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Given that they have similar Police Magnums for like $80 more, it may be worth paying the extra coin.

A close friend is finally tying the knot next year, and as his groomsmen we are all pooling some money together to take him snowboarding, and gift him a 1911. The handgun will be lightly laser engraved, with some variant of name and momentos of his life thus far. Since this isn't fancy, hand done sc...

"It depends." For my bulk ammo, 9mm and .223 fodder, it is not worth my time, even if some money is saved. I'll even go a step further and say for my low volume hunting ammo where I've found a suitable factory load, it isn't worth it. For match grade ammo or specialty hunting ammo, it is s...

You know it's a great group when the snow starts working its way towards you, everyone just kind of stares at it and grunts, and goes back to the fire without saying a word... and it was an absolute blast! That was funny! Secretly Tom and I had our “we have to pull the plug if it gets too deep. We ...

You know it's a great group when the snow starts working its way towards you, everyone just kind of stares at it and grunts, and goes back to the fire without saying a word... and it was an absolute blast!

Not keeping abreast of the gamer side of things, what's currently trendy? I'm guessing it's comped guns, as we're starting to see them in the duty market too. Kinda hard for me to wrap my brain around the notion of a brake on a full size 9mm, but then, I never was one of the cool kids. :oops: :oops...

I've got about 500 rounds through the gun now, and it's definitely a soft shooter. Not one single malfunction with 7 different mags, both OEM and MBX, so also good. I won't get it on a timer until later this summer, so we shall see. I have a feeling that the XL in particular outlived its niche since...

Elk Creek wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2026 3:05 am Was a FUN day it was raining Brass, literally raining brass!

I simply do not understand how you could be getting rained on from a covered shooting position.

Got out to the range today with the best testing squad within 250 miles of the Rockies... Rang out roughly 200ish rounds through the Staccato, plus quite a few other great guns today! The Staccato ran flawlessly with the OEM magazine and the 4 MBX's it came with in the deal. Handling was what you wo...

Zorba wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2026 1:07 am NIIIIIIICE!!

Lovely photography too - I saved your B&W to my rotating "wallpaper" directory.

Thanks!

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2026 11:30 pmIMG_0093.jpeg

I wish I was that jacked. #PoorDiscipline

Bigslug wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2026 1:45 pm Edit. . .Oh, and for what it's worth, there is a sticker out there that says "STACCATOS ARE GAY" that looks for all the world like official factory promo material. Shop accordingly.

Great, now I'm going to kill an entire evening trying to find a 10 pack online.

Diver43 wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2026 2:03 am Very nice acquisition.

Thanks!

GrapeApe wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2026 12:47 amKool purchase

If anything, I haven't cussed at a gun in awhile. I'm not head over heels with the platform yet, but this will be an interesting journey, as the hippies say.

Elk Creek wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2026 1:33 am Well that looks like fun!

You tell me!

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2026 1:22 am You couldn’t get him to throw the bullet proof black suit with the deal???

If it was in the same condition of cleanliness as the gun, I'm good... in the words of Charon in one of the Jon Wick movies when he asks about a cleaning service: "I'm afraid no one is THAT good."

Lately I’ve been idly searching for a project pistol to monkey with on the days that USPSA practice isn’t as captivating as it should be. Lately there’s been a proliferation of 2011’s on the market, and that platform has caught my interest a bit as a potential subject for the higher level tinkerer. ...

Greetings, fellow human. Which I definitely am, and so are you.

If I were in a more permanent living situation, with the capability of charging at home, I would probably be driving one of the more economical EVs right now instead of the Tacoma as a DD. As it sits, once charging at home isn't in the equation, for me the math doesn't math. Flipside, however, I wil...

Too bad they couldn't be bothered to snow... you know... through the winter.

Excellent work!

Yep, different needs for different applications. Off roading is a bit less stress-inducing than a motorcycle, but your phone ejecting itself from its mount is a legit safety issue. Side note, DO NOT mount a modern phone to your handlebars on a motorcycle. The vibration will, best case, trash the cam...

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2026 9:41 pm

Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Fri Apr 24, 2026 3:04 am

And on a whim I took a detour. My wife says I’m not allowed to go out unsupervised anymore…. She’s in my garage now.

Your wife’s in your garage now?

That's not even legal in this state...

You know what round would be really appealing in this gun? Wanna... take a guess????

Great looking new ride! They're not for everyone, but for the target niche the Gladiator is a great enthusiast's vehicle, especially the Mojave. Had I not found such a good deal on my Taco a Mojave was pretty high on the list of considerations.