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Who makes the barrel? Where did you order it?

Shot about 100 rounds through it a couple days ago. Looks, feels, and shoots like a 1911 - I LIKE! The recoil is about 1/2 that of my 1911 in 45ACP - I like that too! Shot nice groups from a rest, basically it shoots as well as I do. It's going to be fun to shoot!

I picked it up from the FFL today. I've never seen so much oil on a gun, which I can imagine is to inhibit corrosion. I field stripped it and cleaned the oil off - sure hope the oil doesn't discolor the wood grips.

I was bidding on a Kimber Stainless Target II in 9mm a couple days ago and 'accidentally' bought one. I paid $750, which I think is a good deal, given that they are between $1050 and $1150 at retail. Should get it tomorrow and how to shoot it Sunday. I've never shot a 1911 chambered in 9mm - I think I'll like the reduced recoil and less expensive reloads. Will post a picture when I get it and give a range report. Wayne

I'm still waiting for the phone call saying I've won....

Win anything?

It's back up: https://www.youtube.com/user/hickok45

It seems to me that it's getting a bit difficult to differentiate some of Ruger's pistol lines for the others. The Ruger American pistol seems to be a version of the SR9E with a better trigger and more versatile palm swell/grip?

It's amazing how fast it peels the carbon off vs. soaking and scraping.

Wow - the article makes it sound like STAG was either very sloppy or felt they were above the law.

Looking forward to your thoughts comparing the factory set up with the Apex set up. Wayne

Which kit did you get?

I've had the opportunity to shoot my M&P Pro several times now with the Apex flat-faced trigger installed. Installing the kit wasn't trivial and I would recommend buying the armorer's block, armorer's tray, and the trigger fixture. The Apex tools make the job much easier - just get them if you are going to do the job yourself. Make sure you have a 5/32" pin punch and a non-marring hammer. Shooting the M&P with the trigger kit is nothing short of awesome. The kit transforms the M&P from a run-of-the-mill plastic gun with a fairly bad trigger, to a plastic gun with a 1911 like trigger! There is a little bit more take-up than a good 1911 trigger (the take-up is mostly because of the safe-action trigger), but when you reach the break-point it's an amazing experience. The first time you feel the break, you just can't quite believe it can be that good in a plastic fantastic. The trigger will absolutely allow you to shoot faster in a match, but will not be allowed in a match where they check a production gun for mods. I don't shoot in any matches where there are gun inspections, so it doesn't affect my match eligibility. Wayne

I made a post a couple years ago asking how to remove carbon from the bolt and bolt carrier. My conclusion then was to try to scrape the carbon with whatever tool I could find that would work, but nothing I had worked well. I noticed an advertisement in a gun magazine for the Real Avid AR-15 carbon scraping tool. After reading some reviews on Amazon I decided to give the tool a try. While ordering the Real Avid tool, I noticed the "what others also purchased" on Amazon included an interesting tool for the same purpose made by Kley-Zion. I ordered both. I cleaned two bolt carriers, bolts, and firing pins that were almost equally carboned up, one with the Kley-Zion and one with the Real Avid. I found both did the job well and reduced the carbon removal time to less than a minute and did a good job. In the past I would spend a lot longer attempting to removed the carbon and was never able to reach or remove the black crud from the hard to reach places in the carrier or the baked-on carbon on the bolt shoulder. The Real Avid tool tool cleans more hard to reach places on the bold carrier group and has a built in pin puller, while the Kley-Zion tool scrapes the carbon from the bolt shoulder slightly better than the Real Avid. If I had to recommend one, I would say get both and enjoy the better aspects of each . Kley-Zion: Real-Avid:

The Wikipedia page for ARX100 redirects to the ARX160 page. I think whoever put the redirect in might be a bit confused believing the ARX100 and ARX160 are the same.

The ARX160 seems to be the .22LR training version of the ARX100 or am I mistaken?

Glad you stopped by to see what's been happening!

Clevy, Welcome to PS - glad to have you here! Wayne

Has anyone had a chance to fire a M&P with an Apex Tactical trigger? I have a M&P Pro that I'm going to install the Apex flat-faced forward trigger and sear kit. After reading many review and watching YouTube videos, it appears to be a great trigger. I will not be able to shoot in USPSA Production at a match where they check for external modifications, but most of my USPSA shooting is at matches where nobody cares about following the rules to the letter. Several reviews say that the Apex trigger is comparable to a 1911 trigger - if it is, that would be fantastic, as the factory trigger in the M&P Pro leave a bit to be desired.

Thanks for the pictures - I was having a hard time imaging what you were describing.

Picture needs no explanation.

The wholesaler I deal with still doesn't have any in stock. I think it's been about 3 years since he's had any .22LR in stock. I believe the big box stores are soaking all if it up.

Barry, Good question and from what I've read, there are many powders are based on formulas from the time period of pre WWII. That makes me wonder as well how many 'old technology' powders will go the way of the buggy whip. I think the answer lies in the costs and profit margins of the old manufacturing techniques vs. the new manufacturing techniques. It really is about return on investment. Wayne

Have you had a chance to shoot it yet? If you have, how were the groups?

I read an excerpt of this article in "The Illinois Shooter". Great article with real data about concealed carry and it's affects on crime. Link to article in PDF SSRN-id2629704.pdf