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3K views 40 replies 13 participants last post by  Dutch 106 
#1 ·
Looking for a nice not to expensive gun for a girl gun.
 
#37 ·
Hey guys,
I tried the Mdl 29 Glock for size and I end up with a finger and a half hanging off the bottom of the grip. I worry with a cartridge like 10mm having the gun shift around in my hand. I have heard nothing but good on the little Rugers but have zero experience. With them they answer, no questions I have, but to each there own! I'm large in size so carrying the mdl 40 is easy for me or a 1911A1 format is no big deal. Absolute reliability is key to me. If its not 100% reliable in both firearm and ammo, I'm not carrying it for self protection. A point, a friend reminded me most folk listening to me pontificate, yes I cast and reload a lot of ammo, I don't carry reloads for self protection and yes I shoot my ammo from last weeks carry. the next 100 some times plus rounds are reloads but I'm still usually buying a box or two of factory a month, (then reloading the brass) That was one nice thing about the 41mag was with shooting 5 rounds of 41 mag (silver tips as long as I can find them I like them and they preform well. and I've had fun with the vampire and werewolf fantasy people that I'm carrying silver ammo, yea there's no actual silver in silvertips) but there are no actual vamps or werewolf's out there that I cannot stop with a hollow point! If you feel its enough, carry 9mm or 380 hell 22lr is infinitely better than nothing. But I telling you with the bad guys learning to take guns away from the good guys because the good guys won't shoot! There's no magic in waving a gun! You had better train as you will act! I'd rather recommend a good councilor than attend your funeral!
But I'm an old nosey guy, your mileage may vary!
Dutch
 
#38 ·
not sure exactly which one you got but read the directions carefully and follow that , mine needed to be filed I think it took 6 pulls with a file while I had it clamped int he vise just barly sticking ot as nto to bend it . 3 the first time then test fit then 3 more and it worked with near absolute minimum over travel.

I do recall finding leaving the guide rod and spring out then holding it in lockup with my left hand while pulling the trigger with the right was the fastest easiest way to test and not have to keep taking the end plate off
 
#40 ·
this is a 17 gen 4 with a medium no tail and a large beaver tail backstrap , I run the Medium no tail now but when I started on it I ran a meduim beaver tail.

but now I transition between gen 3 and gen 4 guns and I leave them all the same as medium no tail as gen 1,2,3 were all medium no tail only then gen 4 added the options. training me rather than changing guns up.

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#41 ·
I bought the ghost 3.5 model and They show adjusting the curve by pressing with your thumb three times I just tried it again today and its still locking open each shot. The trigger with this kit in it does seem lighter with less take up. It seems a big part of the pinch I'm feeling is from the portion of the safety in the middle of the trigger face, it projects to far from the trigger surface and the thin sheet metal edge is causing the problem I think. I very used to very flat surfaces on the face of my triggers. I don't know that this is sticking out so much farther than other Glocks, it feels like I'm pulling a knife edge each time I pull the trigger. and it may be increased by the 10mm recoil.
I'll try it again, to many small parts, to adjust this in the field and having to travel half an hour back to the house to adjust. Isn't working for me.
Dutch
I just had one of the Chiappa rhino revolvers wander up and bite me cheap. I just got a chance to shoot 20 rounds of 357 mag in it today. Not what I expected. But I want to put 500 rounds of 38 and another 500 357 mag thru it before I report
 
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