I own both, and I have two brothers who also own both. The 9 is a bit bigger, and about 6oz heavier. There is a noticeable difference between the two on recoil, but the 9 mm bullet I practice with is 20 grains heavier so that's to be expected. Racking the slide on the 9 is more effort than the...
Three options:
1. Do it yourself. Here's a link to a site I found back when I got my first GEN1 M&P9: http://www.burwellguns.com/misc/M&Ptriggerjob.pdf
2. Install/have installed an APEX trigger - not hard to do (I've done it on my M&P9 Compact) and works great.
3. Send it to S&W for the M&P...
Good luck to all of you - I had a PT145 that I (along with a lot of others) decided to send back to Taurus very early in this class action process. I sent my gun back in August of 2015 with the promise that there would be a resolution in 'a few months'. In December of 2016 - yes, that's about...
Not so sure about that now - after posting the above, I did another chat session with Taurus customer service. This time I was told there will be no replacement, and that they are now evaluating whether to repair the PT-145 - even though they told me a year ago that this was not possible. I...
Well, at least you still have your pistol - there are a bunch of us who thought we would be really smart and get in before the big rush. We sent our pistols in for 'repair' as a safety issue and we've been sitting on our hands ever since. My PT-145 has been in Taurus's hands for well over a...
I have a Pug and a Black Widow, both in .22 MAG. I can carry these most anywhere, wearing most anything. .22 Mag isn't exactly the best defensive round, but I would not want to be on the exit end of one of my NAA guns. Tough to shoot, but I can put all five rounds inside an 8" circle at 7...
Give me that $500 and would own a Ruger LCRX 38Spcl +P with a 3" barrel - and a few boxes of Gold Dot for Short Barrels.
Ruger 5431 LCRX 5RD 38SP +P 3"
I've got the Harbor Freight version as well. Pretty sure it's exactly the same unit as the Lyman that's on sale at Midway USA for $100. I've used mine a good number of times and it works fine - plus I was able to use one of those 25% off coupons on it so got it significantly cheaper than a...
We thought this would be a good starting point for my wife - she's recoil-averse and has a hard time racking the slide on most semi-autos. Bought the LCR in .22WMR, but the big issue with this and any other rimfire double action revolver is that the trigger pull is HEAVY - over 16 pounds on the...
Congrats on the new 'carry' gun. The 500 is one of the most fun-to-shoot handguns of all time. My brother has a 500 and also a 460 with a ported barrel. Great entertainment taking these two to his indoor range - pull the trigger for the first time and everyone else on the range steps back and...
I wanted to get my HD shotgun somewhere accessible but safe and out of sight. Went with this: https://www.stack-on.com/categories/security-cabinets-gun-cabinets/products/75
A bit of work to install, and of course you have to cut a hole in the wall, but this worked fine for me.
The only thing I'm going to say to all the haters is that I have seven Taurus handguns that have had no more issues with them than with any of my other brands.
Regarding the settlement: the conditions were pretty much finalized back in early August. The issue is that the affected models don't...
Not nearly as substantial as the Fort Knox, but these work for my needs:
SV500 SpeedVault | GunVault | GunVault
Mini Gun Safes |GV1000C STD | GunVault | GunVault
You should be able to find a Browning Citrori clays gun for $2K or less, but the barrel length will probably be more than 26" - my XT Trap comes in 30" and 32" barrel versions. Not sure about all Citori's, but mine does not reset the safety when loaded. I've got easily 10,000 rounds through mine...
For 12ga, about the only way you save money by reloading is if you buy components in larger quantities. I buy 5,000 or 10,000 wads at a time, 5,000 primers, and 8 pound kegs of powder. Most expensive part of the process is the shot. No cost for the hulls as I have tubs full of them and they...