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  1. JimS123

    New pistol for carry

    Oh crap, you just made me feel bad......LOL. My Dad had a friend that owned a gas station. He would bring over a 5 gallon bucket of WWs any time I needed some. I would drop over to the station and bring the guys a pizza for their trouble. Every Friday night on the way home I would stop at...
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    New pistol for carry

    No, I don't have a chrono so I have never collected that data. For handguns I have been experimenting with different powders for 50 years. My criteria are recoil and accuracy. Not too scientific I guess. I have settled on Bullseye for everything up to .38 spl, and Unique for .357 and up. I...
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    New pistol for carry

    Here's the follow-up range report on the Max 9 on my home range where I can vary the distance. Shoots to POA at 5 yards. As previously reported, shoots ~11" low at 25 yards. Accuracy not to bad for a CC pistol. After 300 rounds still not a malfunction. 10 yards, 20 shots, 2-hand hold, Lyman...
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    New pistol for carry

    All the Marks are hammer fired pistols. The hammer is concealed. It is commonly accepted that the Mark II is the best of the lot. I used a mark I in Bullseye matched for eons, until I saved enough $ and upgraded to a S&W Model 41. MY score went up about 20 points. That's the only gun I ever...
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    New pistol for carry

    My collective tastes go toward pre-numbered, pinned and recessed Smith revolvers. But I figure ya need to have a few semis as well. The best pistol I ever owned (and still do) is a 1973 vintage Smith model 39-2....double action hammer fired. In the 40 years I've owned it there have been only...
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    New pistol for carry

    Yeah, we all have different size / shape hands and levels of experience. Personally, I have never preferred striker fired pistols, but I'm getting used to them. They sure aren't a Smith N-frame equipped with the 3 T's. Truthfully, I did not perceive a change as I shot more rounds. I was...
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    New pistol for carry

    It ships with a mag that has a capacity over 10 rounds. The "std" and "optics ready" versions all have 10+1 versions, but not the Performance. As an aside, I am a S&W aficionado and thus belong to the S&W forum. I googled "Max 9" on the "other guns" sub forum and found a bunch of stuff. One...
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    New pistol for carry

    I didn't like the hold or the trigger pull of the Shield Plus. But of course the one I tried was the 10+1 model with the flush mag. The Performance Center model did pique my interest, but unfortunately it isn't compliant over here...
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    New pistol for carry

    I saw that review before. It was what made me leery about the trigger. In the shop I was pleasantly surprised, and that was confirmed on the range. This is my 3rd striker fired pistol and my perception was that the trigger was better than the other 2. Certainly better than my Glock. I DID...
  10. JimS123

    New pistol for carry

    The dealer had a display of compact 9s. I asked for a shield Plus because up to now I was thinking that would be my choice. It felt OK, the trigger pull was OK and I liked it. Then, to my surprise he said he had a Max 9 too. I was concerned about some of the online reports about trigger...
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    New pistol for carry

    Well as luck would have it I ended up sealing a deal today. I was toying with a Max 9 or a Shield Plus. Most of the gun shops are almost bare to the walls but on a whim I stopped in one of my favorites this morning. I couldn't believe they had both. After trying both there was no contest...
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    New pistol for carry

    You must have looked at the 13 cap mag models if the trigger pull didn't bother you. Certainly, plastic is the majority, but not the "only". I often carry a Chief's Special", and they are still available. Even blue ones with nice wooden grips...
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    New pistol for carry

    I've been following this thread because I'm in the market for one of the models recently talked about. Just a word of caution....many of the 10+1 Shield Plus models are MA compliant and are fitted with a 10# trigger. Yeah right....LOL. I'm stuck with a 10+1, but I don't like to have to...
  14. JimS123

    Worth of Johnson 1954 CD-11 5.5hp

    Depends what "restoration" means. On the table at the flea market - $25 Mechanically restored and in running condition - $200 Mechanically AND cosmetically restored - $600 The guy who has it probably won't accept the base price until after he's had it for several years. The guy who did the...
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    Tire Pressure

    RWD land yachts with V8 and 4 on the floor. Been doing it for 55+ years. Not a problem. Now with all season tires and AWD and the snow only bothers the woosies. The worst drivers are kids with 4WD pickemups that think they know it all. No hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and plenty to do all...
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    Tire Pressure

    Yeah right. Thanks, but the weather forecast is for snow. I won't drink A beer, but I might have several...
  17. JimS123

    Tire Pressure

    A tire pressure of 51# when the spec was 33, plus the fact that only 1 tire was involved smells like something other than tire gauge accuracy.
  18. JimS123

    Tire Pressure

    What i meant was should i be concerned that the tire may have been damaged.
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    Tire Pressure

    This is about a car tire, so if this is in the wrong forum, mods please move. Any tire experts out there? I had a new set of tires installed in August. Didn't check pressure until now - my dash tire warning never sounded. Three tires were ok at normal 35 psi, the fourth was at 51 pounds...
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    Shrinkwrap or boat cover (and polytarp)?

    "Most importantly is that the boat is COMPLETELY dry when wrapped" No kidding. So, how often do you think that is actually accomplished? I have yet to see a shrink wrapped boat that did not have at least some mold come springtime. Eons ago when ripstop poly tarps became popular people...
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