Recent content by smince

Remington 788. Marketed as a bargain rifle, I have never shot was that wasn't amazingly accurate

I've been running an RDS on a handgun since 2011. One of the instructors who pioneered use of RDS on pistols (way before Sage) teaches just the opposite: "The use of co-witnessed iron sights is a crucial factor in the usability of the red dot on a pistol (sighted at the same point as the red...

I've never known my JPoint to need anything other than an occasional wipe to clean it, but it is under a shirt all day. On my gun anyway, the idea that powder and other residue (or nicks from ejected brass) collects on the sight has largely been unfounded

Not all J-Points are set up like that. I have 2, one with a 4 and one with an 8MOA dot. The 8 is a bit faster, the 4 is a bit more precise. I was a sort-of early adopter of the RDS concept on pistols. I've had a J-Point on a Glock 26 (milled by L&M Precision) since 2011. Sure it's more fragile...

They can fit into an even smaller bag if you care to spend another $250 on a L.A.W. folder for the buffer tube. My 7.5" is right around 16.75" folded to the muzzle device

I used to carry a spare in my off-hand (left) pocket. During an Advanced Handgun course locally we did a section on strong-hand and weak-hand only manipulations to simulate injury to a limb. This is when I found out - I couldn't reach the spare with my strong hand. I started carrying my spare...