Recent content by STW

Amusing to reread this thread now that the .22 SP101 has been announced by Ruger.

I took a handgun class the other day using a P97 that I purchased back in 2001. Generally, I have had no problems with this firearm as long as I do my part. I replaced the magazine springs a couple of weeks ago using standard factory springs. We shot almost 500 rounds during the class so I was...

I've been shooting a P97 since 2001 and have sent thousands of rounds down range with it with nary a complaint that I didn't cause. I'm wondering if this is one of those or something new. I was towards the end of a class Saturday having shot in the neighborhood of 200 rounds of 230 grain lead...

I understand that no one has ever needed a second shot from a .45 on a mastodon.

My wife has small hands. This past weekend she took a handgun class with her new SP101 and had just a bit of trouble shooting accurately. The instructor was able to figure out that the problem was in her grip and thought that a slightly smaller grip would fix it. She was having to move her...

It doesn't have to be a big bear to move fast. Earlier this summer we watched a black bear trying to run down an antelope. It was downhill and, granted, the antelope could have been playing with the bear, but from our vantage point the bear didn't loose much ground in the chase. He gave up...

I got my wife a 3" SP101 a month or two ago and she has shot up almost every .38 special reload I've put together. Her only complaint is the double action trigger so Saturday I did a bit of work to help her in that area. Last night I come home from work and am met with a, "What have you done...