The absolute worst handgun for SHTF is the one you don’t havewith you cause its ( name the excuse) in the car, back at home, buried underground with the 1,000,000,000 rounds you amassed preparing for SHTF days.
I had a USP 40 cal full-size, my one and only complaint was the height of the bore above your hand. I was used to my S&W 4006 and Glock G22 at the time and never really cared for its recoil characteristics that it caused compared to the other 40's. I did use it for about 18 months shooting IPSC...
So true...
I know in the last three years I was shooting USPSA, I'd be shooting 2-3 matches a month (100-150 per match) 8 months a year and burning 200-300 a week in practice during those months against a timer, doing all kinds of drills. Adding that up conservatively is 6400 per year all...
If you’re looking at Remington with 200y being the max for the rifle, any caliber will do. I started my centerfire addiction with a 270 Remington 700 BDL sporter and with reloads off a bench it would hold 2.5 inches on a bad day and often much closer to 1.75… Looking back I wish I had kept that...
I get satisfaction from doing it myself. I did a post on a skim bed job a while back on a Remington 700 seen here.
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/long_guns/291727-diy_skim_bedding_remington_tactical_style.html
I have done a dozen or more Remington actions, some of those skim bedding...
It is a heavy child but I have not had any issue controlling mine with either the flush fit mag or extended. It is a 40 cal so it naturally has more slide velocity than say a 9mm would but I find comfort in the fact that it is nearly a full velocity 40...
1-ammo
2-holster or two
3- quality time at the range with #1&2
If you decide on night sights, consider a night sight in the front only...
IMO the rest is good to go as is unless this is a non-carry gun and more for competition shooting. Then you may wish to look at extensions and plugs or...
My G26 chose me, I couldn't walk away from the deal a friend was offering. First thing I did was put a G19 mag in it and a grip extension... IMO its too big for CC even without the extension. I CC a Kahr 40 covert or 308 Keltec depending on clothing, once the cool temps hit and jackets are the...
I finished a deer off once with a 380 using a factory federal hydro shock. From maybe 8-10 feet away, heart shot, deer expired quick...up on dressing out the deer the bullet was recovered just barely lodged in the off side rib meat, maybe 6-7 inches of penetration. This gave me a little pause as...
I’d be afraid of gaining weight due to Italian food cravings...
If you are hard up for firearm maintenance lubes run to the auto parts store and get some heavy weight synthetic motor oil and grease.
1-12 twist.
The load used in the pics was 45.8 varget in winchester brass and primer with the 168 a-max seated about 2.828" COAL. The bullet has a long jump to the lands but just about every bullet (match types) have handled it will. My standard long range load in this rifle (up to this...
Thanks for the complement.
Any mass produced product can have variations from one to the next. This includes both the rifle/action and the molded in aluminum chassis/bedding block. The idea behind skim bedding is to marry these two together in a stress-free way so any imperfections between...
I agree and post such in that thread as well. Thanks, it was intimidating at first but all worries were gone after my first one... just don’t forget a release agent and block anything off where you don’t want bedding and take your time...