Mossy Creek Custom

The response to our mag release video has been great.  Many of you are getting your extensions ordered as we speak.  Every day we are getting inquires about the extensions. So, thanks for your interest.  We appreciate all of you.

We have been getting asked this question by enough of you that I thought it would be prudent to put this out there.  The MCC Glock Extended Mag Release is in stock and ready to ship right now for $20 plus $5 USPS.  We are always ready to put this mod on for you, but it will end up costing you around $40 in shipping if because of UPS and Fed Ex shipping rates.  Obviously, if you are not getting other work done on your pistol like a trigger job or night sights, this probably isn’t prudent.

But have no fear!! You have the tools to install this one yourself.  All you need is a flat tip screwdriver.  If you get a stuck, give us a call, and we will walk you through it.  No worries.

The MCC extension and the Ghost extension are both great answers for those of you looking to make it easier to change mags quickly.  We don’t think you will be disappointed.

Snubbies, like the S&W J-frame used to be talked about as sub standard to other defensive tools.  One of the main reasons had to do with the loss of velocity from their shorter barrels.

Here’s the skinny.  Bullets get better velocity from a longer barrel, because the pressure has longer to build up velocity.  Shorter barrel = shorter velocity.  Luckily for all of us time has allowed  us to progress.

Speer has developed a short barreled line of ammunition to deal with these situations.  With their new ammo, you are only giving up about 40 feet per second in 2″ barrel versus regular ammo fired from a 4″ barrel.   Not bad at all.

Understand that not all ammo is created equally.  If you have a snubby, go ahead and try the short barrel ammo.  It equalizes one of the longest held complaints about your favorite pocket gun.

Taran is a great shooter.  Even though he many not seem as fluid as some of the other shooters, he is consistently up at the top debunking the myth that you can’t compete at a run and gun type of match if you don’t have a certain body type.

The J-Frame sized revolvers have become more popular as more people are carrying for CCW.  One of the configurations that people like is the Double Action Only.  I carried one of these guns in a backup role while serving as a sworn LEO.  It rode very comfortably on my ankle and required very little maintenance.

Those are the great things about these guns.  The bad is that they kick harder than Bruce Lee, they are hard to hold with a solid grip, and they are very hard to shoot.  Make no mistake about it, if you are going to carry one of these, it would be advisable to spend a lot of time shooting the gun at the range.

If you are shooting the DAO only, you will want to practice rapid shots as well as very precise aimed shots.  A friend and I were shooting one of these the other night and we were talking about the take up point.

To shoot them precisely it will help if you learn where the take up point is.  This is point is when you pull the trigger until the hammer is almost ready to fall.  At that point you can hold the trigger as you then make a final squeeze to get the shot to break.

Try this at home with an unloaded gun, and you will see your shooting improve at the range.

The gun industry is going through a typical summer slump.  As we look back at our records we realize that almost every year we see a dramatic drop off in web traffic, sales and inquiries during the months of May-August.

This isn’t a big deal for us, but it might be a big deal for you because parts, guns and ammo are starting to become available as manufacturers get caught up with existing orders.

One manufacturer of AR’s told me that he had a 1 year backlog, but was expecting to be fully caught up by the end of the fall.  This is due to the summer slump and the fact that many dealers are now cancelling orders that they had placed allowing the manufacturers to catch up at about 15% a month on the backlog.

Great.  So what does this mean?  Your mother always told you patience was a virtue, and its no different today.  Use some self-control and you won’t have buyer’s remorse later after you have paid too much money for the gun you really had to have.  They will return.

Additionally, be patient for ammo.  Don’t pay too much for a commodity that will just be spent.  Bad idea to think you are really investing with guns and ammo.  Remember that traditionally guns will never bring you a high rate of return.  Just a thought.

Here is a video of Todd Jarrett shooting an IPSC stage with a hat cam.  It provides a great vantage of how incredibly fast the top shooters are moving while they run these stages.  After the hat cam the video shows him shooting it with a traditional camera view.  Notice his mag transitions.  Very smooth, and always while moving.

I had a chance to run a low light drill tonight with Warren Tactical’s Sevigny Fiber Optic Sight.  These sights have become very popular for Glocks in the competition circuit.  I installed them on a customer’s 17L, and we headed to the range to sight them in before we ran out of time.

The sights come with red and green fiber optic rods.  The owner of the 17L chose green, and I have to say it would have been my choice as well.  As dusk was upon us, we were able to pick up the front sight incredibly well.  The rear sight is notched wide so there is plenty of light on either side of the front sight making acquisition easy.  The sights shot well, and we were both pleased.

A few things to think about:

1. The sights required some modification to get them into the dovetail.  It wasn’t terrible, but it did require a little thinking.
2. They cannot be installed with the Glock factory sight pusher because the sight has a lip on the front of it making alignment impossible.
3. They shot a tad bit high for both of us.  Not the end of the world for a competition shooter, but it is a fixed rear, so that is something to keep in mind.

Overall, I thought they meet our expectations, and for low light shooting they performed great.

While we are certainly not known for precision rifle work, from time to time we get the opportunity to do a little.  In face, one of our first customers was a Air Marshall who was getting ready to go to a rifle class.

The rifle pictured above is one that is set up for another precision rifle class.  It is a Remington 700 in 308 that has several cool things added to it.

The scope is a SWFA 10×42 with Mil-Dots, with side focus.  The scope has everything you need, but it doesn’t break the bank.

It is mounted with a Leupold Mark 4, 1 piece base which is rock solid.  The rings are also Leupold Mark 4, 30mm rings.

Overall you should be able to maximize every bit of accuracy this gun can deliver.  The only question mark is the rifle scope, but after this weekend we will have a better idea how it holds up.  It is my understanding that this rifle will be put through a pretty rigorous class.  Overall, it should be a great gun for a good value.

I recently made contact with George Phillips who has written an e-book for beginning reloaders.  For those not familiar with an e-book, they are downloaded for your enjoyment at considerable savings.  George’s book is $.99, so it is a great value, and will offer you some insights into starting the process of reloading.

It is by no means exhaustive, and the preview copy that we read did not have any pictures, so you should understand that is by no means an complete book for the beginner, but at less than a buck it is hard to beat.  You can get it from Amazon or from his sight www.thephillipsgeneralstore.com

Reloading 101 will help you get started towards a lot of fun working up your own loads and saving money in the process.  As I have said before, reloading is a great way to enjoy your hobby at home when you can’t get to the range.

I have had a  lot of revolvers come in the shop over the last few day for trigger work.  I am going to limit this to the Double Action portion of the firing cycle.  If you have a revolver that allows you to shoot Single Action, that portion probably doesn’t need to adjusted, but often the DA portion needs to be addressed.

If you are looking at this mod, here are a few parameters;

1. Springs by themselves are not the answer.  Just slapping a few springs in will not make up for the shortcomings of a factory revolver job.
2. In DA mode, you must be careful to not have too much adjustment, because you run the risk for light primer strikes.  If you are thinking that it will be lessened to 1911 weights, you won’t be happy.
3. The idea is to smooth the trigger pull process without affecting geometry or design.

Your DA revolver pull can be made a lot better, but knowing these parameters will help you have a realistic idea of what your gunsmith can do.  A good DA trigger job will smooth the action making a MUCH easier to pull because you won’t feel the trigger ratcheting.  It will make it a lot of fun, and you will be more accurate because you are not fighting the mechanics of the gun.