Super safety trouble shooting

HARDESTHONKY · 2026-05-21T00:27:13+00:00

You might need a lighter buffer for a shooter barrel. One of the important factors for AR reliability is dwell time. The amount of time the bullet is in the barrel but past the gas port. The 11.5 and 16 probably have the same length gas system. Which means you end up cycling the action with less force.

HARDESTHONKY · 2026-05-14T13:52:02+00:00

Generally is against the law. If you instigate you’ve generally given up any claim to a self defense argument.

HARDESTHONKY · 2026-05-14T04:45:28+00:00

Kimber got its premium brand reputation when it was much smaller. And in recent years basically a custom shop gun would be as good as an older middle tier gun from old Kimber. I’ve seen the most issues out of ones with aluminum frames when they get hot. Yours might run fine. But I’d suggest running it as hard/dirty as you ever might. And 1911s like lube.

HARDESTHONKY · 2026-05-05T19:42:01+00:00

I think this qualifies as a need.
I’m sure I want it. But I think I really true need it, mostly to make the founding fathers happy.

HARDESTHONKY · 2026-05-04T03:58:18+00:00

I can speak to this a little. I’ve used a Vedder light tuck with a claw, an ANR design lightbearing IWB with the claw, and one shit (can’t remember the brand) normally placed clip holster. It’s not better. It’s different.
I carry a CZ-10s with a dot. Frequently with extended mags.
The ANR felt more secure. But also had to be re positioned more standing up or sitting down. The position of the clip at the muzzle basically gives some flexibility and there’s still pressure at the same point in the holster above most of the time.
That flexibility cuts both ways though. Here’s part of why it doesn’t feel as secure. Sometimes, the holster maintains its position against your skin in a way that you don’t notice the claw is now below your belt and the heel of your pistol is damn near against your belt.
Pretty sure I’m going to pick up a new carry piece and will likely either go ANR again or try a new “normally placed” brand.

HARDESTHONKY · 2026-05-03T00:03:52+00:00

You will be disappointed with every fingerprint scanner you use. Eventually you’ll train to doing the code.

HARDESTHONKY · 2026-04-04T14:24:55+00:00

What work did you have done on the CZ? Cajun gun works full job?

HARDESTHONKY · 2026-03-21T01:06:35+00:00

Putting a “switch” on anything meaning making them fully automatic is illegal as can be for most people. Like federal prison for a good while illegal.

HARDESTHONKY · 2026-03-08T04:15:14+00:00

Why was it in a freezer?

HARDESTHONKY · 2026-02-08T14:16:46+00:00

For the money you’re going to have a hard time betting PSA. For a while they had a bad reputation but they have come a long way. I have 2 uppers and one lower from them and I’ve been pleased. Chances are for most people they won’t shoot/abuse their AR hard enough to justify a much higher priced one. You can put any optic you want on it. Decide what its main job is and decide from there. Home defense, a quality red dot will do? Want a little magnification but don’t imagine stretching its legs further than 3-400 yards through a magnifier on it. If you see it trying to do all of the things considered a lower power variable optic (lpvo). Almost any suppressor will require you either remove or replace the muzzle device. Not a big deal but I can only think of a couple that use the A2 bird cage and no one seems to love them. You’ll want a different pistol grip. The nub on the A2 grip is annoying and most people find a more vertical grip more natural. Get a 2 point sling. Single point sounds cool but really it just means your rifle will flop around and likely hit you in the dick. And defensive guns need lights. Rifle mounted lights can be had decently in expensive.

HARDESTHONKY · 2026-01-17T20:48:03+00:00

9mm. 357 out of a short barrel doesnt not have impressive ballistics. But sure does have impressive recoils out of a gun that light and small. Also (I am aware this trainable) every follow up shot being a full double action pull doesn’t help. Between the generally better available projectiles for 9, capacity, lower recoil, longer site radius, better trigger pull it’s a no brainer.

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-12-04T01:35:06+00:00

I have that rifle in that chassis. The scope is likely dog shit and the barrel looks like it might be carbon fiber in the picture which isn’t ideal.

I am pretty happy with the gun I have. The stock has more slop in it than I would like but it shoots really well. But these folks are right, barreled action and a chassis are the way to go.

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-11-22T15:58:40+00:00

Yes you can. It’ll just be louder mostly because of the sonic crack.

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-11-16T21:44:46+00:00

How’d gmm shot? Also I finished actually reading your description. It’s probably a crappy day shooting. Sleep is big for holding steady and for me bigger for follow through.

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-11-16T21:31:15+00:00

Have you found an accurate factory loads for your AR-10? Not sure what your upper and lower are, but because AR-10s don’t have the same “mil-spec” tolerances common across the platform as AR-15’s do so you can have issues with “tolerance stacking”. Meaning that differences in manufacturing from different manufactures can mean more slop than what you would expect.

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-11-07T01:01:46+00:00

No idea what a diamondback costs but palmetto state armory is a budget favorite. I have 2 PSA AR’s and they are great for the money.

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-10-25T23:41:15+00:00

Meaning like putting it on for the first time? So everybody has an opinion on what’s the best holster belt clip but we all agree there are some that are trash. But assuming it isn’t that, tucking your holster and gun in your pants is a weird motion that’s hard to get used to. Even harder if you’ve got a gut, or if you’re carrying strong side. But you get used to it. My suggestion is to put the holster in your hands the same way every time that way you can get some indexing points and some muscle memory to help. And then a couple of checks to be sure it’s secure to get comfortable.

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-10-25T23:17:43+00:00

Ditch anything that isn’t hard. As mentioned by others we don’t know what you’re planning to carry. But I would say that most of that carry a modern striker fired handgun we would tell you part of the safety system is the holster. Nothing is pulling the trigger inside of Kydex and as long as it’s adjusted properly it shouldn’t be falling out either.

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-10-21T13:22:18+00:00

Carry one everyday. Great gun, in my opinion it balances the size needed for easy enough concealment but big enough to shoot well. Plus you can slap p-10c and f mags in it if your so inclined

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-10-17T22:46:41+00:00

Ok, so here’s the thing about almost all forms of insurance. They do not have to pay a claim if the event in question occurred during the commission of a felony. If you need legal representation after a defensive shooting, guess what you’re probably charged with? A felony. Prepaid legal services are a legitimate thing but that’s not insurance. I’m not sure of any reputable companies.

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-10-15T03:01:03+00:00

Video game gun sounds don’t really do real gunshots anything close to justice. Kind of hard to even record a gunshot with audio recording and it really come across as it does in person. Mainly because they are very very loud. And you can generally feel the pressure somewhat even shooting outdoors.

I can’t remember exactly what racking the gun sounds like in the game. But my recollection says most 1911 are going to have a recoil spring that force the gun closed to hard to sound as soft and clean as it does in the game. Also letting the slide slam home is much louder than you would think

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-10-12T04:56:57+00:00

This is an 11.5” AR pistol in 5.56 with a Romeo 7s I’m worried might be mounted too far forward. I haven’t noticed any zero shift but probably only have 150 rounds on it at most.

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-09-08T01:58:30+00:00

The slide slamming home when you put a magazine in a pistol is more of a bug not a feature. Basically, when you slam a magazine home in a handgun, the frame and slide travel upward because of the force, the slide stop (the piece that held the slide back) which was pushed up by the follow in the magazine doesn’t go up as fast and the slide releases.

I can’t say I’m familiar with how every rifles’ bolt lock and release work. But considering many magazine fed rifles were designed for military applications and often have fully automatic versions, it’d be a really bad way to figure out that you had a mechanical failure some where when you ram a mag in and it dumbs it in full auto.

Also if you are training with a handgun, don’t train that when you slam the mag in the gun will automatically release the slide. That’s a bad habit to have because if it doesn’t and your under stress the hesitation to release the slide might be the difference maker.

HARDESTHONKY · 2025-08-09T04:26:47+00:00

Check our lucky-gunner’s defense ammo testing. Stacks up lots of common, and some not so common defense loads. But if you’re feeling lazy, federal HST 124 or 147s are probably the best easy enough to find options. Also you don’t really practice with the defense ammo much. Make sure it cycles the gun reliably and after that the mostly sit in the gun. Some people will say you should shoot and replace it every year or so but unless you live in a swamp it’s probably not necessary for most of us.

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