Recent content by Merlinspop

I use quick strips with both my GP & SP.

Sounds good to me. Enjoy!

My 2.25" SP has the spur. Rides quite well in a Silver Dollar Pancake. My thumb is over the spur as I draw and have never snagged it on any sweatshirt or coat I've practiced with. If I wanted to pocket carry, I'd go spurless. Well, no I wouldn't... I'd dig my LCP out of the safe where I put...

Just my opinion, but a snub nose revolver is not a good choice for a house gun. They are for portability and concealment. I have one, sans laser, that goes almost everywhere I go. But if a window breaks in the dark of night, the gun in the drawer next to my bed is a GP100. Next to that is a...

My PT1911 has bee flawless and I have made several Kimber owners mad with it. It is a wonderful, well built example of the 1911 design. Most who speak poorly of it either spent much more for a gun that doesn't shoot any better, or have never seen one in person. It's a great value. BUT If...

I might be getting a silver dollar pancake for Christmas and I'm looking forward to trying it, but I can say with certainty that The Answer from Tucker Gunleather is the absolute best tuckable IWB holster I've used with my 1911. The have a version of that for the SP and smaller models as well...

A little time with a strip of fine sandpaper across sharp edges won't hurt anything and will take some of the teeth out of the bite. You can always polish out any marks if the offend you. Park the back of the grip firmly into your palm, don't be afraid of crushing the grip, but try to anyway...

More than anything, it comes down to personal preference. I picked the SP because a little bit of heft doesn't bother me and is useful when firing stout loads. Plus, it's a great looking little gun. I may eventually have both, but I like the SP enough that it's not a high priority. B

I think its better to give the originals a good try before worrying about getting replacements. Just know they're out there and available if you wind up feeling you need to make a change. The original ones have worked out great for me and the only thing that would make me swap em out would be...

Most autos' grips are part of the molded in polymer. They are what they are and there's not a lot you can do about them. So I suspect that the OP is used to plastic autos. NOT that there's anything wrong with them; it just creates an mindset. But revolver guys and 1911 guys are used to...

MV will be slightly lower with the shorter barrel, but not significantly lower. I carry my 2 1/4 SP all day. Mine has the hammer spur and rides in a simple IWB holster. I want to get it a tuckable holster for when I need to tuck, and a silver dollar pancake for when I don't. Not nearly as...

The reason .357 is so hard to find in the Northern Va/MD/Eastern WV area is cuz I bought a GP, SP and Marlin 1894c all within the last year. If I had gone with .44mag, there'd be .357 out the wazoo. Sorry about that. B

I'm not a fan of changing too many things at once. You'll never know whether each individual change helped or hurt; only the net effect. Here' what I'd recommend: 1- Dry fire the snot out of it. Get totally used to the feel of it. Feel when the lock pops into the cylinder and know exactly...

Last summer, every officer in the Ocean City, MD PD that I saw had revolvers.

Last summer, every officer in the Ocean City, MD PD that I saw had revolvers.