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No pitting! The only hang-up was an improper reassembly - the operating handle was not properly engaged with the bolt lug. Annoyance quickly became resolve - I wanted to learn to field strip it anyway, right? So one hour and three YouTube videos later, I had it disassembled enough to set the...

I am unfortunately out of town until tonight, so I haven’t had a chance for hands-on. Hope my wife forgives me for hugging the rifle before I hug her. :-)

Update- my CMP Special Grade Garand arrived today. Total time from dropping my application in the mail to FedEx arriving with my rifle - six days! Almost Amazon-like speed!

I sent in my M-1 packet last Friday, and I received my processing email the following Tuesday, showing the charges made and my order as “shipping ASAP.” I ordered one of the immediately-available “Special Grade” rifles, so my processing is likely faster than if I had ordered the backlogged...

I'll buy from them when the price is right, which isn't very often. It's a free country - they can charge what the market will bear, and I as the market have the freedom to buy, or not. Doesn't go as high on my emotional scale, I guess.

At the IPSC match on Sunday night, we were marveling that the brand-new range already has bullet-strikes on the cinderblock walls. The best LED lighting I've ever seen, but from what we could tell, some shooters are aiming with their eyes shut!

I remember this story from waaaaay back in the early 1990s. Heard it from Chuck, who at the time was one of the main counter employees, so it's not exactly a first person account, but it sounded true enough at the time. What happened was that some customers brought in some posters of a famous...

I buy from whomever has the product I want at a price that I want to pay. I have bought from CTD when those conditions matched, and although that doesn't happen often, it does happen. If their price is too high, I just walk away. As far as life decisions go, whether or not to buy from CTD...

Different suggestion here. I use acrylic paints (like the Apple brand at Hobby Lobby - comes in little plastic bottles). It is extremely bright, last a surprising amount of time, and is easy to remove and replace if it gets dirty, or if I change my mind and want a different color. Cleans off...

Break free or Rem-oil on all my guns (disclaimer - do not own a 1911). Have had both bottles for years, and I use whichever I find first.

Wow, I haven't played any sub sims since my Commodore 64 days. (Old fart alert). Nice to see someone is still making them.

Herbert! We live in a bloody swamp! We need all the land we can get!

Nice selection of vendors, but Ruger and Glock were definitely missed. I also shot the suppressed full-auto Kriss - fastest 10 rounds of my life. Also took a turn with the new incarnation of my favorite shotgun, the Browning A-5, and it's now on my short list! All shot on the new experimental...

Brandi, it sounds like you had an atypical experience at OK Archery. My wife purchased a Mission Craze from them last month and received personal attention from start, through set-up, to finished arrows and on out the door. I had a similar experience just today while trying out a Craze and...

Another vote for the Midway range bag. Owned mine for a year, and have dragged it to over 3 dozen matches and Boy Scout events. Zippers and stitching still solid. More pockets than I have stuff, and some good wide space in the middle for bulky stuff. My only complaint is the hernia I'm...

I run a Canon 50D here, and would be just as happy with a 60D. Canon's middle tier line sits between the Ti consumer series and the single digit (5D, 6D) professional models. They have decent durability, and have enough heft to feel like a real camera (with the stability that comes from a...

One bit of advice I received from good friends who are Olympic-style archers and coaches - don't overdo the poundage on your first recurve. You need at least 40 pounds to hunt legally, but if you're just wanting to shoot targets, consider starting out lighter (I'm shooting 35 pounds, and on...

If you want to handle some Samick recurves in person, check out Oklahoma Archery in south OKC. I'm not certain if they stock the Red DTAG, but they do have the Samick Sage, which is a great starter recurve for the price. I'm just now starting out on a Samick Journey (slight length upgrade over...

Just a quick (and late) comment about the 870. We use 870s for the Shotgun programs at our local Boy Scout camps (Slippery Falls, Diamond H, and at various Troop camp outs). Our current inventory has four 870s that are about 4 years old, each having shot hundreds of rounds each season. As long...

Was planning on purchasing an LC9 until I heard about this new XDS. Anyone have any idea how the two compare on handling and profile?