Monthly Archives: August 2021

On this week’s Technical Tuesday, Trevor teams up with Shadow Systems VP of Sales Chad Jewett to answer the question, “what happened here?” See if you can guess what happened before Chad does as Trevor shows him some special “returns.”

 It turns out not all FMJ ammo is true FMJ. We’ve had some customers ask about leading on the muzzle of their barrel and/or lead “spiraling” on close range targets. Let’s talk about what causes that and what the differences are between true FMJ and plated bullets that are also sold as FMJ.

There is one thing that stymies more new shooters than anything else. It might be what is limiting your accuracy, even if you are doing everything else correctly. Today, we discuss this problem in detail, how to diagnose it, and how to solve it.

Hey everyone! In this video, we cover two things: 1. The recommended Shadow Systems method to field strip the gun. 2. Occasionally, the guide rod can get wedged into a weird position in the frame and cause the slide to hang up during disassembly. It’s a very easy fix. We cover that here as well.