Back in November I spoke about the coming economic downturn, so I've been busy prepping the homestead here for leaner times. The homestead projects seam to keep multiplying and "project creep" with dollar drop in value has put me behind the curve.
I did manage to sneak out of the house to hit the Tampa Gun Show this weekend, Ammo is way up$$, used class IIa body armor that could have been picked up for 100$ to 150$ is running 250$ to 300$.
I did pick up a nice Rommy AK parts set with matching numbers for 130$, been kicking myself for not getting 2 more.
Shoot Straight has S&W Sigmas in 9mm and 40 for 319$ with box and 2 hi-cap mags and Smith is kicking back a 50$ rebate and 2 more hi-cap mags, put the price in real money to 269$ with 4 mags. Bought one of the 9mm as a gift for Number 1 Son for his 25th birthday this week ( how did he get so old?) The S&W Sigma has now become the second standard pistol ( 1911's are my first choice ) for the homestead. Many shooters have a poor opinion of this model , but as my Father say's "Opinions are like assholes,,, everybody's got one". My observation is they are pretty darn tough, stoneaxe reliable after 3 or 4 boxes of ball and easy to grip for small hands. The trigger has been the major beef of the unwashed, can lightened from 'firm but predictable' to 'reasonable and predictable' in less than an hour by anyone who can detail strip a 1911. I've picked up a F and a V series at the range cheap after some iD10t hogged out the striker. I'm not explaining the correct way to do a Sigma trigger job, here, because lawyers are thick in these parts. Just remember light polishing, synthetic grease lightly applied, oil sparingly, don't remove any trigger springs ( but you might lighten them) and W_llf striker springs wont smack some military primers hard enough but a G_ock spring will (15$ on ebay). Just Google "sigma trigger job" and read up.
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