Month: May 2017

  • Loading Plated Bullets

    “There is absolutely no good information on the ‘net re how to load plated bullets so they’ll shoot accurately… Thus I had to figure this all out for myself… In this article, I will share with you what I’ve learned.” https://self-defense-handguns.com/?page_id=2196

  • Aluminum Cased Blazer 9mm

    Years ago I manged to talk Speer (this was back before the ATK acquisition, when it was still just  Speer, and before the era of Blazer Brass, when all Blazer ammo was still aluminum cased) into sending me 5,000 rounds apiece of 115-gr., 124-gr. and 147-gr. Blazer 9mm. Looking back on it, I have no…

  • Back From The Range, 5/5/2017 & Back From The Match, 5/6/2017

    Got the Wilson EDC X9 out to the range for another shooting session, it worked perfectly though another 653 rounds. One big question I had about this gun was, “Will the EDC X9, being built around a previously existent 9mm mag, unlike most 1911s feed TC ammo reliably?” You all probably know this by now,…

  • When To Replace Your Autopistol’s Recoil Spring

    Many people recommend replacing the recoil spring in an autopistol after firing a certain, set number of rounds. The problem with that theory is that recoil springs wear at different rates, depending on the sort of gun, the power of the cartridge being fired, even how a particular gun is fitted. Replace a recoil spring…