bountyhunter

If you mean TOTAL ammo sales..... I don't think that is possible. They are running wide open. One thing we sometimes forget: when the government needs something (ANYTHING) they can go to the makers of that something and say: "You will make us this XXX and we will pay you whatever it costs. You will also never tell anybody that you are making it for us." And they are first in line.

Obviously we don't have any real data and ammo makers are surely not going to give us any..... but the reason .22 is so steep is because there is a lot less available and there is a lot less available because ammo makers are getting squeezed on both manufacturing facilities and cost of raw materials. Bottom line: if your output is limited, you are going to make a whole lot more of the stuff that is selling for $25/50 than you are of the stuff that used to sell for about $2/50..... and now is being gouged at $10/50 because you want to maximize your profit margin on what you do sell. .22LR used to go on sale for $5/500 all the time but that was when ammo makers were actually trying to get you to buy MORE of their products....

Maybe so, but at that price it better wax my car and cuddle my wife.

At one point I saw much better with my left (non dominant) eye and tried to cross train into sighting with it.... gave up. My eye just kept twitching and I could not get it to work. I think some people are more dominant than others, anyway my right eye doesn't want to delegate control....

You should definitely be able to dial the DA pull down, my guess would be under 4# with the reduced mass hammer if you tune the springs as low as they will go and polish all the relevant places. I had my old 686 dialed down to 5# with the stock hammer (comp ammo only), so you should be able to get significantly lower.

I couldn't believe it when I saw the story on the news about how a gun range gave an Uzi to a 9 year old (instructor was standing next to her) switched it to full auto and the recoil lifted it enough to where she accidentally shot him dead. I feel so sorry for her having to live with that. At my local range, they always pushed the rental of the Desert eagle .50 AE to newbies because it was their most expensive gun and the ammo was REALLY expensive... and when they would shoot the gun twice, they would be so scared they would bring it back with all the rest of the ammo unused and they would sell it again to the next sucker. One day the recoil flip hit a guy in the forehead and knocked him out, they had to call 911. I guess I don't see the upside to giving weapons to people who have a very good chance of not being able to operate them safely.

I haven't bought .22 ammo in a few years.... last time I did it was $18 for a box of 550. Can this be for real: $10 for a box of 50? http://www.midwayusa.com/product/2577315741/product?cm_mmc=pe_weekly-_-availablenow-_-sk_20140827_1-_-AdBlock01 I can't believe this. 20 cents a pop for.22 LR ammo.......

Had a splash of hot solder hit my cornea dead center once a while back.... scared me to death. I thought the solder was stuck in the cornea because it was clouded and I couldn't see, but the cornea was just damaged so he didn't have to dig it out. Lucky for me the cornea healed and "cleared up" so it was OK (sorta) after that. Dumbest thing I ever did.

I think I figured out why there's a shortage, lol.Me too... saw it on the 6:00 news.

Powder is one of the components of ammunition (duhhh) and as long as the world has the level of constant warfare it presently has, the raw materials for ammo will continue to be under pressure. may be some fluctuations, but the "ammo shortage" isn't leaving anytime soon. I'll believe the ammo shortage is fading when and if I ever see discount brands of ammo like sellier + bellott or WWB or any of the rest I used to live on back in stock at internet discount suppliers.

True. The reduced mass hammer delivers more strike energy for a given amount of mainspring force so you can dial down the mainspring and still have proper ignition. And also, as mainspring force is reduced, you can reduce the rebound side spring force which is a large contributor to DA pull weight.

That a DAO only hammer? I don't see the SA sear notch usually found on the lower part of the hammer.

And if they do drop free, position the gun above a garbage can when they do and your problems will be solved. Not a fan of pro mag.

Actually, they live longer. It seems longer.....

And most of the GM cars sold with the ignition switch that had the weak detent springs didn't kill their owners..... but when a manufacturer recognizes a problem in the design and implements a fix, they shouldn't continue to use up all the old junk just to save money. The fact they changed the design is proof that they knew their was a need to correct something.... Or perhaps the design was changed to streamline production...because the safety models came later and it doesn't make sense making multiple style frames and sear housing blocks. This is not a safety issue. When your gun stops working as intended, send it to the manufacturer or perform required maintenance. Until then, there is no problem with the gun. I just sent a pistol today to S&W...on their dime...for a warranty issue...if you actually have a legitimate issue involving the functioning of the firearm, they will fix it for the customer. But when a gun stops working, it is a safety issue. What does M&P stand for? They are marketing these for defense and their reliability. Not everyone just uses them in a game.Any mechanical device can stop working... we could play the safety issue all day with cars, planes, boats, etc. Firearms are mechanical objects which can fail. Learn to deal with it and maintain your equipment.I have never griped about something that "failed" because parts do fail, especially these days when parts have basically zero quality control. My gripe is when brand new guns have gross defects and get shipped anyway. IMHO, it's inexcusable when a brand new PC gun (or any new gun) has defects that a blind man could spot.

Not an MP, it was new revolvers that had gross defects. Factoring in the cost of shipping and time.... and the fact it was going back to the same fools who screwed it up in the first place, I ended up doing the work myself. Point is that the attitude of "Send the new gun back at your cost and we'll look at it when we get time" does not impress me on a brand new item. My point was they have NEVER offered pre paid shipping to me on ANYTHING. Maybe it's a California thing.

That was my point made earlier: I have read that statement on forums (they pay shipping) but the times I had warranty failures on new guns they refused. I assumed it was the california zip code but that's speculation. All I know is, they never offered to pay shipping and overnight FedEx s about $80+ from here. That single thing more than anything else really ticked me off.

My wife's car is a Nissan Murano,beautiful car we got new a few years back with everything on it (cost about $45k) unlike my Chevy Cavalier cheapo. She deserves a nice car. last year she had it parked at the medical center where she works and some lady had a siezure and T-boned it while it was parked.... did $16,000 in damage including broke the front axle and suspension. Now it's "fixed" and every piece of glass and metal part rattles whenever it hits a bump. So now at work she parks it... in exactly the same place. Not just the same lot, the exact same space. Last month she finds out somebody backed into the right rear and we got to pay for this one. Would have been her third reported accident and our insurance would have skyrocketed.... But it's not just the accidents and damage. Years back she drives up (car was basically new) and I see the wheels and sides and fenders are covered with wet tar. WHAT HAPPENED? Oh..... there was road construction on Homestead. Of course there was and you had to drive right through it. But don't worry, about five hours of back breaking work by me with a flashlight in my mouth will get it off before it dries onto the paint permanently. Last week her car goes to the dealer for it's $200 "detailing" (mine hasn't been washed in two years).... then: Today she drives up and there is brown goo all over the car. On the top, running down the windows, the hood the back, the fenders and it is sticky like molasses. Of course it's tree sap. Oh.... yeah, I guess that's from the tree I parked under. There was no place else to park. REALLY? And was it a stealth tree that hid until you walked away so it could fool you and attack behind your back? Not night time folks, middle of the day. And in a city of three million people, that was the ONLY parking space. But three hours of work on a "car" the size of a small bus and I got it off. At 61 with arthritic shoulders, hips, neck, back and the rest I wonder why I keep doing his? Truth is...... I feel sorry for the car.

And most of the GM cars sold with the ignition switch that had the weak detent springs didn't kill their owners..... but when a manufacturer recognizes a problem in the design and implements a fix, they shouldn't continue to use up all the old junk just to save money. The fact they changed the design is proof that they knew their was a need to correct something....

That was the gun that made me a lifetime EX customer of SW. A PC 627 that had a mess of defects that I had to fix. A $1200 new gun should not be a fixer upper.

Just my opinion.... the "old" SW that any given person knew depended on their particular experience. Don't get me wrong... their quality has declined severely, including the PC shop (I will never buy another SW product for reasons I have posted before) but the "good old days" were not that good out here in california where I became convinced over the last 20 years that SW intentionally shipped their reject guns out here to punish us for our state's stupid "approved" gun list. I used to go through checks on the new SW revos in the case at my local range and show the guy what was out of spec and why they needed to be sent back..... and he would say "Yea, we will" then sell the dog to some poor schmuck. As for "customer service" I saw on some forums that people would get pre paid mailers and fast service, however the times I asked about returning guns it was at my expense (about $80) and time never specified. I started gunsmithing mainly because I didn't want to be the gun maker's victim anymore. Anyway, the quality of the experience you get these days from any mass production gun maker is a crap shoot..... they throw a lifetime warranty on it and do away with final QA so you get to find the defects. SW is bad but I don't know if they are the worst... but then, the bar isn't set very high.

+1 I've seen a lot of pictures of LE's drawing down with their handguns and I have yet to see one with his eye squinted.... this maybe why: http://loadoutroom.com/10813/front-sight-focus-shooting-drill/ Front Sight Focus. Is it what it seems? During a combative pistol call, I noticed that a few of the students kept saying to themselves quietly, “front sight, front sight, front sight…” I understood what they were trying to instill into their minds, but I had to keep reminding them that at a distance of 5-10 feet, what does the front sight really mean, especially when your life may be on the line? I think some may get too caught up with becoming the “precision sniper pistol shooter,” making sure that all the rounds are touching in the 10-ring. Taking a step back and looking at why most of us law-abiding citizens carry a pistol, we can start to put things into perspective and reevaluate our training regimen. Most of us carry a pistol for personal protection and the protection of others in everyday living. We never know when the time may come that we have to use it. It may be leaving the store, walking to your car, at the ATM machine, at the gas station, etc., whatever the case may be, odds are you won’t be expecting it. The Police Marksman Association conducted a study of 180 cases where the LEOs won the confrontation. The results: average distance was 4-12 feet average number of rounds fired: 3.5. This was dependent on caliber; .357 Mag the average was 2.3 rounds and 9 mm it was 5.5 rounds, and other calibers fell in between these two figures the officers hit [their assailants] 61.5% of time (compared to FBI, where the figure is only 14% hit percentage) Being that most of my courses revolve around combat shooting, I typically train to fight at a practical distance. To get the students time up to par, and get them into a combat mindset where time is key, we conducted a simple drill that anyone at any range can conduct. There is nothing wrong with saying “front sight” repeatedly for a beginner shooter, or someone who is competing, or making a precise shot at distance, don’t get me wrong, but this is about training to fight. I can guarantee with almost 100% certainty that, if you have to use your weapon as a defensive tool, you won’t remember ever seeing your sights because it’s an almost instinctive shoot.

This is sounding like it may just be the cause of the problem! You are right that the "jam" happens right at the point where the brass is sliding under the extractor Check tension with an accurate gauge (I use the Weigand gauges). For 9x19, my STI likes tension in the range of about 15 - 20 ounces.

Amen

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