Hello friends,
I’ve got a Custom 1911 that is acting up on me.
This happened once before and I thought it may have been a fluke, but today at MCFG it happened several times in a row while shooting steel.
5” Government Springfield 1911 .45ACP
When firing, occasionally the hammer will only...
Ok guys,
Need some help identifying the cause of a malfunction.
So I was taking out a brand new AR15 today and getting it sighted in. I loaded up the mag 30rds, pulled the trigger, bang, and then nothing. The bolt looked like it was about 90% closed so I tried racking it to clear the...
I'm sharing this for numerous reasons. Some people carry with a child and some are dead set against it (and I respect all opinions). This made think about my best carrying options when carrying while holding a child (because you never know). I typically carry 1 o'clock, 4:30, or OC. Who...
While I have never had or been around one, I did see this video today and thought I would share what a squib round looks like: [VIDEO] The Dreaded Squib Load: This Video Is Sure To Make You Yell At Your Computer Screen | Concealed Nation
More importantly, should this happen, I would like to be...
Here is my first blog post for Spartan Dynamics LLC on malfunction clearance techniques utilizing a diagnostic approach. In the next post I'll show a non-diagnostic approach (which I prefer). I just wanted to give a contrast between the two approaches.
Malfunction Clearance Part 1 of 2
Well in a trip to the range today I had a catastrophic misfire. I had a .22 basically explode. The rear rim and face of the shell completely blew off casing. I think the bolt wasn't all the way forward and the shell wasn't fully seated when struck. It bent out the side take down panel, mangled...