andrewcolglazier

You have heard from who? When? Link? Steve, never mind! I'm just happy to hear there is no problem! Thank you sir! Andy

Andy just shoot a 45 ACP Glock. I am sure Steve J. wont mind. Lol!

Dear Steve! I am considering shooting this match, but I have heard that guns with deactivated grip safeties will be prohibited. Is this correct? I can't shoot a 1911 with an active grip safety, so need an answer to this question. Thank you!

This. My advice as well, to a "T". Andy

If you are planning to shoot factory ammo, I see no reason why you can't leave all springs stock. Andy

Handled one at my local GS the other day. Good ergos, lightweight, affordable. What's the word on them? Thanks! Andy

Andy, Note that the link I provided wasn't to the first run of info from the Box O' Truth, it was to the "revisited" testing that they did with "better" ammo. If there is even more better ammo out now, that would be great. Thanks for your data points. Hey Kyle, I didn't know there had been an update. Personally, I have no heartburn with those results. I have come to the opinion that looking for penetration in excess of 12" can cause problems with overpenetration. There is no perfect loading, or perfect handgun, all of them have their positives and negatives. I don't care for the Winchester PDX ammo, as I don't like the inclusion of the BBs in the load. I don't think they serve any purpose, and I agree with the BoT dude that random pellets not on target are not to be wished for. The BBs aside, however, I found the disks to be very accurate, keeping a nice tight pattern from my little Public Defender out to 20 yards. I prefer the Federal offering which is likewise very good out to surprising distances. I carry a mixed cylinder of buckshot and .45LC. Personally I prefer to carry revolvers for my main defensive weapons these (hot)days. They conceal better for me carried appendix than do autoloaders. Here are some pics for some size comparisons with a couple other carry guns, a Glock 19 and a S&W 13-3. Andy

Seems to me that some folks are getting lost in the weeds. It might be useful to go back to basics. What is the number one priority in every match? Have fun? Be fair to the shooter? No. The number one priority of the sport should be safety. Everything else comes after that. I've been shooting a long time. Rules are great, but inadequate in some instances. I know unsafe gun handling when I see it, though it might be difficult to articulate a definitive rule to prevent a particular example. The individual RO has one very important job; to promote safety. The rules should back up that job to the utmost, and not leave someone with such a (sometimes) difficult job swinging in the wind. The rule cited in this case is left somewhat vague for a reason, and that is to allow the RO on the spot to exercise a certain degree of discretion. Almost all NDs occur (mechanical failure notwithstanding) because of shooter error. Almost always they are trying to do something too quickly, without having thought about what they are doing. I would have great difficulty rewarding a shooter for doing something unsafe when my eyes and experience tell me they did something unsafe. And rules be damned, we have to ask ourselves what is more important; satisfying some letter of the law, or preventing someone from getting hurt or killed. If I DQ someone for doing something unsafe and they want to make an issue of it, that's just fine, so long as they get the message that I know they did something unsafe, and I won't let them do it again. Andy

I have two Judges and a Governor. One Judge has the 6.5" barrel, the other is the "Public Defender" model which is very compact. The 6.5" Judge is accurate enough to hit a 12"x12" steel plate four out of five shots, freestyle, at 70 yards using standard RN Lead .45LC ammo. I have also used it to kill several raccoons using standard buckshot. The PD is one of my favorite casual carry guns, and I carry it often when traipsing about the property while walking my dogs. The Governor is a higher quality, higher capacity, higher capability handgun of the same stripe. It is a stronger handgun than the Judges, capable of handling higher pressure .45LC loadings than would be safe in the Judges. With its extra shot capacity and the ability to reload it rapidly via moonclips, I think it is a viable self defense handgun. That said, it is fairly large, and Smith's decision to put a target hammer on the weapon (I had mine bobbed) doesn't help its concealability much. It is concealable, however, and I have carried it often using a soft IWB holster at the appendix position. The Box O' Truth info is oft quoted but out of date. That testing was done using standard buckshot loadings designed for hunting shotguns. Winchester and Federal have both produced buckshot ammo that is designed specifically for these short barreled handguns, which performs much better with much greater accuracy on target out to surprising ranges. If someone doesn't like the guns, they shouldn't buy them. But don't talk out of ignorance about them either. Andy

Hi sir. What handgun were you shooting, if I may ask? Thanks. Andy Glock Ah. Thanks. Andy

Yes. Some more info on the circumstances surrounding the event would perhaps be helpful. I have seen some NDs when shooters have picked up handguns from barrels, tables, etc. They are almost always caused by a shooter attempting to go too fast and using unsafe techniques to pick up the handgun, or because the handgun was placed on the table/barrel in an unsafe condition. Andy

Hi sir. What handgun were you shooting, if I may ask? Thanks. Andy

Stretching helped me a lot. Extend your arm out in front of you with elbow straight, palm down. Bend wrist with hand loosely clenched. Bend your wrist down as far as it will go keeping arm straight. You should feel a pulling in the muscles of your forearm up towards your elbow. Rotate your hand with your wrist bent in this manner, arm held out in front of you. Do this multiple times per day. I had "tennis elbow" in both elbows from work and shooting for months. A friend turned me on to this simple stretching regimen and the pain cleared up rapidly. Now whenever I feel a twinge, I start up the stretching again, and it subsides. Hope this works for you. Andy

What kind of handgun are we talking about here?

I sold my kids so I could get a pair of 1050s, and I rent my wife out as a rodeo clown to pay for match travel expenses. Not really. Andy