Recent content by Yankee Papa

I'm well past 100,000 on my Springfield Mil-spec.

I don't think that the sights on the LCP should even be used. Practice without using them. It's a very close range weapon, not much more than a knife. I practice with it at just beyond arm's reach.

A 5-shot 38 Spl revolver: Taurus 85 or S&W J frame for pocket carry.

The wording of the question, the question itself, is a smear against Taurus.

I keep a First Aid Kit in a ziplock bag in a back pack pouch in my pickup: 3 feet of rubber tubing for a tourniquet and an 8 inch long 1/2" dowel to hold it. CELOX bandages, granules, and syringe. A chest seal Betadine First Aid Solution 4x4 compressed gauze pads Rolls of gauze Cloth medical...

We have two Taurus handguns: my all-steel Taurus 85 is a wonderful revolver. Compared to my Ruger LCR, it is a sweet shooter. I'll be selling the LCR. I got over the ultra-lite fad quickly and the LCR ended up staying in the safe. My wife has a Taurus PT22 pocket, tip up barrel 22LR. Works just...

The shape of the bullets' noses are different and engage the seater die differently. The face of the seater die is not flat. It is cupped.

Developers with better measuring equipment have pushed the cartridges we use to their limits. Trust their reloading data. The cartridge will get the job done within its normal limits. More kaboom is simply not necessary. Sorta related: I've seen posts where someone will say he bought his 12...

In my Ruger LCP I have handloaded LRN. That's always in an ankle holster. A 13" Italian switchblade is in my pocket. My main carry is a SA 1911A1 in Condition One with an 8-rd Kimber mag loaded, and a Wilson Combat 10-rd spare in a Snagmag. All handloaded 225 gr Copper-Plated Flat Nose at 825...

I've been practicing the Mozambique against multiple targets for 25 years. There is no hesitation in taking the head shot. All 3 shots in less than 1 second, against each target. Springfield Armory 1911A1 GI BIG DOT Express Sights, straight checkered MS housing, BTGS, lanyard loop removed...