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Again, this is why people should watch Paul Harrell's videos or read some of Massood's articles, because they address those sort of questions. According to all of the feedback and articles I've seen, the forensics analysis is very detailed: trigger weight, obvious modifications, ammo type, ect...

2 things: 1) I've never said anyone has been, or will be, convicted solely due the nature of modifications or ammo used. However, I did say that prosecutors, judges and jurors have been known to scrutinize those aspects and consider them in their overall decision-making process...this is true...

Even if the number is zero (which it isn't due to the Harold Fisher incident), I don't want to be the person to test those statistics. The fact is legal experts, including Masood (as well as many other LE and self-defense instructors) have weighed in on this topic; the general consensus is if...

Doesn't the NY1 or NY2 trigger mod require more pull force over the stock trigger? If so, I think that's the answer to your question: it's a hell of a lot easier to justify adding more pull force to the trigger versus lightening it up, at least in the eyes of the jury. Call it whatever you...

Well the idea behind riding the hammer is that you are in fact minding the trigger as you carefully reholster...it's a good practice. But certainly even if you use it in a sloppy fashion, you still have a bit more warning of a potential ND than if you're reholstering a striker-fired pistol in...

.40s&w in a shield isn't going to be fun. .40s&w in a full-sized will handle much better.

He has a hell of a lot more experience with self-defense shooting, legally and tactically speaking, than many other instructors (certainly more experience than any internet know-it-all's). I'd encourage you to read some actual self defense criminal and civil cases. Prosecutors are known to...

Go do an afternoon of shooting full powered buck shot and slugs with that thing and then give an honest assessment on how “comfortable” that thing is to shoot. I’ve shot enough 12 gauge to know that extensive shooting of full powered loads, even with a customized stock and LOP, is not...

Well the shockwave isn't totally different. Your hand is still gripping a pistol grip of sorts (albeit one that is shaped somewhat differently from a PG shotgun). And more importantly, your hand/wrist is absorbing all of the recoil that otherwise would've gone into your shoulder. FYI, certain...

Well that makes more sense. The guys over at InRange TV did an informative video on pistol-grip only (including shockwave) shotguns. They came to the conclusion that shotguns with traditional stocks are faster and more accurate to shoot and that the main reason to get one of shockwave shotguns...

I'm familiar with the push-pull technique. It helps, but it doesn't fully negate the substantial recoil associated with some loads (like slugs and 00 Buck). I've handled some of the shock-wave and pistol grip only 12 gauges...they're manageable, but certainly not nearly as accurate nor as fun...

What loads are you shooting with it? I've got a nicely-optimized 590a1 (good recoil pad, customized LOP) and while it isn't painful to shoot, I certainly wouldn't call it "comfortable." Shooting full-powered loads with a 12 gauge where you don't have a stock with a recoil pad (and thus your...

That article is internet research, and based on a very limited sample size at that...not the same as some other studies which have actually conducted interviews with the participants. Those other studies have shown that firearms, while they can be effective, have a far lower success rate than...

You pretty much have the gist of it: Target shooting (while not explicitly permitted on the DEC website) isn't illegal (and therefore allowed) unless there are specific postings against such activities. To my knowledge, the only pieces of public land that explicitly forbid target shooting (and...

Well if we're splitting hairs, pretty much all of the major scope manufacturers outsource some of their manufacturing to 3rd-party companies...that's just the nature of the global market that live in nowadays. GM and Ford outsource a lot of their component manufacturing, but we still consider...

A general rule of thumb that I go by for rifle scopes: the scope should at least be 1/2x the cost of the rifle. For example, if you're putting together a dedicated long-range target rifle (~$900-$1100), you should spend at least spend $500-$600 on your scope....and look at FFP scopes as per our...

Truthfully, FFP scopes are better than SFP scopes in all aspects except cost and weight. Most hunting rifles use SFP scopes because they're light and cheap and most hunting shots aren't going much beyond 200 yards (so it’s hard to justify the extra cost). With that said, I do agree a FFP is...

Lol, that's a recurring theme with Italian, especially Beretta, firearms (see 8:24): Very true. US Govt was outsourcing magazine construction to a 3rd party (non OEM) manufacturer. A lot of the reliability issues with the M9 during the early phases of OIF and OEF were due to bad magazine...

I really liked the press conference after the court proceedings; both of the fellows from 2aWNY and the representative from the Libertarian Party were very well-spoken and offered sound advice about these upcoming issues. I've bought some stickers from the 2aWNY website to donate to their...

I'll add another vote for Guide's Choice Diamond D chest holster. Very, very well made. And custom-fit to your specific model. You'll have to call up and ask if he'll make a holster big enough to accommodate a scope. I have a chest holster for my 5" .357 mag M&P R8. It makes for a very easy...

.380 acp is ballistically similar to .38 special and .38 special +P. I can't imagine its that much easier to shoot, since .38 special already has a very tame recoil. I can see why a lot of people are drawn to the .380 compact semi-auto. Cheap ammo, low recoil, semi-auto's are very reliable...

More of a problem in theory then it is in reality. Drop it in mud or sand with the slide forward, it should still function. Drop it mud or sand with the slide open, yeah you might have some problems....but the same can be said for most firearms. The 92 was derived from a Walther design, as...

It's not a 1911, but it is one of the few DA/SA full-sized pistols specifically designed for 10mm. Hence why I'm considering it in addition to 10mm 1911's.

Thanks for the feedback so far. I am looking to get multi-use of this hypothetical pistol: range visits, CCW (with some major caveats), potentially some handgun-hunting and/or tracking, maybe some run-and-gun stuff down the road. I know people are going to say that this thing will be too heavy...

Yep, I'm aware of that forum and in fact I've already done some reading there. I thought that I'd be better off asking my questions here because I'm sure the 1911 forum gets inundated with newcomers asking questions which the old-timers get sick of answering.

Well that's good to hear. There was gossip going around on certain forums, to include the main Sig forum, that the newer P220's (both .45 and 10mm) were having reliability issues with magazine misfeeds. But as with anything on the internet, they could be over-exaggerated. I'll have to pick...

Could you expand on that? Why do you find the p220 more forgiving? Truth be told I’d prefer DA/SA over a 1911 manual of arms. I have heard about magazine/feeding issues with some p220’s. Not sure how common they are. Hence why I started looking at 1911’s. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think I'll be looking at all steel for the added weight (which should help with 10mm's recoil). I haven't heard or considered much about the offerings from Colt. I know some years back some of their products didn't have the best of reputations, but I do recall more than a few people saying...

As the title states, I'm looking for feedback from salty firearms veterans (specifically people who have experience owning and operating 1911's). After a lot of soul-searching and mental debates with myself over which full-sized pistol to get, I'm heavily considering a 1911 chambered in 10mm...

A S&W model 28 is an N-framed revolver correct? ~41-44oz depending on barrel length. As someone who owns a N-framed S&W revolver w/ about the same barrel length though a few oz's lighter due to scandium frame, I'd say CCW with that size of revolver sounds nice on paper but doesn't work out in...

I find that when dealing with new gun people (especially those who are uninterested), its better to present to them as if giving an educational class, rather than to make a sales pitch to them that they need to join the gun-owning community. Regardless of someone's stance on guns, or their...

I think this may be the video that some of the earlier comments were alluding to: I don't find much bias or subjectivity in his testing, or his conclusions since they mostly just consist of what he observed. He has never really gone out of his way to definitively marginalize a certain...

FN is doing a recall, correct? So it took a little bit of time, but they are working to correct the issue. I think it takes a little bit of time for a company to truly separate legitimate safety and/or quality issues from consumer chatter. I haven't had much interaction with FN's customer...

The part in bold is definitely true. And everyone is different when it comes to the topic of "value" and how to best spend his/her money. With that said I think there is a point of diminishing returns with the "upper echelon" firearms...meaning the extra money spent isn't always proportional...

I haven't had the opportunity to shoot one yet, but I've held a few. I'm looking to pick up a P226 in .40 at some point in the future. The way I view the Legion series is the same I way I view pickup trucks: you can spend $45k on a bare bones pickup or you can spend upwards of $60k on one...

If you're looking for a target/competition pistol, I'd look at a full-sized. I think the DA/SA pistols offered by Berettea (M9 series and 92 series) as well as the Sig Sauer P226 are good options, but their ergonomics and manual of arms are hit-or-miss with some people. There are striker-fired...

Steven Crowder and Colion Noir, among pro-2a activists, have pointed out that the push to ban/regulate "assault" style weapons really isn't just focused on black, scary rifles, but rather banning firearms outright. And the more propaganda I see getting pushed by anti-gun organizations, the more...

So how do we go about changing the leadership structure?

I'm not sure what that document is supposed to demonstrate. Anyways, if I read that last comment (in bold) correctly, I think you and I are more closely aligned then either of us expected to be. We need political organizations to work on our behalf. Tom King may in fact be the wrong person to...

Like I said before, part of the problem with the gun rights movement in NY lies with the gun owners themselves...they bicker and attack one another for having slightly different views or perspectives. A house divided cannot stand, to borrow someone else's saying. I'm not pro gun control. I...

No one is being arrested simply for having 10 rounds loaded in their magazine. Some drug dealers got that charge added to a slew of other chargers, but the presiding judge dropped that particular charge dropped because that aspect of the SAFE Act has been deemed unenforceable. So the NYSRPA's...

The problem is those 2 national groups (GOA and 2a foundation) have done jack squat to advance and/or defend gun rights in NY. I'm sure they've done good work elsewhere and you should definitely join them if you agree with their agenda. NYSRPA, for all of its faults, actually has put itself...

You gave vague references to other methods; you did not provide any specifics. Also, you have your head in the sand if you think that bunch of individuals will have the time and commitment to send financial support to specific pro-2a politicians and legal challenges in a coordinated manner...

I think that's an unrealistic expectation on your part....I don't know if any 2a group could have prevented the SAFE Act from passing. NY's political climate is what it is in that regard. And again I ask, if NYSRPA is no good, which group should we all join? I'm not being facetious; if there...

All gun rights groups have to fund-raise in order to stay viable. So I don't see why we would hold that against the NYSRPA. Now, if they are misusing those funds, that's a different story. As I understand it, the NYSRPA was the primary backer of the legal challenge to the SAFE Act, and while...

Tom King and NYSRPA are fighting the strict firearm transport ban in NYC, are they not? Also, wasn't it the NYSRPA that initiated the lawsuit which overturned the 7 round magazine limit of the SAFE Act? Don't know Tom King personally, though I do hear a lot of people badmouth him. I know all...

The problem is a lot of anecdotal experience and over-exaggerated internet chatter gets passed on as gospel by guys like you who cite personal "observation" as their justification. It's interesting that no factual, and verifiable, source is cited when making claims that everyone is ditching...

I think this study confirms something that a lot of firearms owners already knew: that all typical defensive pistol calibers (.40s&w, 9mm, .45 acp, .38 special, .357 magnum, ect.) are likely to be effective in a self-defense scenario. However, that does not mean that all defensive pistol...

Like I said earlier, all semi-auto shotguns have a higher likelihood of going down. That's just an inherent risk with a semi-auto shotgun. Ammo choice usually plays a big role in that. As for no one besides Micleuk using the Mossberg 930: according to what source?

What are you referring to?