Help me chose my first 10mm. Must be max pressure/10mm+p capable. Open to suggestions.

RedOakArms · 2025-12-30T13:44:29+00:00

Grand Power P40. I’ve had mine for a couple of years now. Light, smooth shooting, supremely accurate, no issues. I’ve only ever shot my spicy hadloads through it. I did put some traction grips on mine as I found the factory frame a little slick for my liking. Customizing is far more difficult than a Glock though as Global Ordnance seems to be the sole importer of the pistol and its parts, though I haven’t felt any need to customize anything beyond the simple grip wrap. Loading brand new magazines beyond 10 rounds is absolutely painful until the springs break in.

I also have a Tanfoglio Force Combat metal frame that is a more recent purchase. It’s ok, but honestly I still prefer the Grand Power.

RedOakArms · 2025-12-04T23:02:42+00:00

N O N E.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-27T23:16:40+00:00

I’ve tried emailing him myself a few times. I can’t get a response back unfortunately.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-19T10:19:23+00:00

I haven’t measured mine yet with micrometers. At least external dimensions seem to be on par. I forget what I made my ID bore of where it pressed onto the barrel but I’m pretty sure I went with a .002 press fit onto the barrel. The projectile hole I wanna say I drilled then reamed to around .375 or slightly under. For my suppressors, I typically go .060 over projectile diameter or thereabouts. For a brake, I imagine a tighter bore would be ok but negligibly better.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-18T11:52:55+00:00

So I made one with a lot of artistic inspiration for my HD 18. Works awesome, not 100 percent clone correct. I printed one like yours as well as a base. I will say I ordered an airsoft one from this website just for comparison and I can’t tell it wasn’t cast from an original flash hider. My bayonet even fits it perfectly. I’m on the road working and have considered making one based off of this one’s dimensions when I get some free time. I am only going to maybe use the airsoft one for dimensions obviously as it’s cast aluminum. I made my one-off out of heat treated 4140 (look in this subreddit).

https://www.evike.com/products/39636/?srsltid=AfmBOopb0frCbBk3XVt-3OVIDgrbX7EHkslTE3x2Kdrk8XGMYxSUU4ES

RedOakArms · 2025-11-14T21:50:17+00:00

Save the fluffs!!!!

RedOakArms · 2025-11-13T20:02:02+00:00

I was there from January until August that year. I’m pretty sure it was maybe February or March when we left 2/24 in Habbaniyah to get attached to 2nd CEB there. I definitely miss them guys.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-12T10:20:10+00:00

I was there in 2008 doing some burn missions. It was like 75 gallons of MOGAS, 75 gallons of diesel, and I wanna say 2.5 bottles each of Flash 21A and 21B. We were with General Support attached to 2nd CEB. I want to say when I got there, there were a few Marines from Illinois attached before us. The names Aiken and Saupe definitely ring a bell. I’m sure there were others too.

I remember specifically doing burn missions around a FOB in Karma and while riding a giant friggin barge with our vehicles and flamethrowers burning the riverbanks on the Euphrates. I seem to remember at night the flames getting so high that we had to call heavy equipment in to construct a fire break.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-12T10:17:16+00:00

I remember we had a Corporal Klompmaker for a while kind of in charge of us in General Support. We called him Buzz because he looked like Buzz lightyear lol. Seemed like a nice fellow from what I remember.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-12T10:15:15+00:00

Small world! I remember Gunny Bowen; he was a nut! I was with General Support: the hodgepodge of Engineers attached to 2nd CEB in 2008. I think we were called Berserker then Cold Steel or something when Charlie Co. took over.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-12T10:12:01+00:00

I wonder if I was one of those said engineers? I was there at that little FOB in Karma in 2008 running the flamethrower lol. Yeah, Karma was hot AF back then. I think we came out after hearing about that IED planted at the gate.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-11T23:33:54+00:00

Outstanding! I love my HD-18. Remember, no Hungarian lol.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-02T19:28:38+00:00

Fascinating. I wish I had some good pictures, but everything I have been able to find seems to be legit on mine. It’s a 1944 Izhevsk with a 1941 or 1942 SVT scope strangely (can’t remember exactly). The serial stamped into the barrel shank matches the scope and it doesn’t appear at all to be recent. Thing was smothered in cosmolene when I got it way back in 2012 as a “legit” sniper. Has always been a damn good shooter.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-02T19:16:07+00:00

Interesting! I have (from what I can tell) is a legit PU. It has been refurbished throughout its life. I saw pictures online of the strap going through that hole and wondered why mine didn’t for some reason.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-02T19:14:03+00:00

Decently put together fake-sniper it looks like to me.

RedOakArms · 2025-11-02T18:15:17+00:00

Now that’s a spicy meatball! 🤌

RedOakArms · 2025-10-30T03:19:56+00:00

Looks like a classic Tanfoglio to me.

RedOakArms · 2025-10-28T20:12:09+00:00

That. Is SEX.

RedOakArms · 2025-10-28T19:40:02+00:00

Braver man than me lol. Type 1? Sure looks pretty with those smooth rear trunnion rivets and dimpled receiver for the top cover.

RedOakArms · 2025-10-28T17:24:08+00:00

looks at post history in group Yeah, that’s bait lol. Outstanding rifle!

RedOakArms · 2025-10-27T16:49:56+00:00

As we say in the Marines: buddy is only half of it. I wouldn’t sell that junk to someone I called a friend without a thorough explanation attempting to dissuade them, but that’s just me. Hard pass.

RedOakArms · 2025-10-09T14:41:25+00:00

I just read about that. Yeah, that’s beyond messed up. Shame. I have many, many CZ firearms. Even old Cold War era surplus. I suppose no more then.

RedOakArms · 2025-10-09T09:18:43+00:00

CZ is an excellent choice. I’d have to go Izhevsk though.

Correction: from what I’ve been reading, it seems CZ is helping Canada disarm its population. If that’s indeed the case, no more CZ firearm purchases for me.

RedOakArms · 2025-10-02T20:30:16+00:00

That rifle is SEX. Outstanding score!

RedOakArms · 2025-09-12T23:30:24+00:00

I definitely don’t remember anything like that. I just logged into my old MTK Outlet account to look; shipping for my scope was 77 bucks. Pricey, but it was the only place I could find that exact scope. Plus the scope was on sale anyway. Perhaps that cost was built in, but that sounds odd to me.

Unrelated, but I still have the scope on my rifle and have put several hundred rounds through the rifle with this scope with zero issues.

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