I believe that the answer is “yes.” I also believe that the lightweight guns still offer some advantages to some people when shooting. We don’t normally see pistols set up for match-grade accuracy competition that are lightweight. All are completely of steel, often what might be called “heavy for caliber.” An example would be an S&W Model 41 in…
If I pull the trigger with the safety engaged, I hear a “click”. What is this? Sometimes when I have the safety on and press the trigger, the hammer moves forward a very small distance. What’ s wrong? Sometimes when I disengage the thumb safety, the hammer falls? What’s happening? The answers to all…
In my opinion there was a time when this was a more reasonable option, but in today’s ammo market there are so many really good factory loads that I don’t suggest using handloaded ammunition for defense. My reasons are primarily because not all reloaders are created equal so to speak and in a self-protection scenario, there is no room…
This is a frequently asked question concerning most pistols for which such are available, not just the Hi Power. The 9mm Hi Power comes with a factory standard recoil spring of 17-lbs. I prefer to increase this weight to 18.5-lbs. Heavier springs are available, but this one works fine for me with both standard pressure…
Of late I see this question being asked more and more frequently rather than the perpetual 9mm vs. .45 ACP debates and questions. The general consensus seems to be that the .38 Super is a more potent round than the 9x19mm, 9mm Luger, 9mm Parabellum,, or whatever moniker is being used for our current military…
The Mk II was an “upgrade” of the original, classic 9mm Hi Power. The Mk II was intended for the military and police markets and finishes were normally either matte blue or parkerized. I’ve seen both. Some of the parkerizing was dark green while some runs were black. My first Mk II looked like it had been…
First, I’m not a terminal ballistician, but I will give you what I think are good loads per caliber based on informal expansion/penetration “tests” I’ve run and based on what I’ve seen when the load is used on animals from jackrabbits to Texas whitetail deer. Where I can, I’ll relate information on how these loads…