Maksim Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 What's wrong with this picture? Awesome, Smith & wesson finally making an M&P with a decocker on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 This was little more than a one hour Benelli commercial. And this week a Smith & Wesson commercial. I guess it is still better than 90% of the crap on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 What's wrong with this picture? It's a SIGma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgary Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I was amazed to hear that S&W is the "first gun company to be able to make a 1911 work in 9mm". I guess the Springfields, Kimbers and STIs.... what, didn't work? or something? 1st to make it work reliably without major mag issues or gun issues requiring it to be sent back every 6 months? yes. I have an m&p pro 1911 in 9mm with external extractor... 10 or 15k rounds through it, without one issue with Wilson 10 round mags. Can't say the same for my friends shooting kimbers and springfields. lol. Huh. I've got a springer, and a couple of Trojans in 9mm, and... with the right mags and the right loads, none has ever been a problem. Shot a single-stack nationals with the STI a couple of years back (decided to go "minor" just for grins). Small sample, sure, but... they've been completely reliable for me, and they certainly pre-date the S&W. In fact, the only gun I've *ever* sent back to the manufacturer was a S&W 1911 (but in .45). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Not that I'm complaining, cuz the show is way better than Dr. Oz (I think my wife's got a secret crush). I am wondering which manufacturer will be featured next week. CZ? Kimber? Ah, maybe Hi-point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Looks like next week is a flint lock, a Colt 45, and a H&K USP. Probably not going to be an infomercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Looks like next week is a flint lock, a Colt 45, and a H&K USP. Probably not going to be an infomercial. BORING! Watched about half and switched it off and read. And, not to be insulting to H&K but to try and portray this as a revolutionary design up there with the likes of the Colt 45 revolver is absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIO Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Top Gun is BS. Could have been a good show...too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 How can you have a TV show called Top Gun, and then have an episode with no guns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Still better than watching Dr Oz with my wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 More and more I'm deciding that "off" is the best choice when it comes to TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Yeah, I passed on this episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuNerd Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I watch all of them because it's better than Real Housewives... BUT I wish they would bring on people that can SHOOT what they are demonstrating. I'm not really interested in watching someone shoot a Pump shotgun for the first time. Or seeing a Marine shoot a Flintlock.... But I watch anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skydiver Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 "... the Rain Man of firearms ..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) Well, this week (.22's) was quite interesting. At first I thought that having two pistols that are so similar would be a problem, but it seems that there are some big differences between the two which made for an interesting comparison. I enjoyed watching Chris coaching Colby, but thought he was being just a bit forward in basically pushing Robert Vogel aside and saying, "here, let me show you how to do this." That said, the technique of having someone else pull the trigger can be very enlightening. The shoot off was particularly impressive - a guy with a pistol with iron sights vs a guy with a scoped rifle and only a 1 second difference in time. Chris may have had the better time but even he admitted that it was Robert who really won that competition. All in all, a fun episode. Edited March 30, 2012 by Graham Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not-So-Mad Matt Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Well, this week (.22's) was quite interesting. At first I thought that having two pistols that are so similar would be a problem, but it seems that there are some big differences between the two which made for an interesting comparison. I enjoyed watching Chris coaching Colby, but thought he was being just a bit forward in basically pushing Robert Vogel aside and saying, "here, let me show you how to do this." That said, the technique of having someone else pull the trigger can be very enlightening. I really, really liked the coaching bits -- and I didn't mind watching Chris take the reins when it came time to coach, because an experienced shooter isn't always the best instructor. (Or is Vogel also famous for his coaching?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Chris correctly diagnosed the issues and provided relevant correction. The top performers, in most performance based pursuits, are rarely the best instructors or coaches. I would go so far as to say the best coaches have character traits that usually prevent top performance and the top performers have traits that usually prevent quality instruction. There are exceptions to every rule of course, and there are several excellent exceptions in the shooting sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underlug Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Chris correctly diagnosed the issues and provided relevant correction. The top performers, in most performance based pursuits, are rarely the best instructors or coaches. I would go so far as to say the best coaches have character traits that usually prevent top performance and the top performers have traits that usually prevent quality instruction. There are exceptions to every rule of course, and there are several excellent exceptions in the shooting sports. I found the same when I was involved in tennis. The really good ones don't know or care why they are as good as they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I would go so far as to say the best coaches have character traits that usually prevent top performance and the top performers have traits that usually prevent quality instruction. Those who can't do, go into politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underlug Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I would go so far as to say the best coaches have character traits that usually prevent top performance and the top performers have traits that usually prevent quality instruction. Those who can't do, go into politics. The rest of us study technique and haunt the Enos site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 The rest of us study technique and haunt the Enos site. I resemble that remark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopgun Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Was anyone else embarrased by the "challenges" on this weeks show? I mean, a playing card at 30 FEET ? With a Rifle? I guess the experts forgot you have to hold high that close. When I first saw the cards, I thought they were going to be edge on.That would have been a pretty good test with a .223. Pretty easy with a 45 ,though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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