New Title Intro for Videos

Been wanting to put this together for a while now, all good things take time!

Here is a sneak preview for all my blog readers, of the new title introduction for all the videos posted here on MyGunDiary.com!

Hope you like it.

I'll have original T-shirt designs available for sale next month!

A new web site design is coming soon!

Just wanted you to have a quick look at the new logo!

Plans are in the works for custom T-shirts that will be available for purchase right here. Already in production is a new title introduction for all my videos, and best of all, a new, expanded web site which will include a message board so you can share your own gun stories and post photos of your gun collection!

All the new additions should take about 8-12 weeks. Maybe longer, you know how web designers work.

Top Notch Cleaning Product

One of my army buddies recommended this product to me while we were deployed to Kuwait this last year. I was a bit skeptical after all, how well could an oil-free product clean my firearms? As it turns out, remarkably well!

Tuff Cloth (available from Amazon) is an amazing cleaning cloth that far exceeded all of my expectations. Like all gun cleaning products, it's advertised to clean, lubricate and protect, and it does a fantastic job of that. But what I use it for mostly is to polish off my firearms after I've cleaned them and give them an added layer of protection. Not that I don't think this oil-free product doesn't do a good enough job as a primary gun cleaner, it's just that I prefer traditional CLP oils or sprays because they can penetrate all the little nooks and crannies that the Tuff Cloth can't reach.

That being said, I have to tell you, I never sit down to clean any of my guns without a Tuff Cloth. Try it once and you'll be hooked too. Here's my suggested use; clean your gun using your normal cleaning products, wipe it down using the Tuff Cloth and just see for yourself what an incredible, oil-free polish and shine it gives to your firearms.

Features:

- Micro bonding oil-free shield
- Will not attract dirt
- Revolutionary upgrade from oil based rags and products
- Long-lasting, lint-free
- Slick action in any temperature, won't thicken from cold or thin out from heat
- Stops rust
- Displaces moisture
- Prevents fingerprint damage, tarnishing and dulling

Click here to read more or Buy Now from Amazon.

I have a bad habit (of buying guns)

Yes readers, I broke my promise of not buying any more guns until after the first of the year. Buds Police Supply had a deal that was way too tempting to pass up.
The Smith and Wesson M&P VTAC captured my attention from the first time I saw one. They are extremely eye catching in the flat dark earth color scheme and the VTAC even has the slide in flat dark earth.
I've heard a lot of how about the night sights on the VTAC too. The point is, I've wanted one ever since they came out, but I couldn't justify the purchase given the price tag which has been in the low 700s, high 600s.
So I'm browsing Buds Police Supply, which is a discount Web site exclusively for military and police, and I come across a .40 Smith and Wesson M&P VTAC for $555, throw in the $50 rebate that Smith and Wesson is currently offering and tar brings the net cost down to only $505!
You knew this enthusiast wasn't going to pass on a deal like that. Buds offers a 20% down 90 layaway, so I "pulled the trigger" and put one on layaway for myself.
:)
I promise, I won't buy ANYMORE guns until after the first of the year, I swear.

(Columbus) Day Girls with Guns Photo Gallery

Gotta love a 4 day weekend thanks to good ole Christopher Columbus. Thanks Chris! And thank whatever higher power you believe in for Girls with Guns.

Enjoy your weekend.

At the Range - Smith and Wesson M&P nickel boron - and a whole lot of other fun!

Just another fun day at the range with my good friends. We took out my brand new Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm nickel boron.

But that wasn't the only firearm we took out to the range that day, no sir. We also had two Ruger pistols, a Springfield 1911, Kimber 1911, two AK47's and a Mosin Nagant M44.

All in all it was a fun day. Enjoy the video!

Take the Good with the Bad

Today's post is a bittersweet, good news, bad news type of post. First, the bad news...

I recently purchased a used Kimber Pro Carry II in .40, I was really excited about adding this beautiful handgun to my collection but much to my chagrin, after several trips to the range, I found that it was less than reliable. I didn't have many problems the first time I took it out (see the video below), but I started experiencing numerous failure to feed problems on subsequent trips to the range.

Kimber Pro Carry II Video - First Rounds Down Range

I tucked my tail between my legs and took my Kimber to a local gunsmith where he did a quick visual inspection and immediately noticed the problem. The round were getting hung up on the lip of the barrel where it meets with the feed ramp. This explains the crescent shaped indentation on the bullets that weren't feeding into the barrel.

The gunsmith was a little skeptical about the prospects for correcting the problem but I am more optimistic because the failures to feed were few and far between, meaning a good polishing of the feed ramp and the lip of the barrel ought to correct the problem. The gunsmith said I could expect to get my pistol back in a couple weeks, so stay tuned for a future update.

And now the good news!

I got a phone call this morning from Chester at Surplus Ammo and Arms, my favorite local gun shop, letting me know that my Smith and Wesson M & P 9mm had arrived!

The Smith and Wesson M & P was the very first model of firearm that I ever purchased. Unfortunately, I had to sell my first one because there was a certain young lady I wanted to take out on a date several years ago, and I had no money. So I went down to my local Cabela's and sold it. But I promised myself I would buy a new one first chance I got. I bought a standard M & P a few months ago but I really wanted one of the special edition models such as the flat dark earth color pattern which is made exclusively for Cablela's, the VTAC model or the Nickel Boron Coated Slide model.

I found a Nickel Boron model online and put it on layaway, meanwhile I took my second standard model M & P to the Washington State Arms Collectors Gun Show and sold my standard model for a small profit!

I paid off the layaway earlier this week and today I picked it up. It's every bit as beautiful in person as it looks in the above photos. We have a trip to the range planned for tomorrow and you better believe I'm going to put this new M & P through its paces!

Stay tuned for a video.