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After Action Review: Combative Pistol II Florence SC, March 29 & 30 2014 Saturday morning in Florence SC, at a private range, the temperature was about 55 degrees and raining off and on. Eighteen folks who wanted to improve their marksmanship, manipulation and tactics were assembled to be...

Tom Givens Combative Pistol Course, 16/17 April, Florence SC Bottom line up front, this was an excellent class on fighting with a handgun. Strongly recommend it for anyone wanting to improve their skills with a concealed carry handgun. This review is not meant to and won't give the reader all...

Hi all, Last Sunday had the opportunity to take an "Introduction" class with Alan here in South Carolina. Alan was in town on business and knew one of the local police officers. Alan offered to take a few hours and go over some techniques. Another police officer and cake eating civilian (me)...

Visited Palmetto State Armory's brand new store off of Farrow road yesterday. :) Very nice! Prices are very competitive and the stock is good, especially on ammo. Strongly recommend anyone in the area drop in for a visit. There was .380, 9mm and .223 ammo available in large quantities...

Just thought I'd express my growing appreciation of Mr. Johns. :cool: I thought his article on targets was great.

Hi Rich and crew, Had time to hit the PX yesterday and found SWAT. Between that and some Skoal, my month was made. :D Both items fly off the shelves here and a PX trip is rare, so I was double lucky. You guys ever going to get Uncle Leroy to review something he dosen't like? :eek: :D Warm...

At my local gunstore, they got in a batch of police department trade-ins. These were all confiscitated guns with one badly surface rusted 3.5 inch M27. I looked the M27 over and noted that the interior was fine, but the external part was about 90% rusted. I purchased the M27 and soaked it in...

Don't know about the rest of you folks, but while I "moderated" Art gave classes. The number of contributers is enormous, but Art stands out. I have some years of experiance, Art Eatman has decades. Guys like Art made TFL what it was - and will be! Can't say enough good things! Regards, Al

Picked this up the other night as it is written this year by Massad Ayoob. This is one of the most even handed books on the subject that I've read. Lots of good points and solid information. Ayoob does a good job of covering the basics. He also has some great chapters on point shooting v...

A petite 17-year-old girl awakened by intruders sprinted from her house barefoot in pajamas and tackled one trespasser, pinning and hogtying him for police. http://www.cincinow.com/news/2002/local/12/13/hogtie.html Bold, but risky.. Kids, don't try this at home..

I have several rifles that the inner workings sort of escape me. I'm looking for the collective wisdom to point out the good books to let me and others know where to find good assembly/disassembly books. I understand that Kuhnhousen is the man for .30 Carbine, M1A/M1. Scott Duff also has...

Had a nice range visit with some folks today that have a .38 S&W chambered S&W revolver. Not sure what the model is and have a couple of questions. On the frame in the yoke area was a 19XX - date of manufacture or SN? The grips were unusual as the were long enough to cover the base of the...

I've read a couple of books by Marcus Wynne and have been impressed. Some of the plots are a bit off the wall, but enjoyable reading.

Still playing with my new to me one.. 1) Are the barrels chrome lined? 2) Is it easy or hard (expensive?) to switch barrels? 3) Trigger looks simple - how do you or can you clean up the sear notch (or what ever) to make it a bit more user friendly? TIA

I'm not sure where we are, but it's over 250 folks that those of us affiliated with Grassroots SC have RO'd. Just thought I'd share some problem areas that myself and the other RO's have noted during these range qualifications. Number one problem area - .22 revolvers and .22 pocket autos. May...

I picked up a 1903A3 the other week and the stock was pretty tired. Used the search function here and decided to refinish the stock using boiled linseed oil (BLO) as recommended. Stripped the stock using common house hold spray cleaner, hot water and a green scrubbie. Worked like a charm...

Just picked up a new CZ 452 Standard and shot it today. I had shot one before and liked it. This one makes it two for two. I was a bit worried that the previous one was a fluke. Now I have to worry that the next one I buy is a fluke - I.E., won't work as well as the first two.. Several...

Just browsed my local cop shop and they've received two BPS Police shotguns in trade from a department. Flat finished wood, marked with the usual on the right side of the barrel with a "-18 1/4" added. Good to learn something every day!

Euphoria over my trade for an M1 came to a screeching halt today. I purchased a box of Ammerican Ammo without much thought when I got the rifle.. In the back of my mind I knew something wasn't right.. Should have listened to the voices.. Somewhere over the last couple of years, AA had some...

What the hell is "choke bonded buckshot" and where can I get it. Some body isnt resurrecting split shot on piano wire are they? (moved from the floating thread by Gizmo99)