Blades Wrote:Nobody mentioned Kahr??
Hmm....
Oh well.
Riff Wrote:I used to have a Kel-Tec P40. The trigger's definitely better than the second generation AMT .380 backup. However, I ended up getting rid of the K-T because of a "failure to feed" problem. Seems like I could expect 3-4 in a box of 50. I definitely prefer the first generation AMT .380 backup in single action over both the Kel-Tec and the 2nd generation AMT. Oddly enough the little single action .380 in stainless steel has a snappier recoil than the .40 in polymer.
Ken Valentine Wrote:What kind of feed problem did you have? Sometimes different ammunition will solve the problem, sometimes a slightly weaker recoil spring will do the trick, and sometimes a little gunsmithing is called for. This is one of the major reasons I tend to stick with guns like the Colt's Government Model and its clones. The more common the gun, the more accessories and "custom" parts are available for it. For example, you can get recoil springs for the government model rated from 7-pounds to 28-pounds . . . in one pound increments! (Original is 16-pounds.)
Biggles Wrote:That's what you say now, but if we were sitting having coffee in a cyber cafe and several heavily armed space aliens walked in with blasters determined to abduct Muffy (your poodle) and make her their queen, whom would you rather have there to defend you, Janet Reno or Ken and me (although Janet could probably nail a couple with her purse before you were tractor-beamed up to the mother ship).
...On second thought, sometimes I scare myself, but for entirely different reasons.
Riff Wrote:It was a "failure to go into battery" if I remember correctly. That was a few years and several thousand rounds ago. I usually run several different types of ammo through a new gun when I'm going through my "new toy" stage. At that time, I think I was using "Golden Sabres", CCI Blazer, UMC, GoldDots, WinClean, Hydrashock and assorted reloads. Weight ranges 135gr, 155gr. 165gr. and 180gr.(original load specs, before they dropped back on the powder charge) I wasn't interested in the P40 enough to worry about it so I sold it instead.
Quote:I didn't plan to use it as my primary carry anyway. Just "auditioning" it as a possible part time carry.
Quote:.....and I like 20-22lb springs in my 1911 government models.
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:After posting off last night, I shambled down to Bull McCabe's Irish Pub to chill my gums with a cold lager. And, as often happens, I got into a conversation. Mary was appalled that I carry a Swiss Army knife, a Buck knife, and a single-edged razor blade in my wallet (just in case. y'unnerstan'). She fancied herself a High Thinker, but couldn't see why an hombre would want to go armed in a nice place like NYC. Well, the discussion got a little heated. After I confided I consider abortion murder, pure and simple, she made a point of leaving my unevolved company. Her boyfriend Eric hung around, though. He asked if he could check out the blades! And of course I obliged. One at a time, naturally.
Ken Valentine Wrote:I thought "shamble" was what you did going out of a pub.
Although I'm not in favor of abortion, I view "anti-abortion" as a form of slavery. As is government funding of abortion.
Good you are taking measures to defend yourself.
Ken V.
Ken Valentine Wrote:As far as the recoil is concerned, the Kel-Tec has a semi blow-back slide action while the AMT is straight blow-back. A straight blow-back gun will have much sharper felt recoil than a semi blow-back gun.
Ken V.