't taken mine apart in years. They run like freight trains and a Swiss watch combined. One of my all time favorite .22 pistols. I have the Colt Woodsman Match Target pistols my Dad gave me when I was a kid. LOVE those too. But they are too $$$ and sentimental to me for heavy field work and goofing around. Not sure if a gunsmith can even find replacement parts for them in this day and age. Don't want to find out. So the MKIIs get all the heavy plinking work... which is fine by me.

I had a Browning Buckmark several years ago. My brother got it from me in a trade. I really liked it and had zero trouble. Nice piece. Just like the Rugers mo' better. Maybe it's the grip angle... not sure. But both brand pistols take me to my happy place.

I'm considering picking up a handgun and haven't shot that much. I had a HK usp in 9mm about 8 years ago and only put about 100 rounds through it. I see that there isn't a difference in price between the 9 and 40 cal. Is one any better than the other? Is a 9 a lot cheaper to shoot than a 40? What are the pros and cons of each?

Quote from: DucNaked on September 11, 2011, 02:44:16 PM
I'm considering picking up a handgun and haven't shot that much. I had a HK usp in 9mm about 8 years ago and only put about 100 rounds through it. I see that there isn't a difference in price between the 9 and 40 cal. Is one any better than the other? Is a 9 a lot cheaper to shoot than a 40? What are the pros and cons of each?

40 ammo is about 30% more expensive.

If you buy a polymer framed gun you may feel the recoil more than a 9. Steel will hide it better.

Just picked up a super clean Woodchucker .22 for the boys.  Cool little rifle much higher quality than the Crickets that I've shot.

Just ran across some information on a new Beretta - the Nano  Its a competitor for the Kahr - I'd like to shoot one and see how they compare.  Anybody have any knowledge or experince with this newcomer?

It uses a similar serialized chassis as the Sig 250 and Beretta is threatening to come out with conversions, etc for it.

I'm in trouble. After shooting an MP-5 a few months back, I can no longer look at one on TV without thinking "Damn but I want one of those!"

Automatic weapons... like I need more expensive hobbies.

Quote from: WarrenJ on September 11, 2011, 05:22:45 PM
Just ran across some information on a new Beretta - the Nano  Its a competitor for the Kahr - I'd like to shoot one and see how they compare.  Anybody have any knowledge or experince with this newcomer?

It uses a similar serialized chassis as the Sig 250 and Beretta is threatening to come out with conversions, etc for it.

It looks very awkward to me.  Beretta has a history with mouseguns -- I used to have a Tomcat in 32 which handled nicely but was very wide. 

The new Ruger LC9 looks more comfortable to me.  I have a Kahr E9 and a P9 and like both of them, but the new ones are smaller -- shorter mostly.

I currently have 3 pistols, but I'm always looking for the right deal on something new to come along to put myself further in debt 

Walther P22 - FUN little gun! Easy to shoot, easy to work the slide/trigger/safety, and easy to teach someone else with. Every time I take a new person to the range with me, that's the one I start them off with so that they can get a feel for everything and work work on their aim without feeling overwhelmed. The downside is that it can be frustrating to reassemble after cleaning, and it is VERY fussy about ammo. High Velocity ammo only or it will misfeed like crazy. I've gotten the best results with CCI High Velocity. Remington Golden Bullet is "meh" at best, and so dirty that you'll need to clean the gun after every trip to the range to keep it from having issues.

S&W M&P 9c - eh. It's a decent 9mm that is dead simple to use and to take apart and put back together. Personally I find it a little bulky when carrying in an IWB holster, but not terribly so. It's light, so it can be a bit poppy.

S&W Bodyguard 380 - my newest one. love it as a carry gun! very light and easily fits in a pocket. it's easy to be accurate with, but definitely makes my hand sore faster than the others when getting a bit of practice in at the range. The built in laser is a cool feature, but I've found that I do better when focusing on the whole technique of shooting than when I try to hold the red dot steady on the bulls eye.

Solid fundamental skills always trump gadgets especially under stress.  Thats a solid set of handguns.

Anyone have a lead on a good smith for trigger work on a sig 1911 Target?

I've been out of the loop for a little while but when I was shooting heavy, I got real frustrated with gunsmiths.  I learned to do most of the work myself - if it didn't work, I only had one person to blame.  If I have something I can't handle, I send it to Clark Custom Guns in Louisiana or Cylinder and Slide out of Nebraska.  Neither one is cheap or fast but the work will be done right and you will not be disappointed. 

Yost.

They changed their company name a few years ago to Heirloom Precision. 

http://www.heirloomprecision.com/index2.shtml

I too have used C&S years ago on some S&W revolvers. I also have used Jack Weigand @ Weigand Combat Handguns and he did some GREAT work. Again on wheelguns not autos. He doesn't seem to do the gun slick work he used to. Now he seems focused just on scope mounts for handguns. Shame. My S&W and Ruger revolvers he touched are some of my favorites. Again, I'm also out of the current loop on 1911 'smiths these days. Wayne Novak did a couple of custom Hi-Powers for me which kick ass. But the last one took well over a year to get it back. And that was in the mid to late 90s!

My 1911 gunsmiths are now all out of the business. I guess Kimber, Les Baer, Wilson Combat, Springfield Armory, etc. put them 6 feet under when they came out with off the shelf 1911s with all the bells and whistles that had nice triggers, were accurate and reliable. I suppose Ed Brown still does 1911 work but prepare to get a second mortgage on the house and plan to leave it to your kids in the will because you'll be dead by the time it's finished.

Quote from: gage on September 13, 2011, 11:12:31 AM
Anyone have a lead on a good smith for trigger work on a sig 1911 Target?

I know a good gun wrench locally that told me once that usually all he did when doing a trigger job is buffing everything smooth with a buffer attachment on a dramel tool.  And of course ever since then that is what I did to my own guns.  Very seldom did I have to take off any material on the shears and you want to stay away from that anyhooo.  So the price of a dramel and buffing tools is a lot less than a trigger job especially if you have a couple to work on.  It is pretty straight forward simple and if you use common sense on what to buff you can greatly improve the smoothness of your trigger.  Especially revolvers.   The compounds can be bought at most industrial supply shops and you only need a small tin of fine/med/course compounds.  Use a marker on the sheers to let you know what to buff.  Another thing you will need is  something to magnify your work and 3.50 power cheap Wallmart reading glasses work great.  The only down side is as soon as your friends and brothers shoot your guns they all want you to do theirs.  If only the factories would take the time!