Jump to content
Practically Shooting

wwillson

Administrators
  • Posts

    1,334
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    3

Posts posted by wwillson

  1. I picked up a Buck Mark with the "Ultragrip RX" grips a couple days ago at BPS. Wow was I impressed with the fit and comfort. I've been thinking about another .22 pistol. Virtually everyone I talk to that has a Buck Mark can't say enough good about them. Thoughts?

    Wayne

  2. If had an IWB that fit that gun, I would have offered to send it as a loaner but I don't have any. I've done that a lot for people waiting on their real holster order. I guess that says a lot about both the amount of not-in-service holsters I have and the lack of decent temporary holsters available.

    Super nice gesture Barry!

    Thanks,

    Wayne

  3. FNFAL308,

    Welcome to our forums!

    Lots of us here have similar interests as yours, I think you'll enjoy your time spent here. We're still in the 'building' stage with 110 members and 5000+ posts, so it does get a bit slow sometimes. Our goal isn't get to huge and hard to manage, instead I envision a fairly small group of friends who can partake in friendly conversations about things we enjoy. We'll see where it goes.

    Wayne

  4. I bought a Ruger LC9 with the hopes of a carry gun that is a bit lighter and easier to conceal with summer clothes.

    Before taking the gun to the range, I cleaned the excess grease from the frame as slide. I've found that all new guns from Ruger come virtually packed in copious amounts of grease. I did notice some metal flakes in the grease and removed all I could.

    The first time I shot the LC9 was extremely disappointing. The magazine holds seven rounds and out of every magazine I shot, I had at least two that didn't fire because of light primer strikes. Not what you want in a gun that you might need for self defense.

    I googled around and found that light primer strikes seem to be common in the LCP, LC9, SR9, and SR9c. Some found metal, either brass or steel, flakes in the firing pin galley. I couldn't see any, but didn't remove the firing pin since a pin needs to be removed. I held the firing pin in with the slide in a vertical position, then sprayed brake cleaner in firing pin galley in hopes of flushing metal flakes out. I could see several flakes on the white paper towel under the slide, so I know some came out.

    The next time I fired the LC9 was a much much better experience. I put 150 rounds down range and didn't have a single problem with anything. The cleaning appears to have solved the problem of the light firing pin strikes.

    A couple comments about shooting the LC9. It's a long pull DAO trigger - understand it, accept it, and get used to it. The LC9 isn't meant for bullseye pistol competition. The LC9 is a lightweight gun, when you shoot it 150 time, you're going to feel it in your wrist!

    Wayne

×
×
  • Create New...