I am sure you have seen Bill Wilson's vid where he pushes a brush through extractor channel of his 1911 and says " look at that chunk of sh.t", or Brownelle's optic mounting vid where he does not clean anything dumps half a bottle of blue loctite on screws.
There are much better (modern)...
Pride in ownership is a thing, all of my guns look and function as they did on day one. Over 12k through xc in the last 14 months. Cleaned and lubed immediately after each range trip. Gun looks and runs as if brand new. I do not get in bed without a shower, you get the jist.... as a caveat...
Plenty of good defensive rounds out there. I would get a any proven factory round and not worry. If it were that critical, our LEO'S and Combat Soldiers would be wearing " Thick winter coats" ilo plate carriers or BP vest'. Jm2c
Got an email from Staccato saying they will have a new release to be revealed at the range day on January 19 as well as Shot Show 2026.
Did not say what it will be, but from the looks of it I would guess HD P4.0 with island comp like the one on the XC. I arrived at that by the location of front...
Our oldest local shopping mall now houses a police substation. 10 or 12 stores left out of 100 or so. It is now flanked by a 24 hour poker room (huge). The property was sold to a developer that is promising upscale retail and multi family housing. We all know what will really become. Section 8...