If you hate using a paper clip to break down your bull-barreled Rock Island Armory 1911, then this video might be of assistance to you.
My 9mm Tactical II (non-railed 9mm 1911) is bull-barreled and requires a paper clip when field stripping the gun (per the operator manual). My 22TCM Ultra does not, and it comes with a 9mm barrel (not a bull barrel, though).
I’ve not tried the method in the video yet, but using the paper clip isn’t a huge deal for me.
Someone posted on a Facebook group a new acquisition of his: a CETME .308 made by Century Arms International. Apparently, it’s essentially an HK G3 (the HK G3 is actually a clone of the original Spanish-made CETME .308 rifle).
This is news to me, as I thought these guns were expensive, yet CAI-made versions can be had for around $600-800. Original Spanish-made CETME .308s apparently can’t accept full-power NATO .308 rounds, but CAI versions can.
I just might add this rifle to my wish list. I’d want one with wooden furniture and several mags (although I might be able to get decently priced mags from CAI). A rail and/or scope might be nice, as well, but I’d be just as happy without either of those. I’d have to research ammo prices for 7.62 x 51 NATO and research YouTube videos for any potential issues/gotchas.
This is the first long gun I’ve been thoroughly attracted to (minus an M4).
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UPDATE:
A quick check shows that I can get 240 rounds of 146-grain 7.62 x 51 for $139 from J&G.
20-round mags can also be had for less than $7 (!!)
This example of CETME looks like a good purchase candidate!
I posted about my Alien Gear Cloak Tuck 2.0 purchase back on April 3rd.
Well, four months and a few days later, I’ve noticed that the inner plastic lining has cracked and is making some noise when it flexes. After only four months of occasional wear (I do not carry daily, but maybe 4 out of 7 days in the week). I bought two of them, each with a different shell, but I only use the one I bought for my Springfield. I supposed if it really bugs me, I can swap the XD shell to the non-cracked holster, but that’s just robbing Peter to pay Paul.
I should contact Alien Gear to see if they can replace the liner with their new steel material. Or, I can just order a new set of the 3.0 version. Or, I can go with another holster maker. :/
UPDATE:
Here’s a 4 month review video:
I ended up ordering a new 3.0 holster base to replace this one. I did not want to end up having to send the cracked one back to Alien Gear and not being able to carry while waiting for them to ship me new one.
I also ended up ordering two new holsters of the 3.0 variant, for my P320C and Glock 19. Additionally, I ordered an extra shell for my 22TCM (railed) 1911.
You can probably tell I love Caniks. I’m trying not to spam the viewers but I think each one of these reviews are important. Mrgunsngear hit upon some key points: 1. You’re not going to see inadvertent actuation of the decocker on ANY handgun, but if you do happen to see it with the v2 gun, it’ll put you in DA mode. 2. He had issues with riding the slide release, which caused the gun to not lock the slide back on the last round. That’s not a gun issue…that’s a handling issue. 3. He’s shot thousands of rounds out of all his (5) Caniks with NO failures, feed, or extraction issues. These are great guns. I think most people focus on the price and think cheaply priced guns will develop problems. Not in the case of Caniks.
UPDATE (12/8/2023): The video link no longer exists by no fault of my own. The owner either moved/deleted it or it was taken down by the social media platform (Facebook). I was going to delete this post but I’ll just delete the reference to the old content instead.
I thought I’d share something I saw today.
When I was viewing YouTube videos, I saw something rather disturbing . A guy was capturing video footage of his new guy, a Rock Island Armory 1911 10mm. The guy cleared his weapon, but had his finger within the trigger guard and the finger looked to be bent around the trigger. He’d removed the magazine but hadn’t yet cleared out the chambered round…his finger was resting on the trigger for quite awhile. I immediately stopped watching the video…it was that disturbing.
EDIT: The original video is here — https://youtu.be/VLcFmNV4ZHw?t=30s
UPDATE (12/14/2023): The above-linked video is no longer available. I’m glad I recorded it (below).
I went to the video’s comments section to see if anyone else complained to see if anyone else noticed. Someone had and was tactful in mentioning it.
The author blew it off:
It is so sad that someone takes crucial criticism so casually. What he said was, he has enough trigger control to not negligently discharge the gun, even with his finger resting on the trigger while fumbling around with the gun (as well, 1911 triggers are sensitive as hell). I mean, I pointed it out with the cursor in the above video…it doesn’t get any more plain than that. He was rather condescending in his reply. This fool is either going to injure/kill himself, or even worse, he’s going to end up killing some innocent bystander.
More Canik TP9v2 goodness, from the VSO Gun Channel!
UPDATE:
sootch00 just published a review of the TP9v2 as well!
I saw a pretty good rundown of “laws” that people who carry should ingrain in their heads (even those who carry openly). I’ll refrain from copying/pasting the article, but it is located here:
http://dailycaller.com/2015/07/14/massad-ayoobs-10-commandments-of-concealed-carry/
It is a good read…trust me. Much of it is common sense, but it is solid advice.
Look at this!
Now shipping TP9v2’s!
Posted by Century Arms on Monday, July 13, 2015
Well, they aren’t telling me anything I haven’t already published in recent postings of this particular gun, but the fact that they’re advertising it is pretty cool (I didn’t see them doing that with the other TP-9s).
Oh, and here’s another video of the gun, this one by Hank Strange (and quite a bit longer than James Yeager’s).
Excerpted from a recent NRA ILA newsletter:
Last week we shared the harrowing story of former CNN Headline News anchor Lynne Russell and husband Chuck de Caro, who exercised their right to armed self-defense to stop a gun-wielding robber who forced his way into their Albuquerque, N.M. motel room. Espousing a straightforward logic that even gun control supporters should be able to grasp, Russell stated, “If you don’t want to carry please don’t. Then, shut the f–k up about it. Make your own decisions.” Both Russell and de Caro are Right-to-Carry permit holders, and in an interview with Fox News following the shooting Russell had some choice words for anyone that would deprive them of the right to bear arms.
Espousing a straightforward logic that even gun control supporters should be able to grasp, Russell stated, “If you don’t want to carry please don’t. Then, shut the f–k up about it. Make your own decisions.”
Makes sense to me!
Read more here.
Every once in awhile when conversing a particular gun or accessory that might be highlighted in a YouTube review or article, I get the following or sometime similar:
“James Yeager SUCKS! Please quit sharing his content!”
Please realize that it’s easier for you to filter (mentally or physically) the things you don’t like about the firearms industry than for you to personally inform me of your distaste…I’m not going to cater my thoughts, forum banter, or blog content to every individual that’s displeased with some online firearms entity. Why should I care what you think about him/her? I’m only trying to share information about a particular product and many times (especially if a product isn’t popular or if it’s new), there will only be one online reviewer posting about it. When I share the data with others and they don’t particularly like the reviewer, either move along or vent elsewhere…hammering me about your loyalties (or lack of) isn’t going to get me to remove or alter my content.
I posted in a forum that a revised DA/SA TP-9 was just released to the public and one person asked for an information source. There is only one source of information thus far, review-wise, and that’s James Yeager. The video isn’t really a review…it’s more of a notice that a review is coming and that they’ve a gun on-hand to review. Wouldn’t you know…several guys got bent about the fact that it happened to be Yeager that provided video coverage of the gun. They shared their displeasure by attempting to share out that I didn’t know what I was doing and that by linking his videos, I was hurting the firearms community.
My response was that no matter who it might be, people always complain. I’m not going to try to make everyone happy by trying to appease them when they make such trivial complaints. If you don’t like reviewer X, that’s YOUR problem, not mine. Forums have ignore features. If you don’t like what you see and I’m not violating a forum’s terms of usage, then you should use the ignore feature…if you don’t and you become irrate, I’ll use it on you.
I never think like I know more than people who make their living selling guns or firearms training, the only exception would probably be TheYankeeMarshall…that guy is a total tool, as he give bad reviews on guns he’s never touched/shot, which makes him less than credible on the whole, IMO. And while I can’t stand TYM, I never try to force my opinion of him down someone else’s throat. You might think James Yeager has no firearms knowledge, and to be honest, I don’t really like the guy personally, but I do agree with a lot of the knowledge he shares about certain firearms or his logic on self defense. That’s me taking what I want from him while not caring for his personality traits.
As an individual, I’d prefer choosing on my own what knowledge is good for me and what knowledge I consider to be junk. I don’t need anyone trying to decide for me…I’m no sheep. If I need help deciphering or deciding on a particular issue, THEN I’ll ask for forum input. Unsolicited “advice” that turns into rants? You can keep it to yourself. If you don’t like a particular person, what’s it worth to me? Nothing…such things do not add value to discussions. I take what I can from most online firearms personalities, even if I don’t like their demeanor. Another thing: if someone is judging these reviewers, what’s the criteria in deciding who sucks and who doesn’t? Who says I have to agree? Does it matter if I agree when I’m trying to get a point across that doesn’t relate to that particular person? Most of those things are highly subjective…each person will look at things differently but I refuse to play the groupie and hunt down other opposing groups. I’m an outlier…I group to no one.
When I state these thoughts, it’s certainly not to be dickish. If you share your opinions, be prepared for me to share mine, and if it doesn’t agree with yours, don’t get bent. We’re all sharing a passion for firearms…it’s stupid to let such trivial things get between us, especially when continuing to struggle in ensuring our 2A rights aren’t eroding.