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The all black Patriot again in a leather holster. I am not sure what brand. I believe it may be a revolver holster. It is marked with a large capital K, the numbers 420-22 and some illegible lettering

I mentioned some marks on the slide's black melonite coating. It does no harm and adds character. Still, I wonder what caused them. I refer to the lighter colored line running left from th O.

Just curious about the .380 caps. That 45 slug was almost out of energy when it exited the log. It passed through the wood at about a 45 degree angle landing on a scrap of carpet on a concrete floor. The carpet was undamaged, no loose fibers, no tears. I believe the wood deformed the bullet and that...

What works, works. It's soft inside and waterproof outside.

I saw one of these beauties at Goodwill for 99 cents. If a guy shopped around enough I'll just bet he could cut that in half.

Spudit

I put a snap cap in the Patriot chamber and pulled the trigger until no longer amused. There is definite take up on this trigger. It gradually gets harder until it breaks when the trigger is just about vertical. The picture shows how far forward it starts out. No grittiness that I can feel but maybe...

For me it came free with a $200 pairof specs. It's plenty strong for a light weight gun like the one shown.

Pa-63 and Patriot 45





All Black Cobra Patriot 45

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Winchester white box 230 grain FMJ shot from Patriot 45 through about 5" of cedar log.

I got some of the ammo Cobra recommends,an in the pants holster and some 45 acp snap caps today. Also some graphite. Note, it was with the keys at HD not the locks. I took some pictures of what a 230 FM looks like after passing through 5" or 6" of cedar. I haven't quite mastered posting th...

You sure called it GR. The Patriot 45 is a self defense weapon, pure and simple. I have in my pocket a bullet fired through a big chunk of cedar. It is a perfect mushroom 3/4" wide. the full metal jacket has spread out and split -- just the thing to stop the bad guy fast. I really have a good f...

Thanks Guys, I'll get some graphite powder next trip. One of the guys at work has a sick wife so it's been overtime city the last few weeks, not a lot of spare time. The steel on plastic bearing surface has concerned some reviewers. I'm pleased to hear Ruger is doing it too. Thanks for that info. I ...

GR It came unlubricated, I gave it a shot of WD 40 spray lube while fully assembled working it in as best I could. We were fighting weather and failing light. MY main concern was wear on the polymer frame. I shot it and all went bang then I cleaned it lubing it well with more WD 40 and with Fluid Fi...

It is good to be here. I received my Patriot 45 today. Total cost was $330 with tax and all. I paid a few bucks extra for the black slide, Melonite over stainless. My research indicates that Melonite is a sort of proprietary nitriding, like bluing a chemical change in the steel's outer layer to make...

Thanks again Norm, Why again? I just used your instructions to switch out the trigger spring on my PA-63 with Wolff's lightest from the 3 spring kit , the 9 pounder. Lighter is less safe, but I'll see if it's better. The lower DA trigger pull was nice on the test dry fire, almost like the cocked pul...