I purchase guns from shows regularly and the best way I've found to feel safe about it is to ask for there drivers license and if it appears real I record the info on it for my records. If they hesitate to give you there info I turn around and walk away. Another tell tail is if the price is to...
All I have to say is there was cycling issues in my past with 11-87 so I shy away. However my 1100 has had 1000's of rounds of all different kinds weights and loads and it has never let me down
xds
I love mine and agree with everyones comments. I also have to say that the recoil is very manageable for its small size I've put about 1000 rounds through mine and am confident that any would be muggers should beware
used dies
If the dies have anything about them that looks questionable I wouldn't buy they. Personally I stick with rcbs and have never seen a bad one.
92fs
I've had many complaints about slide lock issues simply because people weren't holding the gun. Tightly in there hand make sure you don't have a wimpy grip on the gun.
I like to keep my loads about a grain below Max with varget accouding to the Lyman manual. I also use the hornady vmax bullets in a Kimberly varmint with a 26inch barrel and easily shoot one inch groups at 200 yards. With it zeroed a an inch high at 100. I am comfortable shooting 3-400 yards
scope
That is a cheep scope for what you get. I've had one one a 22-250 for a couple hundred rounds and it stays dead on. Always wondered how they handle the recoil of larger rounds like 308. 30-06. Or the 300 win mag. I had a tasco world class years ago that was decent for the money on a 222 I...