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We've all been trained that we should let the slide slam home when chambering a round - specifically don't "walk" it forward. Regardless if using the slide stop lever or slingshot method to release the slide, it's important to let it rip. From my own experience and working with new shooters, I...

This is my first Glock, uhh, ever...<blush> and I am having a Tactical issue with my weapon. It is a used Glock 23 .40 with the 13 round mags. I can't get the exact date from the serial number, but I did find out it's a Gen 2. I know that the fully loaded mags were designed to swell so that...

I shot my first 1911 when I was 12. I loved the gun but I wasn't a very good shot because the recoil was something I wasn't accustomed to. I joined the U.S.M.C. and (God Love Em) their stubbornness to let slip the hoary traditions is what makes them the Marines. We were dually trained on the...