My wife made me do it. While I have had to turn to the dark side and embrace polymer pistols to set a good example at work, she has remained staunchly in the 1911 camp. She has moved to 9mm with an STI Duty One Lightweight, which is far easier on her wrists and hands…
The Glock 48 was something I was very excited about when it came out. At the time, I had swung back to carrying appendix inside the waistband and I found that it did not conceal any better for me than my Glock 19. Now, I am back to carrying inside the waistband at about 2:30…
My Dad bought this gun used in the mid to late-80’s. I traded him for it in the early 90’s and used it for the police academy in 1995. It was born a 4″ short shroud fixed sight gun. Before I went to the academy, I had Bob “Tootie” Miller, a former Midland PD Sergeant…
I have carried a J-frame for closing on 30 years. My 642 was the gun for the majority of it but I switched over to a 340 M&P and then the 442 UC because the sights were superior. Previously I had depended on the Crimson Trace Laser Grips for low light shooting with the 642…
The N-Frame S&W is one of those guns that I cannot seem to live without. I once owned several and decided they were something I didn’t need. It seems that I was incorrect, because I needed this one. The big guns feel good in my hands and the ones I prefer have big, jug-sized charge…
Thanks to R and M for their comments, you get a follow up. I appreciate you guys so I wanted to dig a little deeper. As always, this is my take and may not reflect your experiences. I ordered an NDZ aluminum XXL backstrap and some Talon Grips Pro textured tape. I installed this on…
The longer slide length appealed to me, so I decided to use this as a test bed for how superior the Macro-sized P365 might be to the XL sized grip module. I did run the Fuse grip module with the XL top end for a direct comparison but we will focus on the Fuse for…