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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 26, 2024 15:11:18 GMT -5
I'm prepared for all 99.9% of the trouble I'm likely to encounter in NE Texas. In Shreveport I carry an extra gun. In Shreveport I would carry a crew served weapon. It's really not that bad. You don't want to be walking down the street at 3am, or sit on your porch in bad neighborhoods. But the town really has a lot going for it. It's not hard to get around, the restaurants and medical facilities are top notch. Most of the killing is black on black, just like Chicago. I know why it's like that, but I can't say it here. Stupid, senseless. |
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Post by don on Aug 26, 2024 16:04:58 GMT -5
Lived there when I was a wee lad. No real memories of it. I know my folks don’t speak highly of it. I passed through there about 30 years ago. It didn’t seem as bad as somewhere like east St. Louis or Gary, Indiana or Detroit. I can barely stand Denver anymore. I need a mountain home with no urban crap nearby.
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Post by toshtego on Aug 26, 2024 18:47:44 GMT -5
One is none when a magazine fails! Never had it happen, but there can always fe a first time. I need to get a second magazine for this new to me Zastava 88A. The best option is a Model 70 nine round. Protrudes a little from the grip but not enough to cause a problem I am told. I carry speed loaders for my two Colt revolves and the Redhawk. Got my new max self defense rig worked out. A two inch belt with the Redhawk, Colt Cobra, and the Zastava in holsters. A Kabar knife in sheath. Pouches with speed loaders for the Cobra and magazines. A bandolier with .44 magnum ammo for the Redhawk plus speed loaders. The Colt Commando is in a USN WWII shoulder holster with ammo loops anchored on the belt. Just kidding, of course but I should take a photo of me with all that stuff for FB. Maybe some of the freaks who bug me there will leave me alone? |
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Post by username on Aug 26, 2024 19:21:45 GMT -5
One is none when a magazine fails! Never had it happen, but there can always fe a first time. I need to get a second magazine for this new to me Zastava 88A. The best option is a Model 70 nine round. Protrudes a little from the grip but not enough to cause a problem I am told. I carry speed loaders for my two Colt revolves and the Redhawk. Got my new max self defense rig worked out. A two inch belt with the Redhawk, Colt Cobra, and the Zastava in holsters. A Kabar knife in sheath. Pouches with speed loaders for the Cobra and magazines. A bandolier with .44 magnum ammo for the Redhawk plus speed loaders. The Colt Commando is in a USN WWII shoulder holster with ammo loops anchored on the belt. Just kidding, of course but I should take a photo of me with all that stuff for FB. Maybe some of the freaks who bug me there will leave me alone? when I took the ccw class my grandfather was the instructor and to demonstrate all the ways to carry he came in with like 8 pistols in various concealment holsters. Small of back,side,ankle etc it was pretty funny to have see him keep pulling guns seemingly endless off his person. |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 26, 2024 19:51:06 GMT -5
One is none when a magazine fails! Never had it happen, but there can always fe a first time. I need to get a second magazine for this new to me Zastava 88A. The best option is a Model 70 nine round. Protrudes a little from the grip but not enough to cause a problem I am told. I carry speed loaders for my two Colt revolves and the Redhawk. Got my new max self defense rig worked out. A two inch belt with the Redhawk, Colt Cobra, and the Zastava in holsters. A Kabar knife in sheath. Pouches with speed loaders for the Cobra and magazines. A bandolier with .44 magnum ammo for the Redhawk plus speed loaders. The Colt Commando is in a USN WWII shoulder holster with ammo loops anchored on the belt. Just kidding, of course but I should take a photo of me with all that stuff for FB. Maybe some of the freaks who bug me there will leave me alone? Just go the Sean Connery route in Zardoz, he was stuck with a Webley when he wanted a Zastava.  |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 26, 2024 19:56:50 GMT -5
I need to get a second magazine for this new to me Zastava 88A. The best option is a Model 70 nine round. Protrudes a little from the grip but not enough to cause a problem I am told. I carry speed loaders for my two Colt revolves and the Redhawk. Got my new max self defense rig worked out. A two inch belt with the Redhawk, Colt Cobra, and the Zastava in holsters. A Kabar knife in sheath. Pouches with speed loaders for the Cobra and magazines. A bandolier with .44 magnum ammo for the Redhawk plus speed loaders. The Colt Commando is in a USN WWII shoulder holster with ammo loops anchored on the belt. Just kidding, of course but I should take a photo of me with all that stuff for FB. Maybe some of the freaks who bug me there will leave me alone? when I took the ccw class my grandfather was the instructor and to demonstrate all the ways to carry he came in with like 8 pistols in various concealment holsters. Small of back,side,ankle etc it was pretty funny to have see him keep pulling guns seemingly endless off his person. Sounds like the love scene in police academy! I went on a mens retreat with an older fellow that I shared a room with two double beds, at retirement time we both laughed. Both of us had a concealed gun IWB, both had a gun in an ankle holster, I one upped him, I had my mini Ka-Bar chest sheath. We laughed, neither felt amorous. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 26, 2024 20:39:06 GMT -5
Ixnay on the ball sack. I prefer trousers.
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Post by urbino on Aug 26, 2024 20:39:47 GMT -5
One is none when a magazine fails! Never had it happen, but there can always fe a first time. I need to get a second magazine for this new to me Zastava 88A. The best option is a Model 70 nine round. Protrudes a little from the grip but not enough to cause a problem I am told. I carry speed loaders for my two Colt revolves and the Redhawk. Got my new max self defense rig worked out. A two inch belt with the Redhawk, Colt Cobra, and the Zastava in holsters. A Kabar knife in sheath. Pouches with speed loaders for the Cobra and magazines. A bandolier with .44 magnum ammo for the Redhawk plus speed loaders. The Colt Commando is in a USN WWII shoulder holster with ammo loops anchored on the belt. Just kidding, of course but I should take a photo of me with all that stuff for FB. Maybe some of the freaks who bug me there will leave me alone? Only things missing are a wheelbarrow and somebody to wheel you around in it! |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 26, 2024 22:07:24 GMT -5
Lived there when I was a wee lad. No real memories of it. I know my folks don’t speak highly of it. I passed through there about 30 years ago. It didn’t seem as bad as somewhere like east St. Louis or Gary, Indiana or Detroit. I can barely stand Denver anymore. I need a mountain home with no urban crap nearby. Shreveport is nothing like those places. No obvious hookers or drug dealers hanging out on the streets. There were 93 murders out of 280k people. 90% were committed by teen gangsters. Unfortunately not all the victims are gangsters. They spray an area, and a lot of little kids get shot through walls. But it's really an OK place to live I think. |
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 27, 2024 13:11:00 GMT -5
The reason the EDC extended magazine will not be a problem is that it is your reload and doesn’t live in the gun.
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Post by toshtego on Aug 27, 2024 17:12:01 GMT -5
The reason the EDC extended magazine will not be a problem is that it is your reload and doesn’t live in the gun. That seems to be correct. I had a 1911 with a ten round magazine. Feed failures every time I loaded it. I read the East builds their Tokarev magazines with springs so mighty they can be difficult to load cartridges into them. Perhaps that eliminates feed problems? No cartridges, no feeding problems. A true Soviet solution!  |
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Post by don on Aug 27, 2024 17:39:54 GMT -5
Lived there when I was a wee lad. No real memories of it. I know my folks don’t speak highly of it. I passed through there about 30 years ago. It didn’t seem as bad as somewhere like east St. Louis or Gary, Indiana or Detroit. I can barely stand Denver anymore. I need a mountain home with no urban crap nearby. Shreveport is nothing like those places. No obvious hookers or drug dealers hanging out on the streets. There were 93 murders out of 280k people. 90% were committed by teen gangsters. Unfortunately not all the victims are gangsters. They spray an area, and a lot of little kids get shot through walls. But it's really an OK place to live I think. Looking on several rating sites for metro areas, it is very, very low based on a variety of criteria. I wouldn’t stop if I was passing through. Definitely not a place I would ever live. Hell, I don’t like Denver anymore. But my career is here. Until I retire in a few years. Then, off to the mountains. |
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Post by Plainsman on Aug 27, 2024 18:03:52 GMT -5
The reason the EDC extended magazine will not be a problem is that it is your reload and doesn’t live in the gun. That seems to be correct. I had a 1911 with a ten round magazine. Feed failures every time I loaded it. I read the East builds their Tokarev magazines with springs so mighty they can be difficult to load cartridges into them. Perhaps that eliminates feed problems? No cartridges, no feeding problems. A true Soviet solution! I have several pistols, the magazines for which are impossible to fully load without a loading device. There are several out there that will load many different types. |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 27, 2024 18:43:13 GMT -5
The reason the EDC extended magazine will not be a problem is that it is your reload and doesn’t live in the gun. That seems to be correct. I had a 1911 with a ten round magazine. Feed failures every time I loaded it. I read the East builds their Tokarev magazines with springs so mighty they can be difficult to load cartridges into them. Perhaps that eliminates feed problems? No cartridges, no feeding problems. A true Soviet solution! I have a .45 Hi-cap milspec 14+1 with Mec-Gar magazines and Para-ord 13+1 magazines, and I never had an ftf...  Model PW9701LP I ran across an archived thread, and I decided to shoot off an email to Springfield Armory and ask about possible issues. I have never noticed any cracks, and I have shot +P in it. www.thearmorylife.com/forum/threads/i-own-a-springfield-1911-model-px9707l-why-was-this-model-discontinued.1535/#post-102975 |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 27, 2024 18:49:06 GMT -5
That seems to be correct. I had a 1911 with a ten round magazine. Feed failures every time I loaded it. I read the East builds their Tokarev magazines with springs so mighty they can be difficult to load cartridges into them. Perhaps that eliminates feed problems? No cartridges, no feeding problems. A true Soviet solution! I have several pistols, the magazines for which are impossible to fully load without a loading device. There are several out there that will load many different types. Before I had a Lula loader I tried to convince my nephew that loading magazines was the most fun part about shooting...after about 10 magazines he realized that I spoke with forked tongue. He is pushing 40 now and still razzes me about it. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 27, 2024 19:47:01 GMT -5
That seems to be correct. I had a 1911 with a ten round magazine. Feed failures every time I loaded it. I read the East builds their Tokarev magazines with springs so mighty they can be difficult to load cartridges into them. Perhaps that eliminates feed problems? No cartridges, no feeding problems. A true Soviet solution! I have several pistols, the magazines for which are impossible to fully load without a loading device. There are several out there that will load many different types. One was recommended for this Zastava. I will see how it is when I bring it home. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 28, 2024 10:41:09 GMT -5
Shreveport is nothing like those places. No obvious hookers or drug dealers hanging out on the streets. There were 93 murders out of 280k people. 90% were committed by teen gangsters. Unfortunately not all the victims are gangsters. They spray an area, and a lot of little kids get shot through walls. But it's really an OK place to live I think. Looking on several rating sites for metro areas, it is very, very low based on a variety of criteria. I wouldn’t stop if I was passing through. Definitely not a place I would ever live. Hell, I don’t like Denver anymore. But my career is here. Until I retire in a few years. Then, off to the mountains. Numbers don't always tell the whole story. Parts of Shreveport are very bad, and parts are very good. But, I suppose you are right in that I wouldn't consider moving there. I don't mind visiting occasionally. |
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Post by don on Aug 28, 2024 20:44:05 GMT -5
Looking on several rating sites for metro areas, it is very, very low based on a variety of criteria. I wouldn’t stop if I was passing through. Definitely not a place I would ever live. Hell, I don’t like Denver anymore. But my career is here. Until I retire in a few years. Then, off to the mountains. Numbers don't always tell the whole story. Parts of Shreveport are very bad, and parts are very good. But, I suppose you are right in that I wouldn't consider moving there. I don't mind visiting occasionally. They tell enough if it for me. More than just crime stats. Buggy, muggy, druggy and the other muggy. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 29, 2024 19:34:57 GMT -5
Picked up the Zastava Model 88A today. Attempting to strip it to parts. The videos I watched showed it was easy to do but this one needs a bushing wrench from my former 1911s. It is very stiff and clearly needs lubrication. Nice little gun. About the size and feel of a Colt 1903. I can only imagine the recoil from 9 X 19 Parabellum ammo. It looks and feels like a .380 or 9 X 18. Should be OK. Other owners have written they shoot well even with the lousy military sights. We shall see.
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Post by urbino on Aug 29, 2024 20:28:33 GMT -5
Picked up the Zastava Model 88A today. Attempting to strip it to parts. The videos I watched showed it was easy to do but this one needs a bushing wrench from my former 1911s. It is very stiff and clearly needs lubrication. Nice little gun. About the size and feel of a Colt 1903. I can only imagine the recoil from 9 X 19 Parabellum ammo. It looks and feels like a .380 or 9 X 18. Should be OK. Other owners have written they shoot well even with the lousy military sights. We shall see. Glad you finally got it in your hands, John. Does it feel right in your hand? |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 29, 2024 21:05:57 GMT -5
Fits me right hand well. Left hand the magazine digs into my hand some. It is right hand gun anyway, the safety is on the left and not ambidextrous.
There is no half rooster on this so it is either cocked and locked or should be carried with an empty chamber. Resting the hammer on the firing pin with a round in the chamber is "unwise", LOL!
Trigger is a little stiff. There is a spot on the trigger pull where it wants to stop, increased trigger pressure need to fire to fire.
Cleaned and oiled, ready to shoot.
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Post by don on Aug 30, 2024 6:39:15 GMT -5
Last week’s acquisition. SIG P320X Compact. My third X series SIG with this trigger. The X frame fits my hand like it was made for it. Looking forward to shooting and carrying this one.  |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 30, 2024 9:48:00 GMT -5
Last week’s acquisition. SIG P320X Compact. My third X series SIG with this trigger. The X frame fits my hand like it was made for it. Looking forward to shooting and carrying this one. Very nice, Don. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 30, 2024 11:21:58 GMT -5
Returning to my Zastava Model 88A, I learned it was made at the "Red Flag Plant" in Serbia. That closed in 2011. Interestingly, there are no import marks on this gun that I can find. Nor does it have the name of logo of Zastava USA. I am curious how it got here.
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Post by trailboss on Aug 30, 2024 20:39:56 GMT -5
Returning to my Zastava Model 88A, I learned it was made at the "Red Flag Plant" in Serbia. That closed in 2011. Interestingly, there are no import marks on this gun that I can find. Nor does it have the name of logo of Zastava USA. I am curious how it got here. I know a guy named Ivan… kinda sketchy guy, but I will get back to you. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 31, 2024 10:27:22 GMT -5
Fired a few rounds of the M88A to test cycling. No mag drop. No slide stop slippage. No feed problems, so far. Recoil modest as I expected in an all steel pistol. I will set up a target and try to hit it when my neighbor leaves. I hate to disturb the quiet tranquility here with gun fire. He is not a gun person. Out of respect and friendship. I try to be considerate of others. At night he is inside a thick walled adobe house. So, a few pistol shots can barely be heard. Day time he is outside.
The sights on this thing are straight Soviet military style. I see the front sight blade has been drifted to the right a bit. The rear sight is like a two tine hay fork and will likely be replaced at some point with lower profile.
So, far I am impressed by this little pistol. I have nerve damage affecting the right thumb. So, the safety is a bit awkward for me. I am ambidextrous and shoot better with my left hand. A safety on either side of the pistol as on my old Walther P5 would be nice but I can manage this right handed gun with my left hand with practice.
The Trigger is unlike my 1911s and Walthers. It has a stop about half way and then more pressure is needed to fire. I do not recall that on the 1911s or Walthers. Is that common to other autoloaders?
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Post by don on Aug 31, 2024 10:36:24 GMT -5
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Post by toshtego on Aug 31, 2024 10:57:40 GMT -5
No "hair trigger" on this one. That might help with accidental discharge should my finger drift to the trigger while handling. I am usually careful about that. However long term DA revolver handling with a different trigger protocol can cause some sloppiness in handling an autoloader. Something for me to be aware of! So, that trigger pull stop might come in handy. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 1, 2024 15:16:49 GMT -5
I'm not trigger sensitive so I haven't noticed on the TT. Recoil is negligible but the noise makes it seem more. It's surprisingly accurate. I wish I had a hundred yards to play with. Yeah, the sights are tinier than a 1911 A1, but they still work. The local, (30 miles) indoor range is up for sale. Don't know if it will remain a range or sell off the land that's probably worth a million or so. |
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Post by toshtego on Sept 1, 2024 18:14:45 GMT -5
Additional magazines for the M88 are impossible to find. I have spent hours searching on the internet. However, other owners told me that a Model 70 magazine will fit. So i ordered one from Zastava USA. They have the 70s in stock but no 88s. Go figure. It is longer, 9 rounds versus 8. I will loose the pinkie rest on the magazine base. I modified a magazine for a PPKs to include a finger rest. I used epoxy putty with wire reinforcement inside. Held up very well. I still have that magazine just no PPK for it. I could make a rest with that or other material. Home crafts, eh?
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