Recent content by MrChicken

Nifty idea, looks like a good option for some. For me, my pockets are full up already. Flashlight, pepper spray, pocket knife, keys, etc. I can't put anything other than a paper receipt in my back pocket due to back problem so everything goes in the front pockets. I have yet to find a belt...

Long ago I had read that a used fabric softener sheet or two would cut down on the dust in the tumbler. I tried it and it's seemed to help. I have not reloaded in few years so no recent experience...

There's also a bazillion fakes out there from our "friends" in China. Supposedly Amazon is an approved reseller for 3M and if you buy them with Amazon as the seller (not by third party shipped through Amazon) you will get the real deal. And it will probably be made in China. I've used the...

I hear that, I usually ask "how many tubes today?"

IMHO, the mask (a good mask) is all you need. No need to wear gloves as long as you are washing your hands before you eat. Getting the lead into your nose and mouth is where you are getting most of it. Change clothes when you get home, take a shower and that's should do it. I should explain...

I've been there, gone through chelation treatment three times. Many jacketed bullets have exposed bases. The hot gas burns off that lead into vapor and particles. You breathe that in and that is worse than touching cases etc... Surprisingly FMJ usually has an exposed lead base. TMJ will have...

I use my pocket knife for many different tasks like most people that carry one. The reason I started carrying a pocket knife every day is because when I was young a toddler got the drawstring to his hoodie caught in an escalator. Nobody had a way to cut him lose before it was too late. That...

I have 2011 and couple of 1911's I like a lot better than my Hellcat. But I can't AIWB them and a bulging disc in my back won't let me EDC them on my hip.

Back when I shot in local competitions regularly I decided that I would try a Glock after years of 1911's and a grip reduced 2011 I custom fit to my liking. The Glock felt bad in my hand, I never got comfortable with the grip. To my surprise my scores improved. The improvement was not much but...

I got that same kit for Xmas, maybe someday I'll have time to try it.

In addition to the above, go after it like you mean it. Don't go gradually, give it all you've got until you get used to it. Having the pistol closer to you increases the leverage you have and that will make it easier. Once the slide is fully to rear, let it go like it's 2000 degrees hot. If...

A Hogue grip on a LCP makes a big difference. A Hellcat replaced my LCP as my appendix carry gun.

Look closely at your sights. Mine were not centered and it shot left. It was off by a lot, seven inches at seven yards. Gunsmith drifted the front sight back to center and now it's only three inches left. I tested it off a bench and got the same results. I finally just said screw it and got a...

Too many variables to say for sure. But here's a question we should all think about. "If I die who takes care of my family?" While it sounds heroic to engage and possibly save the helpless, the thought of my disabled wife trying to get along without me is sobering. More is at risk than just my...

When I'm out and about, a Streamlight ProTac 1L-1AA. 350 lumen. Size is right, good clip, versatility with many battery types. When I'm home I have a cheap Risemart ($6.99, they say it has 100 lumens) single AAA in my sweatpants pocket. You can reverse the clip to put it on a ball cap. It...