Yesterday’s ammo search was quite nearly fruitless. After scouring four local gun shops, I managed to find some Aguila 230 grain ball ammo, some Taurus 155 grain all copper HPs, and one lonely box of Winchester Super X 185 +P defensive ammo. I have one more stop, and then I’m going to give up and eat the shipping cost and just order it online from the one place that actually still has rounds in stock.
Yeeeeesh.
Robb has acquired a new heater, a teeny little Kel-Tec. He’s talking about carrying it in a pocket, which confused me because Robb hates pants.
So let’s listen to Gun Nuts Radio, tonight at 9pm Eastern time! This evening’s show will be a discussion of self-defense tactics, training, and gear; all of which is especially timely in light of the recent public shootings. One of the topics we’ll be discussing will be ABC’s recent “experiment”, where they set a bunch of students up to fail at defending themselves from an armed shooter. We’ll address what you can do in that situation to increase your odds of survival.
Joining us for tonight’s show will be self-defense and firearms instructor James Yeager, of Tactical Response, a training school located in lovely Tennessee. James will be live on the air, talking to use about tactics and training, and hopefully imparting some of his experience on to Breda, our listeners, and me. You can join the conversation as well – all you have to do if you have a question for James or us, a comment on self-defense, or anything along those lines is call in. Without callers, the show gets pretty dry, so join the conversation by calling us 347-539-5439! Don’t forget, we’re live at 9pm eastern time at www.blogtalkradio.com/gunnuts!
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Yesterday, I went in search of a nearly mythical creature, namely 200 grain semi-wadcutter ammo. I would have been content with finding some none-plus P 185 grain ammo as well, as my goal was to find a light target load that would effectively cycle my .45 ACP 1911s. The goal here is to find a lead bullet that I can use “across the board” – in IDPA for CDP, USPSA for L10/Single Stack, and in SASS for Wild Bunch Division.
I kept my search yesterday to the major outlets, Gander Mountain, Dick’s Sporting Goods, etc – I even included Meier and Wal-Mart on my stops just to see if they had anything. Unfortunately for me, it was like looking for water in Lake Los Angeles – you heard there used to be a lake there, but you’ve never seen it, and neither has anyone you know. There was literally no .45 ACP ammo around. 230 grain hardball? Gone. 185 grain +p+ Deathray? Gone. Someone had even bought up all of the Glaser safety slugs at Gander Mtn.
However, my search doesn’t end there. Today, I’m expanding to hit up the local gun shops. I’ll hit three of them today, Beech Grove Firearms, KS&E Sports, and Wyatt’s Sporting Goods up in Cicero. If between those three places I can’t find what I’m looking for, then tomorrow I’m going to make the drive out to Bob’s place in Plainfield and see if they have anything. While I’m at it, I’ll also be looking for a target stand and some NRA Action Pistol targets for a little bit of Bianchi Cup practice.
Today we’re hunting the elusive and dangerous .45 ACP 200 grain semi-wadcutter in the urban jungle of Indianapolis.
Check out the Gun Nuts Radio Blog for the post on the IDPA Division: Enhanced Service Pistol.
The shooting sports have lost a true legend. Jack Weaver, inventor of the Weaver Stance passed away Tuesday at the age of 80. From the Outdoor Wire:
On a completely unrelated note, the shooting world lost one of its best-known names last week. Former Los Angeles County Deputy Jack Weaver, 80, died Tuesday in Carson City. Weaver, for those of you not familiar with the name, is the man for whom the Weaver Shooting Stance is named.
After experimenting with a variety of shooting stances and modifications, Weaver decided the best position for reaction shooting was simple: two hands on the weapon, gun up a foot or so above the vertical centerline of the body, and head slightly dropped. This gave him what he called a “flash picture” of the target. It also gave him the 1959 “Leatherslap” gunfighting title. As he explained “it looked kind of stupid, and everybody was laughing at me, but it worked.”
After three years of losing to Weaver, Guns and Ammo writer and legendary shooting expert Jeff Cooper proclaimed the Weaver Stance “decisively superior” to anything else. In fact, Cooper incorporated Weaver’s stance into his Modern Technique of the Pistol.
You’ll be missed.
Now you too can spend more on the sights for your gun than the gun itself cost! All you have to do is buy a set of genuine Novak sights…for your CZ52.
Before anyone gets too nuts, I love Novak sights. I think they’re the bees knees, and I put them on guns whenever I can – both of my serious competition guns wear Novaks, and one of the critera for guns that I buy is “can I get Novaks for this”. But come on, Novak sights on a CZ52?
Most people around the gun world have probably heard about the Beretta Px4 Storm line of pistols, the polymer framed handguns from Beretta in 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. When the Storm was first released in the States a couple of years back, the only action configurations available were the DA/SA and DAO actions, neither of which really blows my skirt up. However, all of a sudden, I’m seeing the Px4 Storm “C” configuration is suddenly available, which does interest me. The Storm “C” model is described by Beretta as “Constant Action”. From the February ’09 issue of American Handgunner, Mas Ayoob describes the “C” model as follows:
The fourth option, the Px4C, is a new thing for Beretta. The “C” stands for “Constant Action.” Having seen the overwhelming popularity of the light-stroke double action only (DAO) trigger systems of Sig Sauer (DAK) and Heckler & Koch (LEM), Beretta wisely chose to come up with their own. The Constant Action gives the Px4C only one trigger pull. Shot to shot, it is relatively light and not terribly long, the pull length measuring a very manageable 0.472″.
Now, this is part where a lesser man would make a joke about welcoming Beretta to 1985 in having finally produced a striker fired/polymer framed handgun, but I’ll refrain. Besides, unlike Ruger’s entry into the field, the Px4 Storm doesn’t have a magazine disconnect safety, and is actually pretty customizable. From the factory, the gun comes with the interchangeable backstrap, but (for the gamers out there) you can also change the mag release button to get a much larger one, or an extended mag release. This is great for people who are thinking about running a Storm in IDPA Stock Service Pistol or USPSA Production division – the extended magazine release will make those fast mag changes just a little bit faster.
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On the “C” model (pictured above) the gun is lacking in a safety or decocking mechanism on the slide – one less thing to catch on your clothes if you’re trying to draw the weapon. Plus, the rear sight is dovetailed in to the slide, which means you can replace it with a Novak or Trijicon with relative ease. The Px4 Storm Model C retails for $600.00, according to Davidsons, which puts it right in that “butter-zone” of pricing to be competitive with the Glock and Springfield XD.